New York Giants 1 – 9 Cleveland Spiders
25 June 1898 · CLE05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | 9-5-0 runs-hits-errors line | Cleveland Spiders | 1 in 22,150 games |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | Jesse Burkett | 1 in 1,014 player-games |
| 28 | final score 9–1 | 1 in 151 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| Cleveland Spiders | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | 9 | 5 | 0 |
Box score
New York Giants batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Van Haltren | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Tiernan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Joyce | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| George Davis | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Kid Gleason | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom McCreery | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Fred Hartman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Grady | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jouett Meekin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
New York Giants pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jouett Meekin | 8.0 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
Cleveland Spiders batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Burkett | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Cupid Childs | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bobby Wallace | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed McKean | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Patsy Tebeau | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Blake | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy McAleer | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack O'Connor | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Powell | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 31 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Cleveland Spiders pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Powell | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |