Louisville Colonels 7 – 2 Chicago Cubs
28 June 1897 · CHI08
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 7 walks allowed | Roy Evans | 1 in 192 pitcher-games |
| 21 | final score 7–2 | 1 in 59 games | |
| 21 | 2-7-2 runs-hits-errors line | Chicago Cubs | 1 in 136 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville Colonels | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 |
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
Box score
Louisville Colonels batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Clarke | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tom McCreery | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ollie Pickering | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| General Stafford | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Perry Werden | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Dexter | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | HR |
| Dick Butler | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Abbie Johnson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Roy Evans | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Totals | 29 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
Louisville Colonels pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Evans | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Everitt | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Barry McCormick | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bill Lange | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Cap Anson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Walter Thornton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Jimmy Ryan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Decker | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Connor | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Jim Korwan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Malachi Kittridge | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Korwan | 9.0 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 |