1894 Cleveland Spiders

68-61 • .527 Win% • 6th in NL

The 1894 Cleveland Spiders went 68-61 (.527) finishing 6th in the NL. The club scored 932 runs, allowed 896, and played home games at League Park I. Team leaders included Ed McKean (8 HR, 128 RBI) and Cy Young (26-21, 3.94 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

68 Wins
61 Losses
.527 Win %
6th Rank
932 R 896 RA
Diff +36

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⚡ Quick Stats

932 Runs Scored
896 Runs Allowed
+36 Run Diff
85K Attendance

📈 vs. 1894 NL Average

Batting Avg .302 2% below the 1894 league average (.309)
OBP .368 3% below the 1894 league average (.379)
SLG .414 5% below the 1894 league average (.435)
Team ERA 4.97 7% better than the 1894 league average (5.33)
Runs Scored 932 5% below the 1894 league average (983 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumLeague Park I
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Home Games 59
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Total Attendance 85,197
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Avg per Game 1,444

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1894

Batting Avg

1 Jesse Burkett 0.358 2 Ed McKean 0.357 3 Cupid Childs 0.353 4 Jack O'Connor 0.315 5 George Tebeau 0.313

Home Runs

1 Jesse Burkett 8 2 Ed McKean 8 3 Charles Zimmer 4 4 Patsy Tebeau 3 5 Cupid Childs 2

RBI

1 Ed McKean 128 2 Jesse Burkett 94 3 Patsy Tebeau 89 4 Chippy McGarr 74 5 Charles Zimmer 65
1894 Cleveland Spiders — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ed McKean 130 554 116 198 30 15 8 128 49 12 33 0.357
Jesse Burkett 125 523 138 187 27 14 8 94 84 27 28 0.358
Chippy McGarr 128 523 94 144 24 6 2 74 28 29 31 0.275
Patsy Tebeau 125 523 82 158 23 7 3 89 35 35 30 0.302
Cupid Childs 118 479 143 169 21 12 2 52 107 11 17 0.353
Charles Zimmer 90 341 55 97 20 5 4 65 17 31 14 0.284
Jack O'Connor 86 330 67 104 23 7 2 51 15 7 15 0.315
Harry Blake 73 296 51 78 15 4 1 51 30 22 1 0.264
Jimmy McAleer 64 253 36 73 15 1 2 40 13 17 14 0.289
Buck Ewing 53 211 32 53 12 4 2 39 24 9 18 0.251
Cy Young 52 186 24 40 8 4 2 26 2 20 4 0.215
George Tebeau 40 150 32 47 9 4 0 25 25 18 9 0.313
George Cuppy 44 135 28 35 6 3 0 19 15 27 3 0.259
Jake Virtue 29 89 15 23 4 1 0 10 13 3 1 0.258
John Clarkson 22 55 8 11 0 0 1 7 6 9 1 0.200
Mike Sullivan 13 44 6 13 1 1 0 8 2 9 0 0.295
Frank Griffith 7 24 4 8 2 2 0 9 1 4 0 0.333
Tony Mullane 4 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 0.077
Bobby Wallace 4 13 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.154
Charlie Petty 4 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.083
Chauncey Fisher 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.000
Frank Knauss 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.000
John Lyston 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Tom Thomas 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1894

ERA

1 Cy Young 3.94 2 John Clarkson 4.42 3 George Cuppy 4.56 4 Mike Sullivan 6.35 5 Tony Mullane 7.64

Wins

1 Cy Young 26 2 George Cuppy 24 3 John Clarkson 8 4 Mike Sullivan 6 5 Bobby Wallace 2

Strikeouts

1 Cy Young 108 2 George Cuppy 65 3 John Clarkson 28 4 Mike Sullivan 19 5 Frank Griffith 15
1894 Cleveland Spiders — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Cy Young 26 21 3.94 52 47 1 408.2 488 179 106 108
George Cuppy 24 15 4.56 43 33 0 316.0 381 160 128 65
John Clarkson 8 10 4.42 22 18 0 150.2 173 74 46 28
Mike Sullivan 6 5 6.35 13 11 0 90.2 128 64 47 19
Frank Griffith 1 2 9.99 7 6 0 42.1 64 47 37 15
Tony Mullane 1 2 7.64 4 4 0 33.0 46 28 10 3
Charlie Petty 0 2 8.67 4 3 0 27.0 42 26 14 4
Bobby Wallace 2 1 5.19 4 3 0 26.0 28 15 20 10
Chauncey Fisher 0 2 11.45 3 2 0 11.0 22 14 5 0
Frank Knauss 0 1 5.73 2 2 0 11.0 7 7 14 2
Jesse Burkett 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 4.0 6 2 1 0
John Lyston 0 0 9.82 1 1 0 3.2 5 4 4 0
Tom Thomas 0 0 27.00 1 0 1 0.1 0 1 2 0
Jake Virtue 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0

👥 Roster (24)

Harry Blake Jesse Burkett Cupid Childs John Clarkson George Cuppy Buck Ewing Chauncey Fisher Frank Griffith Frank Knauss John Lyston Jimmy McAleer Chippy McGarr +12 more

24 players

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The 1894 Cleveland Spiders in brief

The record for the 1894 Cleveland Spiders reads 68 wins and 61 losses, good for 6th in the NL. The Cleveland Spiders scored 932 runs and allowed 896, a run differential of +36. Against a league average of .309, the 1894 Cleveland Spiders batted .302. The Cleveland Spiders staff finished with a 4.97 ERA; the league as a whole was at 5.33. The 932 runs scored compare with a league average of 983 per club, 5% fewer.

Home games were played at League Park I, where 85,197 fans came through the gates. Ed McKean topped the Cleveland Spiders with 8 home runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Cy Young (26). In all, the roster shows 24 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1893 season and the 1895 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1894 Cleveland Spiders

What was the 1894 Cleveland Spiders record?
The 1894 Cleveland Spiders finished 68-61 (.527 win pct).
Who led the 1894 Cleveland Spiders in home runs?
Jesse Burkett led the 1894 Cleveland Spiders with 8 home runs.
What was the 1894 Cleveland Spiders team ERA?
The 1894 Cleveland Spiders posted a team ERA of 4.97.
Did the 1894 Cleveland Spiders win the World Series?
No. The 1894 Cleveland Spiders did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1894 Cleveland Spiders play?
The 1894 Cleveland Spiders played home games at League Park I.
Who led the 1894 Cleveland Spiders in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ed McKean (8 HR, 128 RBI) and Cy Young (26-21, 3.94 ERA).
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