1898 Cleveland Spiders Roster
National League (NL)
Team Record: 81-68
Finished 5th in the NL
Attendance: 70,496, Avg.
Ballpark: League Park I
Manager: Patsy Tebeau (81-68)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1898 Cleveland Spiders StatisticsTeam Record: 81-68
Finished 5th in the NL
Attendance: 70,496, Avg.
Ballpark: League Park I
Manager: Patsy Tebeau (81-68)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1898 Cleveland Spiders Results
The Cleveland Spiders of the National League ended the 1898 season with a record of 81 wins and 68 losses, finishing fifth in the NL.
The Spiders scored 730 runs and surrendered 683 runs. Bobby Wallace drove in 99 runs. Jesse Burkett led batters with significant playing time by hitting .341. Cy Young earned 25 wins on the mound for the team, while Jack Powell, too added 15 or more wins, too Cy Young earned a 2.53 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Patsy Tebeau coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Bates | P | R | September 28, 1876 | 5'10" | 156 | Cleveland, TN USA | |
| Ed Biecher | P | August 27, 1875 | 0'0" | 0 | St. Louis, MO USA | ||
| Harry Blake | P | R | R | June 16, 1874 | 5'7" | 165 | Portsmouth, OH USA |
| Jimmy Burke | P | R | R | October 12, 1874 | 5'7" | 160 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Jesse Burkett | P | L | L | December 4, 1868 | 5'8" | 155 | Wheeling, WV USA |
| Cupid Childs | P | L | R | August 8, 1867 | 5'8" | 185 | Calvert County, MD USA |
| Lou Criger | P | R | R | February 3, 1872 | 5'10" | 165 | Elkhart, IN USA |
| George Cuppy | P | R | R | July 3, 1869 | 5'7" | 160 | Washington Township, OH USA |
| Fred Frank | P | R | March 11, 1873 | 5'9" | 162 | Louisa, KY USA | |
| Chick Fraser | P | R | R | August 26, 1873 | 5'10" | 188 | Chicago, IL USA |
| Emmet Heidrick | P | L | R | July 29, 1876 | 6'0" | 185 | Queenstown, PA USA |
| Cowboy Jones | P | L | L | August 23, 1874 | 5'11" | 160 | Golden, CO USA |
| George Kelb | P | L | L | July 17, 1870 | 0'0" | 0 | Toledo, OH USA |
| Jimmy McAleer | P | R | R | July 10, 1864 | 6'0" | 175 | Youngstown, OH USA |
| Sport McAllister | P | B | R | July 23, 1874 | 5'11" | 180 | Austin, MS USA |
| Pete McBride | P | R | R | July 9, 1875 | 5'10" | 170 | Adams, MA USA |
| Ed McKean | P | R | R | June 6, 1864 | 5'9" | 160 | Grafton, OH USA |
| Jack O'Connor | P | R | R | June 2, 1866 | 5'10" | 170 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Jack Powell | P | R | R | July 9, 1874 | 5'11" | 195 | Bloomington, IL USA |
| Ossee Schrecongost | P | R | R | April 11, 1875 | 5'10" | 180 | New Bethlehem, PA USA |
| Chief Sockalexis | P | L | R | October 24, 1871 | 5'11" | 185 | Indian Island, ME USA |
| Patsy Tebeau | P | R | R | December 5, 1864 | 5'8" | 163 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Bobby Wallace | P | R | R | November 4, 1873 | 5'8" | 170 | Pittsburgh, PA USA |
| Zeke Wilson | P | R | R | December 24, 1869 | 5'10" | 165 | Benton, AL USA |
| Cy Young | P | R | R | March 29, 1867 | 6'2" | 210 | Gilmore, OH USA |
| Charles Zimmer | P | R | R | November 23, 1860 | 6'0" | 190 | Marietta, OH USA |
