St. Louis Cardinals 7 – 12 Brooklyn Dodgers
20 August 1897 · NYC11
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 12-17-2 runs-hits-errors line | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 in 3,342 games |
| 40 | final score 12–7 | 1 in 635 games | |
| 13 | 11 hits allowed | Jack Dunn | 1 in 41 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 3 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 12 | 17 | 2 |
Box score
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klondike Douglass | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Monte Cross | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Fred Hartman | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Mike Grady | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tuck Turner | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Houseman | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Dick Harley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Hallman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Willie Sudhoff | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 38 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Donahue | 0.1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Sudhoff | 7.2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Brooklyn Dodgers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fielder Jones | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Mike Griffin | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Billy Shindle | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| John Anderson | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Aleck Smith | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | HR, 2B |
| George Shoch | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Buster Burrell | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jack Dunn | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Germany Smith | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 36 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
Brooklyn Dodgers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Dunn | 9.0 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 |