Louisville Colonels 6 – 9 Cleveland Spiders
25 September 1897 · CLE05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 2 triples | Bobby Wallace | 1 in 1,837 player-games |
| 29 | final score 9–6 | 1 in 152 games | |
| 27 | 9-15-0 runs-hits-errors line | Cleveland Spiders | 1 in 358 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville Colonels | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 1 |
| Cleveland Spiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | – | 9 | 15 | 0 |
Box score
Louisville Colonels batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Clarke | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| General Stafford | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Honus Wagner | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Kid Nance | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Perry Werden | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bill Wilson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Clingman | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | HR, 2B |
| Heinie Smith | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Pete Dowling | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Charlie Dexter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 36 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
Louisville Colonels pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Dowling | 8.0 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
Cleveland Spiders batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Burkett | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Cupid Childs | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Bobby Wallace | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 3B |
| Jack O'Connor | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ollie Pickering | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ira Belden | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ed McKean | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chief Zimmer | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Cy Young | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 37 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
Cleveland Spiders pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cy Young | 9.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
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