1945 Cleveland Indians
[edit] Summary
The 1945 Cleveland Indians finished with a record of 73-72. They scored 557 runs and belted 65 home runs to go along with a .255 batting average. The offense was powered by Jeff Heath, who led the team with 15 home runs and 61 RBI. Dutch Meyer led the team with 153 hits for a .292 average.
The team allowed 548 runs and had a team ERA of 3.31. Steve Gromek was the winningest pitcher, with 19 games won. Allie Reynolds led the team with 112 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Lou Boudreau | SS | 97 | 345 | 50 | 106 | 3 | 48 | 0 | .374 | .409 | .783 | .307 |
| Al Cihocki | SS | 92 | 283 | 21 | 60 | 0 | 24 | 2 | .241 | .265 | .506 | .212 |
| Dutch Meyer | 2B | 130 | 524 | 71 | 153 | 7 | 48 | 2 | .342 | .418 | .760 | .292 |
| Mickey Rocco | 1B | 143 | 565 | 81 | 149 | 10 | 56 | 0 | .326 | .388 | .714 | .264 |
| Don Ross | 3B | 106 | 363 | 26 | 95 | 2 | 43 | 0 | .340 | .325 | .665 | .262 |
| Bob Rothel | 3B | 4 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .385 | .200 | .585 | .200 |
| Elmer Weingartner | SS | 20 | 39 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .302 | .256 | .558 | .231 |
| Ed Wheeler | 3B | 46 | 72 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .275 | .222 | .497 | .194 |
| Papa Williams | 1B | 16 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .211 | .461 | .211 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Stan Benjamin | OF | 14 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .333 | .429 | .762 | .333 |
| Eddie Carnett | OF | 30 | 73 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .250 | .315 | .565 | .219 |
| Roy Cullenbine | OF | 8 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .154 | .654 | .077 |
| Les Fleming | OF | 42 | 140 | 18 | 46 | 3 | 22 | 0 | .382 | .493 | .875 | .329 |
| Jeff Heath | OF | 102 | 370 | 60 | 113 | 15 | 61 | 3 | .398 | .508 | .906 | .305 |
| Myril Hoag | OF | 40 | 128 | 10 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .279 | .297 | .576 | .211 |
| Felix Mackiewicz | OF | 120 | 359 | 42 | 98 | 2 | 37 | 5 | .356 | .368 | .724 | .273 |
| Paul O'Dea | OF | 87 | 221 | 21 | 52 | 1 | 21 | 3 | .299 | .276 | .575 | .235 |
| Pat Seerey | OF | 126 | 414 | 56 | 98 | 14 | 56 | 1 | .342 | .401 | .743 | .237 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Gene Desautels | C | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .111 | .311 | .111 |
| Frankie Hayes | C | 119 | 385 | 39 | 91 | 6 | 43 | 1 | .335 | .353 | .688 | .236 |
| Jim McDonnell | C | 28 | 51 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .226 | .235 | .461 | .196 |
| Hank Ruszkowski | C | 14 | 49 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .264 | .204 | .468 | .204 |
| Red Steiner | C | 12 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .190 | .150 | .340 | .150 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 4898 | 557 | 1249 | 65 | 520 | 19 | .319 | .359 | .678 | .255 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jim Bagby | 25 | 19 | 159.3 | 8 | 11 | .421 | 1 | 38 | 59 | 3.73 | 1.444 | |||
| Paul Calvert | 1 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13.50 | 3.077 | |||
| Eddie Carnett | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Pete Center | 31 | 8 | 85.7 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 1 | 34 | 28 | 3.99 | 1.365 | |||
| Red Embree | 8 | 8 | 70 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 42 | 26 | 1.93 | 1.171 | |||
| Bob Feller | 9 | 9 | 72 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 0 | 59 | 35 | 2.50 | 1.181 | |||
| Steve Gromek | 33 | 30 | 251 | 19 | 9 | .679 | 1 | 101 | 66 | 2.55 | 1.175 | |||
| Mel Harder | 11 | 11 | 76 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 0 | 16 | 23 | 3.67 | 1.526 | |||
| Earl Henry | 15 | 1 | 21.7 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 5.40 | 1.843 | |||
| Myril Hoag | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .00 | 1.333 | |||
| Hal Kleine | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 3.86 | 2.143 | |||
| Ed Klieman | 38 | 12 | 126.3 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 4 | 33 | 49 | 3.85 | 1.362 | |||
| Paul O'Dea | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13.50 | 3.000 | |||
| Allie Reynolds | 44 | 30 | 247.3 | 18 | 12 | .600 | 4 | 112 | 130 | 3.20 | 1.444 | |||
| Jack Salveson | 19 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 3.68 | 1.318 | |||
| Al Smith | 21 | 19 | 133.7 | 5 | 12 | .294 | 1 | 34 | 48 | 3.84 | 1.414 | |||
| Team Totals | 263 | 147 | 1302.3 | 73 | 72 | .503 | 12 | 497 | 501 | 3.31 | 1.359 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Mickey Rocco | 143 |
| At Bats | Mickey Rocco | 565 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Mickey Rocco | 628 |
| Batting Average | Dutch Meyer | .292 |
| On-Base % | Dutch Meyer and Pat Seerey | .342 |
| Slugging % | Dutch Meyer | .418 |
| OPS | Dutch Meyer | .760 |
| Runs | Mickey Rocco | 81 |
| Hits | Dutch Meyer | 153 |
| Total Bases | Dutch Meyer and Mickey Rocco | 219 |
| Doubles | Dutch Meyer | 29 |
| Triples | Dutch Meyer | 8 |
| Home Runs | Jeff Heath | 15 |
| RBI | Jeff Heath | 61 |
| Walks | Pat Seerey | 66 |
| Strikeouts | Pat Seerey | 97 |
| Stolen Bases | Felix Mackiewicz | 5 |
| Caught Stealing | Felix Mackiewicz | 5 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Lou Boudreau | 20 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Felix Mackiewicz | 13 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Steve Gromek | 19 |
| Losses | Allie Reynolds and Al Smith | 12 |
| Saves | Ed Klieman and Allie Reynolds | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Steve Gromek | .679 |
| ERA | Steve Gromek | 2.55 |
| WHIP | Steve Gromek | 1.175 |
| Innings Pitched | Steve Gromek | 251 |
| Games | Allie Reynolds | 44 |
| Games Started | Steve Gromek and Allie Reynolds | 30 |
| Strikeouts | Allie Reynolds | 112 |
| Complete Games | Steve Gromek | 21 |
| Shutouts | Jim Bagby, Steve Gromek, and Al Smith | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Allie Reynolds | 1074 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Allie Reynolds | 88 |
| Hits Allowed | Steve Gromek | 229 |
| Walks Allowed | Allie Reynolds | 130 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Al Smith | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Jim Bagby | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Allie Reynolds | 5 |
