New York Giants 2 – 6 St. Louis Cardinals
20 May 1898 · STL05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 6-8-2 runs-hits-errors line | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 in 340 games |
| 19 | final score 6–2 | 1 in 44 games | |
| 5 | 9 innings pitched | Duke Esper | 1 in 12 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 8 | 2 |
Box score
New York Giants batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Van Haltren | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Mike Tiernan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Bill Joyce | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Walt Wilmot | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kid Gleason | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Hartman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Grady | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Jack Warner | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jouett Meekin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
New York Giants pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jouett Meekin | 8.0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Dowd | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ducky Holmes | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Harley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jack Clements | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Lave Cross | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Decker | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Russ Hall | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Crooks | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Duke Esper | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Esper | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |