St. Louis Cardinals 18 – 5 Philadelphia Phillies
31 July 1928 · PHI09
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | final score 18–5 | 1 in 5,938 games | |
| 37 | 5 hits | Taylor Douthit | 1 in 1,624 player-games |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | Wattie Holm | 1 in 1,014 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 20 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 4 |
Box score
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Douthit | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Wattie Holm | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Frankie Frisch | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Jim Bottomley | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Chick Hafey | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ray Blades | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2B |
| Jimmie Wilson | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Rabbit Maranville | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Pete Alexander | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Totals | 43 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 2 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Alexander | 9.0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Philadelphia Phillies batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denny Sothern | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fresco Thompson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Don Hurst | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Chuck Klein | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Freddy Leach | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pinky Whitney | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heinie Sand | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Cy Williams | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Walt Lerian | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hub Pruett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Claude Willoughby | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Les Sweetland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Philadelphia Phillies pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hub Pruett | 4.2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Claude Willoughby | 3.1 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| Les Sweetland | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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