1887-1899 Cleveland Blues/Spiders

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John Pappalau, Pitcher, 1897

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Pappalau appeared in just 2 games in the major leagues, both in June 1897 with Cleveland.

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1897 League Park from a Cleveland scorecard of that year

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Charlie Hastings, Pitcher, 1893

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As a result of finding a studio portrait of Charlie Hastings in his 1893 Cleveland uniform (see previous post), I have revised the composite photo that I created for this team. The full-size version is in post #8; above the earlier version. The addition of Hastings means that the composite includes the pitchers credited with 72 of the team's 73 victories. Sixteen of the 25 players who appeared in at least one game with the Spiders that season are included.

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Doc Oberlander, Pitcher, 1888
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Oberlander's major league career consisted of three games in the spring of 1888 with Cleveland.

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Cannon Ball Bill Stemmyer, Pitcher, 1888

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This composite of the 1892 Cleveland Spiders has just been added to post #7 (with IDs):

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Gus Alberts, SS/3B, 1888

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Sy Sutcliffe, Catcher, 1889

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This improved image of the 1890 Cleveland Spiders has just been added to post #5:

1890 NL Cleveland 2.jpg

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Jay Faatz, 1B, 1888-1889

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Just added to post #8, the 1893 Cleveland Spiders:

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George Davies, Pitcher, 1892-1893

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Just added to posts #5 and #10, respectively, images from photos currently available in the Fall 2016 Robert Edwards Auction:

1890 Cleveland Spiders

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1895 Cleveland Spiders

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1891 Cabinet Photos
Available at SCP Auctions

George Davis, Center Field
Davis cabinet 1891.jpg

Ed McKean, Shortstop
McKean cabinet 1891.jpg

Jake Virtue, First Base
Virtue cabinet 1891.jpg

Cy Young, Pitcher
Young cabinet 1891.jpg

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1893 Cabinet photos of Cleveland Pitchers
Available at SCP Auctions

John Clarkson
Clarkson cabinet 1893.jpg

George Davies
Davies cabinet 1893.jpg

Tom Williams
Williams cabinet 1893.jpg

Cy Young
Young cabinet 1893 clean.jpg