Cleveland Spiders 3 – 9 Louisville Colonels
24 April 1897 · LOU03
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | 3-4-5 runs-hits-errors line | Cleveland Spiders | 1 in 15,821 games |
| 47 | more errors (5-4) than hits | Cleveland Spiders | 1 in 1,690 games |
| 38 | 9-9-2 runs-hits-errors line | Louisville Colonels | 1 in 1,977 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Spiders | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Louisville Colonels | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 2 |
Box score
Cleveland Spiders batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Burkett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Chief Zimmer | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cupid Childs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Ed McKean | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chief Sockalexis | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jimmy McAleer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Patsy Tebeau | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Bobby Wallace | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jack O'Connor | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nig Cuppy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
Cleveland Spiders pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nig Cuppy | 9.0 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Louisville Colonels batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Clarke | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tom McCreery | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ollie Pickering | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Perry Werden | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | HR |
| Jim Rogers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Charlie Dexter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Abbie Johnson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Clingman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Hill | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 33 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
Louisville Colonels pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Hill | 9.0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 |