Pittsburgh Pirates 11 – 2 St. Louis Cardinals
27 April 1898 · STL05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 2-8-5 runs-hits-errors line | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 in 2,407 games |
| 33 | final score 11–2 | 1 in 257 games | |
| 19 | 14 hits allowed | Jim Hughey | 1 in 76 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 2 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Padden | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Patsy Donovan | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Steve Brodie | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack McCarthy | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Ganzel | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Gray | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bones Ely | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pop Schriver | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Jesse Tannehill | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Totals | 40 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Tannehill | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ducky Holmes | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tuck Turner | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dick Harley | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Sugden | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lave Cross | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| George Decker | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Russ Hall | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jack Crooks | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Hughey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 36 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Hughey | 9.0 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 |