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1899 Cleveland Spiders Trades and Transactions
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1898)
20-134, Finished 12th in National League
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Scored 529 runs, Allowed 1252 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 26-128
Manager: Lave Cross (8-30) and Joe Quinn (12-104)
Ballpark: League Park I
Attendance: 6,088 (12th of 12)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 89, Pitching - 96;   one-year: Batting - 89, Pitching - 96

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1898 Trades and Transactions

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

December 16, 1898

Sold Chick Fraser to the Philadelphia Phillies for $900 or $1000.

1899

Cy Young assigned from roster onto the St. Louis Perfectos.

March 11, 1899

Purchased Mike Griffin from the Brooklyn Superbas for $4,000.

March 29, 1899

Kid Carsey, Jack Clements, Lave Cross, Tommy Dowd, Dick Harley, Bill Hill, Jim Hughey, Harry Lochhead, Harry Maupin, Joe Quinn, Jack Stivetts, Willie Sudhoff, Joe Sugden, Suter Sullivan and Tommy Tucker assigned onto roster from the St. Louis Perfectos.

Frank Bates, Harry Blake, Jesse Burkett, Jimmy Burke, Cupid Childs, Lou Criger, Nig Cuppy, Emmet Heidrick, Cowboy Jones, Pete McBride, Ed McKean, Jack O'Connor, Jack Powell, Ossee Schreckengost, Patsy Tebeau, Bobby Wallace and Zeke Wilson assigned from roster onto the St. Louis Perfectos.

May 18, 1899 (Standings)

Released Jack Clements.

June 5, 1899 (Standings)

Frank Bates and Ossee Schreckengost assigned onto roster from the St. Louis Perfectos.

Lave Cross and Willie Sudhoff assigned from roster onto the St. Louis Perfectos.

August 3, 1899 (Standings)

Charlie Hemphill assigned onto roster from the St. Louis Perfectos.

February, 1900

Jack Harper and Otto Krueger assigned from roster onto the St. Louis Cardinals. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

March 10, 1900

Charlie Hemphill and Charlie Knepper assigned from roster onto the St. Louis Cardinals. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

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1898 Trades and Transactions

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