1919 Cleveland Indians
[edit] Summary
The 1919 Cleveland Indians finished with a record of 84-55. They scored 634 runs and belted 24 home runs to go along with a .278 batting average. Elmer Smith led the team in home runs with 9. The offense was powered by Larry Gardner, who led the team with 79 RBI and 157 hits.
The team allowed 539 runs and had a team ERA of 2.94. Stan Coveleski led the pitching staff with 24 wins and 118 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Ray Chapman | SS | 115 | 433 | 75 | 130 | 3 | 53 | 18 | .351 | .420 | .771 | .300 |
| Joe Evans | SS | 21 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .188 | .071 | .259 | .071 |
| Larry Gardner | 3B | 139 | 524 | 67 | 157 | 2 | 79 | 7 | .352 | .393 | .745 | .300 |
| Joe Harris | 1B | 62 | 184 | 30 | 69 | 1 | 46 | 2 | .472 | .489 | .961 | .375 |
| Doc Johnston | 1B | 102 | 331 | 42 | 101 | 1 | 33 | 21 | .359 | .384 | .743 | .305 |
| Harry Lunte | SS | 26 | 77 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .215 | .221 | .436 | .195 |
| Bill Wambsganss | 2B | 139 | 526 | 60 | 146 | 2 | 60 | 18 | .323 | .344 | .667 | .278 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Jack Graney | OF | 128 | 461 | 79 | 108 | 1 | 30 | 7 | .380 | .323 | .703 | .234 |
| Elmer Smith | OF | 114 | 395 | 60 | 110 | 9 | 54 | 15 | .354 | .438 | .792 | .278 |
| Tris Speaker | OF | 134 | 494 | 83 | 146 | 2 | 63 | 15 | .395 | .433 | .828 | .296 |
| Smoky Joe Wood | OF | 72 | 192 | 30 | 49 | 0 | 27 | 3 | .367 | .370 | .737 | .255 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Les Nunamaker | C | 26 | 56 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .276 | .304 | .580 | .250 |
| Steve O'Neill | C | 125 | 398 | 46 | 115 | 2 | 47 | 4 | .373 | .427 | .800 | .289 |
| Pinch Thomas | C | 34 | 46 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .180 | .109 | .289 | .109 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 4565 | 634 | 1268 | 24 | 547 | 113 | .339 | .381 | .720 | .278 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jim Bagby | 35 | 32 | 241.3 | 17 | 11 | .607 | 3 | 61 | 44 | 2.80 | 1.252 | |||
| Ray Caldwell | 6 | 6 | 52.7 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 0 | 24 | 19 | 1.71 | 0.987 | |||
| Fritz Coumbe | 8 | 2 | 23.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 5.32 | 1.730 | |||
| Stan Coveleski | 43 | 34 | 286 | 24 | 12 | .667 | 4 | 118 | 60 | 2.61 | 1.210 | |||
| Joe Engel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Johnny Enzmann | 14 | 4 | 55.3 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 2.28 | 1.356 | |||
| Tony Faeth | 6 | 0 | 18.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 10 | .49 | 1.257 | |||
| Charlie Jamieson | 4 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5.54 | 1.538 | |||
| Hi Jasper | 12 | 10 | 82.7 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 0 | 25 | 28 | 3.59 | 1.342 | |||
| Ed Klepfer | 5 | 0 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 7.36 | 2.466 | |||
| Guy Morton | 26 | 20 | 147.3 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 0 | 64 | 47 | 2.81 | 1.188 | |||
| Elmer Myers | 23 | 15 | 134.7 | 8 | 7 | .533 | 1 | 38 | 43 | 3.74 | 1.314 | |||
| Tom Phillips | 22 | 3 | 55 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 18 | 34 | 2.95 | 1.618 | |||
| George Uhle | 26 | 12 | 127 | 10 | 5 | .667 | 0 | 50 | 43 | 2.91 | 1.354 | |||
| Smoky Joe Wood | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Team Totals | 232 | 139 | 1245 | 84 | 55 | .604 | 10 | 432 | 362 | 2.94 | 1.288 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Larry Gardner and Bill Wambsganss | 139 |
| At Bats | Bill Wambsganss | 526 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Larry Gardner | 597 |
| Batting Average | Ray Chapman and Larry Gardner | .300 |
| On-Base % | Tris Speaker | .395 |
| Slugging % | Tris Speaker | .433 |
| OPS | Tris Speaker | .828 |
| Runs | Tris Speaker | 83 |
| Hits | Larry Gardner | 157 |
| Total Bases | Tris Speaker | 214 |
| Doubles | Tris Speaker | 38 |
| Triples | Tris Speaker | 12 |
| Home Runs | Elmer Smith | 9 |
| RBI | Larry Gardner | 79 |
| Walks | Jack Graney | 105 |
| Strikeouts | Jack Graney | 39 |
| Stolen Bases | Doc Johnston | 21 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Ray Chapman | 50 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Stan Coveleski | 24 |
| Losses | Stan Coveleski | 12 |
| Saves | Stan Coveleski | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Stan Coveleski and George Uhle | .667 |
| ERA | Stan Coveleski | 2.61 |
| WHIP | Stan Coveleski | 1.210 |
| Innings Pitched | Stan Coveleski | 286 |
| Games | Stan Coveleski | 43 |
| Games Started | Stan Coveleski | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Stan Coveleski | 118 |
| Complete Games | Stan Coveleski | 24 |
| Shutouts | Stan Coveleski | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Stan Coveleski | 1138 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Stan Coveleski | 83 |
| Hits Allowed | Stan Coveleski | 286 |
| Walks Allowed | Stan Coveleski | 60 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jim Bagby, Guy Morton, and Elmer Myers | 3 |
| Wild Pitches | Stan Coveleski | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Elmer Myers | 10 |


