St. Louis Cardinals 10 – 13 Pittsburgh Pirates
18 September 1897 · PIT05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | 10-12-9 runs-hits-errors line | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 in 221,502 games |
| 63 | 13-17-7 runs-hits-errors line | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 in 110,751 games |
| 48 | final score 13–10 | 1 in 1,849 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 9 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | – | 13 | 17 | 7 |
Box score
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klondike Douglass | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Monte Cross | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Morgan Murphy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Fred Hartman | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tuck Turner | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Grady | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Dan Lally | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| John Houseman | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Dick Harley | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Red Donahue | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Totals | 38 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 9 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Donahue | 8.0 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 3 |
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patsy Donovan | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Dick Padden | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B, 2B |
| Mike Smith | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Jack Rothfuss | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jesse Hoffmeister | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Bones Ely | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Steve Brodie | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Merritt | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Pink Hawley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Gardner | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Totals | 42 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 3 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pink Hawley | 4.0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Jim Hughey | 0.0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Jim Gardner | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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