New York Giants 8 – 14 Cleveland Spiders
28 July 1897 · CLE05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | final score 14–8 | 1 in 1,780 games | |
| 38 | 6 RBI | Cupid Childs | 1 in 1,786 player-games |
| 31 | 8-16-0 runs-hits-errors line | New York Giants | 1 in 662 games |
Also here: 9-7 singles and extra-base hits.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 0 |
| Cleveland Spiders | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – | 14 | 16 | 2 |
Box score
New York Giants batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Van Haltren | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3B, 2B |
| Mike Tiernan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2B |
| Bill Joyce | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| George Davis | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Kid Gleason | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ducky Holmes | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Jack Warner | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Clark | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cy Seymour | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Jouett Meekin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 44 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
New York Giants pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cy Seymour | 2.0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Jouett Meekin | 6.0 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
Cleveland Spiders batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Burkett | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Cupid Childs | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | HR, 3B |
| Ed McKean | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Wallace | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Jack O'Connor | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Patsy Tebeau | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Chief Zimmer | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Sport McAllister | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cy Young | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 38 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 2 |
Cleveland Spiders pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cy Young | 9.0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 |