Cleveland Spiders

The Cleveland Spiders were a Major League Baseball team which played between 1887 and 1899 in Cleveland, Ohio. The team played at National League Park from 1889 to 1890 and at League Park from 1891 to 1899.

Read more about Cleveland Spiders:  1887-1891, 1892-1898, 1899: The Debacle

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