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1891 Cleveland Spiders season
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Cleveland Spiders 1891 National League League Park Cleveland, Ohio 65 74 y 5th Frank Robison Robert Leadley, Patsy Tebeau
The 1891 Cleveland Spiders season was a season in American baseball. They finished with a 65–74 record and a fifth-place finish in the National League.
The Spiders moved to a new ballpark in 1891. League Park was financed by Spiders owner Frank Robison, and it would be the team's home for the remainder of their existence. It would also be home to the Cleveland Indians.
The Spiders also had a new manager. Patsy Tebeau, the team's starting third baseman, was named manager midway through the season. He remained the Spiders manager until his contract was reassigned to the St. Louis Perfectos before the 1899 season.
Regular season
Season standings
Cleveland Spiders
Record vs. opponents
CLE
Opening Day lineup
Roster
1891 Cleveland Spiders Roster Pitchers
Ed Beatin
Charlie Getzien
Henry Gruber
Henry Killeen
Frank Knauss
Lee Viau
Cy Young Catchers
Jack Doyle
Chief Zimmer
Infielders
Billy Alvord
Cupid Childs
Jerry Denny
Ed McKean
Patsy Tebeau
Jake Virtue Outfielders
Jesse Burkett
Bill Collins
Joe Daly
George Davis
Spud Johnson
Jimmy McAleer
Ed Seward
John Shearon
Marty Sullivan Manager
Robert Leadley
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 116 440 112 .255 3 69 1B Jake Virtue 139 517 135 .261 2 72 2B Cupid Childs 141 551 155 .281 2 83 SS Ed McKean 141 603 170 .282 6 69 3B Patsy Tebeau 61 249 65 .261 1 41 OF Jimmy McAleer 136 565 135 .239 1 61 OF Spud Johnson 80 327 84 .257 1 46 OF George Davis George Davis (shortstop) 136 570 165 .289 3 89
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 Jack Doyle 69 250 69 .276 0 43 Jesse Burkett 40 167 45 .269 0 13 Jerry Denny 36 138 31 .225 0 21 John Shearon 30 124 30 .242 0 13 Billy Alvord 13 59 17 .288 1 7 Ed Seward 7 19 4 .211 0 1 Marty Sullivan 1 4 1 .250 0 1 Joe Daly 1 3 0 .000 0 0 Bill Collins 2 3 0 .000 0 0
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 55 423.2 27 22 2.85 147 Henry Gruber 44 348.2 17 22 4.13 79 Lee Viau 45 343.2 18 17 3.01 130 John Shearon 6 46.0 1 3 3.52 19 Ed Beatin 5 29.0 0 3 5.28 4 Ed Seward 3 16.1 2 1 3.86 4 Frank Knauss 3 15.0 0 3 7.20 6 Pretzels Getzien 1 9.0 0 1 8.00 4 Henry Killeen 1 8.2 0 1 6.23 3
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 George Davis George Davis (shortstop) 3 0 1 1 15.75 4
References
https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLV/1891.shtml 1891 Cleveland Spiders Statistics 2018 Baseball Reference Sports Reference LLC March 16, 2018
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