Chicago Cubs 5 – 6 Cleveland Spiders
7 May 1897 · CLE05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | 6 stolen bases | Cleveland Spiders | 1 in 190 games |
| 38 | 5-14-3 runs-hits-errors line | Chicago Cubs | 1 in 2,054 games |
| 32 | 6-15-1 runs-hits-errors line | Cleveland Spiders | 1 in 794 games |
Also here: 14-1 singles and extra-base hits.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 3 |
| Cleveland Spiders | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 6 | 15 | 1 |
Box score
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Everitt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Barry McCormick | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Dahlen | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | HR, 2B |
| Bill Lange | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Walter Thornton | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Ryan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Decker | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Pfeffer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Malachi Kittridge | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roger Denzer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Totals | 39 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Denzer | 8.0 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Cleveland Spiders batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Burkett | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Ed McKean | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Chief Sockalexis | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Jack O'Connor | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Blake | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chief Zimmer | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Patsy Tebeau | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bobby Wallace | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cy Young | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 36 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Cleveland Spiders pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cy Young | 9.0 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |