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1897 Cleveland Spiders

Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1896 / 1898

69-62, Finished 5th in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Patsy Tebeau (69-62)
Scored 773 runs, Allowed 680 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 73-58

Ballparks: League Park I · Attendance: 115,250 (12th of 12)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 110, Pitching - 108 · one-year: Batting - 111, Pitching - 110


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1896 / 1898 Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics

Game Results

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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 29 .316 .378 .412 .789 100 121 4 5
2 1B Patsy Tebeau 32 109 455 412 62 110 15 9 0 59 11 30 21 .267 .323 .347 .670 70 143 4 9
3 2B Cupid Childs* 29 114 537 444 105 150 15 9 1 61 25 74 19 .338 .435 .419 .854 117 186 2 17
4 SS Ed McKean 33 125 573 523 83 143 21 14 2 78 15 40 14 .273 .330 .379 .708 79 198 4 6
5 3B Bobby Wallace 23 130 580 516 99 173 33 21 4 112 14 48 32 .335 .394 .504 .898 127 260 2 14
6 OF Jesse Burkett* 28 127 610 517 129 198 28 7 2 60 28 76 25 .383 .468 .476 .944 140 246 7 10
7 OF Jack O'Connor 31 103 432 397 49 115 21 4 2 69 20 26 21 .290 .338 .378 .716 81 150 3 6
8 OF Chief Sockalexis* 25 66 303 278 43 94 9 8 3 42 16 18 38 .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 19 .352 .392 .418 .809 105 76 1 3
10 C Lou Criger 25 39 165 138 15 31 4 1 0 22 5 23 12 .225 .340 .268 .608 55 37 1 3
11 OF Sport McAllister# 22 43 154 137 23 30 5 1 0 11 3 12 14 .219 .287 .270 .557 42 37 1 4
12 OF Harry Blake 23 32 132 117 17 30 3 1 1 15 5 12 13 .256 .331 .325 .656 67 38 1 2
13 OF Jimmy McAleer 32 24 100 91 6 20 2 0 0 10 4 7 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 6 .267 .333 .400 .733 86 12 1 2
15 OF Dale Gear 25 7 28 24 3 4 1 0 0 2 2 3 4 .167 .286 .208 .494 27 5 1 0
16 OF Fred Cooke? 23 5 21 17 2 5 2 0 0 3 0 3 1 .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 22 .222 .237 .288 .525 33 44 1 3
18 P Zeke Wilson 27 37 127 116 16 26 0 1 0 9 3 8 19 .224 .274 .241 .516 31 28 0 3
19 P Jack Powell 22 28 108 97 10 20 1 0 0 12 0 6 18 .206 .260 .216 .476 22 21 1 4
20 P Nig Cuppy 27 21 61 55 5 8 0 1 0 3 0 5 4 .145 .217 .182 .398 2 10 0 1
21 P Henry Clarke 21 7 27 25 3 7 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 .280 .333 .280 .613 57 7 0 0
22 P Mike McDermott? 34 9 25 25 0 8 0 1 0 5 0 0 7 .320 .320 .400 .720 82 10 0 0
23 P Charlie Brown? 25 4 11 11 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 .273 .273 .364 .636 61 4 0 0
24 P John Pappalau 22 2 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 .000 .286 .000 .286 -24 0 0 0
Team Totals 28.5 132 5175 4604 773 1374 192 88 16 663 181 435 348 .298 .364 .389 .753 91 1790 38 98
Rank in 12 NL teams 9 7 6 7 3 12 9 1 2 2 3 3 6 3 7 12 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
* - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? - unknown; OPS_lg for OPS+ does not include pitchers.

Team Pitching

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Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1 SP Cy Young 30 21 19 .525 3.78 46 38 7 35 2 0 335.2 391 189 141 7 49 88 9 0 14 1413 123 1.311 10.5 0.2 1.3 2.4 1.80
2 SP Zeke Wilson 27 16 11 .593 4.16 34 30 4 26 1 0 263.2 323 171 122 9 83 69 9 0 6 1172 112 1.540 11.0 0.3 2.8 2.4 0.83
3 SP Jack Powell 22 15 10 .600 3.16 27 26 1 24 2 0 225.0 245 117 79 2 62 61 9 1 3 962 147 1.364 9.8 0.1 2.5 2.4 0.98
4 SP Nig Cuppy 27 10 6 .625 3.20 19 17 2 13 1 0 138.0 150 69 49 3 26 23 5 0 2 577 146 1.275 9.8 0.2 1.7 1.5 0.88
Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
5 Mike McDermott 34 4 5 .444 4.50 9 7 2 4 0 0 62.0 75 44 31 2 25 12 3 0 3 281 104 1.613 10.9 0.3 3.6 1.7 0.48
6 Henry Clarke 21 0 4 .000 5.87 5 4 1 3 0 0 30.2 32 29 20 4 12 3 3 0 0 135 80 1.435 9.4 1.2 3.5 0.9 0.25
7 Sport McAllister 22 1 2 .333 4.50 4 3 1 3 0 0 28.0 29 20 14 3 9 10 0 0 0 118 104 1.357 9.3 1.0 2.9 3.2 1.11
8 Charlie Brown* 25 1 2 .333 7.77 4 4 0 2 0 0 24.1 30 25 21 2 17 8 5 0 1 122 61 1.932 11.1 0.7 6.3 3.0 0.47
9 John Pappalau 22 0 1 .000 10.50 2 1 1 1 0 0 12.0 22 16 14 0 6 3 2 0 0 64 45 2.333 16.5 0.0 4.5 2.3 0.50
Team Totals 26.9 68 60 .531 3.95 132 130 19 111 6 0 1119.1 1297 680 491 32 289 277 45 1 29 4844 118 1.417 10.4 0.3 2.3 2.2 0.96
Rank in 12 NL teams 5 8 4 9 4 10 12 4 3 4 8 1 7
Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
* - throws left-handed, # - throws both, else - throws right, ? - unknown

Team Fielding--Totals

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Age G CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Pos Summary
Ira Belden 23 8 19 17 2 0 0 1.000 2.38 OF
Harry Blake 23 32 91 87 3 1 2 .989 2.81 OF
Charlie Brown 25 4 5 0 5 0 0 1.000 1.25 P
Jesse Burkett 28 127 257 226 18 13 3 .949 1.92 OF
Cupid Childs 29 114 745 319 384 42 42 .944 6.17 2B
Henry Clarke 21 7 12 3 5 4 0 .667 1.14 P-OF
Fred Cooke 23 5 7 3 3 1 0 .857 1.20 OF
Lou Criger 25 39 202 149 37 16 4 .921 4.77 3 56 32 36% 37% C-1B
Nig Cuppy 27 19 35 1 32 2 0 .943 1.74 P
Dale Gear 25 6 16 9 3 4 0 .750 2.00 OF
Jimmy McAleer 32 24 57 51 3 3 0 .947 2.25 OF
Sport McAllister 22 42 104 74 21 9 1 .913 2.26 1 2 0 0% 37% P-OF-SS-1B-C-2B
Mike McDermott 34 9 21 2 19 0 1 1.000 2.33 P
Ed McKean 33 125 664 226 385 53 36 .920 4.89 SS
Jack O'Connor 31 101 516 477 23 16 10 .969 4.95 5 18 11 38% 37% OF-1B-C
John Pappalau 22 2 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 2.00 P
Ollie Pickering 27 47 121 110 5 6 1 .950 2.45 OF-2B
Jack Powell 22 28 56 7 45 4 2 .929 1.86 P-OF
Chief Sockalexis 25 66 143 117 10 16 3 .888 1.92 OF
Patsy Tebeau 32 113 1068 957 99 12 51 .989 9.35 1B-2B-3B-SS
Bobby Wallace 23 131 476 191 250 35 10 .926 3.37 3B-OF
Zeke Wilson 27 37 84 21 59 4 2 .952 2.16 P-OF-1B
Cy Young 30 48 128 29 88 11 1 .914 2.44 P-1B
Chief Zimmer 36 80 368 278 81 9 10 .976 4.49 8 118 75 39% 37% C
Team Totals 28.5 132 5199 3355 1583 261 179 .950 4.07 17 194 118 38% 37%
Rank in 12 NL teams 12 10 3
Age G CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Pos Summary

Team Player Value--Batters

League Register · WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Age G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Acquired Pos Summary
Ira Belden* 23 8 35 -1 0 0 2 -0 0 0.0 1 1 0.1 .503 .500 0.0 0.1 -1 /O
Harry Blake 23 32 132 -7 -0 0 4 -2 -5 -0.4 4 -1 -0.1 .487 .497 -0.4 0.2 -5 O
Charlie Brown? 25 4 11 -1 0 0 0 1 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .498 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
Jesse Burkett* 28 127 610 40 -3 0 -1 -8 28 2.2 18 45 4.0 .518 .514 4.1 -0.8 46 Purchased *O
Cupid Childs* 29 114 537 18 -2 0 6 2 24 1.9 16 39 3.5 .517 .512 3.0 0.6 33 Traded *4
Henry Clarke 21 7 27 -2 0 0 0 2 0 0.0 1 1 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 -0.0 1 /1O
Fred Cooke? 23 5 21 0 0 0 0 -0 0 0.0 1 1 0.1 .500 .500 0.1 -0.0 1 /O
Lou Criger 25 39 165 -9 -0 0 -1 2 -8 -0.7 5 -4 -0.2 .482 .496 -0.1 0.1 -3 2/3
Nig Cuppy 27 21 61 -9 0 0 0 5 -4 -0.4 2 -2 -0.4 .484 .498 -0.4 0.0 -2 1
Dale Gear 25 7 28 -3 0 0 -1 -0 -4 -0.3 1 -3 -0.3 .450 .498 -0.2 -0.1 -2 /O
Jimmy McAleer 32 24 100 -10 -0 0 0 -1 -11 -0.9 3 -8 -0.6 .461 .494 -0.6 -0.1 -8 Jumped Lgs--Return O
Sport McAllister# 22 43 154 -14 -0 0 -3 0 -17 -1.5 4 -12 -1.0 .467 .491 -0.7 -0.3 -9 O/16324
Mike McDermott? 34 9 25 -1 0 0 0 2 1 0.1 1 1 0.1 .506 .500 0.1 0.0 1 /1
Ed McKean 33 125 573 -19 -1 0 -2 8 -14 -1.2 16 3 0.5 .491 .493 0.6 0.5 5 *6
Jack O'Connor 31 103 432 -13 -0 0 -4 -2 -20 -1.7 12 -7 -0.4 .484 .490 -0.1 -0.5 -3 O32
John Pappalau 22 2 7 -1 0 0 0 1 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .487 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 /1
Ollie Pickering* 27 46 197 1 1 0 1 -2 0 0.0 6 6 0.6 .501 .500 0.5 -0.1 5 O/4
Jack Powell 22 28 108 -14 0 0 0 9 -5 -0.4 3 -2 -0.4 .485 .497 -0.4 -0.0 -2 Purchased 1/O
Chief Sockalexis* 25 66 303 3 -0 0 2 -4 0 -0.0 9 9 0.9 .501 .500 0.7 -0.2 7 O
Patsy Tebeau 32 109 455 -21 -1 0 7 0 -15 -1.4 13 -2 0.0 .488 .492 -0.6 0.6 -9 *34/56
Bobby Wallace 23 130 580 18 -2 0 6 4 27 2.2 17 44 3.9 .517 .514 3.4 0.9 38 Free Agency *5/O
Zeke Wilson 27 37 127 -14 -0 0 0 10 -4 -0.4 4 -1 -0.4 .490 .498 -0.4 -0.0 -1 1/O3
Cy Young 30 48 159 -19 -0 0 -1 13 -7 -0.6 5 -3 -0.6 .487 .496 -0.6 -0.1 -2 Purchased 1/3
Chief Zimmer 36 80 328 -1 -1 0 6 5 9 0.7 9 19 1.7 .510 .505 1.2 0.9 13 2
Team Total 28.5 1214 5175 -79 -10 0 21 43 -25 -2.9 149 124 11.0 .498 .499 9.2 1.7 103
Age G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Acquired Pos Summary

Team Player Value--Pitchers

League Register · WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Age IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Acquired
Charlie Brown* 25 24.1 4 4 25 9.25 5.88 0.17 0.00 108.0 6.16 -8 -0.6 -0.0 -0.4 -6 .359 .497
Henry Clarke 21 30.2 5 4 29 8.51 5.88 0.17 0.00 108.0 6.17 -7 -0.5 1.0 -0.0 -0.3 -4 .391 .497
Nig Cuppy 27 138.0 19 17 69 4.50 5.88 0.17 0.00 108.0 6.17 29 2.7 1.0 -0.1 3.7 42 .640 .516
Sport McAllister 22 28.0 4 3 20 6.43 5.88 0.15 0.00 108.0 6.19 0 0.0 1.0 -0.0 0.2 2 .501 .500
Mike McDermott 34 62.0 9 7 44 6.39 5.88 0.17 0.00 108.0 6.16 0 0.0 1.0 -0.0 0.5 6 .502 .500
John Pappalau 22 12.0 2 1 16 12.00 5.88 0.20 0.00 108.0 6.13 -7 -0.5 1.0 -0.0 -0.4 -6 .259 .497
Jack Powell 22 225.0 27 26 117 4.68 5.88 0.17 0.00 108.0 6.17 44 4.0 1.0 -0.2 5.7 63 .646 .524 Purchased
Zeke Wilson 27 263.2 34 30 171 5.84 5.88 0.17 0.00 108.0 6.17 17 1.5 1.0 -0.2 3.5 40 .543 .509
Cy Young 30 335.2 46 38 189 5.07 5.88 0.17 0.00 108.0 6.17 51 4.5 1.0 -0.2 7.0 80 .598 .528 Purchased
Team Total 26.9 1119.1 150 130 680 5.47 5.88 0.17 0.00 108.0 6.17 119 11.0 1.0 -0.8 19.5 217 .573 .508
Age IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Acquired

1896 / 1898 Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics