St. Louis Cardinals 5 – 8 New York Giants
29 May 1897 · NYC10
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | 8-11-6 runs-hits-errors line | New York Giants | 1 in 24,611 games |
| 25 | final score 8–5 | 1 in 94 games | |
| 13 | 11 hits allowed | Red Donahue | 1 in 41 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| New York Giants | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 11 | 6 |
Box score
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klondike Douglass | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tommy Dowd | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tuck Turner | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Dan Lally | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ed McFarland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| John Houseman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Monte Cross | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Morgan Murphy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Red Donahue | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 32 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Donahue | 8.0 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
New York Giants batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Van Haltren | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Tiernan | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3B, 2B |
| Bill Joyce | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Davis | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Kid Gleason | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Ducky Holmes | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Parke Wilson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jack Warner | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Zearfoss | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Dad Clarke | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 34 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
New York Giants pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dad Clarke | 9.0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 |