Pittsburgh Pirates 9 – 3 Cleveland Spiders
29 June 1897 · CLE05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 9-9-0 runs-hits-errors line | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 in 539 games |
| 26 | final score 9–3 | 1 in 111 games | |
| 18 | 6 walks allowed | Pink Hawley | 1 in 74 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Cleveland Spiders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Smith | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Dick Padden | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Harry Davis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Leahy | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3B |
| Patsy Donovan | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bones Ely | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Merritt | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Donnelly | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pink Hawley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 32 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pink Hawley | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
Cleveland Spiders batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Burkett | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Cupid Childs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Chief Sockalexis | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed McKean | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Wallace | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Patsy Tebeau | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dale Gear | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lou Criger | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Henry Clarke | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
Cleveland Spiders pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Clarke | 8.0 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 |