Pittsburgh Pirates 8 – 2 Louisville Colonels
15 September 1897 · LOU03
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | final score 8–2 | 1 in 85 games | |
| 22 | 8-13-0 runs-hits-errors line | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 in 169 games |
| 14 | 3 walks | Mike Smith | 1 in 192 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 8 | 13 | 0 |
| Louisville Colonels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | 6 | 3 |
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patsy Donovan | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Padden | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Smith | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Jack Rothfuss | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Jesse Hoffmeister | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bones Ely | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Steve Brodie | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bill Merritt | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Pink Hawley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals | 35 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pink Hawley | 8.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Louisville Colonels batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Dexter | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| General Stafford | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Honus Wagner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Dolan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kid Nance | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Perry Werden | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Wilson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Clingman | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Heinie Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rube Waddell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Louisville Colonels pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Magee | 2.0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| Rube Waddell | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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