1897 Cleveland Spiders season
The 1897 Cleveland Spiders finished with a 69–62 record and a fifth-place finish in the National League.Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster
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 |
| C | | 80 | 294 | 93 | .316 | 0 | 40 |
| 1B | | 109 | 412 | 110 | .267 | 0 | 59 |
| 2B | | 114 | 444 | 150 | .338 | 1 | 61 |
| 3B | | 130 | 516 | 173 | .335 | 4 | 112 |
| SS | | 125 | 523 | 143 | .273 | 2 | 78 |
| OF | | 127 | 517 | 198 | .383 | 2 | 60 |
| OF | | 103 | 397 | 115 | .290 | 2 | 69 |
| OF | | 66 | 278 | 94 | .338 | 3 | 42 |
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 |
| 46 | 182 | 64 | .352 | 1 | 22 |
| 43 | 137 | 30 | .219 | 0 | 11 |
| 39 | 138 | 31 | .225 | 0 | 22 |
| 32 | 117 | 30 | .256 | 1 | 15 |
| 24 | 91 | 20 | .220 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | 30 | 8 | .267 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | 24 | 4 | .167 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 17 | 5 | .294 | 0 | 3 |
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 |
| 46 | 333.2 | 21 | 19 | 3.80 | 88 |
| 34 | 263.2 | 16 | 11 | 4.16 | 69 |
| 27 | 225 | 15 | 10 | 3.16 | 61 |
| 19 | 139.1 | 10 | 6 | 3.17 | 23 |
| 9 | 62 | 4 | 5 | 4.50 | 12 |
| 5 | 30.2 | 0 | 4 | 6.16 | 3 |
| 4 | 24.1 | 1 | 2 | 7.77 | 8 |
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 |
| 4 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 4.50 | 10 |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 10.50 | 3 |
