Pittsburgh Pirates 7 – 6 St. Louis Cardinals
2 October 1899 · STL05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 6-10-7 runs-hits-errors line | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 in 20,136 games |
| 20 | final score 7–6 | 1 in 51 games | |
| 19 | 12 hits allowed | Cy Young | 1 in 76 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 |
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ginger Beaumont | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Jack McCarthy | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Williams | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom McCreery | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pop Dillon | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bones Ely | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3B |
| Pop Schriver | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heinie Smith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chummy Gray | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals | 41 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chummy Gray | 9.0 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Donlin | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Harry Blake | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jesse Burkett | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Osee Schrecongost | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Lave Cross | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bobby Wallace | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tim Flood | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fritz Buelow | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Cy Young | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Emmet Heidrick | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 36 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cy Young | 9.0 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
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