Brooklyn Dodgers 5 – 3 Cleveland Spiders
12 May 1897 · CLE05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 5-10-1 runs-hits-errors line | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 in 86 games |
| 16 | final score 5–3 | 1 in 31 games | |
| 13 | 11 hits allowed | Brickyard Kennedy | 1 in 41 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| Cleveland Spiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 2 |
Box score
Brooklyn Dodgers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Griffin | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Shoch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fielder Jones | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Anderson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Shindle | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Candy LaChance | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Canavan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Germany Smith | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Grim | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brickyard Kennedy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 38 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
Brooklyn Dodgers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brickyard Kennedy | 9.0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Cleveland Spiders batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Burkett | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed McKean | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Chief Sockalexis | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Jack O'Connor | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Wallace | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Harry Blake | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Patsy Tebeau | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Chief Zimmer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Zeke Wilson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 38 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Cleveland Spiders pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeke Wilson | 9.0 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 |