St. Louis Cardinals 16 – 12 Philadelphia Phillies
3 August 1918 · PHI09
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | final score 16–12 | 1 in 11,877 games | |
| 43 | 16-16-0 runs-hits-errors line | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 in 4,614 games |
| 24 | 3 extra-base hits | Irish Meusel | 1 in 462 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 5 |
Box score
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Anderson | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cliff Heathcote | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gene Paulette | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Charlie Grimm | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Rogers Hornsby | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Bob Fisher | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Austin McHenry | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Herman Bronkie | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Mike Gonzalez | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Gene Packard | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Totals | 43 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Packard | 8.1 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 |
| Lee Meadows | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Phillies batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Bancroft | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Milt Stock | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Irish Meusel | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3B, 2 2B |
| Fred Luderus | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Gavvy Cravath | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Cy Williams | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Ed Hemingway | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Bert Adams | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gary Fortune | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Harry Pearce | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 41 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 3 |
Philadelphia Phillies pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Oeschger | 1.2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Fortune | 6.1 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Mike Prendergast | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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