Washington Senators (1897-99) 3 – 5 Louisville Colonels
21 July 1897 · LOU03
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 5-11-4 runs-hits-errors line | Louisville Colonels | 1 in 1,634 games |
| 16 | final score 5–3 | 1 in 31 games | |
| 13 | 11 hits allowed | Les German | 1 in 41 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Senators (1897-99) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| Louisville Colonels | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 5 | 11 | 4 |
Box score
Washington Senators (1897-99) batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brown | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Kip Selbach | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Zeke Wrigley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gene DeMontreville | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Deacon McGuire | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Tucker | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Charlie Reilly | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| John O'Brien | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Les German | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Duke Farrell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 36 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Washington Senators (1897-99) pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les German | 8.0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Louisville Colonels batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Clarke | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tom McCreery | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Honus Wagner | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| General Stafford | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Perry Werden | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Wilson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Dolan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Clingman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bert Cunningham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 30 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
Louisville Colonels pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Cunningham | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Washington Senators (1897-99) · Louisville Colonels · more on July 21