Cleveland Spiders 7 – 8 Chicago Cubs
8 May 1899 · CHI08
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | 8-10-6 runs-hits-errors line | Chicago Cubs | 1 in 22,393 games |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | Bill Lange | 1 in 1,014 player-games |
| 24 | final score 8–7 | 1 in 87 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Spiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 1 |
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 6 |
Box score
Cleveland Spiders batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Dowd | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Harley | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Quinn | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lave Cross | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Bristow | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Harry Lochhead | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chief Zimmer | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Tucker | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Suter Sullivan | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Willie Sudhoff | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 42 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Spiders pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Sudhoff | 8.1 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Ryan | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Danny Green | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Harry Wolverton | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Bill Lange | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Bill Everitt | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Gene DeMontreville | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Barry McCormick | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tim Donahue | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sam Mertes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Clark Griffith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 32 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Griffith | 9.0 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |