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1898 Cleveland Spiders season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Cleveland Spiders |
| season | 1898 |
| league | National League |
| ballpark | League Park |
| city | Cleveland, Ohio |
| record | |
| league_place | 5th |
| owners | Frank Robison |
| managers | Patsy Tebeau |
|}}
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** |
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 |
References
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