Washington Senators (1897-99) 5 – 6 Cleveland Spiders
18 May 1897 · CLE05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 5-7-1 runs-hits-errors line | Washington Senators (1897-99) | 1 in 134 games |
| 17 | final score 6–5 | 1 in 32 games | |
| 6 | 4 walks allowed | Doc McJames | 1 in 13 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Senators (1897-99) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| Cleveland Spiders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | 6 | 1 |
Box score
Washington Senators (1897-99) batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brown | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Kip Selbach | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Gene DeMontreville | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Deacon McGuire | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Zeke Wrigley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Cartwright | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Abbey | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Reilly | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Doc McJames | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Duke Farrell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Washington Senators (1897-99) pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doc McJames | 8.0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
Cleveland Spiders batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Burkett | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ed McKean | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chief Sockalexis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Jack O'Connor | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bobby Wallace | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Harry Blake | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Patsy Tebeau | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Chief Zimmer | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Nig Cuppy | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3B |
| Totals | 31 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Cleveland Spiders pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nig Cuppy | 9.0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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