Louisville Colonels 4 – 6 Cleveland Spiders
25 September 1897 · CLE05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 4-15-1 runs-hits-errors line | Louisville Colonels | 1 in 2,488 games |
| 19 | final score 6–4 | 1 in 43 games | |
| 19 | 15 hits allowed | Zeke Wilson | 1 in 76 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville Colonels | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 1 |
| Cleveland Spiders | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 10 | 2 |
Box score
Louisville Colonels batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Clarke | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| General Stafford | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Honus Wagner | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kid Nance | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Perry Werden | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Wilson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Clingman | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3B |
| Heinie Smith | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dad Clarke | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 37 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Louisville Colonels pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dad Clarke | 8.0 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
Cleveland Spiders batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Burkett | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Cupid Childs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Wallace | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Jack O'Connor | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ollie Pickering | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ira Belden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ed McKean | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lou Criger | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Zeke Wilson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 31 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
Cleveland Spiders pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeke Wilson | 9.0 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
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