St. Louis Cardinals 2 – 8 New York Giants
28 May 1897 · NYC10
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | more errors (6-5) than hits | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 in 2,488 games |
| 47 | 2-5-6 runs-hits-errors line | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 in 9,229 games |
| 24 | final score 8–2 | 1 in 85 games |
Also here: 8-11-1 runs-hits-errors line.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 11 | 1 |
Box score
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klondike Douglass | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Tommy Dowd | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tuck Turner | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed McFarland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Houseman | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Monte Cross | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bill Kissinger | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Morgan Murphy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Duke Esper | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 30 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Esper | 8.0 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
New York Giants batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Van Haltren | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Tiernan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Bill Joyce | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| George Davis | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Kid Gleason | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Ducky Holmes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Parke Wilson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Warner | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Amos Rusie | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 39 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
New York Giants pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amos Rusie | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |