1940 Cleveland Indians
[edit] Summary
The 1940 Cleveland Indians finished with a record of 89-65. They scored 710 runs and belted 101 home runs to go along with a .265 batting average. Hal Trosky led the team in home runs with 25. The offense was powered by Lou Boudreau, who led the team with 101 RBI and 185 hits.
The team allowed 637 runs and had a team ERA of 3.63. Bob Feller led the pitching staff with 27 wins and 261 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Lou Boudreau | SS | 155 | 627 | 97 | 185 | 9 | 101 | 6 | .370 | .443 | .813 | .295 |
| Oscar Grimes | 1B | 11 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Odell Hale | 3B | 48 | 50 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .291 | .320 | .611 | .220 |
| Ken Keltner | 3B | 149 | 543 | 67 | 138 | 15 | 77 | 10 | .322 | .418 | .740 | .254 |
| Ray Mack | 2B | 146 | 530 | 60 | 150 | 12 | 69 | 4 | .346 | .409 | .755 | .283 |
| Rusty Peters | 2B | 30 | 71 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .280 | .338 | .618 | .239 |
| Hal Trosky | 1B | 140 | 522 | 85 | 154 | 25 | 93 | 1 | .392 | .529 | .921 | .295 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Beau Bell | OF | 120 | 444 | 55 | 124 | 4 | 58 | 2 | .332 | .365 | .697 | .279 |
| Soup Campbell | OF | 35 | 62 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .304 | .242 | .546 | .226 |
| Ben Chapman | OF | 143 | 548 | 82 | 157 | 4 | 50 | 13 | .377 | .403 | .780 | .286 |
| Jeff Heath | OF | 100 | 356 | 55 | 78 | 14 | 50 | 5 | .298 | .399 | .697 | .219 |
| Roy Weatherly | OF | 135 | 578 | 90 | 175 | 12 | 59 | 9 | .335 | .464 | .799 | .303 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Hank Helf | C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Rollie Hemsley | C | 119 | 416 | 46 | 111 | 4 | 42 | 1 | .304 | .368 | .672 | .267 |
| Frankie Pytlak | C | 62 | 149 | 16 | 21 | 0 | 16 | 0 | .234 | .168 | .402 | .141 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5361 | 710 | 1422 | 101 | 661 | 53 | .329 | .398 | .727 | .265 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Johnny Allen | 32 | 17 | 138.7 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 5 | 62 | 48 | 3.44 | 1.255 | |||
| Nate Andrews | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6.00 | 1.833 | |||
| Joe Dobson | 40 | 7 | 100 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 3 | 57 | 48 | 4.95 | 1.490 | |||
| Cal Dorsett | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1.000 | |||
| Harry Eisenstat | 27 | 3 | 71.7 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4 | 27 | 12 | 3.14 | 1.255 | |||
| Bob Feller | 43 | 37 | 320.3 | 27 | 11 | .711 | 4 | 261 | 118 | 2.61 | 1.133 | |||
| Mel Harder | 31 | 25 | 186.3 | 12 | 11 | .522 | 0 | 76 | 59 | 4.06 | 1.390 | |||
| Dixie Howell | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1.80 | 1.200 | |||
| Willis Hudlin | 4 | 4 | 23.7 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4.94 | 1.392 | |||
| Johnny Humphries | 19 | 1 | 33.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 17 | 29 | 8.29 | 1.899 | |||
| Ken Jungels | 2 | 0 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.70 | 1.212 | |||
| Al Milnar | 37 | 33 | 242.3 | 18 | 10 | .643 | 3 | 99 | 99 | 3.27 | 1.407 | |||
| Mike Naymick | 13 | 4 | 30 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 15 | 17 | 5.10 | 1.767 | |||
| Al Smith | 31 | 24 | 183 | 15 | 7 | .682 | 2 | 46 | 55 | 3.44 | 1.322 | |||
| Bill Zuber | 17 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 5.62 | 1.625 | |||
| Team Totals | 306 | 155 | 1375 | 89 | 65 | .578 | 22 | 686 | 512 | 3.63 | 1.338 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Lou Boudreau | 155 |
| At Bats | Lou Boudreau | 627 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Lou Boudreau | 706 |
| Batting Average | Roy Weatherly | .303 |
| On-Base % | Hal Trosky | .392 |
| Slugging % | Hal Trosky | .529 |
| OPS | Hal Trosky | .921 |
| Runs | Lou Boudreau | 97 |
| Hits | Lou Boudreau | 185 |
| Total Bases | Lou Boudreau | 278 |
| Doubles | Lou Boudreau | 46 |
| Triples | Roy Weatherly | 11 |
| Home Runs | Hal Trosky | 25 |
| RBI | Lou Boudreau | 101 |
| Walks | Hal Trosky | 79 |
| Strikeouts | Ray Mack | 77 |
| Stolen Bases | Ben Chapman | 13 |
| Caught Stealing | Roy Weatherly | 8 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Ken Keltner | 11 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Lou Boudreau | 23 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Bob Feller | 27 |
| Losses | Bob Feller and Mel Harder | 11 |
| Saves | Johnny Allen | 5 |
| Won-Loss % | Bob Feller | .711 |
| ERA | Bob Feller | 2.61 |
| WHIP | Bob Feller | 1.133 |
| Innings Pitched | Bob Feller | 320.3 |
| Games | Bob Feller | 43 |
| Games Started | Bob Feller | 37 |
| Strikeouts | Bob Feller | 261 |
| Complete Games | Bob Feller | 31 |
| Shutouts | Bob Feller and Al Milnar | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Bob Feller | 1304 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bob Feller | 93 |
| Hits Allowed | Bob Feller | 245 |
| Walks Allowed | Bob Feller | 118 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Mel Harder | 16 |
| Wild Pitches | Bob Feller | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Al Smith | 6 |
