Cleveland Spiders 2 – 5 Brooklyn Dodgers
31 May 1897 · NYC11
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 2-10-1 runs-hits-errors line | Cleveland Spiders | 1 in 195 games |
| 19 | 12 hits allowed | Cy Young | 1 in 76 pitcher-games |
| 17 | final score 5–2 | 1 in 34 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Spiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 12 | 4 |
Box score
Cleveland Spiders batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Sockalexis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Cupid Childs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Ed McKean | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jesse Burkett | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Wallace | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Harry Blake | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Patsy Tebeau | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jack O'Connor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cy Young | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 39 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Cleveland Spiders pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cy Young | 8.0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Brooklyn Dodgers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Griffin | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Fielder Jones | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Anderson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Shindle | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2B |
| Candy LaChance | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Jim Canavan | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Germany Smith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Grim | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harley Payne | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Brooklyn Dodgers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harley Payne | 9.0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |