Louisville Colonels 6 – 5 Cleveland Spiders
21 June 1897 · CLE05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 5-12-2 runs-hits-errors line | Cleveland Spiders | 1 in 342 games |
| 19 | 12 hits allowed | Bert Cunningham | 1 in 76 pitcher-games |
| 19 | 13 hits allowed | Cy Young | 1 in 76 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville Colonels | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 1 |
| Cleveland Spiders | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
Box score
Louisville Colonels batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Clarke | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom McCreery | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ollie Pickering | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| General Stafford | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Perry Werden | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Butler | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Abbie Johnson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Billy Clingman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bert Cunningham | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3B |
| Totals | 37 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Louisville Colonels pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Cunningham | 9.0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Cleveland Spiders batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Burkett | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Cupid Childs | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Chief Sockalexis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bobby Wallace | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ed McKean | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Patsy Tebeau | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jimmy McAleer | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Chief Zimmer | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Cy Young | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Totals | 37 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Cleveland Spiders pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cy Young | 9.0 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 |