1889 Cleveland Spiders season

Before the 1889 season, the Cleveland Blues switched from the American Association to the National League. They also earned a new nickname, the Cleveland Spiders, because so many of their players were very thin.[1][2] They finished their first season in the National League with a 61–72 record, good enough for sixth place.

1889 Cleveland Spiders
LeagueNational League
BallparkNational League Park
CityCleveland, Ohio
OwnerFrank Robison
ManagerTom Loftus
← 1888
1890 →
Pitcher Jersey Bakley
Catcher Chief Zimmer
Shortstop Ed McKean
Third baseman Patsy Tebeau
Left fielder Larry Twitchell

Regular season

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Season standings

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National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Giants 83 43 .659 47‍–‍15 36‍–‍28
Boston Beaneaters 83 45 .648 1 48‍–‍17 35‍–‍28
Chicago White Stockings 67 65 .508 19 37‍–‍30 30‍–‍35
Philadelphia Quakers 63 64 .496 20½ 43‍–‍24 20‍–‍40
Pittsburgh Alleghenys 61 71 .462 25 40‍–‍28 21‍–‍43
Cleveland Spiders 61 72 .459 25½ 33‍–‍35 28‍–‍37
Indianapolis Hoosiers 59 75 .440 28 32‍–‍36 27‍–‍39
Washington Nationals 41 83 .331 41 24‍–‍29 17‍–‍54

Record vs. opponents

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team BOS CHI CLE IND NYG PHI PIT WSH
Boston 10–7–1 12–8–1 10–10 8–6–2 13–6 16–3 14–5–1
Chicago 7–10–1 11–9 13–7 5–13–1 9–10–1 10–9–1 12–7
Cleveland 8–12–1 9–11 9–10–1 4–14 10–9 7–13 14–3–1
Indianapolis 10–10 7–13 10–9–1 7–13 4–13 10–10 11–7
New York 6–8–2 13–5–1 14–4 13–7 12–7–1 12–7–1 13–5
Philadelphia 6–13 10–9–1 9–10 13–4 7–12–1 9–9 9–7–1
Pittsburgh 3–16 9–10–1 13–7 10–10 7–12–1 9–9 10–7
Washington 5–14–1 7–12 3–14–1 7–11 5–13 7–9–1 7–10


Roster

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1889 Cleveland Spiders
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
C Charles Zimmer 84 259 67 .259 1 21
1B Jay Faatz 117 442 102 .231 2 38
2B Cub Stricker 136 566 142 .251 1 47
SS Ed McKean 123 500 159 .318 5 75
3B Patsy Tebeau 136 521 147 .282 8 76
OF Jimmy McAleer 110 447 105 .235 0 35
OF Paul Radford 136 487 116 .238 1 46
OF Larry Twitchell 134 549 151 .275 4 95

Other batters

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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Bob Gilks 53 210 50 .238 0 18
Sy Sutcliffe 46 161 40 .248 1 21
Pop Snyder 22 83 16 .193 0 12

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Cinders O'Brien 41 346.2 22 17 4.15 122
Ed Beatin 36 317.2 20 15 3.57 126
Jersey Bakley 36 304.1 12 22 2.96 105
Henry Gruber 25 205.0 7 16 3.64 74
Charlie Sprague 2 17.0 0 2 8.47 8

Relief pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Larry Twitchell 1 0 0 0 0.00 0

Notes

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  1. ^ "TheDeadballEra.com :: Bad To The Bone: The Cleveland Spiders". www.thedeadballera.com. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
  2. ^ Berenbaum, May R. (September 1, 2000). Buzzwords: A Scientist Muses on Sex, Bugs, and Rock 'n' Roll. Joseph Henry Press. ISBN 9780309068352.

References

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