Louisville Colonels 5 – 0 Chicago Cubs
20 August 1899 · CHI08
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 0-8-3 runs-hits-errors line | Chicago Cubs | 1 in 2,488 games |
| 23 | final score 5–0 | 1 in 72 games | |
| 15 | 8 scoreless innings | Bert Cunningham | 1 in 54 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville Colonels | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | 3 |
Box score
Louisville Colonels batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dummy Hoy | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Clarke | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Dexter | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Honus Wagner | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Claude Ritchey | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Kelley | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | HR, 2B |
| Chief Zimmer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Billy Clingman | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bert Cunningham | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 31 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
Louisville Colonels pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Cunningham | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Frank Quinn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sam Mertes | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Danny Green | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Wolverton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3B |
| Bill Everitt | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Connor | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Magoon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tim Donahue | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Clark Griffith | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 29 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Griffith | 8.0 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 |