St. Louis Cardinals 3 – 8 Pittsburgh Pirates
19 August 1909 · PIT06
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | final score 8–3 | 1 in 76 games | |
| 12 | 4 RBI | Bill Abstein | 1 in 128 player-games |
| 10 | 3 runs scored | Fred Clarke | 1 in 98 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 8 | 13 | 3 |
Box score
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Byrne | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Rube Ellis | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Ed Phelps | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ed Konetchy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Evans | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Rudy Hulswitt | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Howard Murphy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chappy Charles | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Johnny Lush | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Melter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Lush | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Melter | 6.0 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jap Barbeau | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Leach | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Fred Clarke | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Honus Wagner | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dots Miller | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3B, 2B |
| Bill Abstein | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chief Wilson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| George Gibson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vic Willis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 35 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vic Willis | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
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