Pittsburgh Pirates 2 – 12 Cleveland Spiders
28 June 1897 · CLE05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | final score 12–2 | 1 in 374 games | |
| 34 | 12-17-1 runs-hits-errors line | Cleveland Spiders | 1 in 1,159 games |
| 19 | 17 hits allowed | Frank Killen | 1 in 76 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| Cleveland Spiders | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 1 |
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Smith | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Padden | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Davis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Leahy | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Patsy Donovan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bones Ely | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Joe Sugden | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Donnelly | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Killen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Killen | 9.0 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 |
Cleveland Spiders batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Burkett | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 2B |
| Cupid Childs | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chief Sockalexis | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ed McKean | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Wallace | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Patsy Tebeau | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Dale Gear | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Lou Criger | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cy Young | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 44 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 3 |
Cleveland Spiders pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cy Young | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |