Chicago Cubs 1 – 5 Cleveland Spiders
6 May 1897 · CLE05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 5-6-1 runs-hits-errors line | Cleveland Spiders | 1 in 247 games |
| 19 | final score 5–1 | 1 in 42 games | |
| 5 | 9 innings pitched | Nig Cuppy | 1 in 12 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Cleveland Spiders | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 5 | 6 | 1 |
Box score
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Everitt | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Dahlen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bill Lange | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Walter Thornton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Ryan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Decker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Pfeffer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Cap Anson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Buttons Briggs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buttons Briggs | 8.0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
Cleveland Spiders batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Burkett | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Ed McKean | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Chief Sockalexis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack O'Connor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Harry Blake | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chief Zimmer | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Wallace | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Patsy Tebeau | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nig Cuppy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 27 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
Cleveland Spiders pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nig Cuppy | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |