1927 Cleveland Indians
[edit] Summary
The 1927 Cleveland Indians finished with a record of 66-87. They scored 669 runs and belted 26 home runs to go along with a .283 batting average. Johnny Hodapp led the team in home runs with 5. The offense was powered by Joe Sewell, who led the team with 92 RBI and 180 hits.
The team allowed 762 runs and had a team ERA of 4.27. Leading the team in wins was Willis Hudlin, with 18. George Uhle led the team with 69 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Johnny Burnett | 2B | 17 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| George Burns | 1B | 140 | 549 | 84 | 175 | 3 | 78 | 13 | .375 | .435 | .810 | .319 |
| Lew Fonseca | 2B | 112 | 428 | 60 | 133 | 2 | 40 | 12 | .333 | .404 | .737 | .311 |
| Johnny Hodapp | 3B | 79 | 240 | 25 | 73 | 5 | 40 | 2 | .343 | .454 | .797 | .304 |
| Carl Lind | 2B | 12 | 37 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .256 | .135 | .391 | .135 |
| Rube Lutzke | 3B | 100 | 311 | 35 | 78 | 0 | 41 | 2 | .307 | .309 | .616 | .251 |
| Ernie Padgett | 2B | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .572 | .286 |
| Joe Sewell | SS | 153 | 569 | 83 | 180 | 1 | 92 | 3 | .382 | .424 | .806 | .316 |
| Freddy Spurgeon | 2B | 57 | 179 | 30 | 45 | 1 | 19 | 8 | .323 | .313 | .636 | .251 |
| Dutch Ussat | 3B | 4 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .278 | .313 | .591 | .188 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Nick Cullop | OF | 32 | 68 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .333 | .397 | .730 | .235 |
| Ike Eichrodt | OF | 85 | 267 | 24 | 59 | 0 | 25 | 2 | .265 | .307 | .572 | .221 |
| George Gerken | OF | 6 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .267 | .214 | .481 | .214 |
| Johnny Gill | OF | 21 | 60 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .319 | .317 | .636 | .217 |
| Baby Doll Jacobson | OF | 32 | 103 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 13 | 0 | .300 | .301 | .601 | .252 |
| Charlie Jamieson | OF | 127 | 489 | 73 | 151 | 0 | 36 | 7 | .394 | .380 | .774 | .309 |
| Sam Langford | OF | 20 | 67 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .347 | .388 | .735 | .269 |
| Pat McNulty | OF | 19 | 41 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .378 | .341 | .719 | .317 |
| Bernie Neis | OF | 32 | 96 | 17 | 29 | 4 | 18 | 0 | .412 | .521 | .933 | .302 |
| Homer Summa | OF | 145 | 574 | 73 | 164 | 4 | 74 | 6 | .331 | .402 | .733 | .286 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Chick Autry | C | 16 | 43 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .256 | .395 | .651 | .256 |
| Glenn Myatt | C | 55 | 94 | 15 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 1 | .336 | .372 | .708 | .245 |
| Luke Sewell | C | 128 | 470 | 52 | 138 | 0 | 53 | 4 | .328 | .377 | .705 | .294 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5203 | 669 | 1472 | 26 | 616 | 65 | .325 | .379 | .704 | .283 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jumbo Brown | 8 | 0 | 18.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 6.27 | 2.406 | |||
| Garland Buckeye | 35 | 25 | 204.7 | 10 | 17 | .370 | 1 | 38 | 74 | 3.96 | 1.490 | |||
| Hap Collard | 4 | 0 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5.06 | 2.075 | |||
| Nick Cullop | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 3.000 | |||
| Wes Ferrell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27.00 | 5.000 | |||
| George Grant | 25 | 3 | 74.7 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 1 | 19 | 40 | 4.46 | 1.673 | |||
| Willis Hudlin | 43 | 30 | 264.7 | 18 | 12 | .600 | 0 | 65 | 83 | 4.01 | 1.413 | |||
| Benn Karr | 22 | 5 | 76.7 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2 | 17 | 32 | 5.05 | 1.617 | |||
| Dutch Levsen | 25 | 13 | 80.3 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 0 | 15 | 37 | 5.49 | 1.656 | |||
| Hal McKain | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4.09 | 2.000 | |||
| Jake Miller | 34 | 23 | 185.3 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 0 | 53 | 48 | 3.21 | 1.279 | |||
| Joe Shaute | 45 | 28 | 230.3 | 9 | 16 | .360 | 2 | 63 | 75 | 4.22 | 1.433 | |||
| Sherry Smith | 11 | 2 | 38 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 5.45 | 1.763 | |||
| George Uhle | 25 | 22 | 153.3 | 8 | 9 | .471 | 1 | 69 | 59 | 4.34 | 1.605 | |||
| Willie Underhill | 4 | 1 | 8.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 9.72 | 2.771 | |||
| Team Totals | 285 | 153 | 1353.3 | 66 | 87 | .431 | 8 | 366 | 508 | 4.27 | 1.515 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Joe Sewell | 153 |
| At Bats | Homer Summa | 574 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Joe Sewell | 652 |
| Batting Average | George Burns | .319 |
| On-Base % | Charlie Jamieson | .394 |
| Slugging % | George Burns | .435 |
| OPS | George Burns | .810 |
| Runs | George Burns | 84 |
| Hits | Joe Sewell | 180 |
| Total Bases | Joe Sewell | 241 |
| Doubles | George Burns | 51 |
| Triples | Lew Fonseca and Homer Summa | 7 |
| Home Runs | Johnny Hodapp | 5 |
| RBI | Joe Sewell | 92 |
| Walks | Charlie Jamieson | 64 |
| Strikeouts | Rube Lutzke | 29 |
| Stolen Bases | George Burns | 13 |
| Caught Stealing | Joe Sewell | 16 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Homer Summa | 27 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Willis Hudlin | 18 |
| Losses | Garland Buckeye | 17 |
| Saves | Benn Karr and Joe Shaute | 2 |
| Won-Loss % | Willis Hudlin | .600 |
| ERA | Jake Miller | 3.21 |
| WHIP | Jake Miller | 1.279 |
| Innings Pitched | Willis Hudlin | 264.7 |
| Games | Joe Shaute | 45 |
| Games Started | Willis Hudlin | 30 |
| Strikeouts | George Uhle | 69 |
| Complete Games | Willis Hudlin | 18 |
| Shutouts | Garland Buckeye | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Willis Hudlin | 1156 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Willis Hudlin | 118 |
| Hits Allowed | Willis Hudlin | 291 |
| Walks Allowed | Willis Hudlin | 83 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Joe Shaute | 9 |
| Wild Pitches | Garland Buckeye | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Willis Hudlin | 11 |
