1891 Cleveland Spiders

65-74 • .468 Win% • 5th in NL

📊 Season Record

65 Wins
74 Losses
.468 Win %
5th Rank
835 R 888 RA
Diff -53

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⚡ Quick Stats

835 Runs Scored
888 Runs Allowed
-53 Run Diff
118K Attendance

📈 vs. 1891 NL Average

Batting Avg .255 1% above the 1891 league average (.252)
OBP .329 1% above the 1891 league average (.325)
SLG .338 1% below the 1891 league average (.341)
Team ERA 3.50 5% worse than the 1891 league average (3.34)
Runs Scored 835 9% above the 1891 league average (764 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumLeague Park I
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Home Games 69
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Total Attendance 118,665
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Avg per Game 1,719

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1891

Batting Avg

1 George Davis 0.289 2 Billy Alvord 0.288 3 Ed McKean 0.282 4 Cupid Childs 0.281 5 Jack Doyle 0.276

Home Runs

1 Ed McKean 6 2 George Davis 3 3 Charles Zimmer 3 4 Cupid Childs 2 5 Jake Virtue 2

RBI

1 George Davis 89 2 Cupid Childs 83 3 Jake Virtue 72 4 Ed McKean 69 5 Charles Zimmer 69
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ed McKean 141 603 115 170 13 12 6 69 64 19 14 0.282
George Davis 136 570 115 165 35 12 3 89 53 29 42 0.289
Jimmy McAleer 136 565 97 135 16 11 1 61 49 47 51 0.239
Cupid Childs 141 551 120 155 21 12 2 83 97 32 39 0.281
Jake Virtue 139 517 82 135 19 14 2 72 75 40 15 0.261
Charles Zimmer 116 440 55 112 21 4 3 69 33 49 15 0.255
Spud Johnson 80 327 49 84 8 3 1 46 22 23 16 0.257
Jack Doyle 69 250 43 69 14 4 0 43 26 44 24 0.276
Patsy Tebeau 61 249 38 65 8 3 1 41 16 13 12 0.261
Cy Young 55 174 23 29 5 2 1 18 11 30 2 0.167
Jesse Burkett 40 167 29 45 7 4 0 13 23 19 1 0.269
Lee Viau 45 144 15 23 3 2 0 6 12 28 2 0.160
Henry Gruber 46 141 17 23 3 2 1 20 21 35 0 0.163
Jerry Denny 36 138 17 31 5 0 0 21 12 23 3 0.225
John Shearon 30 124 10 30 1 1 0 13 1 15 6 0.242
Billy Alvord 13 59 7 17 2 2 1 7 0 7 0 0.288
Ed Seward 7 19 2 4 2 0 0 1 3 4 0 0.211
Ed Beatin 5 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.077
Frank Knauss 3 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.167
Pretzels Getzien 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Marty Sullivan 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.250
Bill Collins 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Daly 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Henry Killeen 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1891

ERA

1 Cy Young 2.85 2 Lee Viau 3.01 3 John Shearon 3.52 4 Henry Gruber 4.13

Wins

1 Cy Young 27 2 Lee Viau 18 3 Henry Gruber 17 4 Ed Seward 2 5 John Shearon 1

Strikeouts

1 Cy Young 147 2 Lee Viau 130 3 Henry Gruber 79 4 John Shearon 19 5 Frank Knauss 6
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Cy Young 27 22 2.85 55 46 2 423.2 431 134 140 147
Henry Gruber 17 22 4.13 44 40 0 348.2 407 160 119 79
Lee Viau 18 17 3.01 45 38 0 343.2 367 115 138 130
John Shearon 1 3 3.52 6 5 0 46.0 57 18 24 19
Ed Beatin 0 3 5.28 5 4 0 29.0 39 17 21 4
Ed Seward 2 1 3.86 3 3 0 16.1 16 7 11 4
Frank Knauss 0 3 7.20 3 3 0 15.0 23 12 8 6
Pretzels Getzien 0 1 8.00 1 1 0 9.0 12 8 4 4
Henry Killeen 0 1 6.23 1 1 0 8.2 11 6 8 3
George Davis 0 1 15.75 3 0 1 4.0 8 7 3 4

👥 Roster (24)

Billy Alvord Ed Beatin Jesse Burkett Cupid Childs Bill Collins Joe Daly George Davis Jerry Denny Jack Doyle Pretzels Getzien Henry Gruber Spud Johnson +12 more

24 players

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Frequently Asked Questions about the 1891 Cleveland Spiders

What was the 1891 Cleveland Spiders record?
The 1891 Cleveland Spiders finished 65-74 (.468 win pct).
Who led the 1891 Cleveland Spiders in home runs?
Ed McKean led the 1891 Cleveland Spiders with 6 home runs.
What was the 1891 Cleveland Spiders team ERA?
The 1891 Cleveland Spiders posted a team ERA of 3.50.
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