1897 Cleveland Spiders Roster

Roster for the 1897 Cleveland Spiders | Baseball Almanac

The 1897 Cleveland Spiders team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1897 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1897 Cleveland Spiders Opening Day starters list, a 1897 Cleveland Spiders salary list, a 1897 Cleveland Spiders uniform number breakdown and a 1897 Cleveland Spiders primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.

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1897 Cleveland Spiders Roster

A Complete Roster for the 1897 Cleveland Spiders

n/a Charlie Brown 6-00 180 Left Unknown 1871-08-17
n/a Henry Clarke Unknown Unknown Right Right 1875-08-04
n/a Nig Cuppy 5-07 160 Right Right 1869-07-03
n/a Mike McDermott 5-08 145 Right Right 1874-09-07
n/a John Pappalau 6-00 175 Right Right 1875-04-03
n/a Jack Powell 5-11 195 Right Right 1874-07-09
n/a Zeke Wilson 5-10 165 Right Right 1869-12-24
n/a Cy Young 6-02 210 Right Right 1867-03-29
n/a Lou Criger 5-10 165 Right Right 1872-02-03
n/a Chief Zimmer 6-00 190 Right Right 1860-11-23
n/a Cupid Childs 5-08 185 Right Left 1867-08-14
n/a Patsy Tebeau 5-08 163 Right Right 1864-12-05
n/a Bobby Wallace 5-08 170 Right Right 1873-11-04
n/a Ira Belden 5-11 175 Right Left 1874-04-16
n/a Harry Blake 5-07 165 Right Right 1874-06-16
n/a Jesse Burkett 5-08 155 Left Left 1868-12-04
n/a Fred Cooke 5-10 164 Unknown Unknown 0000-00-00
n/a Dale Gear 5-11 165 Right Right 1872-02-02
n/a Jimmy McAleer 6-00 175 Right Right 1864-07-10
n/a Sport McAllister 5-11 180 Right Both 1874-07-23
n/a Ed McKean 5-09 160 Right Right 1864-06-06
n/a Jack O'Connor 5-10 170 Right Right 1866-06-02
n/a Ollie Pickering 5-10 175 Right Left 1870-04-09
n/a Louis Sockalexis 5-11 185 Right Left 1871-10-24
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The 1897 Cleveland Spiders played 131 games during the regular season, won 69 games, lost 62 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at League Park I (Park Factors: 105/104) where 115,250 fans witnessed their 1897 Spiders finish the season with a .527 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1897 Cleveland Spiders Opening Day starters list, a 1897 Cleveland Spiders salary list, a 1897 Cleveland Spiders uniform number breakdown and a 1897 Cleveland Spiders primary starters list:

1897 Cleveland Spiders
Opening Day Starters

No Opening Day Information Available

1897 Cleveland Spiders
Most Games by Position

C Chief Zimmer (80)
1B Patsy Tebeau (92)
2B Cupid Childs (114)
3B Bobby Wallace (130)
SS Ed McKean (125)
LF Jesse Burkett (127)
CF Ollie Pickering (45)
RF Louis Sockalexis (66)
  
SP Nig Cuppy
SP Jack Powell
SP Zeke Wilson
  
CL Cy Young

1897 Cleveland Spiders
Salaries

No Salary Data Available

1897 Cleveland Spiders
Uniform Numbers

Uniform Numbers Not Worn

Did you know that a 1897 Cleveland Spiders Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?