1898 Cleveland Spiders
[edit] Summary
The 1898 Cleveland Spiders finished with a record of 81-68. They scored 730 runs and belted 18 home runs to go along with a .263 batting average. Ed McKean provided the power for the team with 9 homers. Bobby Wallace knocked in 99 runs. Jesse Burkett led the team with 213 hits for a .341 average.
The team allowed 683 runs and had a team ERA of 3.20. Cy Young led the pitching staff with 25 wins and 101 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jimmy Burke | 3B | 13 | 38 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .150 | .132 | .282 | .105 |
| Cupid Childs | 2B | 110 | 413 | 90 | 119 | 1 | 31 | 9 | .395 | .337 | .732 | .288 |
| Ed McKean | SS | 151 | 604 | 89 | 172 | 9 | 94 | 11 | .346 | .371 | .717 | .285 |
| Jack O'Connor | 1B | 131 | 478 | 50 | 119 | 1 | 56 | 8 | .291 | .308 | .599 | .249 |
| Patsy Tebeau | 1B | 131 | 477 | 53 | 123 | 1 | 63 | 5 | .341 | .304 | .645 | .258 |
| Bobby Wallace | 3B | 154 | 593 | 81 | 160 | 3 | 99 | 7 | .344 | .371 | .715 | .270 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Ed Biecher | OF | 8 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .280 | .480 | .200 |
| Harry Blake | OF | 136 | 474 | 65 | 116 | 0 | 58 | 12 | .342 | .312 | .654 | .245 |
| Jesse Burkett | OF | 150 | 624 | 114 | 213 | 0 | 42 | 19 | .415 | .399 | .814 | .341 |
| Fred Frank | OF | 17 | 53 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .276 | .264 | .540 | .208 |
| Emmet Heidrick | OF | 19 | 76 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 3 | .329 | .382 | .711 | .303 |
| Jimmy McAleer | OF | 106 | 366 | 47 | 87 | 0 | 48 | 7 | .331 | .246 | .577 | .238 |
| Chief Sockalexis | OF | 21 | 67 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .246 | .254 | .500 | .224 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Lou Criger | C | 84 | 287 | 43 | 80 | 1 | 32 | 2 | .377 | .362 | .739 | .279 |
| Ossee Schreckengost | C | 10 | 35 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 1 | .314 | .543 | .857 | .314 |
| Chief Zimmer | C | 20 | 63 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .304 | .270 | .574 | .238 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5246 | 730 | 1379 | 18 | 605 | 93 | .330 | .325 | .656 | .263 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Frank Bates | 4 | 4 | 29 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 3.10 | 1.414 | |||
| Nig Cuppy | 18 | 15 | 128 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 0 | 27 | 25 | 3.30 | 1.344 | |||
| Chick Fraser | 6 | 6 | 42 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 5.57 | 1.452 | |||
| Cowboy Jones | 9 | 9 | 72 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 26 | 29 | 3.00 | 1.458 | |||
| George Kelb | 3 | 1 | 16.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4.41 | 1.472 | |||
| Sport McAllister | 9 | 7 | 65.3 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 0 | 9 | 23 | 4.55 | 1.470 | |||
| Pete McBride | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6.43 | 1.857 | |||
| Jack Powell | 42 | 41 | 342 | 23 | 15 | .605 | 0 | 93 | 112 | 3.00 | 1.287 | |||
| Zeke Wilson | 33 | 31 | 254.7 | 13 | 18 | .419 | 0 | 45 | 51 | 3.60 | 1.406 | |||
| Cy Young | 46 | 41 | 377.7 | 25 | 13 | .658 | 0 | 101 | 41 | 2.53 | 1.133 | |||
| Team Totals | 171 | 156 | 1334 | 81 | 68 | .544 | 0 | 339 | 309 | 3.20 | 1.303 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Bobby Wallace | 154 |
| At Bats | Jesse Burkett | 624 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Jesse Burkett | 706 |
| Batting Average | Jesse Burkett | .341 |
| On-Base % | Jesse Burkett | .415 |
| Slugging % | Jesse Burkett | .399 |
| OPS | Jesse Burkett | .814 |
| Runs | Jesse Burkett | 114 |
| Hits | Jesse Burkett | 213 |
| Total Bases | Jesse Burkett | 249 |
| Doubles | Bobby Wallace | 25 |
| Triples | Bobby Wallace | 13 |
| Home Runs | Ed McKean | 9 |
| RBI | Bobby Wallace | 99 |
| Walks | Harry Blake, Jesse Burkett, and Cupid Childs | 69 |
| Stolen Bases | Jesse Burkett | 19 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Harry Blake | 23 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Cy Young | 25 |
| Losses | Zeke Wilson | 18 |
| Won-Loss % | Cy Young | .658 |
| ERA | Cy Young | 2.53 |
| WHIP | Cy Young | 1.133 |
| Innings Pitched | Cy Young | 377.7 |
| Games | Cy Young | 46 |
| Games Started | Jack Powell and Cy Young | 41 |
| Strikeouts | Cy Young | 101 |
| Complete Games | Cy Young | 40 |
| Shutouts | Jack Powell | 6 |
| Batters Faced | Cy Young | 1554 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jack Powell | 114 |
| Hits Allowed | Cy Young | 387 |
| Walks Allowed | Jack Powell | 112 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jack Powell | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Cy Young | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jack Powell | 16 |
