Louisville Colonels 11 – 6 St. Louis Cardinals
31 July 1897 · STL05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | 11-9-2 runs-hits-errors line | Louisville Colonels | 1 in 17,038 games |
| 41 | 4 walks | Dick Harley | 1 in 2,226 player-games |
| 40 | 8 walks allowed | Bill Magee | 1 in 511 pitcher-games |
Also here: 15 left on base.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville Colonels | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 5 |
Box score
Louisville Colonels batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Clarke | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| General Stafford | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Honus Wagner | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Perry Werden | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom McCreery | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Abbie Johnson | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Wilson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Billy Clingman | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bill Magee | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 37 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
Louisville Colonels pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Magee | 9.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klondike Douglass | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Harley | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Fred Hartman | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Grady | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | HR |
| Dan Lally | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Houseman | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Monte Cross | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR, 2B |
| Morgan Murphy | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Grimes | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Totals | 38 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike McDermott | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Grimes | 8.2 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 |