Chicago Cubs 8 – 1 St. Louis Cardinals
31 August 1916 · STL05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | more errors (9-7) than hits | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 in 31,643 games |
| 60 | 1-7-9 runs-hits-errors line | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 in 73,834 games |
| 26 | final score 8–1 | 1 in 108 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 2 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
Box score
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rollie Zeider | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Max Flack | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Joe Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Les Mann | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vic Saier | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Cy Williams | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B, 2B |
| Jimmy Archer | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Charlie Pechous | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Chuck Wortman | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gene Packard | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 43 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 7 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Packard | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Long | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Frank Snyder | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Bescher | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roy Corhan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chief Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Zinn Beck | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dots Miller | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Gonzalez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bruno Betzel | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Smith | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Lee Meadows | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Murphy Currie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Meadows | 7.0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Cy Warmoth | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Murphy Currie | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |