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1897 Cleveland Spiders Roster (40-man)

Record: 69-62-1, Finished 5th in National League (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Patsy Tebeau (69-62-1)

Ballpark: League Park I

Attendance: 115,250 (12th of 12)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 110, Pitching - 108
One-year: Batting - 111, Pitching - 110

Pythagorean W-L: 73-58, 773 Runs, 680 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR
Ira Belden	23	us US	L	R	5' 11"	175	Apr 16, 1874	1st	8		8		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	8			0.1
Harry Blake	23	us US	R	R	5' 7"	165	Jun 16, 1874	4	32		32		0	0	0	0	0	0	2	25	5	32			0.0
Charlie Brown	25	us US		L	6' 0"	180	Aug 17, 1871	1st	4		4		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.4
Jesse Burkett HOF	28	us US	L	L	5' 8"	155	Dec 4, 1868	8	127		127		0	0	0	0	0	0	127	1	0	127			4.2
Cupid Childs	29	us US	L	R	5' 8"	185	Aug 8, 1867	9	114		114		0	0	0	114	0	0	0	0	0	0			3.7
Henry Clarke	21	us US	R	R			Aug 4, 1875	1st	7		7		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2			-0.3
Fred Cooke	23	us US			5' 10"	164	Oct, 1873	1st	5		5		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5			0.1
Lou Criger	25	us US	R	R	5' 10"	165	Feb 3, 1872	2	39		39		0	37	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.3
George Cuppy	27	us US	R	R	5' 7"	160	Jul 3, 1869	6	21		21		19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			3.5
Dale Gear	25	us US	R	R	5' 11"	165	Feb 2, 1872	2	7		7		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	6			-0.3
Jimmy McAleer	32	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	Jul 10, 1864	9	24		24		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	23	0	24			-0.6
Sport McAllister	22	us US	B	R	5' 11"	180	Jul 23, 1874	2	43		43		4	2	3	1	0	4	1	3	24	28			-0.9
Mike McDermott	22	us US		R	5' 8"	145	Sep 7, 1874	3	9		9		9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.6
Ed McKean	33	us US	R	R	5' 9"	160	Jun 6, 1864	11	125		125		0	0	0	0	0	125	0	0	0	0			0.7
Jack O'Connor	31	us US	R	R	5' 10"	170	Jun 2, 1866	11	103		103		0	13	36	0	0	0	0	30	22	52			-0.2
John Pappalau	22	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	Apr 3, 1875	1st	2		2		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.4
Ollie Pickering	27	us US	L	R	5' 11"	170	Apr 9, 1870	2	46		46		0	0	0	1	0	0	1	45	1	46			0.7
Jack Powell	22	us US	R	R	5' 11"	195	Jul 9, 1874	1st	28		28		27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			5.5
Louis Sockalexis	25	us US	L	R	5' 11"	185	Oct 24, 1871	1st	66		66		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	66	66			1.0
Patsy Tebeau	32	us US	R	R	5' 8"	163	Dec 5, 1864	10	109		109		0	0	92	18	2	1	0	0	0	0			0.2
Bobby Wallace HOF	23	us US	R	R	5' 8"	170	Nov 4, 1873	4	130		130		0	0	0	0	130	0	1	0	0	1			4.2
Zeke Wilson	27	us US	R	R	5' 10"	165	Dec 24, 1869	3	37		37		34	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2			3.3
Cy Young HOF	30	us US	R	R	6' 2"	210	Mar 29, 1867	8	48		48		46	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6.7
Charles Zimmer	36	us US	R	R	6' 0"	190	Nov 23, 1860	13	80		80		0	80	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			2.0
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR