1897 Cleveland Spiders
[edit] Summary
The 1897 Cleveland Spiders finished with a record of 68-60. They scored 773 runs and belted 16 home runs to go along with a .298 batting average. The offense was powered by Bobby Wallace, who led the team with 4 home runs and 112 RBI. Jesse Burkett led the team with 198 hits for a .383 average.
The team allowed 680 runs and had a team ERA of 3.96. Cy Young led the pitching staff with 21 wins and 88 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Cupid Childs | 2B | 114 | 444 | 105 | 150 | 1 | 61 | 25 | .435 | .419 | .854 | .338 |
| Ed McKean | SS | 125 | 523 | 83 | 143 | 2 | 78 | 15 | .330 | .379 | .709 | .273 |
| Patsy Tebeau | 1B | 109 | 412 | 62 | 110 | 0 | 59 | 11 | .323 | .347 | .670 | .267 |
| Bobby Wallace | 3B | 130 | 516 | 99 | 173 | 4 | 112 | 14 | .394 | .504 | .898 | .335 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Ira Belden | OF | 8 | 30 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .333 | .400 | .733 | .267 |
| Harry Blake | OF | 32 | 117 | 17 | 30 | 1 | 15 | 5 | .331 | .325 | .656 | .256 |
| Jesse Burkett | OF | 127 | 517 | 129 | 198 | 2 | 60 | 28 | .468 | .476 | .944 | .383 |
| Fred Cooke | OF | 5 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .400 | .412 | .812 | .294 |
| Dale Gear | OF | 7 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .286 | .208 | .494 | .167 |
| Jimmy McAleer | OF | 24 | 91 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 4 | .283 | .242 | .525 | .220 |
| Sport McAllister | OF | 43 | 137 | 23 | 30 | 0 | 11 | 3 | .287 | .270 | .557 | .219 |
| Jack O'Connor | OF | 103 | 397 | 49 | 115 | 2 | 69 | 20 | .338 | .378 | .716 | .290 |
| Ollie Pickering | OF | 46 | 182 | 33 | 64 | 1 | 22 | 18 | .392 | .418 | .810 | .352 |
| Chief Sockalexis | OF | 66 | 278 | 43 | 94 | 3 | 42 | 16 | .385 | .460 | .845 | .338 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Lou Criger | C | 39 | 138 | 15 | 31 | 0 | 22 | 5 | .340 | .268 | .608 | .225 |
| Chief Zimmer | C | 80 | 294 | 50 | 93 | 0 | 40 | 8 | .378 | .412 | .790 | .316 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 4604 | 773 | 1374 | 16 | 663 | 181 | .357 | .389 | .746 | .298 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Charlie Brown | 4 | 4 | 24.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 7.77 | 1.934 | |||
| Henry Clarke | 5 | 4 | 30.7 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 6.16 | 1.433 | |||
| Nig Cuppy | 19 | 17 | 139.3 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0 | 23 | 26 | 3.17 | 1.263 | |||
| Sport McAllister | 4 | 3 | 28 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 4.50 | 1.357 | |||
| Mike McDermott | 9 | 7 | 62 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 0 | 12 | 25 | 4.50 | 1.613 | |||
| John Pappalau | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1.50 | 2.333 | |||
| Jack Powell | 27 | 26 | 225 | 15 | 10 | .600 | 0 | 61 | 62 | 3.16 | 1.364 | |||
| Zeke Wilson | 34 | 30 | 263.7 | 16 | 11 | .593 | 0 | 69 | 83 | 4.16 | 1.540 | |||
| Cy Young | 46 | 38 | 333.7 | 21 | 19 | .525 | 0 | 88 | 49 | 3.80 | 1.319 | |||
| Team Totals | 150 | 130 | 1118.7 | 68 | 60 | .531 | 0 | 277 | 289 | 3.96 | 1.418 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Bobby Wallace | 130 |
| At Bats | Ed McKean | 523 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Jesse Burkett | 610 |
| Batting Average | Jesse Burkett | .383 |
| On-Base % | Jesse Burkett | .468 |
| Slugging % | Bobby Wallace | .504 |
| OPS | Jesse Burkett | .944 |
| Runs | Jesse Burkett | 129 |
| Hits | Jesse Burkett | 198 |
| Total Bases | Bobby Wallace | 260 |
| Doubles | Bobby Wallace | 33 |
| Triples | Bobby Wallace | 21 |
| Home Runs | Bobby Wallace | 4 |
| RBI | Bobby Wallace | 112 |
| Walks | Jesse Burkett | 76 |
| Stolen Bases | Jesse Burkett | 28 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Cupid Childs | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Cy Young | 21 |
| Losses | Cy Young | 19 |
| Won-Loss % | Nig Cuppy | .625 |
| ERA | Jack Powell | 3.16 |
| WHIP | Cy Young | 1.319 |
| Innings Pitched | Cy Young | 333.7 |
| Games | Cy Young | 46 |
| Games Started | Cy Young | 38 |
| Strikeouts | Cy Young | 88 |
| Complete Games | Cy Young | 35 |
| Shutouts | Jack Powell and Cy Young | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Cy Young | 1423 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Cy Young | 141 |
| Hits Allowed | Cy Young | 391 |
| Walks Allowed | Zeke Wilson | 83 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Zeke Wilson | 9 |
| Wild Pitches | Cy Young | 14 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jack Powell, Zeke Wilson, and Cy Young | 9 |
