Philadelphia Phillies 7 – 10 Louisville Colonels
12 July 1897 · LOU03
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Three-Homer Game · 3 | Tom McCreery | 1 in 321 games |
| 47 | 7-14-5 runs-hits-errors line | Philadelphia Phillies | 1 in 8,860 games |
| 33 | final score 10–7 | 1 in 278 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Phillies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 5 |
| Louisville Colonels | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 1 |
Box score
Philadelphia Phillies batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duff Cooley | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tommy Dowd | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Ed Delahanty | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Nap Lajoie | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed McFarland | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Phil Geier | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Sam Gillen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Billy Nash | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Taylor | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 41 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
Philadelphia Phillies pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Taylor | 9.0 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 5 |
Louisville Colonels batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Clarke | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom McCreery | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 HR |
| Ollie Pickering | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| General Stafford | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Perry Werden | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Charlie Dexter | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Irv Hach | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Wilson | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Win Clark | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bill Hill | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 40 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
Louisville Colonels pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Hill | 9.0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
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