New York Giants 18 – 2 St. Louis Cardinals
21 July 1897 · STL05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | 18-18-3 runs-hits-errors line | New York Giants | 1 in 221,502 games |
| 57 | final score 18–2 | 1 in 6,447 games | |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | Bill Joyce | 1 in 1,014 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | – | 18 | 18 | 3 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Box score
New York Giants batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Tiernan | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Bill Joyce | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| George Davis | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Kid Gleason | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Ducky Holmes | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Clark | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Parke Wilson | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Warner | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Jouett Meekin | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Totals | 44 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 0 |
New York Giants pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jouett Meekin | 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klondike Douglass | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Harley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Fred Hartman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Grady | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Dan Lally | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Hallman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Monte Cross | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Houseman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike McDermott | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Percy Coleman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 28 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike McDermott | 6.0 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| Percy Coleman | 2.0 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 |