Chicago Cubs 16 – 6 Louisville Colonels
10 August 1897 · LOU03
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | 16-13-4 runs-hits-errors line | Chicago Cubs | 1 in 221,502 games |
| 52 | final score 16–6 | 1 in 3,419 games | |
| 52 | 6-11-7 runs-hits-errors line | Louisville Colonels | 1 in 18,458 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 4 |
| Louisville Colonels | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 7 |
Box score
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Everitt | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Bill Dahlen | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Bill Lange | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cap Anson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Jimmy Ryan | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Jimmy Callahan | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Jim Connor | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Walter Thornton | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tim Donahue | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 37 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 4 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Thornton | 9.0 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Louisville Colonels batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Clarke | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| General Stafford | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Honus Wagner | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Perry Werden | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | HR |
| Charlie Dexter | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Abbie Johnson | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bill Wilson | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Clingman | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Roy Evans | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bill Hill | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Totals | 39 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 |