Louisville Colonels 5 – 8 Pittsburgh Pirates
8 May 1899 · PIT05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 8-15-2 runs-hits-errors line | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 in 917 games |
| 25 | final score 8–5 | 1 in 94 games | |
| 18 | 6 walks allowed | Tully Sparks | 1 in 74 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville Colonels | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 2 |
Box score
Louisville Colonels batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dummy Hoy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3B |
| Fred Clarke | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Claude Ritchey | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Honus Wagner | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| George Decker | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | HR |
| Charlie Dexter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Billy Clingman | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Malachi Kittridge | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bill Magee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Topsy Hartsel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bert Cunningham | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
Louisville Colonels pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Magee | 5.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Bert Cunningham | 4.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patsy Donovan | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Jack McCarthy | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom McCreery | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2B |
| Pop Schriver | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Williams | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Frank Bowerman | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bones Ely | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Heinie Reitz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Tully Sparks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Sam Leever | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 36 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tully Sparks | 7.0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| Sam Leever | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |