1890 Cleveland Spiders Roster

National League (NL)
Team Record: 44-88
Finished 7th in the NL
Attendance: 6,150, Avg. 1,538
Ballpark: National League Park
Manager: Gus Schmelz (21-55)
Manager: Bob Leadley (23-33)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1890 Cleveland Spiders Statistics
1890 Cleveland Spiders Results

The Cleveland Spiders of the National League ended the 1890 season with a record of 44 wins and 88 losses, finishing seventh in the NL.

The Spiders scored 630 runs and allowed 832 runs. George Davis drove in 73 runs. Ed McKean topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .296. Ed Beatin led the squad with 22 wins, while Lee Viau earned a 3.36 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Gus Schmelz and Bob Leadley coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Joe ArdnerPRRFebruary 27, 18585'7"160Mount Vernon, OH USA
Ed BeatinPRLAugust 10, 18665'9"162Baltimore, MD USA
Vince DaileyPRRDecember 25, 18646'0"200Osceola, NY USA
George DavisPBRAugust 23, 18705'9"180Cohoes, NY USA
Bill DelaneyPRRMarch 5, 18635'10"170Cincinnati, OH USA
Tom DowsePRRAugust 12, 18665'11"175Mohill, Le Ireland
Bill GarfieldPRROctober 26, 18675'11"160Sheffield, OH USA
Bob GilksPRRJuly 2, 18645'8"178Cincinnati, OH USA
Ezra LincolnPLLNovember 17, 18685'11"160Raynham, MA USA
Pat LyonsPRRMarch 0, 18605'7"155Belleville, ON CAN
Ed McKeanPRRJune 6, 18645'9"160Grafton, OH USA
Charlie ParsonsPLLJuly 18, 18635'10"160Cherry Flats, PA USA
Will SmalleyPRRJune 27, 18710'0"0Oakland, CA USA
Edgar SmithPRRJune 12, 18625'10"160Providence, RI USA
Joe SommerPRRNovember 20, 18585'11"165Covington, KY USA
Andy SommersPRROctober 26, 18655'11"181Cleveland, OH USA
Len StockwellPRRAugust 25, 18595'11"165Cordova, IL USA
Peek-A-Boo VeachPRJune 15, 18626'0"175Indianapolis, IN USA
Lee ViauPRRJuly 5, 18665'4"160Corinth, VT USA
Jake VirtuePBLMarch 2, 18655'9"165Philadelphia, PA USA
Jack WadsworthPLRDecember 17, 18670'0"180Wellington, OH USA
Buck WestPLRAugust 29, 18605'10"200Spring Mill, OH USA
Rasty WrightPLJanuary 31, 18636'1"185Birmingham, MI USA
Cy YoungPRRMarch 29, 18676'2"210Gilmore, OH USA
Charles ZimmerPRRNovember 23, 18606'0"190Marietta, OH USA



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