St. Louis Cardinals 1 – 7 New York Giants
12 July 1898 · NYC10
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 7-6-1 runs-hits-errors line | New York Giants | 1 in 1,357 games |
| 23 | final score 7–1 | 1 in 75 games | |
| 18 | 6 walks allowed | Duke Esper | 1 in 74 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 7 | 6 | 1 |
Box score
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Dowd | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jake Stenzel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dick Harley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lave Cross | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Decker | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Clements | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Quinn | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Kid Carsey | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Duke Esper | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Esper | 8.0 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
New York Giants batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Van Haltren | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mike Tiernan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bill Joyce | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Mike Grady | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Jack Doyle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Charlie Gettig | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Fred Hartman | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jack Warner | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jouett Meekin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 30 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
New York Giants pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jouett Meekin | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |