Washington Senators (1897-99) 9 – 8 St. Louis Cardinals
22 July 1897 · STL05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | 9-11-4 runs-hits-errors line | Washington Senators (1897-99) | 1 in 6,997 games |
| 29 | final score 9–8 | 1 in 159 games | |
| 19 | 14 hits allowed | Win Mercer | 1 in 76 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Senators (1897-99) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 4 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 4 |
Box score
Washington Senators (1897-99) batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brown | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Kip Selbach | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Zeke Wrigley | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Gene DeMontreville | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Deacon McGuire | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Tucker | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Charlie Reilly | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| John O'Brien | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Win Mercer | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 35 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
Washington Senators (1897-99) pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win Mercer | 9.0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klondike Douglass | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Dick Harley | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Hartman | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Grady | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tuck Turner | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dan Lally | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Hallman | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Monte Cross | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Red Donahue | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 42 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Donahue | 9.0 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
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