1929 Cleveland Indians
[edit] Summary
The 1929 Cleveland Indians finished with a record of 81-71. They scored 717 runs and belted 62 home runs to go along with a .293 batting average. Earl Averill provided the power for the team with 18 homers. The offense was powered by Lew Fonseca, who led the team with 103 RBI and 209 hits.
The team allowed 738 runs and had a team ERA of 4.05. Wes Ferrell led the pitching staff with 21 wins and 100 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Johnny Burnett | SS | 19 | 33 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .200 | .182 | .382 | .152 |
| Lew Fonseca | 1B | 148 | 566 | 97 | 209 | 6 | 103 | 19 | .427 | .532 | .959 | .369 |
| Ray Gardner | SS | 82 | 256 | 28 | 67 | 1 | 24 | 10 | .337 | .301 | .638 | .262 |
| Joe Hauser | 1B | 37 | 48 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .321 | .500 | .821 | .250 |
| Johnny Hodapp | 2B | 90 | 294 | 30 | 96 | 4 | 51 | 3 | .361 | .456 | .817 | .327 |
| Carl Lind | 2B | 66 | 225 | 19 | 54 | 0 | 13 | 0 | .282 | .284 | .566 | .240 |
| Joe Sewell | 3B | 152 | 578 | 90 | 182 | 7 | 73 | 6 | .372 | .427 | .799 | .315 |
| Jackie Tavener | SS | 92 | 250 | 25 | 53 | 2 | 27 | 1 | .289 | .304 | .593 | .212 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Earl Averill | OF | 151 | 597 | 110 | 198 | 18 | 96 | 13 | .398 | .538 | .936 | .332 |
| Bibb Falk | OF | 125 | 426 | 65 | 133 | 13 | 93 | 4 | .374 | .507 | .881 | .312 |
| Charlie Jamieson | OF | 102 | 364 | 56 | 106 | 0 | 26 | 2 | .378 | .357 | .735 | .291 |
| Ed Morgan | OF | 93 | 318 | 60 | 101 | 3 | 37 | 4 | .392 | .469 | .861 | .318 |
| Dick Porter | OF | 71 | 192 | 26 | 63 | 1 | 24 | 3 | .386 | .479 | .865 | .328 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Grover Hartley | C | 24 | 33 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .314 | .333 | .647 | .273 |
| Glenn Myatt | C | 59 | 129 | 14 | 30 | 1 | 17 | 0 | .277 | .302 | .579 | .233 |
| Luke Sewell | C | 124 | 406 | 41 | 96 | 1 | 39 | 6 | .287 | .298 | .585 | .236 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Dan Jessee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5191 | 717 | 1521 | 62 | 682 | 75 | .340 | .415 | .755 | .293 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Clint Brown | 3 | 1 | 16.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3.31 | 1.472 | |||
| Wes Ferrell | 43 | 25 | 242.7 | 21 | 10 | .677 | 5 | 100 | 109 | 3.60 | 1.504 | |||
| George Grant | 12 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 1.50 | 2.667 | |||
| Mel Harder | 11 | 0 | 17.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5.60 | 1.638 | |||
| Ken Holloway | 25 | 11 | 119 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 0 | 32 | 37 | 3.03 | 1.303 | |||
| Willis Hudlin | 40 | 33 | 280.3 | 17 | 15 | .531 | 1 | 60 | 73 | 3.34 | 1.327 | |||
| Johnny Miljus | 34 | 15 | 128.3 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 2 | 42 | 64 | 5.19 | 1.855 | |||
| Jake Miller | 29 | 29 | 206 | 14 | 12 | .538 | 0 | 58 | 60 | 3.58 | 1.393 | |||
| Jim Moore | 2 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9.53 | 1.754 | |||
| Joe Shaute | 26 | 24 | 162 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 0 | 43 | 52 | 4.28 | 1.623 | |||
| Milt Shoffner | 11 | 3 | 44.7 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 5.04 | 1.521 | |||
| Jimmy Zinn | 18 | 11 | 105.3 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 2 | 29 | 33 | 5.04 | 1.738 | |||
| Team Totals | 254 | 152 | 1352 | 81 | 71 | .533 | 10 | 389 | 488 | 4.05 | 1.522 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Joe Sewell | 152 |
| At Bats | Earl Averill | 597 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Earl Averill | 680 |
| Batting Average | Lew Fonseca | .369 |
| On-Base % | Lew Fonseca | .427 |
| Slugging % | Earl Averill | .538 |
| OPS | Lew Fonseca | .959 |
| Runs | Earl Averill | 110 |
| Hits | Lew Fonseca | 209 |
| Total Bases | Earl Averill | 321 |
| Doubles | Lew Fonseca | 44 |
| Triples | Lew Fonseca | 15 |
| Home Runs | Earl Averill | 18 |
| RBI | Lew Fonseca | 103 |
| Walks | Earl Averill | 63 |
| Strikeouts | Earl Averill | 53 |
| Stolen Bases | Lew Fonseca | 19 |
| Caught Stealing | Earl Averill, Ray Gardner, and Charlie Jamieson | 13 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Joe Sewell | 41 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Wes Ferrell | 21 |
| Losses | Willis Hudlin | 15 |
| Saves | Wes Ferrell | 5 |
| Won-Loss % | Wes Ferrell | .677 |
| ERA | Willis Hudlin | 3.34 |
| WHIP | Willis Hudlin | 1.327 |
| Innings Pitched | Willis Hudlin | 280.3 |
| Games | Wes Ferrell | 43 |
| Games Started | Willis Hudlin | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Wes Ferrell | 100 |
| Complete Games | Willis Hudlin | 22 |
| Shutouts | Ken Holloway, Willis Hudlin, and Jake Miller | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Willis Hudlin | 1201 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Willis Hudlin | 104 |
| Hits Allowed | Willis Hudlin | 299 |
| Walks Allowed | Wes Ferrell | 109 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Johnny Miljus | 10 |
| Wild Pitches | Johnny Miljus | 3 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jake Miller | 7 |
