Cincinnati Reds 12 – 0 Louisville Colonels
3 July 1897 · LOU03
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | 0-7-5 runs-hits-errors line | Louisville Colonels | 1 in 6,997 games |
| 42 | final score 12–0 | 1 in 904 games | |
| 37 | 12-11-0 runs-hits-errors line | Cincinnati Reds | 1 in 1,850 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | – | 12 | 11 | 0 |
| Louisville Colonels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
Box score
Cincinnati Reds batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bug Holliday | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Dummy Hoy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2B |
| Tommy Corcoran | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Charlie Irwin | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Dusty Miller | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jake Beckley | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Claude Ritchey | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heinie Peitz | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Ted Breitenstein | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 32 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Breitenstein | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Louisville Colonels batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Clarke | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tom McCreery | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ollie Pickering | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| General Stafford | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Perry Werden | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Charlie Dexter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Wilson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Irv Hach | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chick Fraser | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 31 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Louisville Colonels pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chick Fraser | 8.0 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 |