1899 Cleveland Spiders

20-134 • .130 Win% • 12th in NL

The 1899 Cleveland Spiders went 20-134 (.130) finishing 12th in the NL. The club scored 529 runs, allowed 1,252, and played home games at League Park I. Team leaders included Tommy Dowd (2 HR, 35 RBI) and Jim Hughey (4-30, 5.41 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

20 Wins
134 Losses
.130 Win %
12th Rank
529 R 1252 RA
Diff -723

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⚡ Quick Stats

529 Runs Scored
1252 Runs Allowed
-723 Run Diff
6K Attendance

📈 vs. 1899 NL Average

Batting Avg .252 11% below the 1899 league average (.282)
OBP .299 13% below the 1899 league average (.343)
SLG .305 17% below the 1899 league average (.366)
Team ERA 6.37 65% worse than the 1899 league average (3.86)
Runs Scored 529 34% below the 1899 league average (806 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumLeague Park I
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Home Games (est.) 77 ≈
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Total Attendance 6,088
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Avg per Game 79

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1899

Batting Avg

1 Charles Zimmer 0.342 2 Ossee Schrecongost 0.313 3 Harry Colliflower 0.303 4 Joe Quinn 0.286 5 Lave Cross 0.286

Home Runs

1 Tommy Dowd 2 2 Jim Duncan 2 3 Charlie Hemphill 2 4 Charles Zimmer 2 5 Lave Cross 1

RBI

1 Joe Quinn 72 2 Suter Sullivan 55 3 Dick Harley 50 4 Harry Lochhead 43 5 Tommy Tucker 40
1899 Cleveland Spiders — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Joe Quinn 147 615 73 176 24 6 0 72 21 10 22 0.286
Tommy Dowd 147 605 81 168 17 6 2 35 48 10 28 0.278
Dick Harley 142 567 70 142 15 7 1 50 40 40 15 0.250
Harry Lochhead 148 541 52 129 7 1 1 43 21 29 23 0.238
Suter Sullivan 127 473 37 116 16 3 0 55 25 10 16 0.245
Tommy Tucker 127 456 40 110 19 3 0 40 24 16 3 0.241
Sport McAllister 113 418 29 99 6 8 1 31 19 20 5 0.237
Joe Sugden 76 250 19 69 5 1 0 14 11 7 2 0.276
Charlie Hemphill 55 202 23 56 3 5 2 23 6 14 3 0.277
Lave Cross 38 154 15 44 5 0 1 20 8 0 2 0.286
Ossee Schrecongost 43 150 15 47 8 3 0 10 6 2 4 0.313
Jim Hughey 36 111 9 18 1 0 0 5 5 12 0 0.162
Jim Duncan 31 105 9 24 2 3 2 9 4 3 0 0.229
Charlie Knepper 27 89 6 12 2 1 0 2 4 27 0 0.135
Harry Colliflower 23 76 5 23 4 0 0 9 2 9 0 0.303
Charles Zimmer 20 73 9 25 2 1 2 14 5 5 1 0.342
Crazy Schmit 25 70 6 11 0 0 0 1 6 22 2 0.157
Frank Bates 21 65 5 14 1 0 0 3 7 19 0 0.215
Otto Krueger 13 44 4 10 1 0 0 2 8 2 1 0.227
Jack Stivetts 18 39 8 8 1 1 0 2 6 2 0 0.205
Kid Carsey 11 36 5 10 0 0 0 4 3 4 0 0.278
Bill Hill 11 31 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0.129
Willie Sudhoff 11 31 1 2 0 1 0 6 4 3 0 0.065
Chief Sockalexis 7 22 0 6 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 0.273
Jack Clements 4 12 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Jack Harper 5 11 2 2 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0.182
Harry Maupin 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
George Bristow 3 8 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.125
Charlie Ziegler 2 8 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Eddie Kolb 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Howard Wilson 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1899

ERA

1 Jack Harper 3.89 2 Jim Hughey 5.41 3 Kid Carsey 5.68 4 Jack Stivetts 5.68 5 Charlie Knepper 5.78

Wins

1 Jim Hughey 4 2 Charlie Knepper 4 3 Bill Hill 3 4 Willie Sudhoff 3 5 Crazy Schmit 2

Strikeouts

1 Jim Hughey 54 2 Charlie Knepper 43 3 Bill Hill 26 4 Crazy Schmit 24 5 Jack Harper 14
1899 Cleveland Spiders — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jim Hughey 4 30 5.41 36 34 0 283.0 403 170 88 54
Charlie Knepper 4 22 5.78 27 26 0 219.2 307 141 77 43
Frank Bates 1 18 7.24 20 19 0 153.0 239 123 105 13
Crazy Schmit 2 17 5.86 20 19 0 138.1 197 90 62 24
Harry Colliflower 1 11 8.17 14 12 0 98.0 152 89 41 8
Willie Sudhoff 3 8 6.98 11 10 0 86.1 131 67 25 10
Kid Carsey 1 8 5.68 10 9 0 77.2 109 49 24 11
Bill Hill 3 6 6.97 11 10 0 72.1 96 56 39 26
Jack Stivetts 0 4 5.68 7 4 0 38.0 48 24 25 5
Jack Harper 1 4 3.89 5 5 0 37.0 44 16 12 14
Harry Maupin 0 3 12.60 5 3 0 25.0 55 35 7 3
Sport McAllister 0 1 9.56 3 1 0 16.0 29 17 10 2
Eddie Kolb 0 1 10.13 1 1 0 8.0 18 9 5 1
Howard Wilson 0 1 9.00 1 1 0 8.0 12 8 5 1
Harry Lochhead 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 3.2 4 0 2 0

👥 Roster (31)

Frank Bates George Bristow Kid Carsey Jack Clements Harry Colliflower Lave Cross Tommy Dowd Jim Duncan Dick Harley Jack Harper Charlie Hemphill Bill Hill +19 more

31 players

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The 1899 Cleveland Spiders in brief

The record for the 1899 Cleveland Spiders reads 20 wins and 134 losses, good for 12th in the NL. The Cleveland Spiders scored 529 runs and allowed 1252, a run differential of -723. At the plate the Cleveland Spiders hit .252, 11% worse than the league's .282. The Cleveland Spiders staff finished with a 6.37 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.86.

Home games were played at League Park I, where 6,088 fans came through the gates. For power, Tommy Dowd led the way with 2 homers. The RBI leader was Joe Quinn, with 72. On the mound, Charlie Knepper won 4 games to lead the staff. Jim Hughey struck out 54, the most on the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1899 Cleveland Spiders

What was the 1899 Cleveland Spiders record?
The 1899 Cleveland Spiders finished 20-134 (.130 win pct).
Who led the 1899 Cleveland Spiders in home runs?
Tommy Dowd led the 1899 Cleveland Spiders with 2 home runs.
What was the 1899 Cleveland Spiders team ERA?
The 1899 Cleveland Spiders posted a team ERA of 6.37.
Did the 1899 Cleveland Spiders win the World Series?
No. The 1899 Cleveland Spiders did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1899 Cleveland Spiders play?
The 1899 Cleveland Spiders played home games at League Park I.
Who led the 1899 Cleveland Spiders in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Tommy Dowd (2 HR, 35 RBI) and Jim Hughey (4-30, 5.41 ERA).
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