Cleveland Spiders 1 – 6 Pittsburgh Pirates
5 July 1897 · PIT05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | final score 6–1 | 1 in 56 games | |
| 17 | 6-10-0 runs-hits-errors line | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 in 74 games |
| 12 | 4 RBI | Jim Donnelly | 1 in 128 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Spiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | 10 | 0 |
Box score
Cleveland Spiders batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Burkett | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cupid Childs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack O'Connor | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed McKean | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Bobby Wallace | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2B |
| Patsy Tebeau | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Sport McAllister | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Lou Criger | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Henry Clarke | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 34 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Cleveland Spiders pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Clarke | 8.0 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Smith | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dick Padden | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Denny Lyons | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Davis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Patsy Donovan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Brodie | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Bones Ely | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bill Merritt | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Jim Donnelly | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pink Hawley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 32 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pink Hawley | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |