Philadelphia Phillies 8 – 9 Cleveland Spiders
24 May 1897 · CLE05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | 9-16-3 runs-hits-errors line | Cleveland Spiders | 1 in 3,860 games |
| 29 | final score 9–8 | 1 in 159 games | |
| 26 | 8-14-1 runs-hits-errors line | Philadelphia Phillies | 1 in 331 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Phillies | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 1 |
| Cleveland Spiders | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 3 |
Box score
Philadelphia Phillies batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duff Cooley | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Nap Lajoie | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Ed Delahanty | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Jack Boyle | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Clements | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lave Cross | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sam Gillen | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Billy Nash | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Jack Taylor | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Totals | 40 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
Philadelphia Phillies pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Taylor | 8.0 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
Cleveland Spiders batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Sockalexis | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cupid Childs | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed McKean | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Jesse Burkett | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bobby Wallace | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Harry Blake | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Patsy Tebeau | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Chief Zimmer | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Cy Young | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 38 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
Cleveland Spiders pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cy Young | 9.0 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 |