St. Louis Cardinals 3 – 12 Boston Braves
1 June 1897 · BOS05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 12-13-2 runs-hits-errors line | Boston Braves | 1 in 2,636 games |
| 35 | final score 12–3 | 1 in 360 games | |
| 24 | 6-7 singles and extra-base hits | Boston Braves | 1 in 218 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| Boston Braves | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | – | 12 | 13 | 2 |
Box score
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Dowd | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Dan Lally | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tuck Turner | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Klondike Douglass | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed McFarland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Morgan Murphy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Kissinger | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Monte Cross | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Red Donahue | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Kissinger | 8.0 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
Boston Braves batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Hamilton | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Tenney | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Herman Long | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Hugh Duffy | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Chick Stahl | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Bobby Lowe | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Collins | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| George Yeager | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | HR |
| Jim Sullivan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 37 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 2 |
Boston Braves pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Sullivan | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |