Chicago Cubs 7 – 8 St. Louis Cardinals
23 August 1899 · STL05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | 7-8-7 runs-hits-errors line | Chicago Cubs | 1 in 111,965 games |
| 24 | final score 8–7 | 1 in 87 games | |
| 19 | 14 hits allowed | Clark Griffith | 1 in 76 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 1 |
Box score
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Quinn | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Danny Green | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Wolverton | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Sam Mertes | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Bill Everitt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Connor | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3B |
| George Magoon | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Frank Chance | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Clark Griffith | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 31 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Griffith | 8.2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Donlin | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cupid Childs | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Emmet Heidrick | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jesse Burkett | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Osee Schrecongost | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lou Criger | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Lave Cross | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Wallace | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Powell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Sudhoff | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals | 42 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Powell | 4.0 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Willie Sudhoff | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |