Chicago Cubs 7 – 18 Cleveland Spiders
22 September 1897 · CLE05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | more errors (9-8) than hits | Chicago Cubs | 1 in 24,881 games |
| 67 | 7-8-9 runs-hits-errors line | Chicago Cubs | 1 in 223,931 games |
| 63 | 18-18-4 runs-hits-errors line | Cleveland Spiders | 1 in 111,965 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cleveland Spiders | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | 18 | 18 | 4 |
Box score
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Ryan | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3B |
| Barry McCormick | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bill Lange | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Cap Anson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Clark Griffith | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Callahan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Decker | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Connor | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Danny Friend | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Malachi Kittridge | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 38 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Friend | 8.0 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 8 |
Cleveland Spiders batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Burkett | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Cupid Childs | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2B |
| Bobby Wallace | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack O'Connor | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | HR, 2B |
| Ollie Pickering | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Ira Belden | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Sport McAllister | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Chief Zimmer | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Cy Young | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 45 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 9 |
Cleveland Spiders pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cy Young | 9.0 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 |