1896 Cleveland Spiders
[edit] Summary
The 1896 Cleveland Spiders finished with a record of 80-48. They scored 840 runs and belted 28 home runs to go along with a .301 batting average. The offense was powered by Ed McKean, who led the team with 7 home runs and 112 RBI. Jesse Burkett led the team with 240 hits for a .410 average. Jesse Burkett had a great year on the basepaths with 34 stolen bases.
The team allowed 650 runs and had a team ERA of 3.46. Cy Young led the pitching staff with 28 wins and 140 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Cupid Childs | 2B | 132 | 498 | 106 | 177 | 1 | 106 | 25 | .467 | .446 | .913 | .355 |
| Tom Delahanty | 3B | 16 | 56 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .338 | .304 | .642 | .232 |
| Chippy McGarr | 3B | 113 | 455 | 68 | 122 | 1 | 53 | 16 | .302 | .327 | .629 | .268 |
| Ed McKean | SS | 133 | 571 | 100 | 193 | 7 | 112 | 13 | .388 | .468 | .856 | .338 |
| Patsy Tebeau | 1B | 132 | 543 | 56 | 146 | 2 | 94 | 20 | .300 | .343 | .643 | .269 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Harry Blake | OF | 104 | 383 | 66 | 92 | 1 | 43 | 10 | .322 | .305 | .627 | .240 |
| Jesse Burkett | OF | 133 | 586 | 160 | 240 | 6 | 72 | 34 | .461 | .541 | 1.002 | .410 |
| Jimmy McAleer | OF | 116 | 455 | 70 | 131 | 1 | 54 | 24 | .361 | .347 | .708 | .288 |
| Sport McAllister | OF | 8 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .296 | .546 | .222 |
| John Shearon | OF | 16 | 64 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .221 | .203 | .424 | .172 |
| Bobby Wallace | OF | 45 | 149 | 19 | 35 | 1 | 17 | 2 | .287 | .336 | .623 | .235 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Lou Criger | C | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .000 | .167 | .000 |
| Jack O'Connor | C | 68 | 256 | 41 | 76 | 1 | 43 | 15 | .343 | .359 | .702 | .297 |
| Tom O'Meara | C | 12 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .152 | .415 | .152 |
| Chief Zimmer | C | 91 | 336 | 46 | 93 | 3 | 46 | 4 | .354 | .375 | .729 | .277 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 4856 | 840 | 1463 | 28 | 712 | 175 | .356 | .391 | .747 | .301 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Ice Box Chamberlin | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7.36 | 2.364 | |||
| Nig Cuppy | 46 | 40 | 358 | 25 | 14 | .641 | 1 | 86 | 75 | 3.12 | 1.293 | |||
| Dale Gear | 3 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 5.48 | 1.783 | |||
| Sport McAllister | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.75 | 2.750 | |||
| Patsy Tebeau | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Bobby Wallace | 22 | 16 | 145.3 | 10 | 7 | .588 | 0 | 46 | 49 | 3.34 | 1.487 | |||
| Zeke Wilson | 33 | 29 | 240 | 17 | 9 | .654 | 1 | 56 | 81 | 4.01 | 1.442 | |||
| Cy Young | 51 | 46 | 414.3 | 28 | 15 | .651 | 3 | 140 | 62 | 3.24 | 1.301 | |||
| Team Totals | 159 | 135 | 1195.6 | 80 | 48 | .625 | 5 | 336 | 280 | 3.46 | 1.374 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Jesse Burkett and Ed McKean | 133 |
| At Bats | Jesse Burkett | 586 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Jesse Burkett | 647 |
| Batting Average | Jesse Burkett | .410 |
| On-Base % | Cupid Childs | .467 |
| Slugging % | Jesse Burkett | .541 |
| OPS | Jesse Burkett | 1.002 |
| Runs | Jesse Burkett | 160 |
| Hits | Jesse Burkett | 240 |
| Total Bases | Jesse Burkett | 317 |
| Doubles | Ed McKean | 29 |
| Triples | Jesse Burkett | 16 |
| Home Runs | Ed McKean | 7 |
| RBI | Ed McKean | 112 |
| Walks | Cupid Childs | 100 |
| Strikeouts | Chief Zimmer | 48 |
| Stolen Bases | Jesse Burkett | 34 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Jimmy McAleer | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Cy Young | 28 |
| Losses | Cy Young | 15 |
| Saves | Cy Young | 3 |
| Won-Loss % | Zeke Wilson | .654 |
| ERA | Nig Cuppy | 3.12 |
| WHIP | Nig Cuppy | 1.293 |
| Innings Pitched | Cy Young | 414.3 |
| Games | Cy Young | 51 |
| Games Started | Cy Young | 46 |
| Strikeouts | Cy Young | 140 |
| Complete Games | Cy Young | 42 |
| Shutouts | Cy Young | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Cy Young | 1781 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Cy Young | 149 |
| Hits Allowed | Cy Young | 477 |
| Walks Allowed | Zeke Wilson | 81 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Zeke Wilson | 9 |
| Wild Pitches | Cy Young | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Cy Young | 10 |
