Cleveland Spiders 8 – 3 St. Louis Cardinals
1 May 1897 · STL05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | 3-12-5 runs-hits-errors line | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 in 8,519 games |
| 25 | 8-10-1 runs-hits-errors line | Cleveland Spiders | 1 in 262 games |
| 23 | final score 8–3 | 1 in 76 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Spiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 5 |
Box score
Cleveland Spiders batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Burkett | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ed McKean | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Chief Sockalexis | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Cupid Childs | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Jimmy McAleer | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Patsy Tebeau | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bobby Wallace | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chief Zimmer | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Nig Cuppy | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 34 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Cleveland Spiders pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nig Cuppy | 9.0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klondike Douglass | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Tommy Dowd | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Tuck Turner | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B, 2B |
| Roger Connor | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Hartman | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lou Bierbauer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed McFarland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Monte Cross | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Red Donahue | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 36 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Donahue | 9.0 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 4 |