Boston Braves 17 – 2 Louisville Colonels
22 July 1897 · LOU03
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | final score 17–2 | 1 in 3,699 games | |
| 52 | 7 RBI | Jimmy Collins | 1 in 6,468 player-games |
| 52 | 17-20-2 runs-hits-errors line | Boston Braves | 1 in 18,458 games |
Also here: 2-8-4 runs-hits-errors line.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Braves | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 20 | 2 |
| Louisville Colonels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
Box score
Boston Braves batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Hamilton | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Fred Tenney | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Allen | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Hugh Duffy | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Chick Stahl | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3B, 2B |
| Jimmy Collins | 6 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Lowe | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Marty Bergen | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Kid Nichols | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 46 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 2 |
Boston Braves pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kid Nichols | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Louisville Colonels batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Clarke | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Tom McCreery | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Honus Wagner | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| General Stafford | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Perry Werden | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Wilson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Joe Dolan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Clingman | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Pete Dowling | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bert Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ollie Pickering | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Louisville Colonels pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Dowling | 6.0 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Bert Miller | 3.0 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 |