Cleveland Spiders 9 – 0 Louisville Colonels
7 September 1898 · LOU03
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 83 | more errors (12-5) than hits | Louisville Colonels | 1 in 223,931 games |
| 67 | 0-5-12 runs-hits-errors line | Louisville Colonels | 1 in 223,931 games |
| 34 | 9-8-0 runs-hits-errors line | Cleveland Spiders | 1 in 1,066 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Spiders | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 0 |
| Louisville Colonels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 |
Box score
Cleveland Spiders batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Burkett | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lou Criger | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Ed McKean | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Wallace | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jack O'Connor | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Patsy Tebeau | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Harry Blake | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Sport McAllister | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Jack Powell | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 41 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
Cleveland Spiders pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Powell | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Louisville Colonels batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Clarke | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dummy Hoy | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Charlie Dexter | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Honus Wagner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| George Decker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Claude Ritchey | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Clingman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Malachi Kittridge | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pete Dowling | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 32 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Louisville Colonels pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Dowling | 9.0 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
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