1934 Cleveland Indians
[edit] Summary
The 1934 Cleveland Indians finished with a record of 85-69. They scored 814 runs and belted 100 home runs to go along with a .287 batting average. The offense was powered by Hal Trosky, who led the team with 35 home runs, 142 RBI, and 206 hits.
The team allowed 764 runs and had a team ERA of 4.28. Mel Harder led the team with 20 wins. Monte Pearson struck out 140 batters to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Johnny Burnett | 3B | 72 | 208 | 28 | 61 | 3 | 30 | 1 | .352 | .409 | .761 | .293 |
| Odell Hale | 2B | 143 | 563 | 82 | 170 | 13 | 101 | 8 | .357 | .471 | .828 | .302 |
| Willie Kamm | 3B | 121 | 386 | 52 | 104 | 0 | 42 | 7 | .372 | .345 | .717 | .269 |
| Bill Knickerbocker | SS | 146 | 593 | 82 | 188 | 4 | 67 | 6 | .347 | .408 | .755 | .317 |
| Eddie Moore | 2B | 27 | 65 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .267 | .185 | .452 | .154 |
| Hal Trosky | 1B | 154 | 625 | 117 | 206 | 35 | 142 | 2 | .388 | .598 | .986 | .330 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Earl Averill | OF | 154 | 598 | 128 | 187 | 31 | 113 | 5 | .414 | .569 | .983 | .313 |
| Kit Carson | OF | 5 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .350 | .500 | .850 | .278 |
| Milt Galatzer | OF | 49 | 196 | 29 | 53 | 0 | 15 | 3 | .344 | .342 | .686 | .270 |
| Dutch Holland | OF | 50 | 128 | 19 | 32 | 2 | 13 | 0 | .319 | .406 | .725 | .250 |
| Dick Porter | OF | 13 | 44 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .292 | .386 | .678 | .227 |
| Sam Rice | OF | 97 | 335 | 48 | 98 | 1 | 33 | 5 | .351 | .364 | .715 | .293 |
| Bob Seeds | OF | 61 | 186 | 28 | 46 | 0 | 18 | 2 | .327 | .301 | .628 | .247 |
| Joe Vosmik | OF | 104 | 405 | 71 | 138 | 6 | 78 | 1 | .393 | .477 | .870 | .341 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Moe Berg | C | 29 | 97 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .265 | .309 | .574 | .258 |
| Bill Brenzel | C | 15 | 51 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .245 | .275 | .520 | .216 |
| Bob Garbark | C | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .083 | .000 | .083 | .000 |
| Glenn Myatt | C | 36 | 107 | 18 | 34 | 0 | 12 | 1 | .392 | .393 | .785 | .318 |
| Frankie Pytlak | C | 91 | 289 | 46 | 75 | 0 | 35 | 11 | .352 | .329 | .681 | .260 |
| Roy Spencer | C | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .143 | .286 | .429 | .143 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5396 | 814 | 1550 | 100 | 765 | 52 | .347 | .423 | .770 | .287 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Belve Bean | 21 | 1 | 51.3 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 0 | 20 | 21 | 3.86 | 1.442 | |||
| Clint Brown | 17 | 2 | 50.3 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 5.90 | 1.928 | |||
| Lloyd Brown | 38 | 15 | 117 | 5 | 10 | .333 | 6 | 39 | 51 | 3.85 | 1.427 | |||
| Sarge Connally | 5 | 0 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.06 | 1.698 | |||
| Denny Galehouse | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18.00 | 3.000 | |||
| Mel Harder | 44 | 29 | 255.3 | 20 | 12 | .625 | 4 | 91 | 81 | 2.61 | 1.281 | |||
| Oral Hildebrand | 33 | 28 | 198 | 11 | 9 | .550 | 1 | 72 | 99 | 4.50 | 1.636 | |||
| Willis Hudlin | 36 | 26 | 195 | 15 | 10 | .600 | 4 | 58 | 65 | 4.75 | 1.410 | |||
| Thornton Lee | 24 | 6 | 85.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 41 | 44 | 5.04 | 1.739 | |||
| Monte Pearson | 39 | 33 | 254.7 | 18 | 13 | .581 | 2 | 140 | 130 | 4.52 | 1.519 | |||
| Bill Perrin | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14.40 | 3.000 | |||
| Bob Weiland | 16 | 7 | 70 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 0 | 42 | 30 | 4.11 | 1.443 | |||
| Ralph Winegarner | 22 | 6 | 78.3 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 0 | 32 | 39 | 5.51 | 1.660 | |||
| Team Totals | 297 | 154 | 1366.9 | 85 | 69 | .552 | 19 | 554 | 582 | 4.28 | 1.506 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Earl Averill and Hal Trosky | 154 |
| At Bats | Hal Trosky | 625 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Earl Averill | 702 |
| Batting Average | Hal Trosky | .330 |
| On-Base % | Earl Averill | .414 |
| Slugging % | Hal Trosky | .598 |
| OPS | Hal Trosky | .986 |
| Runs | Earl Averill | 128 |
| Hits | Hal Trosky | 206 |
| Total Bases | Hal Trosky | 374 |
| Doubles | Earl Averill | 48 |
| Triples | Hal Trosky | 9 |
| Home Runs | Hal Trosky | 35 |
| RBI | Hal Trosky | 142 |
| Walks | Earl Averill | 99 |
| Strikeouts | Odell Hale | 50 |
| Stolen Bases | Frankie Pytlak | 11 |
| Caught Stealing | Odell Hale | 12 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Bill Knickerbocker | 12 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Mel Harder | 20 |
| Losses | Monte Pearson | 13 |
| Saves | Lloyd Brown | 6 |
| Won-Loss % | Mel Harder | .625 |
| ERA | Mel Harder | 2.61 |
| WHIP | Mel Harder | 1.281 |
| Innings Pitched | Mel Harder | 255.3 |
| Games | Mel Harder | 44 |
| Games Started | Monte Pearson | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Monte Pearson | 140 |
| Complete Games | Monte Pearson | 19 |
| Shutouts | Mel Harder | 6 |
| Batters Faced | Monte Pearson | 1136 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Monte Pearson | 128 |
| Hits Allowed | Monte Pearson | 257 |
| Walks Allowed | Monte Pearson | 130 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Monte Pearson | 16 |
| Wild Pitches | Monte Pearson | 15 |
| Hit Batsmen | Mel Harder | 7 |
