The 1898 Cleveland Spiders finished with an 81–68 record, good for fifth place in the National League. After the season, the team's owners, Frank and Stanley Robison, additionally purchased the St. Louis Browns from Chris von der Ahe. Claiming disappointment in attendance in Cleveland, they transferred many of the Spiders' better players to the St. Louis team, which they renamed the Perfectos. The Spiders would fold after the 1899 season.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1898 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 Lou Criger 84 287 80 .279 1 32 1B 131 477 123 .258 1 63 2B Cupid Childs 110 413 119 .288 1 31 SS Ed McKean 151 604 172 .285 9 94 3B 154 593 160 .270 3 99 OF Jimmy McAleer 106 366 87 .238 0 48 OF 150 624 213 .341 0 42 OF Harry Blake 136 474 116 .245 0 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 131 478 119 .249 1 56 Emmet Heidrick 19 76 23 .303 0 8 Louis Sockalexis 21 67 15 .224 0 10 Chief Zimmer 20 63 15 .238 0 4 17 57 13 .228 0 9 Fred Frank 17 53 11 .208 0 3 13 38 4 .105 0 1 Ossee Schrecongost 10 35 11 .314 0 10 Ed Biecher 8 25 5 .200 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 46 377.2 25 13 2.53 101 42 342.0 25 15 3.00 93 Zeke Wilson 33 254.2 13 18 3.60 45 18 128.0 9 8 3.30 27 9 72.0 4 4 3.00 26 9 65.1 3 4 4.55 9 6 42.0 2 3 5.57 19 4 29.0 2 1 3.10 5 1 7.0 0 1 6.43 6
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 3 16.1 0 1 4.41 8
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