Chicago Cubs 8 – 2 Louisville Colonels
21 April 1898 · LOU03
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | more errors (7-2) than hits | Louisville Colonels | 1 in 55,982 games |
| 63 | 2-2-7 runs-hits-errors line | Louisville Colonels | 1 in 111,965 games |
| 24 | final score 8–2 | 1 in 85 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 3 |
| Louisville Colonels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Box score
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Kilroy | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Lange | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Dahlen | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Bill Everitt | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Ryan | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Barry McCormick | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Jimmy Callahan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tim Donahue | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Clark Griffith | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 38 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Griffith | 9.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Louisville Colonels batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Clarke | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Claude Ritchey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dummy Hoy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Honus Wagner | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kid Nance | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Scoops Carey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Billy Clingman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Wilson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bert Cunningham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 30 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Louisville Colonels pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Cunningham | 9.0 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 |