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 |
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
n/a | Lou Criger | 5-10 | 165 | Right | Right | 1872-02-03 |
n/a | Chief Zimmer | 6-00 | 190 | Right | Right | 1860-11-23 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1897 Cleveland Spiders Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
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:
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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)?