Boston Braves 8 – 2 Cleveland Spiders
12 July 1897 · CLE05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 8-9-1 runs-hits-errors line | Boston Braves | 1 in 340 games |
| 24 | final score 8–2 | 1 in 85 games | |
| 5 | 9 innings pitched | Kid Nichols | 1 in 12 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Braves | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 9 | 1 |
| Cleveland Spiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
Box score
Boston Braves batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Hamilton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Tenney | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Herman Long | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hugh Duffy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chick Stahl | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Jimmy Collins | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Bobby Lowe | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marty Bergen | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kid Nichols | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | HR |
| Totals | 33 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
Boston Braves pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kid Nichols | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Cleveland Spiders batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Burkett | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cupid Childs | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Chief Sockalexis | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Sport McAllister | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed McKean | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Wallace | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Patsy Tebeau | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack O'Connor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Lou Criger | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Cy Young | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Henry Clarke | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 35 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Cleveland Spiders pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cy Young | 4.1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Clarke | 3.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |