Boston Braves 7 – 6 Cleveland Spiders
15 May 1897 · CLE05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 7-13-4 runs-hits-errors line | Boston Braves | 1 in 2,730 games |
| 20 | final score 7–6 | 1 in 51 games | |
| 19 | 12 hits allowed | Mike McDermott | 1 in 76 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Braves | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 4 |
| Cleveland Spiders | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 1 |
Box score
Boston Braves batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Hamilton | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Fred Tenney | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Herman Long | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hugh Duffy | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Jack Stivetts | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Lowe | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Jimmy Collins | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marty Bergen | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | HR |
| Fred Klobedanz | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Totals | 40 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
Boston Braves pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Klobedanz | 9.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Cleveland Spiders batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Burkett | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Ed McKean | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Chief Sockalexis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jack O'Connor | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Sport McAllister | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Wallace | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2B |
| Harry Blake | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Patsy Tebeau | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Chief Zimmer | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike McDermott | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 36 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Cleveland Spiders pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike McDermott | 8.0 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Cy Young | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |