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1897 Cleveland Spiders Batting Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1896 / 1898)
69-62, Finished 5th in National League
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Scored 773 runs, Allowed 680 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 73-58
Manager: Patsy Tebeau (69-62)
Ballpark: League Park I
Attendance: 115,250 (12th of 12)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 110, Pitching - 109;   one-year: Batting - 111, Pitching - 110

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Team Batting

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Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1 C Chief Zimmer 36 80 328 294 50 93 22 3 0 40 8 25 .316 .378 .412 .789 100 121 4 5
2 1B Patsy Tebeau 32 109 455 412 62 110 15 9 0 59 11 30 .267 .323 .347 .670 70 143 4 9
3 2B Cupid Childs* 29 114 537 444 105 150 15 9 1 61 25 74 .338 .435 .419 .854 117 186 2 17
4 SS Ed McKean 33 125 573 523 83 143 21 14 2 78 15 40 .273 .330 .379 .708 79 198 4 6
5 3B Bobby Wallace 23 130 580 516 99 173 33 21 4 112 14 48 .335 .394 .504 .898 127 260 2 14
6 OF Jesse Burkett* 28 127 610 517 129 198 28 7 2 60 28 76 .383 .468 .476 .944 140 246 7 10
7 OF Jack O'Connor 28 103 432 397 49 115 21 4 2 69 20 26 .290 .338 .378 .716 81 150 3 6
8 OF Chief Sockalexis* 25 66 303 278 43 94 9 8 3 42 16 18 .338 .385 .460 .845 114 128 3 4
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
9 OF Ollie Pickering* 27 46 197 182 33 64 5 2 1 22 18 11 .352 .392 .418 .809 105 76 1 3
10 C Lou Criger 25 39 165 138 15 31 4 1 0 22 5 23 .225 .340 .268 .608 55 37 1 3
11 OF Sport McAllister# 22 43 154 137 23 30 5 1 0 11 3 12 .219 .287 .270 .557 42 37 1 4
12 OF Harry Blake 23 32 132 117 17 30 3 1 1 15 5 12 .256 .331 .325 .656 67 38 1 2
13 OF Jimmy McAleer 32 24 100 91 6 20 2 0 0 10 4 7 .220 .283 .242 .525 34 22 1 1
14 OF Ira Belden* 23 8 35 30 5 8 0 2 0 4 0 2 .267 .333 .400 .733 85 12 1 2
15 OF Dale Gear 25 7 28 24 3 4 1 0 0 2 2 3 .167 .286 .208 .494 26 5 1 0
16 OF Fred Cooke? 5 21 17 2 5 2 0 0 3 0 3 .294 .400 .412 .812 106 7 0 1
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
17 P Cy Young 30 48 159 153 14 34 4 3 0 19 4 2 .222 .237 .288 .525 33 44 1 3
18 P Zeke Wilson 27 37 127 116 16 26 0 1 0 9 3 8 .224 .274 .241 .516 31 28 0 3
19 P Jack Powell 22 28 108 97 10 20 1 0 0 12 0 6 .206 .260 .216 .476 21 21 1 4
20 P Nig Cuppy 27 21 61 55 5 8 0 1 0 3 0 5 .145 .217 .182 .398 2 10 0 1
21 P Henry Clarke 21 7 27 25 3 7 0 0 0 3 0 2 .280 .333 .280 .613 56 7 0 0
22 P Mike McDermott? 34 9 25 25 0 8 0 1 0 5 0 0 .320 .320 .400 .720 82 10 0 0
23 P Charlie Brown? 26 4 11 11 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .273 .273 .364 .636 61 4 0 0
24 P John Pappalau 22 2 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 .000 .286 .000 .286 -24 0 0 0
Team Totals 28.2 132 5175 4604 773 1374 192 88 16 663 181 435 .298 .364 .389 .753 91 1790 38 98
Rank in 12 NL teams 9 7 6 7 3 12 9 2 3 4 3 6 3 7
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
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* - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? - unknown; OPS_lg for OPS+ does not include pitchers.

Team Advanced Batting

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Age PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd Pos. Summary
*Ira Belden 23 35 24 4 4.3 116 .267 .267 .311 .333 .376 .400 .413 .733 .789 85 .453 -1.0 -0.1 .682 .200 .133 /O
Harry Blake 23 132 89 12 3.5 116 .250 .256 .311 .331 .376 .325 .413 .656 .789 67 .359 -6.0 -0.6 .644 .214 .068 1.7 O
?Charlie Brown 26 11 8 1 3.2 116 .273 .273 .311 .273 .376 .364 .413 .636 .789 61 .328 -0.7 -0.1 .500 .091 .091 /1
*Jesse Burkett 28 610 329 114 9.0 116 .381 .383 .311 .468 .376 .476 .413 .944 .789 140 .759 36.3 3.4 1.119 .294 .093 3.7 *O
*Cupid Childs 29 537 311 80 6.7 116 .336 .338 .311 .435 .376 .419 .413 .854 .789 117 .646 14.8 1.4 .976 .304 .081 1.9 *4
Henry Clarke 21 27 18 2 2.9 116 .280 .280 .311 .333 .376 .280 .413 .613 .789 56 .283 -1.6 -0.2 .500 .080 .000 /1O
?Fred Cooke -- 21 13 3 6.0 116 .294 .294 .311 .400 .376 .412 .413 .812 .789 106 .600 0.3 0.0 .833 .294 .118 /O
Lou Criger 25 165 110 12 2.8 116 .225 .225 .311 .340 .376 .268 .413 .608 .789 55 .275 -8.7 -0.8 .617 .246 .043 .0 2/3
Nig Cuppy 27 61 48 2 1.1 116 .145 .145 .311 .217 .376 .182 .413 .398 .789 2 .062 -8.5 -0.8 .319 .127 .036 1
Dale Gear 25 28 20 1 1.3 116 .167 .167 .311 .286 .376 .208 .413 .494 .789 26 .083 -2.6 -0.2 .550 .250 .042 .0 /O
Jimmy McAleer 32 100 72 6 2.2 116 .220 .220 .311 .283 .376 .242 .413 .525 .789 34 .189 -9.2 -0.9 .479 .143 .022 .0 O
#Sport McAllister 22 154 111 10 2.3 116 .219 .219 .311 .287 .376 .270 .413 .557 .789 42 .211 -12.3 -1.2 .495 .161 .051 .0 O/16324
?Mike McDermott 34 25 17 3 4.6 116 .320 .320 .311 .320 .376 .400 .413 .720 .789 82 .478 -1.0 -0.1 .588 .080 .080 /1
Ed McKean 33 573 386 64 4.3 116 .271 .273 .311 .330 .376 .379 .413 .708 .789 79 .450 -18.7 -1.8 .676 .210 .105 3.5 *6
Jack O'Connor 28 432 288 50 4.5 116 .286 .290 .311 .338 .376 .378 .413 .716 .789 81 .472 -12.0 -1.1 .706 .204 .088 3.6 O32
John Pappalau 22 7 5 0 0.0 116 .000 .000 .311 .286 .376 .000 .413 .286 .789 -24 .000 -0.9 -0.1 .400 .400 .000 /1
*Ollie Pickering 27 197 121 30 6.4 116 .348 .352 .311 .392 .376 .418 .413 .809 .789 105 .631 1.1 0.1 .898 .225 .066 1.9 O/4
Jack Powell 22 108 81 5 1.6 116 .206 .206 .311 .260 .376 .216 .413 .476 .789 21 .118 -11.7 -1.1 .364 .072 .010 1/O
*Chief Sockalexis 25 303 188 48 6.6 116 .331 .338 .311 .385 .376 .460 .413 .845 .789 114 .643 4.3 0.4 .897 .245 .122 5.1 O
Patsy Tebeau 32 455 311 45 3.8 116 .267 .267 .311 .323 .376 .347 .413 .670 .789 70 .390 -20.2 -1.9 .623 .180 .080 .0 *34/56
Bobby Wallace 23 580 357 102 7.4 116 .330 .335 .311 .394 .376 .504 .413 .898 .789 127 .689 18.4 1.7 .945 .289 .169 6.2 *5/O
Zeke Wilson 27 127 93 8 2.2 116 .224 .224 .311 .274 .376 .241 .413 .516 .789 31 .198 -12.4 -1.2 .433 .112 .017 .0 1/O3
Cy Young 30 159 122 10 2.1 116 .222 .222 .311 .237 .376 .288 .413 .525 .789 33 .184 -16.6 -1.6 .429 .105 .065 .0 1/3
Chief Zimmer 36 328 206 45 5.7 116 .316 .316 .311 .378 .376 .412 .413 .789 .789 100 .576 0.6 0.1 .786 .207 .095 .0 2
League Average 4.8 108 .286 .291 .299 .353 .363 .385 .397 .738 .760 94 .503 .746 .225 .094
Team Total 5175 3328 657 5.1 116 .296 .298 .311 .364 .376 .389 .413 .753 .789 91 .530 -68.1 -6.7 .757 .224 .090 29.4
Age PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd Pos. Summary

Team Neutralized Batting

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Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact Gact
*Ira Belden 23 10 37 34 5 8 0 2 0 4 0 2 0 .235 .297 .353 .650 4 8 8
Harry Blake 23 38 144 132 13 28 3 1 1 12 5 11 0 .212 .278 .273 .551 10 32 32
?Charlie Brown 26 5 13 13 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 4 4
*Jesse Burkett 28 152 649 570 106 187 26 7 2 49 26 72 0 .328 .410 .409 .819 94 127 127
*Cupid Childs 29 137 567 495 86 142 14 9 1 50 24 70 0 .287 .377 .358 .735 66 114 114
Henry Clarke 21 8 32 30 3 8 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 .267 .313 .267 .579 2 7 7
?Fred Cooke -- 6 22 19 2 5 2 0 0 3 0 3 0 .263 .364 .368 .732 2 5 5
Lou Criger 25 47 180 157 12 29 4 1 0 17 5 22 0 .185 .289 .223 .512 10 39 39
Nig Cuppy 27 25 66 62 3 6 0 1 0 2 0 4 0 .097 .152 .129 .281 1 21 21
Dale Gear 25 8 32 28 3 4 1 0 0 2 2 3 0 .143 .250 .179 .429 1 7 7
Jimmy McAleer 32 29 112 104 5 19 2 0 0 8 4 7 0 .183 .241 .202 .443 5 24 24
#Sport McAllister 22 52 170 157 19 29 5 1 0 9 3 12 0 .185 .247 .229 .476 8 43 43
?Mike McDermott 34 16 41 41 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 4 13 13
Ed McKean 33 150 635 593 68 137 20 13 2 64 14 38 0 .231 .282 .319 .601 53 125 125
Jack O'Connor 28 124 476 448 40 110 20 4 2 56 19 25 0 .246 .290 .321 .611 41 103 103
John Pappalau 22 2 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 0 2 2
*Ollie Pickering 27 131 528 489 59 127 10 4 2 37 38 36 0 .260 .314 .309 .623 47 109 109
Jack Powell 22 34 119 112 9 20 1 0 0 11 0 6 0 .179 .227 .188 .414 5 28 28
*Chief Sockalexis 25 79 330 310 35 89 9 8 3 34 15 17 0 .287 .330 .397 .727 40 66 66
Patsy Tebeau 32 131 501 468 51 106 14 9 0 48 11 29 0 .226 .277 .295 .572 37 109 109
Bobby Wallace 23 156 625 577 82 165 31 20 4 92 13 46 0 .286 .341 .430 .771 84 130 130
Zeke Wilson 27 44 139 132 13 24 0 1 0 7 3 7 0 .182 .223 .197 .420 6 37 37
Cy Young 30 58 179 176 12 33 4 3 0 16 4 2 0 .188 .201 .244 .445 8 48 48
Chief Zimmer 36 96 358 330 42 89 21 3 0 33 8 24 0 .270 .327 .352 .678 37 80 80
Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact Gact

Team Cumulative Batting

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Age Yrs PA G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
*Ira Belden 23 1 35 8 35 30 5 8 0 2 0 4 0 2 .267 .333 .400 .733 85 12 1 2
Harry Blake 23 4 1256 293 1256 1111 184 287 40 11 6 154 27 118 85 .258 .332 .330 .662 66 367 4 23
?Charlie Brown 26 1 11 4 11 11 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .273 .273 .364 .636 61 4 0 0
*Jesse Burkett 28 8 4423 927 4423 3863 940 1364 174 96 37 530 221 504 230 .353 .432 .477 .909 139 1841 34 22
*Cupid Childs 29 9 4816 1021 4816 3974 960 1289 162 80 18 599 231 761 117 .324 .438 .419 .857 130 1665 43 38
Henry Clarke 21 1 27 7 27 25 3 7 0 0 0 3 0 2 .280 .333 .280 .613 56 7 0 0
?Fred Cooke -- 1 21 5 21 17 2 5 2 0 0 3 0 3 .294 .400 .412 .812 106 7 0 1
Lou Criger 25 2 171 41 171 143 15 31 4 1 0 22 6 24 0 .217 .333 .259 .592 51 37 1 3
Nig Cuppy 27 6 835 241 835 748 127 184 37 11 1 105 9 75 117 .246 .317 .329 .646 68 246 3 9
Dale Gear 25 2 44 11 44 39 8 10 2 1 0 5 2 4 1 .256 .341 .359 .700 79 14 1 0
Jimmy McAleer 32 9 3980 907 3980 3601 572 917 111 39 12 421 255 319 290 .255 .321 .317 .638 72 1142 33 27
#Sport McAllister 22 2 183 51 183 164 25 36 7 1 0 12 4 12 2 .220 .281 .274 .555 41 45 2 5
?Mike McDermott 34 3 160 58 160 143 18 31 5 4 0 10 1 15 13 .217 .296 .308 .603 59 44 1 1
Ed McKean 33 11 6635 1436 6635 6009 1098 1839 242 154 54 990 308 559 157 .306 .369 .425 .793 116 2551 38 29
Jack O'Connor 28 11 3815 914 3815 3540 555 994 160 49 17 535 187 230 152 .281 .328 .368 .696 90 1303 20 25
John Pappalau 22 1 7 2 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 .000 .286 .000 .286 -24 0 0 0
*Ollie Pickering 27 2 653 154 653 593 95 176 16 8 3 64 51 48 11 .297 .352 .366 .718 89 217 3 9
Jack Powell 22 1 108 28 108 97 10 20 1 0 0 12 0 6 .206 .260 .216 .476 21 21 1 4
*Chief Sockalexis 25 1 303 66 303 278 43 94 9 8 3 42 16 18 .338 .385 .460 .845 114 128 3 4
Patsy Tebeau 32 10 4157 958 4157 3856 591 1098 175 50 25 646 154 248 198 .285 .333 .376 .708 86 1448 30 23
Bobby Wallace 23 4 869 209 869 776 134 231 42 27 5 140 16 65 39 .298 .355 .441 .796 101 342 4 24
Zeke Wilson 27 3 275 84 275 253 39 61 3 3 1 31 7 14 20 .241 .284 .289 .572 46 73 1 7
Cy Young 30 8 1332 378 1332 1281 155 268 44 14 8 150 17 41 142 .209 .235 .284 .520 37 364 3 7
Chief Zimmer 36 13 3749 935 3749 3381 494 910 186 56 21 486 122 301 323 .269 .339 .376 .715 95 1271 57 10
Age Yrs PA G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB

1896 / 1898 Batting Statistics