St. Louis Cardinals 3 – 8 Cincinnati Reds
21 June 1897 · CIN05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | more errors (7-6) than hits | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 in 5,089 games |
| 53 | 3-6-7 runs-hits-errors line | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 in 24,881 games |
| 30 | 8-8-1 runs-hits-errors line | Cincinnati Reds | 1 in 622 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 8 | 8 | 1 |
Box score
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuck Turner | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Hallman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Hartman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Klondike Douglass | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Grady | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dan Lally | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Monte Cross | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dick Harley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bill Hart | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Hart | 8.0 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bug Holliday | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dummy Hoy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Tommy Corcoran | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Irwin | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dusty Miller | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Heinie Peitz | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Claude Ritchey | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jake Beckley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ted Breitenstein | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 33 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Breitenstein | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |