1892 Cleveland Spiders season

March 2026 November 2013 Cleveland Spiders 1892 National League League Park Cleveland, Ohio 1st half: 40 33 y 2nd half: 53 23 y Overall: 93 56 yhttps://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1892/Y_1892.htm The 1892 Season Retrosheet April 4, 2021 1st half: 5th (11 1 2 GB) 2nd half: 1st Frank Robison Patsy Tebeau 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 (with one tie). Regular season thumb|1892 Cleveland Spiders Season standings Cleveland Spiders Record vs. opponents CLE Roster 1892 Cleveland Spiders Roster Pitchers John Clarkson George Cuppy George Davies George Rettger Lee Viau Tom Williams Cy Young Catchers Chief Zimmer Infielders Cupid Childs George Davis Ed McKean Patsy Tebeau Jake Virtue Outfielders Jesse Burkett Jack Doyle Jimmy McAleer Jack O'Connor Manager Patsy Tebeau 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 Chief Zimmer 111 413 109 .264 1 64 1B Jake Virtue 147 557 157 .282 2 89 2B Cupid Childs 145 558 177 .317 3 53 SS Ed McKean 129 531 139 .262 0 93 3B George Davis George Davis (shortstop) 144 597 144 .241 5 82 OF Jimmy McAleer 149 571 136 .238 4 70 OF Jesse Burkett 145 608 167 .275 6 66 OF Jack O'Connor Jack O'Connor (catcher) 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 Patsy Tebeau 86 340 83 .244 2 49 Jack Doyle Jack Doyle (baseball) 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 Cy Young 53 453.0 36 12 1.93 168 George Cuppy 47 376.0 28 13 2.51 103 John Clarkson 29 243.1 17 10 2.55 91 George Davies George Davies (baseball) 26 215.2 10 16 2.59 95 George Rettger 6 38.0 1 3 4.26 12 Lee Viau 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 Tom Williams Tom Williams (outfielder) 2 9.0 1 0 3.00 3 References External links https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLV/1892.shtml 1892 Cleveland Spiders Statistics 2018 Baseball Reference Sports Reference LLC March 16, 2018 Category:Cleveland Spiders seasons Category:1892 in sports in Ohio Cleveland Spiders season Category:1890s in Cleveland