New York Giants 12 – 4 Louisville Colonels
23 May 1898 · LOU03
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | 12-12-2 runs-hits-errors line | New York Giants | 1 in 3,860 games |
| 36 | final score 12–4 | 1 in 375 games | |
| 18 | 6 walks allowed | Bill Magee | 1 in 74 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 2 |
| Louisville Colonels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 4 |
Box score
New York Giants batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Van Haltren | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Mike Tiernan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | HR, 2B |
| Bill Joyce | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Walt Wilmot | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Kid Gleason | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Fred Hartman | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| Charlie Gettig | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Warner | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Ed Doheny | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 41 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 0 |
New York Giants pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Doheny | 9.0 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Louisville Colonels batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Clarke | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Claude Ritchey | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dummy Hoy | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Charlie Dexter | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Honus Wagner | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Billy Clingman | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heinie Smith | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cooney Snyder | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Pete Dowling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Magee | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals | 40 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
Louisville Colonels pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Dowling | 5.0 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Magee | 4.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 |