Campau, "one of the greatest minor league teams gathered" and "won the flag so easy that fans stopped going out to see the games." He continued to manage the Detroit team until it disbanded part way through the 1890 season. Cleveland Spiders After the Detroit team disbanded, Leadley was hired as the manager of the Cleveland Spiders. With pitcher Cy Young learning the ropes in his first major league season, the Spiders compiles a 23–33 record under Leadley and finished in seventh place in the National League. Leadley returned as the Spiders' manager in 1891 and compiled a 34–34 record through the first 68 games. On July 11, 1891, Leadley resigned as manager of the Spiders, and his resignation was accepted. He was replaced as manager by the team's third baseman, Patsy Tebeau. Minor leagues and civil service In August 1891, shortly after being removed as Cleveland's manager, Leadley was hired as manager of the Omaha, Nebraska club in the Western Association. At the time, the Omaha Daily Bee wrote: "In Manager Leadley Omaha has a manager she can feel proud of. He is an educated, cultured gentleman, and ranks high in the estimation of the base ball world." In April 1892, Leadley was hired as manager of the Buffalo team in the Eastern League. The Sun newspaper from New York wrote at the time: "In Bob Leadley Buffalo has secured a shrewd and able manager." However, a short time after the announcement, Leadley stated that he would not move to Buffalo and would keep his position in Detroit with the United States internal revenue office. Leadley remained in the civil service in 1893 and 1894. He served as the assistant cashier at the revenue office during those years. In July 1894, he was appointed as the chief clerk of the Police Court in Detroit. Team owner in Seattle and Grand Rapids In 1896, Leadley formed a partnership with Bob Glenalvin, manager of the Detroit Tigers in 1894, and others to re-establish the Pacific Northwest League as the New Pacific League. Leadley became the owner of the Seattle Yannigans/Rainmakers franchise and hired Count Campau, who he had managed in Detroit, as Seattle's player/manager. However, the league folded by the middle of June 1896. After the collapse of the New Pacific League, Leadley returned to Detroit. In November 1896, Leadley and Glenalvin purchased the Western Association baseball franchise in Grand Rapids,