1892 Cleveland Spiders season

The 1892 Cleveland Spiders, led by star pitcher Cy Young, finished with a 93–56 overall record, second-best in the National League. In the first split season in Major League Baseball history, the Spiders finished in fifth place during the first half of the season, and in first place during the second half. After the season, they played against the first-half champions, the Boston Beaneaters, in the "World's Championship Series", which the Spiders lost, five games to none.

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C		111	413	109	.264	1	64
1B		147	557	157	.282	2	89
2B		145	558	177	.317	3	53
SS		129	531	139	.262	0	93
3B		144	597	144	.241	5	82
OF		149	571	136	.238	4	70
OF		145	608	167	.275	6	66
OF		140	572	142	.248	1	58

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
	86	340	83	.244	2	49
	24	88	26	.295	1	14

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	53	453.0	36	12	1.93	168
	47	376.0	28	13	2.51	103
	29	243.1	17	10	2.55	91
	26	215.2	10	16	2.59	95
	6	38.0	1	3	4.26	12
	1	1.0	0	1	36.00	0

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	2	9.0	1	0	3.00	3