The 1891 Cleveland Spiders season was a season in American baseball. They finished with a 65–74 record and a fifth-place finish in the National League.
The Spiders moved to a new ballpark in 1891. League Park was financed by Spiders owner Frank Robison, and it would be the team's home for the remainder of their existence. It would also be home to the Cleveland Indians.
The Spiders also had a new manager. Patsy Tebeau, the team's starting third baseman, was named manager midway through the season. He remained the Spiders manager until his contract was reassigned to the St. Louis Perfectos before the 1899 season.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day lineup
Roster 1891 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 Chief Zimmer 116 440 112 .255 3 69 1B Jake Virtue 139 517 135 .261 2 72 2B Cupid Childs 141 551 155 .281 2 83 SS Ed McKean 141 603 170 .282 6 69 3B 61 249 65 .261 1 41 OF Jimmy McAleer 136 565 135 .239 1 61 OF Spud Johnson 80 327 84 .257 1 46 OF 136 570 165 .289 3 89
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 Jack Doyle 69 250 69 .276 0 43 Jesse Burkett 40 167 45 .269 0 13 Jerry Denny 36 138 31 .225 0 21 John Shearon 30 124 30 .242 0 13 Billy Alvord 13 59 17 .288 1 7 Ed Seward 7 19 4 .211 0 1 Marty Sullivan 1 4 1 .250 0 1 Joe Daly 1 3 0 .000 0 0 Bill Collins 2 3 0 .000 0 0
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 Cy Young 55 423.2 27 22 2.85 147 Henry Gruber 44 348.2 17 22 4.13 79 Lee Viau 45 343.2 18 17 3.01 130 John Shearon 6 46.0 1 3 3.52 19 5 29.0 0 3 5.28 4 Ed Seward 3 16.1 2 1 3.86 4 Frank Knauss 3 15.0 0 3 7.20 6 Pretzels Getzien 1 9.0 0 1 8.00 4 Henry Killeen 1 8.2 0 1 6.23 3
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 3 0 1 1 15.75 4
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