Pittsburgh Pirates 2 – 7 Louisville Colonels
13 September 1897 · LOU03
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | 7-7-5 runs-hits-errors line | Louisville Colonels | 1 in 22,150 games |
| 21 | final score 7–2 | 1 in 59 games | |
| 5 | 9 innings pitched | Chick Fraser | 1 in 12 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Louisville Colonels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | – | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Davis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dick Padden | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Smith | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Jack Rothfuss | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jesse Hoffmeister | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Bones Ely | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Brodie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Patsy Donovan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Merritt | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Pink Hawley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Hughey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pink Hawley | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Hughey | 1.0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Louisville Colonels batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Clarke | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| General Stafford | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Honus Wagner | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Kid Nance | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Perry Werden | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Bill Wilson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Clingman | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heinie Smith | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Chick Fraser | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 33 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
Louisville Colonels pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chick Fraser | 9.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
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