New York Giants 4 – 3 Louisville Colonels
17 July 1897 · LOU03
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 3-9-1 runs-hits-errors line | Louisville Colonels | 1 in 77 games |
| 13 | final score 4–3 | 1 in 18 games | |
| 6 | 4 walks allowed | Bill Magee | 1 in 13 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| Louisville Colonels | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
Box score
New York Giants batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Tiernan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bill Joyce | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| George Davis | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Kid Gleason | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Warner | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cy Seymour | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Willie Clark | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Ducky Holmes | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jouett Meekin | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Totals | 37 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
New York Giants pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jouett Meekin | 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Louisville Colonels batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Clarke | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Tom McCreery | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ollie Pickering | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| General Stafford | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Perry Werden | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bill Wilson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Abbie Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Irv Hach | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Magee | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 30 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Louisville Colonels pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Magee | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 |