Chicago Cubs 15 – 1 Louisville Colonels
14 April 1899 · LOU03
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | 1-8-8 runs-hits-errors line | Louisville Colonels | 1 in 73,834 games |
| 48 | final score 15–1 | 1 in 1,896 games | |
| 42 | 15-15-0 runs-hits-errors line | Chicago Cubs | 1 in 4,179 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| Louisville Colonels | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
Box score
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Ryan | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Danny Green | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Wolverton | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Bill Lange | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Bill Everitt | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Gene DeMontreville | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Barry McCormick | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Tim Donahue | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Clark Griffith | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 47 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Griffith | 9.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Louisville Colonels batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Clarke | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dummy Hoy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Dexter | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Honus Wagner | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| George Decker | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Claude Ritchey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Clingman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Malachi Kittridge | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bert Cunningham | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 33 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Louisville Colonels pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Cunningham | 9.0 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 0 |