Chicago Cubs 14 – 1 St. Louis Cardinals
17 April 1898 · STL05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89 | 6 triples in a game | Chicago Cubs | 1 in 12,305 games |
| 83 | more errors (11-6) than hits | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 in 221,502 games |
| 67 | 1-6-11 runs-hits-errors line | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 in 221,502 games |
Also here: 14-13-2 runs-hits-errors line, 4-9 singles and extra-base hits.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 2 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
Box score
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Kilroy | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Bill Lange | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Dahlen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bill Everitt | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 3B |
| Jimmy Ryan | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3B, 2B |
| Barry McCormick | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 3B |
| Jim Connor | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tim Donahue | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Walter Thornton | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2B |
| Totals | 44 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 5 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Thornton | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Dowd | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tuck Turner | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ducky Holmes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Jack Clements | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lave Cross | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Mike Mahoney | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Russ Hall | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lou Bierbauer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jack Crooks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Kid Carsey | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Hughey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 34 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kid Carsey | 4.0 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Pete Daniels | 2.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Hughey | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |