1889 Cleveland Spiders season

March 2026 November 2013 Cleveland Spiders 1889 National League National League Park Cleveland, Ohio 61 72 y 6th Frank Robison Tom Loftus 1888 Cleveland Blues season thumb|200px|Pitcher Jersey Bakley thumb|200px|Catcher Chief Zimmer thumb|200px|Shortstop Ed McKean thumb|200px|Third baseman Patsy Tebeau thumb|200px|Left fielder Larry Twitchell Before the 1889 season, the Cleveland Blues switched from the American Association to the National League. They also earned a new nickname, the Cleveland Spiders, because so many of their players were very thin.http://www.thedeadballera.com/BadBoneSpiders.html TheDeadballEra.com :: Bad To The Bone: The Cleveland Spiders www.thedeadballera.com 2016-05-14https://books.google.com/books?id=iUgqkXfHNfEC Buzzwords: A Scientist Muses on Sex, Bugs, and Rock 'n' Roll Berenbaum May R. 2000-09-01 Joseph Henry Press 9780309068352 en They finished their first season in the National League with a 61–72 record, good enough for sixth place. Regular season Season standings Cleveland Spiders Record vs. opponents CLE Roster 1889 Cleveland Spiders Roster Pitchers Jersey Bakley Ed Beatin Henry Gruber Cinders O'Brien Charlie Sprague Catchers Pop Snyder Sy Sutcliffe Chief Zimmer Infielders Jay Faatz Ed McKean Cub Stricker Patsy Tebeau Outfielders Bob Gilks Jimmy McAleer Paul Radford Larry Twitchell Manager Tom Loftus 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 Charles Zimmer 84 259 67 .259 1 21 1B Jay Faatz 117 442 102 .231 2 38 2B Cub Stricker 136 566 142 .251 1 47 SS Ed McKean 123 500 159 .318 5 75 3B Patsy Tebeau 136 521 147 .282 8 76 OF Jimmy McAleer 110 447 105 .235 0 35 OF Paul Radford 136 487 116 .238 1 46 OF Larry Twitchell 134 549 151 .275 4 95 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 Bob Gilks 53 210 50 .238 0 18 Sy Sutcliffe 46 161 40 .248 1 21 Pop Snyder 22 83 16 .193 0 12 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 Cinders O'Brien 41 346.2 22 17 4.15 122 Ed Beatin 36 317.2 20 15 3.57 126 Jersey Bakley 36 304.1 12 22 2.96 105 Henry Gruber 25 205.0 7 16 3.64 74 Charlie Sprague 2 17.0 0 2 8.47 8 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Larry Twitchell 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 Notes References https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLV/1889.shtml 1889 Cleveland Spiders Statistics 2018 Baseball Reference Sports Reference LLC March 16, 2018 Category:Cleveland Spiders seasons Cleveland Spiders season Cleveland Spiders