Louisville Colonels 4 – 24 Boston Braves
20 September 1898 · BOS05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | final score 24–4 | 1 in 56,419 games | |
| 63 | 23-6 singles and extra-base hits | Boston Braves | 1 in 110,751 games |
| 63 | 24-29-0 runs-hits-errors line | Boston Braves | 1 in 110,751 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville Colonels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 |
| Boston Braves | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | – | 24 | 29 | 0 |
Box score
Louisville Colonels batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Clarke | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Dummy Hoy | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | HR |
| Topsy Hartsel | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Honus Wagner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| George Decker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Claude Ritchey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Taylor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Clingman | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Malachi Kittridge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Doc Powers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pete Dowling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nick Altrock | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Louisville Colonels pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Dowling | 3.0 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| Nick Altrock | 5.0 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
Boston Braves batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Hamilton | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Tenney | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Herman Long | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Lowe | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Jimmy Collins | 7 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Chick Stahl | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Marty Bergen | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Hugh Duffy | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| General Stafford | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Ted Lewis | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Charlie Hickman | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 51 | 24 | 29 | 23 | 5 | 2 |
Boston Braves pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Lewis | 7.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Charlie Hickman | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |