1933 Cleveland Indians
[edit] Summary
The 1933 Cleveland Indians finished with a record of 75-76. They scored 654 runs and belted 50 home runs to go along with a .260 batting average. The offense was powered by Earl Averill, who led the team with 11 home runs, 92 RBI, and 180 hits.
The team allowed 669 runs and had a team ERA of 3.71. Oral Hildebrand led the pitching staff with 16 wins and 90 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Harley Boss | 1B | 112 | 438 | 54 | 118 | 1 | 53 | 2 | .310 | .347 | .657 | .269 |
| Johnny Burnett | SS | 83 | 261 | 39 | 71 | 1 | 29 | 3 | .333 | .341 | .674 | .272 |
| Bill Cissell | 2B | 112 | 409 | 53 | 94 | 6 | 33 | 6 | .284 | .340 | .624 | .230 |
| Odell Hale | 2B | 98 | 351 | 49 | 97 | 10 | 64 | 2 | .333 | .462 | .795 | .276 |
| Willie Kamm | 3B | 133 | 447 | 59 | 126 | 1 | 47 | 6 | .359 | .336 | .695 | .282 |
| Bill Knickerbocker | SS | 80 | 279 | 20 | 63 | 2 | 32 | 1 | .255 | .326 | .581 | .226 |
| Ed Morgan | 1B | 39 | 121 | 10 | 32 | 1 | 13 | 1 | .305 | .364 | .669 | .264 |
| Hal Trosky | 1B | 11 | 44 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .340 | .477 | .817 | .295 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Earl Averill | OF | 151 | 599 | 83 | 180 | 11 | 92 | 3 | .363 | .474 | .837 | .301 |
| Milt Galatzer | OF | 57 | 160 | 19 | 38 | 1 | 17 | 2 | .333 | .281 | .614 | .237 |
| Johnny Oulliber | OF | 22 | 75 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .313 | .280 | .593 | .267 |
| Dick Porter | OF | 132 | 499 | 73 | 133 | 0 | 41 | 4 | .335 | .329 | .664 | .267 |
| Mike Powers | OF | 24 | 47 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .358 | .362 | .720 | .277 |
| Joe Vosmik | OF | 119 | 438 | 53 | 115 | 4 | 56 | 0 | .331 | .381 | .712 | .263 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Glenn Myatt | C | 40 | 77 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .372 | .286 | .658 | .234 |
| Frankie Pytlak | C | 80 | 248 | 36 | 77 | 2 | 33 | 3 | .355 | .423 | .778 | .310 |
| Roy Spencer | C | 75 | 227 | 26 | 46 | 0 | 23 | 0 | .282 | .242 | .524 | .203 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5240 | 654 | 1365 | 50 | 611 | 36 | .315 | .360 | .675 | .260 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Belve Bean | 27 | 2 | 70.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 41 | 20 | 5.25 | 1.422 | |||
| Clint Brown | 33 | 23 | 185 | 11 | 12 | .478 | 1 | 47 | 34 | 3.41 | 1.276 | |||
| Sarge Connally | 41 | 3 | 103 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 1 | 30 | 49 | 4.89 | 1.563 | |||
| Howard Craghead | 11 | 0 | 17.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6.23 | 1.676 | |||
| Wes Ferrell | 28 | 26 | 201 | 11 | 12 | .478 | 0 | 41 | 70 | 4.21 | 1.468 | |||
| Mel Harder | 43 | 31 | 253 | 15 | 17 | .469 | 4 | 81 | 67 | 2.95 | 1.269 | |||
| Oral Hildebrand | 36 | 31 | 220.3 | 16 | 11 | .593 | 0 | 90 | 88 | 3.76 | 1.330 | |||
| Willis Hudlin | 34 | 17 | 147.3 | 5 | 13 | .278 | 1 | 44 | 61 | 3.97 | 1.507 | |||
| Thornton Lee | 3 | 2 | 17.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 4.15 | 1.387 | |||
| Monte Pearson | 19 | 16 | 135.3 | 10 | 5 | .667 | 0 | 54 | 55 | 2.33 | 1.227 | |||
| Team Totals | 275 | 151 | 1349.8 | 75 | 76 | .497 | 7 | 437 | 465 | 3.71 | 1.368 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Earl Averill | 151 |
| At Bats | Earl Averill | 599 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Earl Averill | 658 |
| Batting Average | Earl Averill | .301 |
| On-Base % | Earl Averill | .363 |
| Slugging % | Earl Averill | .474 |
| OPS | Earl Averill | .837 |
| Runs | Earl Averill | 83 |
| Hits | Earl Averill | 180 |
| Total Bases | Earl Averill | 284 |
| Doubles | Earl Averill | 39 |
| Triples | Earl Averill | 16 |
| Home Runs | Earl Averill | 11 |
| RBI | Earl Averill | 92 |
| Walks | Earl Averill and Willie Kamm | 54 |
| Strikeouts | Dick Porter | 42 |
| Stolen Bases | Bill Cissell and Willie Kamm | 6 |
| Caught Stealing | Bill Cissell | 6 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Willie Kamm | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Oral Hildebrand | 16 |
| Losses | Mel Harder | 17 |
| Saves | Mel Harder | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Monte Pearson | .667 |
| ERA | Mel Harder | 2.95 |
| WHIP | Mel Harder | 1.269 |
| Innings Pitched | Mel Harder | 253 |
| Games | Mel Harder | 43 |
| Games Started | Mel Harder and Oral Hildebrand | 31 |
| Strikeouts | Oral Hildebrand | 90 |
| Complete Games | Wes Ferrell | 16 |
| Shutouts | Oral Hildebrand | 6 |
| Batters Faced | Mel Harder | 1073 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Wes Ferrell | 94 |
| Hits Allowed | Mel Harder | 254 |
| Walks Allowed | Oral Hildebrand | 88 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Clint Brown and Mel Harder | 10 |
| Wild Pitches | Oral Hildebrand | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Sarge Connally, Mel Harder, and Willis Hudlin | 3 |


