1889 Cleveland Spiders season

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Pitcher Jersey Bakley

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Catcher Chief Zimmer

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Shortstop Ed McKean

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Third baseman Patsy Tebeau

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Left fielder Larry Twitchell

Before the 1889 season, the Cleveland Blues switched from the American Association to the National League. They also earned a new nickname, the Cleveland Spiders, because so many of their players were very thin. They finished their first season in the National League with a 61–72 record, good enough for sixth place.

Regular season

Roster

1889 Cleveland Spiders
Roster
Pitchers Jersey Bakley Ed Beatin Henry Gruber Cinders O'Brien Charlie Sprague		Catchers Pop Snyder Sy Sutcliffe Chief Zimmer Infielders Jay Faatz Ed McKean Cub Stricker Patsy Tebeau		Outfielders Bob Gilks Jimmy McAleer Paul Radford Larry Twitchell		Manager Tom Loftus

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Charles Zimmer	84	259	67	.259	1	21
1B	Jay Faatz	117	442	102	.231	2	38
2B	Cub Stricker	136	566	142	.251	1	47
SS	Ed McKean	123	500	159	.318	5	75
3B	Patsy Tebeau	136	521	147	.282	8	76
OF	Jimmy McAleer	110	447	105	.235	0	35
OF	Paul Radford	136	487	116	.238	1	46
OF		134	549	151	.275	4	95

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Bob Gilks	53	210	50	.238	0	18
Sy Sutcliffe	46	161	40	.248	1	21
Pop Snyder	22	83	16	.193	0	12

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Cinders O'Brien	41	346.2	22	17	4.15	122
	36	317.2	20	15	3.57	126
	36	304.1	12	22	2.96	105
Henry Gruber	25	205.0	7	16	3.64	74
Charlie Sprague	2	17.0	0	2	8.47	8

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
	1	0	0	0	0.00	0