Cleveland Spiders 16 – 5 Louisville Colonels
3 August 1897 · LOU03
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | 16-12-4 runs-hits-errors line | Cleveland Spiders | 1 in 221,502 games |
| 50 | 9 walks allowed | Bill Magee | 1 in 1,333 pitcher-games |
| 49 | final score 16–5 | 1 in 2,191 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Spiders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | – | 16 | 12 | 4 |
| Louisville Colonels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 5 | 9 | 5 |
Box score
Cleveland Spiders batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Burkett | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Cupid Childs | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Ed McKean | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Bobby Wallace | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Jack O'Connor | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Patsy Tebeau | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Chief Zimmer | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Fred Cooke | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Cy Young | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Totals | 36 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 0 |
Cleveland Spiders pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cy Young | 8.0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Louisville Colonels batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Clarke | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| General Stafford | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Honus Wagner | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Perry Werden | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bill Wilson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom McCreery | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Abbie Johnson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Billy Clingman | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Magee | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bert Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 31 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Louisville Colonels pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Magee | 6.0 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 0 |
| Bert Miller | 2.0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 |