Cleveland Spiders 6 – 6 St. Louis Cardinals
29 April 1897 · STL05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | final score 6–6 | 1 in 2,898 games | |
| 37 | 6-14-3 runs-hits-errors line | Cleveland Spiders | 1 in 1,777 games |
| 19 | 12 hits allowed | Cy Young | 1 in 76 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Spiders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 3 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 3 |
Box score
Cleveland Spiders batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Burkett | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ed McKean | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Chief Sockalexis | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Cupid Childs | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy McAleer | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Patsy Tebeau | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Bobby Wallace | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chief Zimmer | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cy Young | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 42 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
Cleveland Spiders pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cy Young | 9.0 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klondike Douglass | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tommy Dowd | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tuck Turner | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roger Connor | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Fred Hartman | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Lou Bierbauer | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Monte Cross | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Ed McFarland | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Duke Esper | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 40 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Esper | 9.0 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 |