Louisville Colonels 3 – 8 Cleveland Spiders
4 May 1898 · CLE05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 3-12-1 runs-hits-errors line | Louisville Colonels | 1 in 351 games |
| 23 | final score 8–3 | 1 in 76 games | |
| 19 | 12 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 1 |
| Cleveland Spiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | 14 | 1 |
Box score
Louisville Colonels batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Stafford | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Claude Ritchey | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dummy Hoy | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Honus Wagner | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Kid Nance | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heinie Smith | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Clingman | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Bill Wilson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pete Dowling | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Louisville Colonels pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Dowling | 8.0 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
Cleveland Spiders batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Burkett | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ed McKean | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Cupid Childs | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bobby Wallace | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Blake | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy McAleer | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jack O'Connor | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Chief Zimmer | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Zeke Wilson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 35 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
Cleveland Spiders pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeke Wilson | 9.0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |