Cleveland Spiders 5 – 12 Cincinnati Reds
1 August 1897 · CIN05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 3 doubles | Bid McPhee | 1 in 2,195 player-games |
| 39 | 12-18-1 runs-hits-errors line | Cincinnati Reds | 1 in 2,407 games |
| 36 | final score 12–5 | 1 in 402 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Spiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | – | 12 | 18 | 1 |
Box score
Cleveland Spiders batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Burkett | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Cupid Childs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ed McKean | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Bobby Wallace | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jack O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sport McAllister | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Patsy Tebeau | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lou Criger | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Fred Cooke | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Zeke Wilson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
Cleveland Spiders pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeke Wilson | 8.0 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
Cincinnati Reds batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Burke | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Dummy Hoy | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tommy Corcoran | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Irwin | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dusty Miller | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jake Beckley | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Bid McPhee | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 2B |
| Heinie Peitz | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Billy Rhines | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 41 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
Cincinnati Reds pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Rhines | 9.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 |