Brooklyn Dodgers 15 – 5 St. Louis Cardinals
17 May 1897 · STL05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | 5-9-9 runs-hits-errors line | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 in 221,502 games |
| 53 | 15-17-3 runs-hits-errors line | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 in 22,150 games |
| 46 | final score 15–5 | 1 in 1,567 games |
Also here: 13-4 singles and extra-base hits.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 3 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 9 |
Box score
Brooklyn Dodgers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Griffin | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | HR |
| Fielder Jones | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Anderson | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | HR, 2B |
| Billy Shindle | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Candy LaChance | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Canavan | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Germany Smith | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Grim | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harley Payne | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 48 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
Brooklyn Dodgers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harley Payne | 9.0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klondike Douglass | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tommy Dowd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tuck Turner | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Roger Connor | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Fred Hartman | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed McFarland | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Houseman | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Monte Cross | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Bill Hutchinson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 38 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Esper | 2.0 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Bill Hutchinson | 7.0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |