Cleveland Spiders 6 – 7 Chicago Cubs
8 August 1897 · CHI08
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 5 hits | Cap Anson | 1 in 1,624 player-games |
| 29 | 7 walks allowed | Buttons Briggs | 1 in 192 pitcher-games |
| 20 | final score 7–6 | 1 in 51 games |
Also here: 7-12-0 runs-hits-errors line.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Spiders | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 3 |
| Chicago Cubs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 0 |
Box score
Cleveland Spiders batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Burkett | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Ed McKean | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Cupid Childs | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bobby Wallace | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack O'Connor | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ollie Pickering | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Patsy Tebeau | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Lou Criger | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Jack Powell | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals | 37 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
Cleveland Spiders pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Powell | 8.2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry McCormick | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bill Dahlen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Bill Lange | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cap Anson | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Jimmy Ryan | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Jimmy Callahan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Jim Connor | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3B |
| Buttons Briggs | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tim Donahue | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 36 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buttons Briggs | 9.0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 |