1938 Cleveland Indians
[edit] Summary
The 1938 Cleveland Indians finished with a record of 86-66. They scored 847 runs and belted 113 home runs to go along with a .281 batting average. The offense was powered by Ken Keltner, who led the team with 26 home runs and 113 RBI. Hal Trosky led the team with 185 hits for a .334 average.
The team allowed 782 runs and had a team ERA of 4.60. Bob Feller and Mel Harder were tied for the team lead in wins with 17. Bob Feller racked up 240 strkeouts to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Lou Boudreau | 3B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
| Oscar Grimes | 2B | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .400 | .733 | .200 |
| Odell Hale | 2B | 130 | 496 | 69 | 138 | 8 | 69 | 8 | .338 | .399 | .737 | .278 |
| Tommy Irwin | SS | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .111 | .444 | .111 |
| Ken Keltner | 3B | 149 | 576 | 86 | 159 | 26 | 113 | 4 | .319 | .497 | .816 | .276 |
| John Kroner | 2B | 51 | 117 | 13 | 29 | 1 | 17 | 0 | .353 | .410 | .763 | .248 |
| Lyn Lary | SS | 141 | 568 | 94 | 152 | 3 | 51 | 23 | .366 | .361 | .727 | .268 |
| Ray Mack | 2B | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 | .333 |
| Hal Trosky | 1B | 150 | 554 | 106 | 185 | 19 | 110 | 5 | .407 | .542 | .949 | .334 |
| Skeeter Webb | SS | 20 | 58 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .364 | .310 | .674 | .276 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Earl Averill | OF | 134 | 482 | 101 | 159 | 14 | 93 | 5 | .429 | .535 | .964 | .330 |
| Bruce Campbell | OF | 133 | 511 | 90 | 148 | 12 | 72 | 11 | .360 | .460 | .820 | .290 |
| Jeff Heath | OF | 126 | 502 | 104 | 172 | 21 | 112 | 3 | .383 | .602 | .985 | .343 |
| Moose Solters | OF | 67 | 199 | 30 | 40 | 2 | 22 | 4 | .250 | .291 | .541 | .201 |
| Roy Weatherly | OF | 83 | 210 | 32 | 55 | 2 | 18 | 8 | .308 | .386 | .694 | .262 |
| Chuck Workman | OF | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .800 | .400 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Hank Helf | C | 6 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .143 | .077 | .220 | .077 |
| Rollie Hemsley | C | 66 | 203 | 27 | 60 | 2 | 28 | 1 | .367 | .409 | .776 | .296 |
| Frankie Pytlak | C | 113 | 364 | 46 | 112 | 1 | 43 | 9 | .376 | .393 | .769 | .308 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Lloyd Russell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5356 | 847 | 1506 | 113 | 799 | 83 | .345 | .434 | .779 | .281 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Johnny Allen | 30 | 27 | 200 | 14 | 8 | .636 | 0 | 112 | 81 | 4.18 | 1.350 | |||
| Bob Feller | 39 | 36 | 277.7 | 17 | 11 | .607 | 1 | 240 | 208 | 4.08 | 1.559 | |||
| Denny Galehouse | 36 | 12 | 114 | 7 | 8 | .467 | 3 | 66 | 65 | 4.34 | 1.614 | |||
| Mel Harder | 38 | 29 | 240 | 17 | 10 | .630 | 4 | 102 | 62 | 3.83 | 1.329 | |||
| Joe Heving | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9.00 | 2.500 | |||
| Willis Hudlin | 29 | 15 | 127 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 1 | 27 | 45 | 4.89 | 1.598 | |||
| Johnny Humphries | 45 | 6 | 103.3 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 6 | 56 | 63 | 5.23 | 1.626 | |||
| Ken Jungels | 9 | 0 | 15.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 8.80 | 2.549 | |||
| Al Milnar | 23 | 5 | 68.3 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 1 | 29 | 26 | 5.00 | 1.698 | |||
| Clay Smith | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6.55 | 1.818 | |||
| Charley Suche | 1 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 27.00 | 5.385 | |||
| Earl Whitehill | 26 | 23 | 160.3 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 0 | 60 | 83 | 5.56 | 1.684 | |||
| Bill Zuber | 15 | 0 | 28.7 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 1 | 14 | 20 | 5.02 | 1.847 | |||
| Team Totals | 298 | 153 | 1352.9 | 86 | 66 | .566 | 17 | 717 | 681 | 4.60 | 1.550 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Hal Trosky | 150 |
| At Bats | Ken Keltner | 576 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Lyn Lary | 661 |
| Batting Average | Jeff Heath | .343 |
| On-Base % | Earl Averill | .429 |
| Slugging % | Jeff Heath | .602 |
| OPS | Jeff Heath | .985 |
| Runs | Hal Trosky | 106 |
| Hits | Hal Trosky | 185 |
| Total Bases | Jeff Heath | 302 |
| Doubles | Hal Trosky | 40 |
| Triples | Jeff Heath | 18 |
| Home Runs | Ken Keltner | 26 |
| RBI | Ken Keltner | 113 |
| Walks | Lyn Lary | 88 |
| Strikeouts | Ken Keltner | 75 |
| Stolen Bases | Lyn Lary | 23 |
| Caught Stealing | Bruce Campbell | 7 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Odell Hale | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Bob Feller and Mel Harder | 17 |
| Losses | Bob Feller | 11 |
| Saves | Johnny Humphries | 6 |
| Won-Loss % | Johnny Allen | .636 |
| ERA | Mel Harder | 3.83 |
| WHIP | Mel Harder | 1.329 |
| Innings Pitched | Bob Feller | 277.7 |
| Games | Johnny Humphries | 45 |
| Games Started | Bob Feller | 36 |
| Strikeouts | Bob Feller | 240 |
| Complete Games | Bob Feller | 20 |
| Shutouts | Bob Feller and Mel Harder | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Bob Feller | 1248 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bob Feller | 126 |
| Hits Allowed | Mel Harder | 257 |
| Walks Allowed | Bob Feller | 208 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Earl Whitehill | 18 |
| Wild Pitches | Johnny Allen | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Earl Whitehill | 9 |
