St. Louis Cardinals 2 – 9 New York Giants
12 June 1897 · NYC10
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 9-17-3 runs-hits-errors line | New York Giants | 1 in 5,598 games |
| 41 | 3 doubles | George Van Haltren | 1 in 2,195 player-games |
| 27 | final score 9–2 | 1 in 122 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | 9 | 17 | 3 |
Box score
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuck Turner | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bill Hallman | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dan Lally | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Klondike Douglass | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Hartman | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Mike Grady | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dick Harley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Monte Cross | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Morgan Murphy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kid Carsey | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Totals | 35 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kid Carsey | 8.0 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
New York Giants batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Van Haltren | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 2B |
| Mike Tiernan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bill Joyce | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| George Davis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Kid Gleason | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Warner | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Willie Clark | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ducky Holmes | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jouett Meekin | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 38 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
New York Giants pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jouett Meekin | 9.0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |