Cleveland Spiders 7 – 0 St. Louis Cardinals
22 April 1898 · STL05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 0-8-0 runs-hits-errors line | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 in 423 games |
| 27 | final score 7–0 | 1 in 124 games | |
| 25 | shut out despite 8 hits | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 in 94 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Spiders | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 14 | 1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Box score
Cleveland Spiders batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Sockalexis | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Ed McKean | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Cupid Childs | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bobby Wallace | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Harry Blake | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Jimmy McAleer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Patsy Tebeau | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jack O'Connor | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Powell | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Totals | 36 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
Cleveland Spiders pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Powell | 9.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Dowd | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tuck Turner | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ducky Holmes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Clements | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lave Cross | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Decker | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Russ Hall | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Crooks | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Willie Sudhoff | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 35 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Sudhoff | 8.0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 |