7 Facts About Cleveland Spiders

1. In 1975, Cleveland Spiders broke another color barrier with the hiring of Frank Robinson as Major League Baseball's first African American manager; another move by Bonda that further strained relations with Mileti.

2. One of Lane's early trades in Cleveland Spiders sent Roger Maris to the Kansas City Athletics in the middle of 1958.

3. The Cleveland Spiders won the Temple Cup, an 1890s postseason series between the first—and second-place teams in the NL.

4. The Cleveland Spiders played the Orioles in the postseason series for baseball's Temple Cup, defeating the Orioles in 1895, but the Cleveland team lost to Baltimore in 1896 and never were contenders after that.

5. The Cleveland Spiders challenged the Baltimore Orioles in 1895 and 1896, finishing 2nd to them at the end of both regular seasons.

6. The Cleveland Spiders were thus forced to play 85 of their remaining 93 games on the road.

7. The Cleveland Spiders won the Temple Cup, an 1890s postseason series between the first—and second-place teams in the NL.