Chicago Cubs 4 – 12 Cleveland Spiders
12 May 1898 · CLE05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | 12-15-4 runs-hits-errors line | Cleveland Spiders | 1 in 11,196 games |
| 39 | 2 triples | Bobby Wallace | 1 in 1,837 player-games |
| 36 | final score 12–4 | 1 in 375 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 5 |
| Cleveland Spiders | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | 12 | 15 | 4 |
Box score
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Callahan | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 2B |
| Bill Lange | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Dahlen | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Bill Everitt | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Ryan | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Barry McCormick | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Connor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Chance | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Walt Woods | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Walter Thornton | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Woods | 1.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Walter Thornton | 7.0 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Cleveland Spiders batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Burkett | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ed McKean | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Cupid Childs | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Bobby Wallace | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 3B |
| Harry Blake | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Chief Sockalexis | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Patsy Tebeau | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Jack O'Connor | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Zeke Wilson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 40 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
Cleveland Spiders pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeke Wilson | 9.0 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |