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1898 Cleveland Spiders

Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics

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 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 Lou Criger 26 84 338 287 43 80 13 4 1 32 2 40 22 .279 .377 .362 .739 115 104 5 6
2 1B Patsy Tebeau 33 131 546 477 53 123 11 4 1 63 5 53 26 .258 .341 .304 .645 88 145 7 9
3 2B Cupid Childs* 30 110 500 413 90 119 9 4 1 31 9 69 29 .288 .395 .337 .732 113 139 4 14
4 SS Ed McKean 34 151 674 604 89 172 23 1 9 94 11 56 18 .285 .346 .371 .717 109 224 1 13
5 3B Bobby Wallace 24 154 671 593 81 160 25 13 3 99 7 63 14 .270 .344 .371 .715 108 220 4 11
6 OF Jimmy McAleer 33 106 424 366 47 87 3 0 0 48 7 46 32 .238 .331 .246 .577 68 90 5 7
7 OF Jesse Burkett* 29 150 706 624 114 213 18 9 0 42 19 69 30 .341 .415 .399 .814 137 249 9 4
8 OF Harry Blake 24 136 567 474 65 116 18 7 0 58 12 69 26 .245 .342 .312 .654 91 148 1 23
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 UT Jack O'Connor 32 131 517 478 50 119 17 4 1 56 8 26 17 .249 .291 .308 .598 74 147 2 11
10 OF Emmet Heidrick* 21 19 80 76 10 23 2 2 0 8 3 3 2 .303 .329 .382 .711 107 29 0 1
11 C Chief Zimmer 37 20 73 63 5 15 2 0 0 4 2 5 7 .238 .304 .270 .574 67 17 1 4
12 OF Chief Sockalexis* 26 21 69 67 11 15 2 0 0 10 0 1 8 .224 .246 .254 .500 46 17 1 0
13 OF Sport McAllister# 23 17 63 57 8 13 3 1 0 9 0 5 5 .228 .290 .316 .606 76 18 0 1
14 OF Fred Frank? 25 17 58 53 3 11 1 1 0 3 1 4 1 .208 .276 .264 .540 57 14 1 0
15 3B Jimmy Burke 23 13 42 38 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 .105 .150 .132 .282 -18 5 0 2
16 C Ossee Schrecongost 23 10 35 35 5 11 2 3 0 10 1 0 0 .314 .314 .543 .857 148 19 0 0
17 OF Ed Biecher? 22 8 26 25 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .280 .480 39 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
18 P Cy Young 31 47 169 154 20 39 4 1 2 13 2 8 12 .253 .299 .331 .630 83 51 2 5
19 P Jack Powell 23 42 149 136 15 18 3 1 0 9 0 11 11 .132 .197 .169 .366 7 23 0 2
20 P Zeke Wilson 28 37 132 118 11 21 2 1 0 9 0 5 13 .178 .224 .212 .436 27 25 2 7
21 P Nig Cuppy 28 18 53 48 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 7 .104 .157 .104 .261 -24 5 0 2
22 P Cowboy Jones* 23 9 32 28 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 14 .071 .161 .071 .233 -32 2 0 1
23 P Chick Fraser 24 6 16 16 2 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 5 .250 .250 .313 .563 63 5 0 0
24 P Frank Bates? 21 4 13 9 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 .111 .333 .111 .444 31 1 0 1
25 P George Kelb* 27 3 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 16 1 0 0
26 P Pete McBride 22 1 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 483 2 1 0
Team Totals 28.9 156 5962 5246 730 1379 162 56 18 605 93 545 303 .263 .338 .325 .663 93 1707 46 125
Rank in 12 NL teams 5 7 9 7 10 7 12 1 1 10 9 5 10 9 9 11 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 31 25 13 .658 2.53 46 41 5 40 1 0 377.2 387 167 106 6 41 101 9 0 9 1520 136 1.133 9.2 0.1 1.0 2.4 2.46
2 SP Jack Powell 23 23 15 .605 3.00 42 41 1 36 6 0 342.0 328 154 114 8 112 93 16 0 6 1437 114 1.287 8.6 0.2 2.9 2.4 0.83
3 SP Zeke Wilson 28 13 18 .419 3.60 33 31 2 28 1 0 254.2 307 141 102 4 51 45 7 0 4 1096 95 1.406 10.8 0.1 1.8 1.6 0.88
4 SP Nig Cuppy 28 9 8 .529 3.30 18 15 3 13 1 0 128.0 147 62 47 4 25 27 6 0 0 545 104 1.344 10.3 0.3 1.8 1.9 1.08
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 Cowboy Jones* 23 4 4 .500 3.00 9 9 0 7 0 0 72.0 76 44 24 0 29 26 4 0 1 316 115 1.458 9.5 0.0 3.6 3.3 0.90
6 Sport McAllister 23 3 4 .429 4.55 9 7 1 6 0 0 65.1 73 43 33 2 23 9 3 0 1 286 76 1.469 10.1 0.3 3.2 1.2 0.39
7 Chick Fraser 24 2 3 .400 5.57 6 6 0 6 0 0 42.0 49 34 26 2 12 19 6 0 2 187 62 1.452 10.5 0.4 2.6 4.1 1.58
8 Frank Bates 21 2 1 .667 3.10 4 4 0 4 0 0 29.0 30 15 10 0 11 5 1 0 0 125 112 1.414 9.3 0.0 3.4 1.6 0.45
9 George Kelb* 27 0 1 .000 4.41 3 1 2 1 0 0 16.1 23 17 8 0 1 8 4 0 0 75 80 1.469 12.7 0.0 0.6 4.4 8.00
10 Pete McBride 22 0 1 .000 6.43 1 1 0 1 0 0 7.0 9 6 5 0 4 6 1 0 3 34 57 1.857 11.6 0.0 5.1 7.7 1.50
Team Totals 26.7 81 68 .544 3.20 156 156 14 142 9 0 1334.0 1429 683 475 26 309 339 57 0 26 5621 107 1.303 9.6 0.2 2.1 2.3 1.10
Rank in 12 NL teams 5 8 4 1 6 7 5 6 4 4 7 1 5
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
Frank Bates 21 4 9 2 6 1 1 .889 2.00 P
Ed Biecher 22 8 13 10 1 2 0 .846 1.38 OF
Harry Blake 24 138 277 239 25 13 4 .953 1.91 OF-1B
Jesse Burkett 29 150 304 268 17 19 3 .938 1.90 OF
Jimmy Burke 23 13 34 8 21 5 0 .853 2.23 3B
Cupid Childs 30 110 691 273 370 48 37 .931 5.85 2B
Lou Criger 26 82 446 322 105 19 9 .957 5.21 10 85 78 48% 44% C
Nig Cuppy 28 18 29 3 24 2 1 .931 1.50 P
Fred Frank 25 17 47 40 3 4 2 .915 2.53 OF
Chick Fraser 24 6 13 5 8 0 0 1.000 2.17 P
Emmet Heidrick 21 19 40 29 5 6 1 .850 1.79 OF
Cowboy Jones 23 9 17 2 10 5 0 .706 1.33 P
George Kelb 27 3 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 1.33 P
Jimmy McAleer 33 106 267 243 14 10 4 .963 2.42 OF-2B
Sport McAllister 23 17 34 15 17 2 0 .941 1.88 P-OF
Pete McBride 22 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 P
Ed McKean 34 151 782 304 425 53 47 .932 4.83 SS
Jack O'Connor 32 132 873 761 92 20 36 .977 6.46 6 45 39 46% 44% 1B-C-OF
Jack Powell 23 42 84 11 70 3 2 .964 1.93 P
Ossee Schrecongost 23 9 50 33 10 7 1 .860 4.78 2 9 7 44% 44% C
Chief Sockalexis 26 16 28 21 6 1 3 .964 1.69 OF
Patsy Tebeau 33 135 1249 1057 162 30 55 .976 9.03 1B-2B-SS-3B
Bobby Wallace 24 154 652 248 365 39 23 .940 3.98 3B-2B
Zeke Wilson 28 36 102 14 83 5 1 .951 2.69 P-OF
Cy Young 31 46 138 12 122 4 2 .971 2.91 P
Chief Zimmer 37 19 101 78 20 3 2 .970 5.16 2 19 15 44% 44% C
Team Totals 28.8 156 6285 3999 1985 301 234 .952 4.15 20 158 139 47% 44%
Rank in 12 NL teams 12 12 1
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
Frank Bates? 21 4 13 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .502 .500 0.0 0.0 1 /1
Ed Biecher? 22 8 26 -2 0 0 -2 -0 -4 -0.4 1 -3 -0.3 .450 .498 -0.1 -0.2 -1 /O
Harry Blake 24 136 567 -2 -1 0 4 -8 -7 -0.7 18 11 1.1 .495 .496 0.8 -0.4 7 *O/3
Jimmy Burke 23 13 42 -6 0 0 0 0 -5 -0.5 1 -4 -0.4 .460 .497 -0.4 0.0 -4 5
Jesse Burkett* 29 150 706 35 -2 0 -4 -9 20 1.8 22 42 4.0 .513 .512 4.5 -1.3 46 Purchased *O
Cupid Childs* 30 110 500 13 -1 0 3 2 17 1.5 15 32 3.1 .514 .510 2.9 0.4 29 Traded *4
Lou Criger 26 84 338 8 0 0 2 6 16 1.5 10 26 2.6 .518 .509 2.4 0.7 24 2
Nig Cuppy 28 18 53 -8 0 0 0 3 -4 -0.4 2 -3 -0.4 .476 .497 -0.4 0.0 -3 1
Fred Frank? 25 17 58 -3 0 0 1 -1 -2 -0.2 2 -1 -0.1 .486 .498 -0.2 0.0 -2 O
Chick Fraser 24 6 16 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 Purchased /1
Emmet Heidrick* 21 19 80 0 -0 0 -2 -1 -3 -0.3 2 -0 0.0 .487 .498 0.2 -0.3 2 O
Cowboy Jones* 23 9 32 -6 0 0 0 2 -4 -0.3 1 -2 -0.3 .462 .498 -0.3 0.0 -2 /1
George Kelb* 27 3 5 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .494 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
Jimmy McAleer 33 106 424 -12 -0 0 3 -5 -14 -1.4 13 -1 0.0 .487 .492 -0.3 -0.2 -4 Jumped Lgs--Return *O/4
Sport McAllister# 23 17 63 -2 0 0 0 2 0 0.0 2 2 0.0 .502 .500 0.0 -0.0 2 /1O
Pete McBride 22 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 2 0.2 0 2 0.2 .656 .501 0.2 0.0 2 /1
Ed McKean 34 151 674 10 -0 0 -7 10 12 1.1 21 33 3.2 .508 .507 3.9 0.3 40 *6
Jack O'Connor 32 131 517 -15 -0 0 4 2 -10 -1.0 16 6 0.6 .493 .494 0.3 0.5 2 32O
Jack Powell 23 42 149 -16 1 0 0 10 -6 -0.6 5 -1 -0.6 .486 .496 -0.6 0.0 -1 Purchased 1
Ossee Schrecongost 23 10 35 2 0 0 -1 1 1 0.1 1 2 0.2 .512 .501 0.3 -0.0 3 /2
Chief Sockalexis* 26 21 69 -5 0 0 0 -1 -5 -0.5 2 -3 -0.3 .475 .497 -0.3 -0.1 -3 O
Patsy Tebeau 33 131 546 -4 0 0 4 0 1 0.0 17 18 1.8 .501 .501 1.4 0.4 14 34/65
Bobby Wallace 24 154 671 9 0 0 10 5 24 2.2 21 45 4.4 .515 .514 3.5 1.4 35 Free Agency *54
Zeke Wilson 28 37 132 -12 0 0 0 8 -3 -0.3 4 1 -0.3 .492 .498 -0.3 -0.0 1 1/O
Cy Young 31 47 169 -4 0 0 0 11 7 0.7 5 12 0.7 .515 .504 0.7 -0.0 12 Purchased 1
Chief Zimmer 37 20 73 -3 -0 0 1 1 -1 -0.1 2 2 0.2 .497 .500 0.1 0.2 1 2
Team Total 28.9 1445 5962 -21 -1 0 16 39 33 2.3 184 217 19.4 .502 .501 18.3 1.4 201
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
Frank Bates 21 29.0 4 4 15 4.66 4.98 0.11 0.00 95.0 4.63 1 0.1 -0.0 0.3 3 .513 .500
Nig Cuppy 28 128.0 18 15 62 4.36 4.98 0.11 0.00 95.0 4.63 7 0.6 1.0 -0.1 1.6 18 .535 .504
Chick Fraser 24 42.0 6 6 34 7.29 4.98 0.11 0.00 95.0 4.63 -12 -0.9 -0.0 -0.6 -8 .343 .494 Purchased
Cowboy Jones* 23 72.0 9 9 44 5.50 4.98 0.11 0.00 95.0 4.63 -5 -0.5 -0.1 0.1 1 .445 .497
George Kelb* 27 16.1 3 1 17 9.37 4.98 0.12 0.00 95.0 4.62 -8 -0.6 1.0 -0.0 -0.5 -7 .289 .496
Sport McAllister 23 65.1 9 7 43 5.92 4.98 0.11 0.00 95.0 4.63 -8 -0.7 1.0 -0.1 -0.2 -2 .420 .496
Pete McBride 22 7.0 1 1 6 7.71 4.98 0.10 0.00 95.0 4.64 -2 -0.2 -0.0 -0.1 -2 .321 .499
Jack Powell 23 342.0 42 41 154 4.05 4.98 0.10 0.00 95.0 4.63 29 2.9 1.0 -0.3 5.6 61 .570 .518 Purchased
Zeke Wilson 28 254.2 33 31 141 4.98 4.98 0.11 0.00 95.0 4.62 -5 -0.4 1.0 -0.2 1.5 19 .486 .497
Cy Young 31 377.2 46 41 167 3.98 4.98 0.11 0.00 95.0 4.63 35 3.5 1.0 -0.3 6.4 70 .577 .522 Purchased
Team Total 26.7 1334.0 171 156 683 4.61 4.98 0.11 0.00 95.0 4.63 31 3.7 1.0 -1.2 14.1 154 .522 .502
Age IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Acquired

1897 / 1899 Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics