1897 Cleveland Spiders

69-62 • .527 Win% • 5th in NL

📊 Season Record

69 Wins
62 Losses
.527 Win %
5th Rank
773 R 680 RA
Diff +93

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⚡ Quick Stats

773 Runs Scored
680 Runs Allowed
+93 Run Diff
116K Attendance

📈 vs. 1897 NL Average

Batting Avg .298 2% above the 1897 league average (.291)
OBP .363 3% above the 1897 league average (.354)
SLG .388 1% above the 1897 league average (.386)
Team ERA 3.95 8% better than the 1897 league average (4.30)
Runs Scored 773 3% below the 1897 league average (795 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumLeague Park I
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Home Games 65
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Total Attendance 116,250
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Avg per Game 1,788

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1897

Batting Avg

1 Jesse Burkett 0.383 2 Ollie Pickering 0.352 3 Chief Sockalexis 0.338 4 Cupid Childs 0.338 5 Bobby Wallace 0.335

Home Runs

1 Bobby Wallace 4 2 Chief Sockalexis 3 3 Jesse Burkett 2 4 Ed McKean 2 5 Jack O'Connor 2

RBI

1 Bobby Wallace 112 2 Ed McKean 78 3 Jack O'Connor 69 4 Cupid Childs 61 5 Jesse Burkett 60
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ed McKean 125 523 83 143 21 14 2 78 40 14 15 0.273
Jesse Burkett 127 517 129 198 28 7 2 60 76 25 28 0.383
Bobby Wallace 130 516 99 173 33 21 4 112 48 32 14 0.335
Cupid Childs 114 444 105 150 15 9 1 61 74 19 25 0.338
Patsy Tebeau 109 412 62 110 15 9 0 59 30 21 11 0.267
Jack O'Connor 103 397 49 115 21 4 2 69 26 21 20 0.290
Charles Zimmer 80 294 50 93 22 3 0 40 25 29 8 0.316
Chief Sockalexis 66 278 43 94 9 8 3 42 18 38 16 0.338
Ollie Pickering 46 182 33 64 5 2 1 22 11 19 18 0.352
Cy Young 48 153 14 34 4 3 0 19 2 22 4 0.222
Lou Criger 39 138 15 31 4 1 0 22 23 12 5 0.225
Sport McAllister 43 137 23 30 5 1 0 11 12 14 3 0.219
Harry Blake 32 117 17 30 3 1 1 15 12 13 5 0.256
Zeke Wilson 37 116 16 26 0 1 0 9 8 19 3 0.224
Jack Powell 28 97 10 20 1 0 0 12 6 18 0 0.206
Jimmy McAleer 24 91 6 20 2 0 0 10 7 7 4 0.220
George Cuppy 21 55 5 8 0 1 0 3 5 4 0 0.145
Ira Belden 8 30 5 8 0 2 0 4 2 6 0 0.267
Henry Clarke 7 25 3 7 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0.280
Mike McDermott 9 25 0 8 0 1 0 5 0 7 0 0.320
Dale Gear 7 24 3 4 1 0 0 2 3 4 2 0.167
Fred Cooke 5 17 2 5 2 0 0 3 3 1 0 0.294
Charlie Brown 4 11 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.273
John Pappalau 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1897

ERA

1 Jack Powell 3.16 2 George Cuppy 3.20 3 Cy Young 3.78 4 Zeke Wilson 4.16 5 Mike McDermott 4.50

Wins

1 Cy Young 21 2 Zeke Wilson 16 3 Jack Powell 15 4 George Cuppy 10 5 Mike McDermott 4

Strikeouts

1 Cy Young 88 2 Zeke Wilson 69 3 Jack Powell 61 4 George Cuppy 23 5 Mike McDermott 12
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Cy Young 21 19 3.78 46 38 0 335.2 391 141 49 88
Zeke Wilson 16 11 4.16 34 30 0 263.2 323 122 83 69
Jack Powell 15 10 3.16 27 26 0 225.0 245 79 62 61
George Cuppy 10 6 3.20 19 17 0 138.0 150 49 26 23
Mike McDermott 4 5 4.50 9 7 0 62.0 75 31 25 12
Henry Clarke 0 4 5.87 5 4 0 30.2 32 20 12 3
Sport McAllister 1 2 4.50 4 3 0 28.0 29 14 9 10
Charlie Brown 1 2 7.77 4 4 0 24.1 30 21 17 8
John Pappalau 0 1 10.50 2 1 0 12.0 22 14 6 3

👥 Roster (24)

Ira Belden Harry Blake Charlie Brown Jesse Burkett Cupid Childs Henry Clarke Fred Cooke Lou Criger George Cuppy Dale Gear Jimmy McAleer Sport McAllister +12 more

24 players

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Frequently Asked Questions about the 1897 Cleveland Spiders

What was the 1897 Cleveland Spiders record?
The 1897 Cleveland Spiders finished 69-62 (.527 win pct).
Who led the 1897 Cleveland Spiders in home runs?
Bobby Wallace led the 1897 Cleveland Spiders with 4 home runs.
What was the 1897 Cleveland Spiders team ERA?
The 1897 Cleveland Spiders posted a team ERA of 3.95.
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