Chicago Cubs 6 – 7 Cleveland Spiders
8 May 1897 · CLE05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | 7-13-5 runs-hits-errors line | Cleveland Spiders | 1 in 7,997 games |
| 20 | final score 7–6 | 1 in 51 games | |
| 19 | 13 hits allowed | Jimmy Callahan | 1 in 76 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 1 |
| Cleveland Spiders | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 5 |
Box score
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry McCormick | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Dahlen | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Bill Lange | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Walter Thornton | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Ryan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| George Decker | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Pfeffer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Cap Anson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Callahan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 36 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Callahan | 8.2 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
Cleveland Spiders batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Burkett | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ed McKean | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Chief Sockalexis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jack O'Connor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Blake | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Chief Zimmer | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Patsy Tebeau | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Wallace | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Zeke Wilson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dale Gear | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 34 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
Cleveland Spiders pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeke Wilson | 9.0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 |