Chicago Cubs vs Cleveland Spiders
Series timeline
▲ Chicago Cubs ahead (peak +21)
▼ Cleveland Spiders ahead (peak +11)
Chicago White Stockings Chicago Colts Chicago Orphans Cleveland Spiders Split season or tie Season with a postseason meeting One season per cell
Longest streaks: Chicago Colts 12 (1891), Cleveland Spiders 8 (1893–1894). Current: Chicago Orphans 7.
Splits
| Split | Chicago Cubs record |
|---|---|
| Regular season | 81-77-1 |
| Hosted by Chicago Cubs | 53-33 |
| Hosted by Cleveland Spiders | 28-44-1 |
| Last 10 seasons (1890 to 1899) | 70-68-1 |
| Largest Chicago Cubs win | 17-2 (1890) |
| Largest Cleveland Spiders win | 15-0 (1892) |
In the record book
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Every meeting
1890s
| Season | Date | Winner | Score | Site | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899 (13-1) | May 3, 1899 | Chicago Orphans | 7-4 | at Cleveland Spiders | |
| May 4, 1899 | Chicago Orphans | 10-2 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| May 5, 1899 | Chicago Orphans | 11-2 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| May 6, 1899 | Chicago Orphans | 10-5 | at Chicago Orphans | ||
| May 8, 1899 | Chicago Orphans | 8-7 | at Chicago Orphans | ||
| Aug 5, 1899 | Chicago Orphans | 4-0 | at Chicago Orphans | ||
| Aug 6, 1899 | Cleveland Spiders | 10-9 | at Chicago Orphans | ||
| Aug 6, 1899 | Chicago Orphans | 9-5 | at Chicago Orphans | ||
| Aug 20, 1899 | Chicago Orphans | 8-7 | at Chicago Orphans | ||
| Sep 7, 1899 | Chicago Orphans | 7-6 | at Chicago Orphans | ||
| Sep 8, 1899 | Chicago Orphans | 5-1 | at Chicago Orphans | ||
| Sep 9, 1899 | Chicago Orphans | 5-2 | at Chicago Orphans | ||
| Sep 9, 1899 | Chicago Orphans | 11-0 | at Chicago Orphans | ||
| Oct 8, 1899 | Chicago Orphans | 13-0 | at Chicago Orphans | ||
| 1898 (7-7) | May 9, 1898 | Chicago Orphans | 12-1 | at Cleveland Spiders | |
| May 11, 1898 | Cleveland Spiders | 7-5 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| May 12, 1898 | Cleveland Spiders | 12-4 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| May 13, 1898 | Cleveland Spiders | 7-3 | at Chicago Orphans | ||
| May 15, 1898 | Cleveland Spiders | 5-2 | at Chicago Orphans | ||
| May 16, 1898 | Chicago Orphans | 12-4 | at Chicago Orphans | ||
| May 17, 1898 | Chicago Orphans | 13-6 | at Chicago Orphans | ||
| Jul 4, 1898 | Cleveland Spiders | 11-2 | at Chicago Orphans | ||
| Jul 4, 1898 | Chicago Orphans | 4-3 | at Chicago Orphans | ||
| Jul 5, 1898 | Chicago Orphans | 5-4 | at Chicago Orphans | ||
| Jul 6, 1898 | Chicago Orphans | 6-5 | at Chicago Orphans | ||
| Jul 23, 1898 | Cleveland Spiders | 4-2 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| Jul 24, 1898 | Cleveland Spiders | 9-3 | at Chicago Orphans | ||
| Jul 25, 1898 | Chicago Orphans | 7-0 | at Chicago Orphans | ||
| 1897 (4-8) | May 6, 1897 | Cleveland Spiders | 5-1 | at Cleveland Spiders | |
| May 7, 1897 | Cleveland Spiders | 6-5 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| May 8, 1897 | Cleveland Spiders | 7-6 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| Jun 24, 1897 | Cleveland Spiders | 5-2 | at Chicago Colts | ||
| Jun 26, 1897 | Chicago Colts | 9-3 | at Chicago Colts | ||
| Jun 27, 1897 | Cleveland Spiders | 5-0 | at Chicago Colts | ||
| Aug 6, 1897 | Chicago Colts | 7-5 | at Chicago Colts | ||
| Aug 7, 1897 | Chicago Colts | 9-8 | at Chicago Colts | ||
| Aug 8, 1897 | Chicago Colts | 7-6 | at Chicago Colts | ||
| Sep 21, 1897 | Cleveland Spiders | 8-7 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| Sep 22, 1897 | Cleveland Spiders | 18-7 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| Sep 23, 1897 | Cleveland Spiders | 8-4 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| 1896 (2-9-1) | Jun 18, 1896 | Cleveland Spiders | 5-3 | at Cleveland Spiders | |
| Jun 19, 1896 | Chicago Colts | 8-3 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| Jun 20, 1896 | Cleveland Spiders | 12-8 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| Jun 29, 1896 | Cleveland Spiders | 9-6 | at Chicago Colts | ||
| Jun 30, 1896 | Cleveland Spiders | 17-5 | at Chicago Colts | ||
| Jul 1, 1896 | Cleveland Spiders | 19-7 | at Chicago Colts | ||
| Jul 2, 1896 | Chicago Colts | 8-7 | at Chicago Colts | ||
| Jul 12, 1896 | Cleveland Spiders | 5-2 | at Chicago Colts | ||
| Aug 4, 1896 | Cleveland Spiders | 6-4 | at Chicago Colts | ||
| Sep 14, 1896 | Cleveland Spiders | 2-0 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| Sep 15, 1896 | Tie | 6-6 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| Sep 16, 1896 | Cleveland Spiders | 4-1 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| 1895 (6-5) | May 12, 1895 | Chicago Colts | 8-5 | at Chicago Colts | |
| Jun 21, 1895 | Cleveland Spiders | 7-5 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| Jun 21, 1895 | Cleveland Spiders | 10-4 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| Jun 22, 1895 | Chicago Colts | 8-2 | at Chicago Colts | ||
| Jun 23, 1895 | Chicago Colts | 13-4 | at Chicago Colts | ||
| Jun 27, 1895 | Cleveland Spiders | 4-2 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| Jun 28, 1895 | Chicago Colts | 2-1 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| Jun 29, 1895 | Cleveland Spiders | 7-3 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| Jul 7, 1895 | Chicago Colts | 9-2 | at Chicago Colts | ||
| Aug 8, 1895 | Chicago Colts | 11-9 | at Chicago Colts | ||
| Aug 9, 1895 | Cleveland Spiders | 18-6 | at Chicago Colts | ||
| 1894 (2-10) | May 7, 1894 | Cleveland Spiders | 7-1 | at Cleveland Spiders | |
| May 8, 1894 | Cleveland Spiders | 18-3 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| May 9, 1894 | Cleveland Spiders | 4-1 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| May 19, 1894 | Cleveland Spiders | 9-5 | at Chicago Colts | ||
| Jun 18, 1894 | Cleveland Spiders | 11-4 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| Jun 19, 1894 | Chicago Colts | 5-2 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| Jun 20, 1894 | Cleveland Spiders | 7-3 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| Jul 1, 1894 | Cleveland Spiders | 10-9 | at Chicago Colts | ||
| Aug 10, 1894 | Cleveland Spiders | 2-1 | at Chicago Colts | ||
| Aug 11, 1894 | Cleveland Spiders | 11-9 | at Chicago Colts | ||
| Aug 12, 1894 | Chicago Colts | 16-5 | at Chicago Colts | ||
| Sep 9, 1894 | Cleveland Spiders | 9-5 | at Chicago Colts | ||
| 1893 (4-8) | May 4, 1893 | Chicago Colts | 5-3 | at Cleveland Spiders | |
| May 5, 1893 | Cleveland Spiders | 9-6 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| May 6, 1893 | Cleveland Spiders | 6-5 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| May 22, 1893 | Cleveland Spiders | 10-5 | at Chicago Colts | ||
| May 23, 1893 | Chicago Colts | 8-6 | at Chicago Colts | ||
| May 24, 1893 | Chicago Colts | 13-5 | at Chicago Colts | ||
| Jul 31, 1893 | Cleveland Spiders | 16-9 | at Chicago Colts | ||
| Aug 1, 1893 | Cleveland Spiders | 9-2 | at Chicago Colts | ||
| Aug 2, 1893 | Chicago Colts | 17-6 | at Chicago Colts | ||
| Aug 3, 1893 | Cleveland Spiders | 8-4 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| Aug 4, 1893 | Cleveland Spiders | 7-2 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| Aug 5, 1893 | Cleveland Spiders | 8-4 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| 1892 (3-9) | Apr 25, 1892 | Cleveland Spiders | 6-3 | at Cleveland Spiders | |
| Apr 26, 1892 | Cleveland Spiders | 5-1 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| Apr 27, 1892 | Cleveland Spiders | 5-1 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| May 18, 1892 | Chicago Colts | 5-2 | at Chicago Colts | ||
| May 20, 1892 | Chicago Colts | 8-1 | at Chicago Colts | ||
| Jul 30, 1892 | Cleveland Spiders | 5-3 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| Jul 30, 1892 | Cleveland Spiders | 9-8 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| Aug 11, 1892 | Cleveland Spiders | 12-3 | at Chicago Colts | ||
| Aug 12, 1892 | Cleveland Spiders | 2-0 | at Chicago Colts | ||
| Aug 13, 1892 | Cleveland Spiders | 6-2 | at Chicago Colts | ||
| Oct 3, 1892 | Cleveland Spiders | 15-0 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| Oct 4, 1892 | Chicago Colts | 5-4 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| 1891 (16-4) | May 6, 1891 | Chicago Colts | 12-4 | at Chicago Colts | |
| May 7, 1891 | Cleveland Spiders | 6-3 | at Chicago Colts | ||
| May 8, 1891 | Chicago Colts | 14-12 | at Chicago Colts | ||
| May 9, 1891 | Chicago Colts | 6-4 | at Chicago Colts | ||
| Jun 17, 1891 | Cleveland Spiders | 4-2 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| Jun 18, 1891 | Chicago Colts | 12-8 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| Jun 19, 1891 | Chicago Colts | 3-2 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| Jun 22, 1891 | Chicago Colts | 4-3 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| Jul 1, 1891 | Chicago Colts | 9-3 | at Chicago Colts | ||
| Jul 2, 1891 | Chicago Colts | 20-5 | at Chicago Colts | ||
| Jul 3, 1891 | Chicago Colts | 6-4 | at Chicago Colts | ||
| Jul 25, 1891 | Chicago Colts | 15-14 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| Jul 27, 1891 | Chicago Colts | 14-8 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| Jul 28, 1891 | Chicago Colts | 6-3 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| Aug 20, 1891 | Chicago Colts | 14-2 | at Chicago Colts | ||
| Aug 21, 1891 | Chicago Colts | 9-3 | at Chicago Colts | ||
| Aug 22, 1891 | Chicago Colts | 10-4 | at Chicago Colts | ||
| Sep 28, 1891 | Cleveland Spiders | 4-2 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| Sep 29, 1891 | Chicago Colts | 14-13 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| Sep 30, 1891 | Cleveland Spiders | 12-5 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| 1890 (13-7) | Apr 25, 1890 | Cleveland Spiders | 10-6 | at Cleveland Spiders | |
| Apr 28, 1890 | Chicago Colts | 5-4 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| May 13, 1890 | Cleveland Spiders | 10-6 | at Chicago Colts | ||
| Jun 6, 1890 | Chicago Colts | 12-4 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| Jun 7, 1890 | Chicago Colts | 5-3 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| Jun 7, 1890 | Cleveland Spiders | 9-1 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| Jun 10, 1890 | Chicago Colts | 5-4 | at Chicago Colts | ||
| Jun 11, 1890 | Chicago Colts | 7-1 | at Chicago Colts | ||
| Jun 11, 1890 | Cleveland Spiders | 3-1 | at Chicago Colts | ||
| Aug 5, 1890 | Chicago Colts | 10-6 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| Aug 6, 1890 | Cleveland Spiders | 8-1 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| Aug 6, 1890 | Chicago Colts | 7-1 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| Aug 7, 1890 | Cleveland Spiders | 16-4 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| Aug 8, 1890 | Chicago Colts | 7-0 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| Sep 11, 1890 | Chicago Colts | 5-0 | at Chicago Colts | ||
| Sep 11, 1890 | Chicago Colts | 7-6 | at Chicago Colts | ||
| Sep 12, 1890 | Chicago Colts | 17-2 | at Chicago Colts | ||
| Sep 12, 1890 | Chicago Colts | 11-4 | at Chicago Colts | ||
| Sep 13, 1890 | Chicago Colts | 11-6 | at Chicago Colts | ||
| Sep 13, 1890 | Cleveland Spiders | 8-4 | at Chicago Colts |
1880s
| Season | Date | Winner | Score | Site | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1889 (11-9) | May 3, 1889 | Chicago White Stockings | 4-0 | at Cleveland Spiders | |
| May 4, 1889 | Cleveland Spiders | 4-2 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| May 6, 1889 | Cleveland Spiders | 11-8 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| May 7, 1889 | Chicago White Stockings | 5-3 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| Jun 3, 1889 | Chicago White Stockings | 2-1 | at Chicago White Stockings | ||
| Jun 4, 1889 | Cleveland Spiders | 5-4 | at Chicago White Stockings | ||
| Jun 5, 1889 | Cleveland Spiders | 7-6 | at Chicago White Stockings | ||
| Jun 5, 1889 | Cleveland Spiders | 6-5 | at Chicago White Stockings | ||
| Jun 14, 1889 | Cleveland Spiders | 5-4 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| Jun 15, 1889 | Chicago White Stockings | 5-4 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| Jun 17, 1889 | Cleveland Spiders | 7-4 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| Aug 1, 1889 | Chicago White Stockings | 3-1 | at Chicago White Stockings | ||
| Aug 2, 1889 | Chicago White Stockings | 8-7 | at Chicago White Stockings | ||
| Aug 3, 1889 | Cleveland Spiders | 2-1 | at Chicago White Stockings | ||
| Aug 26, 1889 | Chicago White Stockings | 8-7 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| Aug 27, 1889 | Chicago White Stockings | 12-11 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| Aug 28, 1889 | Chicago White Stockings | 8-7 | at Cleveland Spiders | ||
| Sep 19, 1889 | Chicago White Stockings | 19-10 | at Chicago White Stockings | ||
| Sep 20, 1889 | Cleveland Spiders | 7-5 | at Chicago White Stockings | ||
| Sep 21, 1889 | Chicago White Stockings | 8-7 | at Chicago White Stockings |