Cleveland Spiders 1 – 12 Cincinnati Reds
17 April 1898 · CIN05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 12-11-1 runs-hits-errors line | Cincinnati Reds | 1 in 2,914 games |
| 39 | 2 triples | Bid McPhee | 1 in 1,837 player-games |
| 38 | final score 12–1 | 1 in 557 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Spiders | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 |
Box score
Cleveland Spiders batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Sockalexis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed McKean | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cupid Childs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bobby Wallace | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jimmy McAleer | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Blake | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Patsy Tebeau | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Lou Criger | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| George Kelb | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Cleveland Spiders pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Kelb | 9.0 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
Cincinnati Reds batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bug Holliday | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Mike Smith | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jake Beckley | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dusty Miller | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Bid McPhee | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 3B |
| Tommy Corcoran | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Charlie Irwin | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heinie Peitz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pink Hawley | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 38 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pink Hawley | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |