Boston Braves 8 – 4 St. Louis Cardinals
25 May 1898 · STL05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 8-7-2 runs-hits-errors line | Boston Braves | 1 in 2,764 games |
| 24 | final score 8–4 | 1 in 81 games | |
| 6 | 9 hits allowed | Kid Nichols | 1 in 13 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Braves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 3 |
Box score
Boston Braves batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Hamilton | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Tenney | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Herman Long | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Hugh Duffy | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Collins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Chick Stahl | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Lowe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Marty Bergen | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kid Nichols | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 34 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
Boston Braves pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kid Nichols | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Dowd | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Ducky Holmes | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Harley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Jack Clements | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Lave Cross | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Tuck Turner | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Russ Hall | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Sugden | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Taylor | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Totals | 38 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Taylor | 9.0 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 |