1889 Cleveland Spiders season


Before the 1889 season, the Cleveland Blues switched from the American Association to the National League. They also earned a new nickname, the Cleveland Spiders, because so many of their players were very thin. They finished their first season in the National League with a 61–72 record, good enough for sixth place.

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
CCharles Zimmer8425967.259121
1BJay Faatz117442102.231238
2BCub Stricker136566142.251147
SSEd McKean123500159.318575
3BPatsy Tebeau136521147.282876
OFJimmy McAleer110447105.235035
OFPaul Radford136487116.238146
OF134549151.275495

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Bob Gilks5321050.238018
Sy Sutcliffe4616140.248121
Pop Snyder228316.193012

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
Cinders O'Brien41346.222174.15122
36317.220153.57126
36304.112222.96105
Henry Gruber25205.07163.6474
Charlie Sprague217.0028.478

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGWLSVERASO
10000.000