St. Louis Cardinals 5 – 9 Chicago Cubs
2 August 1897 · CHI08
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 9-12-4 runs-hits-errors line | Chicago Cubs | 1 in 5,089 games |
| 27 | final score 9–5 | 1 in 125 games | |
| 19 | 12 hits allowed | John Grimes | 1 in 76 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 12 | 4 |
Box score
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klondike Douglass | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Harley | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Fred Hartman | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Mike Grady | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tuck Turner | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dan Lally | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bill Hallman | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Houseman | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Monte Cross | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| John Grimes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Totals | 38 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Grimes | 8.0 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry McCormick | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Bill Dahlen | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bill Lange | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cap Anson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Ryan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Walter Thornton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Callahan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Connor | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Buttons Briggs | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Malachi Kittridge | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Totals | 35 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buttons Briggs | 9.0 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 |