Boston Braves 8 – 7 St. Louis Cardinals
23 May 1898 · STL05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | 8-13-7 runs-hits-errors line | Boston Braves | 1 in 37,321 games |
| 39 | 2 triples | Hugh Duffy | 1 in 1,837 player-games |
| 24 | final score 8–7 | 1 in 87 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Braves | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 7 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 5 |
Box score
Boston Braves batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Hamilton | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Fred Tenney | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Herman Long | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hugh Duffy | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 3B |
| Jimmy Collins | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chick Stahl | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bobby Lowe | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marty Bergen | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Fred Klobedanz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 41 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
Boston Braves pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Klobedanz | 9.0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Dowd | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ducky Holmes | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Harley | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Sugden | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lave Cross | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Decker | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Russ Hall | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Jack Crooks | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Hughey | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Clements | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 40 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Hughey | 9.0 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 |