Boston Braves 12 – 18 Cleveland Spiders
14 July 1897 · CLE05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | final score 18–12 | 1 in 28,209 games | |
| 67 | 8 RBI | Bobby Wallace | 1 in 26,239 player-games |
| 57 | 18-20-3 runs-hits-errors line | Cleveland Spiders | 1 in 44,300 games |
Also here: 6-10 singles and extra-base hits, 12-16-2 runs-hits-errors line, 16-4 singles and extra-base hits.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Braves | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 2 |
| Cleveland Spiders | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 20 | 3 |
Box score
Boston Braves batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Hamilton | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | HR, 3B |
| Fred Tenney | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Herman Long | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Bob Allen | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hugh Duffy | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Chick Stahl | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Jimmy Collins | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Bobby Lowe | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3B, 2B |
| Marty Bergen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Klobedanz | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Jack Stivetts | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Totals | 44 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
Boston Braves pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Klobedanz | 4.0 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 2 |
| Jack Stivetts | 5.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Cleveland Spiders batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Burkett | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Cupid Childs | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Ed McKean | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Bobby Wallace | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | HR |
| Jack O'Connor | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Lou Criger | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Patsy Tebeau | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Henry Clarke | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Powell | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 46 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 2 |
Cleveland Spiders pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Powell | 9.0 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 0 |