1939 Cleveland Indians
[edit] Summary
The 1939 Cleveland Indians finished with a record of 87-67. They scored 797 runs and belted 85 home runs to go along with a .280 batting average. The offense was powered by Hal Trosky, who led the team with 25 home runs and 104 RBI. Ken Keltner led the team with 191 hits for a .325 average.
The team allowed 700 runs and had a team ERA of 4.08. Bob Feller led the pitching staff with 24 wins and 246 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Lou Boudreau | SS | 53 | 225 | 42 | 58 | 0 | 19 | 2 | .340 | .360 | .700 | .258 |
| Oscar Grimes | 2B | 119 | 364 | 51 | 98 | 4 | 56 | 8 | .368 | .385 | .753 | .269 |
| Odell Hale | 2B | 108 | 253 | 36 | 79 | 4 | 48 | 4 | .374 | .439 | .813 | .312 |
| Ken Keltner | 3B | 154 | 587 | 84 | 191 | 13 | 97 | 6 | .379 | .489 | .868 | .325 |
| Lyn Lary | SS | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Ray Mack | 2B | 36 | 112 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .240 | .232 | .472 | .152 |
| Jim Shilling | 2B | 31 | 98 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 12 | 1 | .324 | .388 | .712 | .276 |
| Hal Trosky | 1B | 122 | 448 | 89 | 150 | 25 | 104 | 2 | .405 | .589 | .994 | .335 |
| Skeeter Webb | SS | 81 | 269 | 28 | 71 | 2 | 26 | 1 | .305 | .346 | .651 | .264 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Earl Averill | OF | 24 | 55 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .344 | .473 | .817 | .273 |
| Bruce Campbell | OF | 130 | 450 | 84 | 129 | 8 | 72 | 7 | .383 | .449 | .832 | .287 |
| Ben Chapman | OF | 149 | 545 | 101 | 158 | 6 | 82 | 18 | .390 | .413 | .803 | .290 |
| Jeff Heath | OF | 121 | 431 | 64 | 126 | 14 | 69 | 8 | .354 | .494 | .848 | .292 |
| Moose Solters | OF | 41 | 102 | 19 | 28 | 2 | 19 | 2 | .333 | .441 | .774 | .275 |
| Roy Weatherly | OF | 95 | 323 | 43 | 100 | 1 | 32 | 7 | .348 | .406 | .754 | .310 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Rollie Hemsley | C | 107 | 395 | 58 | 104 | 2 | 36 | 2 | .309 | .342 | .651 | .263 |
| Frankie Pytlak | C | 63 | 183 | 20 | 49 | 0 | 14 | 4 | .343 | .333 | .676 | .268 |
| Luke Sewell | C | 16 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .261 | .200 | .461 | .150 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5316 | 797 | 1490 | 85 | 730 | 72 | .343 | .413 | .756 | .280 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Johnny Allen | 28 | 26 | 175 | 9 | 7 | .563 | 0 | 79 | 56 | 4.58 | 1.457 | |||
| Johnny Broaca | 22 | 2 | 46 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 13 | 28 | 4.70 | 1.761 | |||
| Joe Dobson | 35 | 3 | 78 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 1 | 27 | 51 | 5.88 | 1.769 | |||
| Tom Drake | 8 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 9.00 | 2.800 | |||
| Harry Eisenstat | 26 | 11 | 103.7 | 6 | 7 | .462 | 2 | 38 | 23 | 3.30 | 1.273 | |||
| Bob Feller | 39 | 35 | 296.7 | 24 | 9 | .727 | 1 | 246 | 142 | 2.85 | 1.244 | |||
| Mel Harder | 29 | 26 | 208 | 15 | 9 | .625 | 1 | 67 | 64 | 3.50 | 1.332 | |||
| Willis Hudlin | 27 | 20 | 143 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 3 | 28 | 42 | 4.91 | 1.517 | |||
| Johnny Humphries | 15 | 1 | 28.3 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 2 | 12 | 32 | 8.26 | 2.191 | |||
| Al Milnar | 37 | 26 | 209 | 14 | 12 | .538 | 3 | 76 | 99 | 3.79 | 1.488 | |||
| Mike Naymick | 2 | 1 | 4.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1.93 | 1.702 | |||
| Floyd Stromme | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 4.85 | 2.000 | |||
| Lefty Sullivan | 7 | 1 | 12.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 4.26 | 1.417 | |||
| Bill Zuber | 16 | 1 | 31.7 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 5.97 | 1.893 | |||
| Team Totals | 296 | 154 | 1364.8 | 87 | 67 | .565 | 13 | 614 | 602 | 4.08 | 1.462 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Ken Keltner | 154 |
| At Bats | Ken Keltner | 587 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Ben Chapman | 654 |
| Batting Average | Hal Trosky | .335 |
| On-Base % | Hal Trosky | .405 |
| Slugging % | Hal Trosky | .589 |
| OPS | Hal Trosky | .994 |
| Runs | Ben Chapman | 101 |
| Hits | Ken Keltner | 191 |
| Total Bases | Ken Keltner | 287 |
| Doubles | Ken Keltner | 35 |
| Triples | Bruce Campbell | 13 |
| Home Runs | Hal Trosky | 25 |
| RBI | Hal Trosky | 104 |
| Walks | Ben Chapman | 87 |
| Strikeouts | Jeff Heath | 64 |
| Stolen Bases | Ben Chapman | 18 |
| Caught Stealing | Bruce Campbell, Ben Chapman, and Ken Keltner | 6 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Ben Chapman | 20 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Ben Chapman | 19 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Bob Feller | 24 |
| Losses | Al Milnar | 12 |
| Saves | Willis Hudlin and Al Milnar | 3 |
| Won-Loss % | Bob Feller | .727 |
| ERA | Bob Feller | 2.85 |
| WHIP | Bob Feller | 1.244 |
| Innings Pitched | Bob Feller | 296.7 |
| Games | Bob Feller | 39 |
| Games Started | Bob Feller | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Bob Feller | 246 |
| Complete Games | Bob Feller | 24 |
| Shutouts | Bob Feller | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Bob Feller | 1243 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bob Feller | 94 |
| Hits Allowed | Bob Feller | 227 |
| Walks Allowed | Bob Feller | 142 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Mel Harder | 15 |
| Wild Pitches | Bob Feller | 14 |
| Hit Batsmen | Johnny Allen, Bob Feller, and Mel Harder | 3 |
