Chicago Cubs 5 – 17 St. Louis Cardinals
21 June 1921 · STL07
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | final score 17–5 | 1 in 5,015 games | |
| 52 | 17-14-0 runs-hits-errors line | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 in 20,136 games |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | Jack Smith | 1 in 1,014 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | 17 | 14 | 0 |
Box score
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Flack | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | HR, 2B |
| Charlie Hollocher | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Zeb Terry | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ray Grimes | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Turner Barber | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Babe Twombly | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Sullivan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Kelleher | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Bill Killefer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Speed Martin | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buck Freeman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lefty Tyler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speed Martin | 2.1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Buck Freeman | 5.2 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Smith | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | HR |
| Cliff Heathcote | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2B |
| Les Mann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Milt Stock | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| Rogers Hornsby | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | HR |
| Jack Fournier | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Austin McHenry | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Doc Lavan | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Verne Clemons | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Charlie Niebergall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Pertica | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Burt Shotton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marv Goodwin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 32 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Pertica | 4.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Marv Goodwin | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |