Boston Braves 11 – 1 St. Louis Cardinals
21 May 1897 · STL05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | final score 11–1 | 1 in 327 games | |
| 32 | 11-16-1 runs-hits-errors line | Boston Braves | 1 in 780 games |
| 23 | 9 total bases | Hugh Duffy | 1 in 419 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Braves | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | 11 | 16 | 1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Box score
Boston Braves batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Hamilton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Tenney | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Herman Long | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Hugh Duffy | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 HR |
| Chick Stahl | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Bobby Lowe | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Collins | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Marty Bergen | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Kid Nichols | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 37 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
Boston Braves pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kid Nichols | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klondike Douglass | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tuck Turner | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Fred Hartman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Tommy Dowd | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed McFarland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Houseman | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Monte Cross | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Morgan Murphy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Red Donahue | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Donahue | 8.0 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 |