Cleveland Spiders 4 – 12 Chicago Cubs
16 May 1898 · CHI08
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | 12-18-7 runs-hits-errors line | Chicago Cubs | 1 in 221,502 games |
| 67 | 4-9-9 runs-hits-errors line | Cleveland Spiders | 1 in 221,502 games |
| 36 | final score 12–4 | 1 in 374 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Spiders | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 |
| Chicago Cubs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 7 |
Box score
Cleveland Spiders batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Burkett | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Ed McKean | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chief Sockalexis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cupid Childs | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Wallace | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Harry Blake | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lou Criger | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy McAleer | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Patsy Tebeau | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cy Young | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 40 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Cleveland Spiders pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cy Young | 9.0 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Callahan | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Lange | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Bill Dahlen | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bill Everitt | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Ryan | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Barry McCormick | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jim Connor | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tim Donahue | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Matt Kilroy | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Totals | 48 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Kilroy | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |