Pittsburgh Pirates 12 – 3 St. Louis Cardinals
7 August 1897 · STL05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | 3-11-6 runs-hits-errors line | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 in 14,766 games |
| 36 | 12-12-1 runs-hits-errors line | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 in 1,653 games |
| 35 | final score 12–3 | 1 in 360 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 6 |
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Tannehill | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Mike Smith | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3B, 2B |
| Dick Padden | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Harry Davis | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jesse Hoffmeister | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Patsy Donovan | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bones Ely | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Joe Sugden | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Frank Killen | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 41 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Killen | 9.0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klondike Douglass | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Tuck Turner | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Hartman | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Grady | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dan Lally | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Houseman | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Hallman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Monte Cross | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Percy Coleman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 38 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percy Coleman | 9.0 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 3 |