St. Louis Cardinals 13 – 12 Chicago Cubs
4 August 1897 · CHI08
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | 5 runs scored | Bill Lange | 1 in 14,431 player-games |
| 57 | 12-16-5 runs-hits-errors line | Chicago Cubs | 1 in 44,300 games |
| 49 | final score 13–12 | 1 in 2,212 games |
Also here: 13-17-2 runs-hits-errors line.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 2 |
| Chicago Cubs | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 5 |
Box score
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klondike Douglass | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Tuck Turner | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Fred Hartman | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Mike Grady | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | HR |
| Dan Lally | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Bill Hallman | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Monte Cross | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Dick Harley | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Percy Coleman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Red Donahue | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 44 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percy Coleman | 6.0 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| Red Donahue | 3.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry McCormick | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Bill Dahlen | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2B |
| Bill Lange | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cap Anson | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Jimmy Ryan | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Jimmy Callahan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jim Connor | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Walter Thornton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Malachi Kittridge | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Totals | 41 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 2 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Thornton | 6.0 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| Jimmy Callahan | 3.0 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 |