Cleveland Spiders 0 – 5 New York Giants
17 June 1897 · NYC10
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 0-11-2 runs-hits-errors line | Cleveland Spiders | 1 in 20,357 games |
| 47 | shut out despite 11 hits | Cleveland Spiders | 1 in 1,611 games |
| 23 | final score 5–0 | 1 in 72 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Spiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 8 | 3 |
Box score
Cleveland Spiders batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Burkett | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cupid Childs | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chief Sockalexis | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Bobby Wallace | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Patsy Tebeau | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ed McKean | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy McAleer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack O'Connor | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cy Young | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 37 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Cleveland Spiders pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cy Young | 8.0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
New York Giants batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Van Haltren | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Mike Tiernan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Joyce | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| George Davis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Kid Gleason | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Warner | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Willie Clark | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Ducky Holmes | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jouett Meekin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 31 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
New York Giants pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jouett Meekin | 9.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |