1898 Cleveland Spiders

81-68 • .544 Win% • 5th in NL

The 1898 Cleveland Spiders went 81-68 (.544) finishing 5th in the NL. The club scored 730 runs, allowed 683, and played home games at League Park I. Team leaders included Ed McKean (9 HR, 94 RBI) and Cy Young (25-13, 2.53 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

81 Wins
68 Losses
.544 Win %
5th Rank
730 R 683 RA
Diff +47

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⚡ Quick Stats

730 Runs Scored
683 Runs Allowed
+47 Run Diff
70K Attendance

📈 vs. 1898 NL Average

Batting Avg .262 3% below the 1898 league average (.270)
OBP .337 1% above the 1898 league average (.333)
SLG .325 6% below the 1898 league average (.346)
Team ERA 3.20 11% better than the 1898 league average (3.61)
Runs Scored 730 4% below the 1898 league average (761 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumLeague Park I
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Home Games (est.) 78 ≈
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Total Attendance 70,496
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Avg per Game 903

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1898

Batting Avg

1 Jesse Burkett 0.341 2 Emmet Heidrick 0.303 3 Cupid Childs 0.288 4 Ed McKean 0.285 5 Lou Criger 0.279

Home Runs

1 Ed McKean 9 2 Bobby Wallace 3 3 Cy Young 2 4 Cupid Childs 1 5 Lou Criger 1

RBI

1 Bobby Wallace 99 2 Ed McKean 94 3 Patsy Tebeau 63 4 Harry Blake 58 5 Jack O'Connor 56
1898 Cleveland Spiders — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jesse Burkett 150 624 114 213 18 9 0 42 69 30 19 0.341
Ed McKean 151 604 89 172 23 1 9 94 56 18 11 0.285
Bobby Wallace 154 593 81 160 25 13 3 99 63 14 7 0.270
Jack O'Connor 131 478 50 119 17 4 1 56 26 17 8 0.249
Patsy Tebeau 131 477 53 123 11 4 1 63 53 26 5 0.258
Harry Blake 136 474 65 116 18 7 0 58 69 26 12 0.245
Cupid Childs 110 413 90 119 9 4 1 31 69 29 9 0.288
Jimmy McAleer 106 366 47 87 3 0 0 48 46 32 7 0.238
Lou Criger 84 287 43 80 13 4 1 32 40 22 2 0.279
Cy Young 47 154 20 39 4 1 2 13 8 12 2 0.253
Jack Powell 42 136 15 18 3 1 0 9 11 11 0 0.132
Zeke Wilson 37 118 11 21 2 1 0 9 5 13 0 0.178
Emmet Heidrick 19 76 10 23 2 2 0 8 3 2 3 0.303
Chief Sockalexis 21 67 11 15 2 0 0 10 1 8 0 0.224
Charles Zimmer 20 63 5 15 2 0 0 4 5 7 2 0.238
Sport McAllister 17 57 8 13 3 1 0 9 5 5 0 0.228
Fred Frank 17 53 3 11 1 1 0 3 4 1 1 0.208
George Cuppy 18 48 2 5 0 0 0 0 3 7 1 0.104
Jimmy Burke 13 38 1 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 0.105
Ossee Schrecongost 10 35 5 11 2 3 0 10 0 0 1 0.314
Cowboy Jones 9 28 1 2 0 0 0 1 3 14 1 0.071
Ed Biecher 8 25 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.200
Chick Fraser 6 16 2 4 1 0 0 2 0 5 1 0.250
Frank Bates 4 9 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0.111
George Kelb 3 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.200
Pete McBride 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1898

ERA

1 Cy Young 2.53 2 Cowboy Jones 3.00 3 Jack Powell 3.00 4 George Cuppy 3.30 5 Zeke Wilson 3.60

Wins

1 Cy Young 25 2 Jack Powell 23 3 Zeke Wilson 13 4 George Cuppy 9 5 Cowboy Jones 4

Strikeouts

1 Cy Young 101 2 Jack Powell 93 3 Zeke Wilson 45 4 George Cuppy 27 5 Cowboy Jones 26
1898 Cleveland Spiders — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Cy Young 25 13 2.53 46 41 0 377.2 387 106 41 101
Jack Powell 23 15 3.00 42 41 0 342.0 328 114 112 93
Zeke Wilson 13 18 3.60 33 31 0 254.2 307 102 51 45
George Cuppy 9 8 3.30 18 15 0 128.0 147 47 25 27
Cowboy Jones 4 4 3.00 9 9 0 72.0 76 24 29 26
Sport McAllister 3 4 4.55 9 7 0 65.1 73 33 23 9
Chick Fraser 2 3 5.57 6 6 0 42.0 49 26 12 19
Frank Bates 2 1 3.10 4 4 0 29.0 30 10 11 5
George Kelb 0 1 4.41 3 1 0 16.1 23 8 1 8
Pete McBride 0 1 6.43 1 1 0 7.0 9 5 4 6

👥 Roster (26)

Frank Bates Ed Biecher Harry Blake Jimmy Burke Jesse Burkett Cupid Childs Lou Criger George Cuppy Fred Frank Chick Fraser Emmet Heidrick Cowboy Jones +14 more

26 players

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The 1898 Cleveland Spiders in brief

The 1898 Cleveland Spiders won 81 games and lost 68, ending up 5th in the NL. The run column shows 730 for and 683 against. The team batting average of .262 was 3% below the 1898 league mark of .270. Pitchers allowed 3.20 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.61. League clubs averaged 761 runs that year, so the Cleveland Spiders scored 4% fewer.

Attendance at League Park I totaled 70,496 for the year. Ed McKean topped the Cleveland Spiders with 9 home runs. The RBI leader was Bobby Wallace, with 99. Jesse Burkett collected the most hits, 213. On the mound, Cy Young won 25 games to lead the staff. In all, the roster shows 26 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1898 Cleveland Spiders

What was the 1898 Cleveland Spiders record?
The 1898 Cleveland Spiders finished 81-68 (.544 win pct).
Who led the 1898 Cleveland Spiders in home runs?
Ed McKean led the 1898 Cleveland Spiders with 9 home runs.
What was the 1898 Cleveland Spiders team ERA?
The 1898 Cleveland Spiders posted a team ERA of 3.20.
Did the 1898 Cleveland Spiders win the World Series?
No. The 1898 Cleveland Spiders did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1898 Cleveland Spiders play?
The 1898 Cleveland Spiders played home games at League Park I.
Who led the 1898 Cleveland Spiders in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ed McKean (9 HR, 94 RBI) and Cy Young (25-13, 2.53 ERA).
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