Chicago Cubs 3 – 2 Louisville Colonels
9 August 1897 · LOU03
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 2-3-3 runs-hits-errors line | Louisville Colonels | 1 in 2,261 games |
| 13 | final score 3–2 | 1 in 17 games | |
| 5 | 9 innings pitched | Clark Griffith | 1 in 12 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| Louisville Colonels | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Box score
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Everitt | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Dahlen | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bill Lange | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cap Anson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| George Decker | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Callahan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Connor | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Clark Griffith | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Malachi Kittridge | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Griffith | 9.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Louisville Colonels batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Clarke | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| General Stafford | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Honus Wagner | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Perry Werden | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Charlie Dexter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Abbie Johnson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Wilson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Clingman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bert Cunningham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Louisville Colonels pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Cunningham | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |