Louisville Colonels 5 – 7 St. Louis Cardinals
31 July 1897 · STL05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 7-15-1 runs-hits-errors line | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 in 555 games |
| 22 | final score 7–5 | 1 in 65 games | |
| 19 | 15 hits allowed | Chick Fraser | 1 in 76 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville Colonels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | 9 | 4 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | – | 7 | 15 | 1 |
Box score
Louisville Colonels batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Clarke | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| General Stafford | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Honus Wagner | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Perry Werden | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom McCreery | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | HR |
| Abbie Johnson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Wilson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Billy Clingman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Chick Fraser | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 31 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
Louisville Colonels pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chick Fraser | 8.0 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klondike Douglass | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dick Harley | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Hartman | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Mike Grady | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 2B |
| Dan Lally | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| John Houseman | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Monte Cross | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Morgan Murphy | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Hart | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Totals | 41 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Hart | 8.0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 |