1894 Cleveland (Clevelands, Spiders)

This rendering is based on partial visual documentation for uniform style only. Color information is unknown and the uniform is rendered in values of gray. Some important details may also be undocumented or difficult to determine and an educated guess is made to complete the rendering.

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Visual documentation on this uniform:

Photo A

Dated 1894. Collage of player portraits published before the start of the 1895 season. Based on the appearance of player Dewald, a creation date of April 1894 to mid-May 1894 can be suggested for the collage. Dewald did not play for Cleveland in regular season games in 1894 and was subsequently signed by Erie of the Eastern League by mid-May 1894. The remaining portraits were taken before 1894, the majority of which were made in 1892 or 1893. See further explanations below.

Top row, from left: C Dewald (Cle PL 90, Erie EL 94), C Young (NL 90-98, AL 09, 10, 11), N Cuppy (92-98), J O’Connor (92-98) and J McAleer (89, 91-98, PL 90, AL 01). Second row: C Childs (91-98), C McGarr (93-96), P Tebeau (89, 91-98, PL 90), E McKean (AA 87, 88, NL 89-98) and C Fisher (Cle NL 93, 94, Cin NL 94). Bottom row: J Virtue (90-94), J Clarkson (92-94), B Ewing (93, 94), C Zimmer (AA 87, 88, NL 89-99) and J Burkett (91-98). Years with team from baseball-reference.com. Image scan and player IDs from the Spalding Base Ball Guide, 1895. Dewald transaction info from The Sporting Life, May 19, 1894.

Analysis of portraits shown in photo A:
Players are listed in order that they appeared in the collage, with notes on uniform style and year of photo.
–Dewald: white shirt, condensed letters (obscured) – joined team in 1894, photo taken in 1894
–Young: white shirt, extended letters – joined team in 1890, photo shown in 1893 Just So poster, based on style of letters this photo was probably taken in 1893
–Cuppy: white shirt, condensed letters – joined team in 1892, photo shown in 1893 National Union collage, photo taken in 1892 or 1893
–O’Connor: white shirt, condensed letters – joined team in 1892, photo shown in 1893 Just So poster, photo taken in 1892 or 1893
–McAleer: white shirt, extended letters (obscured) – joined team in 1889, photo shown in 1893 Just So poster, based on style of letters this was probably taken in 1893
–Childs: white shirt, condensed letterings – joined team in 1891, photo shown in 1893 Just So poster, based on style of letters this photo taken in 1892 or 1893
–McGarr: white shirt, condensed letters – joined team in 1893, photo shown in 1893 National Union collage and taken in 1893
–Tebeau: white shirt, extended lettering (obscured) – joined team in 1889, photo shown in 1893 Just So poster, based on the style of letters this photo was taken in 1893
–McKean: white shirt, condensed letters – joined team in 1887, photo shown in 1893 Just So poster, based on lettering style this photo taken in 1892 or 1893
–Fisher: white shirt, condensed letter – joined team in 1893, photo taken in 1893 or 1894
–Virtue: white shirt, condensed letters – joined team in 1890, photo shown in 1893 National Union collage, based on lettering style this photo taken in 1892 or 1893
–Clarkson: white shirt, extended letters (obscured) – joined the team in 1892, photo shown in 1893 Just So poster, based on style of letters this photo was taken in 1893
–Ewing: white shirt, extended letters (obscured) – joined team in 1893, photo shown in 1893 Just So poster and taken in 1893
–Zimmer: white shirt, condensed letters – joined team in 1888, photo shown in 1893 National Union collage, based on style of letters this photo was taken in 1892 or 1893
–Burkett: dark shirt, no lettering – joined team in 1891, photo shown in 1892 collage, photo taken 1888 to 1892

Written documentation on this uniform:
None

Team genealogy: Cleveland 1887-1899
Cleveland was formed to join the American Association (AA) in 1887. The AA was a major league operating 1882-1891. Cleveland moved to the National League (NL) in 1889. The NL began operation in 1876 and Cleveland played in the NL from 1889 to 1899. After the 1899 season, Cleveland was dropped by the league and the team disbanded. Information from wikipedia.