Cincinnati Reds 10 – 2 St. Louis Cardinals
3 July 1909 · STL05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | final score 10–2 | 1 in 173 games | |
| 13 | 11 hits allowed | Les Backman | 1 in 41 pitcher-games |
| 4 | 1 triple | Tom Downey | 1 in 39 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
Box score
Cincinnati Reds batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Bescher | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Rebel Oakes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dick Egan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dick Hoblitzell | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2B |
| Mike Mitchell | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Downey | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Larry McLean | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Roth | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Mowrey | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Ewing | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 39 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 |
Cincinnati Reds pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Ewing | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Jean Dubuc | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Byrne | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rube Ellis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roger Bresnahan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ed Phelps | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Konetchy | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Steve Evans | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Joe Delahanty | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rudy Hulswitt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chappy Charles | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Les Backman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Steve Melter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Shaw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Backman | 6.1 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Steve Melter | 2.2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |