St. Louis Cardinals 7 – 12 Pittsburgh Pirates
31 May 1918 · PIT06
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | final score 12–7 | 1 in 633 games | |
| 11 | 5 walks allowed | Jakie May | 1 in 30 pitcher-games |
| 11 | 5 walks allowed | Bob Steele | 1 in 30 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | – | 12 | 13 | 0 |
Box score
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Smith | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Doug Baird | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Walton Cruise | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Rogers Hornsby | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gene Paulette | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Red Smyth | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Marty Kavanagh | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Snyder | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bill Sherdel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jakie May | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mike Gonzalez | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 33 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Sherdel | 2.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Oscar Horstmann | 0.1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Jakie May | 5.1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Bigbee | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Fritz Mollwitz | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Max Carey | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3B |
| Casey Stengel | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| George Cutshaw | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Howdy Caton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bill McKechnie | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Walter Schmidt | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Steele | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals | 34 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmer Jacobs | 0.2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Steele | 7.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Roy Sanders | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |