Louisville Colonels 6 – 7 Pittsburgh Pirates
3 May 1899 · PIT05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | 6-7-5 runs-hits-errors line | Louisville Colonels | 1 in 13,843 games |
| 20 | final score 7–6 | 1 in 51 games | |
| 12 | 4 hits | Honus Wagner | 1 in 138 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville Colonels | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 2 |
Box score
Louisville Colonels batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Clarke | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dummy Hoy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Charlie Dexter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Honus Wagner | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 2B |
| George Decker | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Claude Ritchey | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Billy Clingman | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Malachi Kittridge | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Pete Dowling | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 28 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
Louisville Colonels pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Dowling | 8.2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patsy Donovan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack McCarthy | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Tom McCreery | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Willie Clark | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Pop Schriver | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Bowerman | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bones Ely | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heinie Reitz | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Williams | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jesse Tannehill | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 36 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Tannehill | 9.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 |