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1898 Cleveland Spiders

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1897 / 1899

81-68, Finished 5th in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Patsy Tebeau (81-68)
Scored 730 runs, Allowed 683 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 79-70

Ballparks: League Park I, Baker Bowl, Robison Field, Culver Field II, Euclid Beach Park, Ontario Beach Grounds & West Side Grounds · Attendance: 70,496 (12th of 12)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 96, Pitching - 95 · one-year: Batting - 96, Pitching - 95


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1897 / 1899 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Team Roster & Games By Position

Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR WAR
Frank Bates 21 R 5' 10" 156 Sep 28, 1876 1st 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2
Ed Biecher 22 Aug 27, 1875 2 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 8 -0.3
Harry Blake 24 R R 5' 7" 165 Jun 16, 1874 5 136 136 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 22 114 136 1.1
Jimmy Burke 23 R R 5' 7" 160 Oct 12, 1874 1st 13 13 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 -0.5
Jesse Burkett HOF 29 L L 5' 8" 155 Dec 4, 1868 9 150 150 0 0 0 0 0 0 148 1 1 150 4.4
Cupid Childs 30 L R 5' 8" 185 Aug 8, 1867 10 110 110 0 0 0 110 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.5
Lou Criger 26 R R 5' 10" 165 Feb 3, 1872 3 84 84 0 82 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.5
Nig Cuppy 28 R R 5' 7" 160 Jul 3, 1869 7 18 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.2
Fred Frank 25 5' 9" 162 Mar 11, 1873 1st 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 11 17 -0.1
Chick Fraser 24 R R 5' 10" 188 Aug 26, 1873 3 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.8
Emmet Heidrick 21 L R 6' 0" 185 Jul 29, 1876 1st 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 7 19 0.0
Cowboy Jones 23 L L 5' 11" 160 Aug 23, 1874 1st 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2
George Kelb 27 L L Jul 17, 1870 1st 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.7
Jimmy McAleer 33 R R 6' 0" 175 Jul 10, 1864 10 106 106 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 102 1 104 -0.1
Sport McAllister 23 B R 5' 11" 180 Jul 23, 1874 3 17 17 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 8 -0.1
Pete McBride 22 R R 5' 10" 170 Jul 9, 1875 1st 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Ed McKean 34 R R 5' 9" 160 Jun 6, 1864 12 151 151 0 0 0 0 0 151 0 0 0 0 3.1
Jack O'Connor 32 R R 5' 10" 170 Jun 2, 1866 12 131 131 0 48 69 0 0 0 2 1 12 15 0.6
Jack Powell 23 R R 5' 11" 195 Jul 9, 1874 2 42 42 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.8
Ossee Schrecongost 23 R R 5' 10" 180 Apr 11, 1875 2 10 10 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.3
Chief Sockalexis 26 L R 5' 11" 185 Oct 24, 1871 2 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 8 16 -0.4
Patsy Tebeau 33 R R 5' 8" 163 Dec 5, 1864 11 131 131 0 0 91 34 3 7 0 0 0 0 1.5
Bobby Wallace HOF 24 R R 5' 8" 170 Nov 4, 1873 5 154 154 0 0 0 13 141 0 0 0 0 0 4.3
Zeke Wilson 28 R R 5' 10" 165 Dec 24, 1869 4 37 37 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1.3
Cy Young HOF 31 R R 6' 2" 210 Mar 29, 1867 9 47 47 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.1
Chief Zimmer 37 R R 6' 0" 190 Nov 23, 1860 14 20 20 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR WAR

1897 / 1899 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers