1892 Cleveland Spiders season

The 1892 Cleveland Spiders, led by star pitcher Cy Young, finished with a 93–56 overall record, second-best in the National League. In the first split season in Major League Baseball history, the Spiders finished in fifth place during the first half of the season, and in first place during the second half. After the season, they played against the first-half champions, the Boston Beaneaters, in the "World's Championship Series", which the Spiders lost, five games to none (with one tie).

Regular season

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1892 Cleveland Spiders

Season standings

National League First-half standings	W	L	Pct.	GB
Boston Beaneaters	52	22	.703	—
Brooklyn Grooms	51	26	.662	2½
Philadelphia Phillies	46	30	.605	7
Cincinnati Reds	44	31	.587	8½
Cleveland Spiders	40	33	.548	11½
Pittsburgh Pirates	37	39	.487	16
Washington Senators	35	41	.461	18
Chicago Colts	31	39	.443	19
St. Louis Browns	31	42	.425	20½
New York Giants	31	43	.419	21
Louisville Colonels	30	47	.390	23½
Baltimore Orioles	20	55	.267	32½

National League Second-half standings	W	L	Pct.	GB
Cleveland Spiders	53	23	.697	—
Boston Beaneaters	50	26	.658	3
Brooklyn Grooms	44	33	.571	9½
Pittsburgh Pirates	43	34	.558	10½
Philadelphia Phillies	41	36	.532	12½
New York Giants	40	37	.519	13½
Chicago Colts	39	37	.513	14
Cincinnati Reds	38	37	.507	14½
Louisville Colonels	33	42	.440	19½
Baltimore Orioles	26	46	.361	25
St. Louis Browns	25	52	.325	28½
Washington Senators	23	52	.307	29½

Roster

1892 Cleveland Spiders
Roster
Pitchers John Clarkson George Cuppy George Davies George Rettger Lee Viau Tom Williams Cy Young		Catchers Chief Zimmer Infielders Cupid Childs George Davis Ed McKean Patsy Tebeau Jake Virtue		Outfielders Jesse Burkett Jack Doyle Jimmy McAleer Jack O'Connor		Manager Patsy Tebeau

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		111	413	109	.264	1	64
1B		147	557	157	.282	2	89
2B		145	558	177	.317	3	53
SS		129	531	139	.262	0	93
3B		144	597	144	.241	5	82
OF		149	571	136	.238	4	70
OF		145	608	167	.275	6	66
OF		140	572	142	.248	1	58

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
	86	340	83	.244	2	49
	24	88	26	.295	1	14

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
	53	453.0	36	12	1.93	168
	47	376.0	28	13	2.51	103
	29	243.1	17	10	2.55	91
	26	215.2	10	16	2.59	95
	6	38.0	1	3	4.26	12
	1	1.0	0	1	36.00	0

Other 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
	2	9.0	1	0	3.00	3