St. Louis Cardinals 9 – 4 Boston Braves
17 September 1920 · BOS08
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | 9-20-1 runs-hits-errors line | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 in 22,393 games |
| 27 | final score 9–4 | 1 in 119 games | |
| 13 | 11 hits allowed | Mule Watson | 1 in 41 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 1 |
| Boston Braves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
Box score
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Knode | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Fournier | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Milt Stock | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rogers Hornsby | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Austin McHenry | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Doc Lavan | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Cliff Heathcote | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Verne Clemons | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Doak | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Totals | 37 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 4 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Doak | 9.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
Boston Braves batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Powell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Eddie Eayrs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Walton Cruise | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| John Sullivan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Tony Boeckel | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rabbit Maranville | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Mickey O'Neil | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hod Ford | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Mule Watson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ira Townsend | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Les Mann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Pierotti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 37 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
Boston Braves pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mule Watson | 3.1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Hugh McQuillan | 0.2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ira Townsend | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Al Pierotti | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |