Louisville Colonels 16 – 8 Brooklyn Dodgers
26 August 1897 · NYC11
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | 16-19-4 runs-hits-errors line | Louisville Colonels | 1 in 110,751 games |
| 55 | final score 16–8 | 1 in 5,015 games | |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | Fred Clarke | 1 in 1,014 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville Colonels | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 4 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 3 |
Box score
Louisville Colonels batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Clarke | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| General Stafford | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Honus Wagner | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kid Nance | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | HR, 3B |
| Perry Werden | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Charlie Dexter | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Billy Clingman | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR, 2B |
| Dick Butler | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bert Cunningham | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 45 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 3 |
Louisville Colonels pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Cunningham | 9.0 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5 |
Brooklyn Dodgers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fielder Jones | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3B |
| Mike Griffin | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Shindle | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Anderson | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Candy LaChance | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| George Shoch | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| John Grim | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Harley Payne | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Germany Smith | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 41 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 5 |
Brooklyn Dodgers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harley Payne | 9.0 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 3 |