Washington Senators (1897-99) 5 – 8 Cleveland Spiders
19 May 1897 · CLE05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 8-12-3 runs-hits-errors line | Cleveland Spiders | 1 in 1,056 games |
| 25 | final score 8–5 | 1 in 94 games | |
| 19 | 14 hits allowed | Cy Young | 1 in 76 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Senators (1897-99) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 2 |
| Cleveland Spiders | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | 8 | 12 | 3 |
Box score
Washington Senators (1897-99) batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brown | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Kip Selbach | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Gene DeMontreville | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Duke Farrell | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Zeke Wrigley | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Cartwright | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Abbey | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Charlie Reilly | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Win Mercer | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Deacon McGuire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 39 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Washington Senators (1897-99) pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win Mercer | 7.0 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Effie Norton | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Cleveland Spiders batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Burkett | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed McKean | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3B |
| Chief Sockalexis | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Jack O'Connor | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bobby Wallace | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Blake | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Patsy Tebeau | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Chief Zimmer | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Cy Young | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals | 34 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
Cleveland Spiders pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cy Young | 9.0 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
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