Washington Senators (1897-99) 7 – 8 Cleveland Spiders
17 May 1897 · CLE05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 8-11-3 runs-hits-errors line | Cleveland Spiders | 1 in 1,136 games |
| 26 | 7-10-2 runs-hits-errors line | Washington Senators (1897-99) | 1 in 326 games |
| 24 | final score 8–7 | 1 in 87 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Senators (1897-99) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 2 |
| Cleveland Spiders | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 3 |
Box score
Washington Senators (1897-99) batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brown | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Kip Selbach | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Gene DeMontreville | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Duke Farrell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| John O'Brien | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ed Cartwright | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Charlie Abbey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Reilly | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Doc McJames | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cy Swaim | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Deacon McGuire | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 36 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Washington Senators (1897-99) pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doc McJames | 2.0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Cy Swaim | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Win Mercer | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Cleveland Spiders batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Burkett | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ed McKean | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chief Sockalexis | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Jack O'Connor | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Wallace | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Harry Blake | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Patsy Tebeau | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chief Zimmer | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Zeke Wilson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cy Young | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 32 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
Cleveland Spiders pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeke Wilson | 6.0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Cy Young | 3.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
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