Chicago Cubs 4 – 8 Cleveland Spiders
23 September 1897 · CLE05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | 8-16-3 runs-hits-errors line | Cleveland Spiders | 1 in 3,928 games |
| 24 | final score 8–4 | 1 in 81 games | |
| 19 | 16 hits allowed | Clark Griffith | 1 in 76 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| Cleveland Spiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 16 | 3 |
Box score
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Ryan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Barry McCormick | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Lange | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Cap Anson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jimmy Callahan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| George Decker | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Connor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Clark Griffith | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Tim Donahue | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Griffith | 8.0 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
Cleveland Spiders batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Burkett | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Cupid Childs | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Wallace | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Jack O'Connor | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Ollie Pickering | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Ira Belden | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sport McAllister | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Lou Criger | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Powell | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 38 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
Cleveland Spiders pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Powell | 9.0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 |