St. Louis Cardinals 5 – 25 Boston Braves
31 May 1897 · BOS05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 83 | final score 25–5 | 1 in 225,677 games | |
| 70 | Six-Hit Game · 6 | Fred Tenney | 1 in 1,641 games |
| 67 | 25-29-2 runs-hits-errors line | Boston Braves | 1 in 221,502 games |
Also here: 23-6 singles and extra-base hits, 69 plate appearances, 17 left on base, 5-12-6 runs-hits-errors line.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 6 |
| Boston Braves | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 29 | 2 |
Box score
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Dowd | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dan Lally | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tuck Turner | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Klondike Douglass | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed McFarland | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Bill Hart | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Morgan Murphy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Monte Cross | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bill Kissinger | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Roy Evans | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals | 38 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Kissinger | 3.0 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| Roy Evans | 6.0 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
Boston Braves batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Hamilton | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| George Yeager | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Tenney | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Herman Long | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Hugh Duffy | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2B |
| Chick Stahl | 7 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Bobby Lowe | 7 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Collins | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Charlie Ganzel | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Mahoney | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Stivetts | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals | 56 | 25 | 29 | 24 | 10 | 2 |
Boston Braves pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Stivetts | 9.0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |