St. Louis Cardinals 8 – 2 Chicago Cubs
8 May 1898 · CHI08
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 2 triples | Jack Clements | 1 in 1,837 player-games |
| 29 | 7 walks allowed | Danny Friend | 1 in 192 pitcher-games |
| 25 | 8-9-0 runs-hits-errors line | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 in 257 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
Box score
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Dowd | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tuck Turner | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dick Harley | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jack Clements | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 3B |
| Lave Cross | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| George Decker | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Jack Crooks | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Russ Hall | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jack Taylor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 35 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Taylor | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Callahan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bill Lange | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Bill Dahlen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bill Everitt | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Ryan | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Barry McCormick | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Jim Connor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tim Donahue | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Danny Friend | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 29 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Friend | 9.0 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 2 |