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
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1889 Cleveland Spiders Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
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
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