Cleveland Spiders 3 – 1 St. Louis Cardinals
2 May 1897 · STL05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 1-4-3 runs-hits-errors line | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 in 515 games |
| 25 | 3-4-1 runs-hits-errors line | Cleveland Spiders | 1 in 273 games |
| 16 | final score 3–1 | 1 in 30 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Spiders | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Box score
Cleveland Spiders batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Burkett | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed McKean | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Chief Sockalexis | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cupid Childs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Zeke Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chief Zimmer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Patsy Tebeau | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jimmy McAleer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Wallace | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jack O'Connor | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike McDermott | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Cleveland Spiders pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike McDermott | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klondike Douglass | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | HR |
| Tommy Dowd | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tuck Turner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Roger Connor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Fred Hartman | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed McFarland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Morgan Murphy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Monte Cross | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bill Hart | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 29 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Hart | 9.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |