Cleveland Spiders 12 – 4 St. Louis Cardinals
30 April 1897 · STL05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 4-9-6 runs-hits-errors line | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 in 5,892 games |
| 36 | final score 12–4 | 1 in 375 games | |
| 34 | 12-12-0 runs-hits-errors line | Cleveland Spiders | 1 in 1,184 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Spiders | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 6 |
Box score
Cleveland Spiders batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Burkett | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed McKean | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2B |
| Chief Sockalexis | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Cupid Childs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy McAleer | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Patsy Tebeau | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Wallace | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack O'Connor | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Zeke Wilson | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 38 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
Cleveland Spiders pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeke Wilson | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klondike Douglass | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Tommy Dowd | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Tuck Turner | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roger Connor | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Hartman | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Lou Bierbauer | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Monte Cross | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Morgan Murphy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bill Hutchinson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bill Kissinger | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Hutchinson | 6.0 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Kissinger | 3.0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |