Cleveland Spiders 4 – 5 Cincinnati Reds
5 August 1897 · CIN05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 4-9-5 runs-hits-errors line | Cleveland Spiders | 1 in 3,210 games |
| 14 | final score 5–4 | 1 in 23 games | |
| 12 | 6 scoreless innings | Red Ehret | 1 in 33 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Spiders | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 5 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 5 | 9 | 3 |
Box score
Cleveland Spiders batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Burkett | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Cupid Childs | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed McKean | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bobby Wallace | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Jack O'Connor | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ollie Pickering | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Patsy Tebeau | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Lou Criger | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Powell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
Cleveland Spiders pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Powell | 8.0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Cincinnati Reds batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Burke | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dummy Hoy | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Corcoran | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Charlie Irwin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dusty Miller | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jake Beckley | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bid McPhee | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heinie Peitz | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pop Schriver | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Red Ehret | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 31 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Dammann | 3.0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Red Ehret | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |