1942 Cleveland Indians
[edit] Summary
The 1942 Cleveland Indians finished with a record of 75-79. They scored 590 runs and belted 50 home runs to go along with a .253 batting average. The offense was powered by Les Fleming, who led the team with 14 home runs and 82 RBI. Ken Keltner led the team with 179 hits for a .287 average.
The team allowed 659 runs and had a team ERA of 3.59. Leading the team in wins was Jim Bagby, with 17. Mel Harder racked up 74 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 | SS | 147 | 506 | 57 | 143 | 2 | 58 | 7 | .379 | .370 | .749 | .283 |
| Les Fleming | 1B | 156 | 548 | 71 | 160 | 14 | 82 | 6 | .412 | .432 | .844 | .292 |
| Oscar Grimes | 2B | 51 | 84 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .289 | .202 | .491 | .179 |
| Ken Keltner | 3B | 152 | 624 | 72 | 179 | 6 | 78 | 4 | .312 | .383 | .695 | .287 |
| Bob Lemon | 3B | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Ray Mack | 2B | 143 | 481 | 43 | 108 | 2 | 45 | 9 | .288 | .291 | .579 | .225 |
| Rusty Peters | SS | 34 | 58 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .345 | .595 | .224 |
| Eddie Robinson | 1B | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .222 | .125 | .347 | .125 |
| Ted Sepkowski | 2B | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .100 | .200 | .100 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Hank Edwards | OF | 13 | 48 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 2 | .321 | .333 | .654 | .250 |
| Fabian Gaffke | OF | 40 | 67 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .243 | .194 | .437 | .164 |
| Jeff Heath | OF | 147 | 568 | 82 | 158 | 10 | 76 | 9 | .350 | .442 | .792 | .278 |
| Oris Hockett | OF | 148 | 601 | 85 | 150 | 7 | 48 | 12 | .305 | .344 | .649 | .250 |
| Buster Mills | OF | 80 | 195 | 19 | 54 | 1 | 26 | 5 | .353 | .333 | .686 | .277 |
| Roy Weatherly | OF | 128 | 473 | 61 | 122 | 5 | 39 | 8 | .310 | .368 | .678 | .258 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Otto Denning | C | 92 | 214 | 15 | 45 | 1 | 19 | 0 | .275 | .290 | .565 | .210 |
| Gene Desautels | C | 62 | 162 | 14 | 40 | 0 | 9 | 1 | .303 | .278 | .581 | .247 |
| Jim Hegan | C | 68 | 170 | 10 | 33 | 0 | 11 | 1 | .243 | .224 | .467 | .194 |
| George Susce | C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1.000 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5317 | 590 | 1344 | 50 | 539 | 69 | .315 | .345 | .660 | .253 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jim Bagby | 38 | 35 | 270.7 | 17 | 9 | .654 | 1 | 54 | 64 | 2.96 | 1.223 | |||
| Clint Brown | 7 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6.00 | 2.000 | |||
| Paul Calvert | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .00 | 1.000 | |||
| Pete Center | 1 | 0 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16.20 | 3.333 | |||
| Chubby Dean | 27 | 22 | 172.7 | 8 | 11 | .421 | 1 | 46 | 66 | 3.81 | 1.367 | |||
| Harry Eisenstat | 29 | 1 | 47.7 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 2.45 | 1.342 | |||
| Red Embree | 19 | 6 | 63 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 0 | 44 | 31 | 3.86 | 1.413 | |||
| Tom Ferrick | 31 | 2 | 81.3 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3 | 28 | 32 | 1.99 | 1.082 | |||
| Steve Gromek | 14 | 0 | 44.3 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 14 | 23 | 3.65 | 1.558 | |||
| Mel Harder | 29 | 29 | 198.7 | 13 | 14 | .481 | 0 | 74 | 82 | 3.44 | 1.314 | |||
| Joe Heving | 27 | 2 | 46.3 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 3 | 13 | 25 | 4.86 | 1.663 | |||
| Vern Kennedy | 28 | 12 | 108 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 1 | 37 | 50 | 4.08 | 1.380 | |||
| Joe Krakauskas | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3.86 | 1.571 | |||
| Al Milnar | 28 | 19 | 157 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 0 | 35 | 85 | 4.13 | 1.471 | |||
| Ray Poat | 4 | 4 | 18.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 5.40 | 1.803 | |||
| Allie Reynolds | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .00 | 1.800 | |||
| Al Smith | 30 | 24 | 168.3 | 10 | 15 | .400 | 0 | 66 | 71 | 3.96 | 1.390 | |||
| Team Totals | 318 | 156 | 1402.6 | 75 | 79 | .487 | 11 | 448 | 560 | 3.59 | 1.364 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Les Fleming | 156 |
| At Bats | Ken Keltner | 624 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Ken Keltner | 663 |
| Batting Average | Les Fleming | .292 |
| On-Base % | Les Fleming | .412 |
| Slugging % | Jeff Heath | .442 |
| OPS | Les Fleming | .844 |
| Runs | Oris Hockett | 85 |
| Hits | Ken Keltner | 179 |
| Total Bases | Jeff Heath | 251 |
| Doubles | Jeff Heath | 37 |
| Triples | Jeff Heath | 13 |
| Home Runs | Les Fleming | 14 |
| RBI | Les Fleming | 82 |
| Walks | Les Fleming | 106 |
| Strikeouts | Jeff Heath | 66 |
| Stolen Bases | Oris Hockett | 12 |
| Caught Stealing | Lou Boudreau | 16 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Lou Boudreau | 19 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Ken Keltner | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jim Bagby | 17 |
| Losses | Al Smith | 15 |
| Saves | Tom Ferrick and Joe Heving | 3 |
| Won-Loss % | Jim Bagby | .654 |
| ERA | Jim Bagby | 2.96 |
| WHIP | Jim Bagby | 1.223 |
| Innings Pitched | Jim Bagby | 270.7 |
| Games | Jim Bagby | 38 |
| Games Started | Jim Bagby | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Mel Harder | 74 |
| Complete Games | Jim Bagby | 16 |
| Shutouts | Jim Bagby and Mel Harder | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Jim Bagby | 1111 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jim Bagby | 89 |
| Hits Allowed | Jim Bagby | 267 |
| Walks Allowed | Al Milnar | 85 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jim Bagby | 19 |
| Wild Pitches | Al Milnar | 4 |
| Hit Batsmen | Al Smith | 5 |
