1892 Cleveland Spiders season

1892 Cleveland Spiders
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1889)
Location
League Park (Since 1891) Cleveland, Ohio (Since 1887)
1892 Information
Owner(s)	Frank Robison
Manager(s)	Patsy Tebeau
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The 1892 Cleveland Spiders, led by star pitcher Cy Young, finished with a 92-56 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 they lost (5-0-1).

Regular season

The 1892 Cleveland Spiders

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Boston Beaneaters	102	48	0.680	—	54–21	48–27
Cleveland Spiders	93	56	0.624	8½	54–24	39–32
Brooklyn Grooms	95	59	0.617	9	51–24	44–35
Philadelphia Phillies	87	66	0.569	16½	55–26	32–40
Cincinnati Reds	82	68	0.547	20	45–32	37–36
Pittsburgh Pirates	80	73	0.523	23½	54–34	26–39
Chicago Colts	70	76	0.479	30	36–31	34–45
New York Giants	71	80	0.470	31½	42–36	29–44
Louisville Colonels	63	89	0.414	40	37–31	26–58
Washington Senators	58	93	0.384	44½	34–36	24–57
St. Louis Browns	56	94	0.373	46	37–36	19–58
Baltimore Orioles	46	101	0.313	54½	29–44	17–57

Roster

1892 Cleveland Spiders
Roster
Pitchers John Clarkson Nig 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
3B	Davis, GeorgeGeorge Davis	144	597	144	.241	5	82

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
Tebeau, PatsyPatsy Tebeau	86	340	83	.244	2	49

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
Clarkson, JohnJohn Clarkson	29	243.1	17	10	2.55	91

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

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

References

• 1892 Cleveland Spiders team page at Baseball Reference