1891 Cleveland Spiders season


The 1891 Cleveland Spiders season was a season in American baseball. They finished with a 65–74 record and a fifth-place finish in the National League.
The Spiders moved to a new ballpark in 1891. League Park was financed by Spiders owner Frank Robison, and it would be the team's home for the remainder of their existence. It would also be home to the Cleveland Indians.
The Spiders also had a new manager. Patsy Tebeau, the team's starting third baseman, was named manager midway through the season. He remained the Spiders manager until his contract was reassigned to the St. Louis Perfectos before the 1899 season.

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
CChief Zimmer116440112.255369
1BJake Virtue139517135.261272
2BCupid Childs141551155.281283
SSEd McKean141603170.282669
3B6124965.261141
OFJimmy McAleer136565135.239161
OFSpud Johnson8032784.257146
OF136570165.289389

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Jack Doyle6925069.276043
Jesse Burkett4016745.269013
Jerry Denny3613831.225021
John Shearon3012430.242013
Billy Alvord135917.28817
Ed Seward7194.21101
Marty Sullivan141.25001
Joe Daly130.00000
Bill Collins230.00000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
Cy Young55423.227222.85147
Henry Gruber44348.217224.1379
Lee Viau45343.218173.01130
John Shearon646.0133.5219
529.0035.284
Ed Seward316.1213.864
Frank Knauss315.0037.206
Pretzels Getzien19.0018.004
Henry Killeen18.2016.233

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGWLSVERASO
301115.754