Louisville Colonels 1 – 4 Philadelphia Phillies
31 May 1898 · PHI09
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 1-7-5 runs-hits-errors line | Louisville Colonels | 1 in 3,554 games |
| 17 | final score 4–1 | 1 in 35 games | |
| 10 | 2 doubles | Nap Lajoie | 1 in 99 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville Colonels | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 8 | 1 |
Box score
Louisville Colonels batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Clarke | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Claude Ritchey | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dummy Hoy | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Dexter | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Honus Wagner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| General Stafford | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Clingman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Cooney Snyder | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bert Cunningham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Heinie Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 33 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Louisville Colonels pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Cunningham | 8.0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Philadelphia Phillies batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duff Cooley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Klondike Douglass | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Elmer Flick | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Delahanty | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Nap Lajoie | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Ed McFarland | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kid Elberfeld | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Monte Cross | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Red Donahue | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Philadelphia Phillies pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Donahue | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
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