Cleveland Spiders 2 – 3 Cincinnati Reds
15 April 1898 · CIN05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 2-5-3 runs-hits-errors line | Cleveland Spiders | 1 in 508 games |
| 13 | final score 3–2 | 1 in 17 games | |
| 6 | 4 walks allowed | Ted Breitenstein | 1 in 13 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Spiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
Box score
Cleveland Spiders batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Burkett | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3B, 2B |
| Ed McKean | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cupid Childs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Bobby Wallace | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy McAleer | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Harry Blake | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Patsy Tebeau | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack O'Connor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cy Young | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 29 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Cleveland Spiders pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cy Young | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Cincinnati Reds batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herm McFarland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Smith | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jake Beckley | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dusty Miller | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Bid McPhee | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Corcoran | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Irwin | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Heinie Peitz | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ted Breitenstein | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Cincinnati Reds pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Breitenstein | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |