Cleveland Spiders 5 – 2 Chicago Cubs
15 May 1898 · CHI08
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | 2-10-9 runs-hits-errors line | Chicago Cubs | 1 in 111,965 games |
| 37 | 5-4-1 runs-hits-errors line | Cleveland Spiders | 1 in 1,791 games |
| 17 | final score 5–2 | 1 in 34 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Spiders | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 |
Box score
Cleveland Spiders batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Burkett | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ed McKean | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cupid Childs | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Wallace | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Blake | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Lou Criger | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Jimmy McAleer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Patsy Tebeau | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Zeke Wilson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Cleveland Spiders pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeke Wilson | 9.0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Callahan | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Bill Lange | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bill Dahlen | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Everitt | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Ryan | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Barry McCormick | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Connor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tim Donahue | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Isbell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 37 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Isbell | 8.0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 |