1946 Cleveland Indians
[edit] Summary
The 1946 Cleveland Indians finished with a record of 68-86. They scored 537 runs and belted 79 home runs to go along with a .245 batting average. Pat Seerey provided the power for the team with 26 homers. Lou Boudreau and Pat Seerey were tied for the team lead in RBI with 62. Lou Boudreau led the team with 151 hits for a .293 average.
The team allowed 637 runs and had a team ERA of 3.62. Bob Feller led the pitching staff with 26 wins and 348 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Heinz Becker | 1B | 50 | 147 | 15 | 44 | 0 | 17 | 1 | .401 | .381 | .782 | .299 |
| Lou Boudreau | SS | 140 | 515 | 51 | 151 | 6 | 62 | 6 | .345 | .410 | .755 | .293 |
| Charlie Brewster | SS | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .000 | .333 | .000 |
| Jack Conway | 2B | 68 | 258 | 24 | 58 | 0 | 18 | 2 | .281 | .264 | .545 | .225 |
| Les Fleming | 1B | 99 | 306 | 40 | 85 | 8 | 42 | 1 | .383 | .444 | .827 | .278 |
| Ken Keltner | 3B | 116 | 398 | 47 | 96 | 13 | 45 | 0 | .294 | .387 | .681 | .241 |
| Ray Mack | 2B | 61 | 171 | 13 | 35 | 1 | 9 | 2 | .299 | .281 | .580 | .205 |
| Dutch Meyer | 2B | 72 | 207 | 13 | 48 | 0 | 16 | 0 | .321 | .285 | .606 | .232 |
| Howie Moss | 3B | 8 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .063 | .206 | .063 |
| Rusty Peters | SS | 9 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .318 | .286 | .604 | .286 |
| Jackie Price | SS | 7 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .231 | .462 | .231 |
| Eddie Robinson | 1B | 8 | 30 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .438 | .733 | 1.171 | .400 |
| Mickey Rocco | 1B | 34 | 98 | 8 | 24 | 2 | 14 | 1 | .345 | .327 | .672 | .245 |
| Don Ross | 3B | 55 | 153 | 12 | 41 | 3 | 14 | 0 | .341 | .373 | .714 | .268 |
| Ted Sepkowski | 3B | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .625 | 1.125 | .500 |
| Jimmy Wasdell | 1B | 32 | 41 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .333 | .268 | .601 | .268 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| George Case | OF | 118 | 484 | 46 | 109 | 1 | 22 | 28 | .280 | .295 | .575 | .225 |
| Hank Edwards | OF | 124 | 458 | 62 | 138 | 10 | 54 | 1 | .361 | .509 | .870 | .301 |
| Felix Mackiewicz | OF | 78 | 258 | 35 | 67 | 0 | 16 | 5 | .305 | .349 | .654 | .260 |
| Buster Mills | OF | 9 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .360 | .273 | .633 | .273 |
| Dale Mitchell | OF | 11 | 44 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .444 | .500 | .944 | .432 |
| Pat Seerey | OF | 117 | 404 | 57 | 91 | 26 | 62 | 2 | .334 | .470 | .804 | .225 |
| Gene Woodling | OF | 61 | 133 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 9 | 1 | .280 | .256 | .536 | .188 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Frankie Hayes | C | 51 | 156 | 11 | 40 | 3 | 18 | 1 | .345 | .391 | .736 | .256 |
| Jim Hegan | C | 88 | 271 | 29 | 64 | 0 | 17 | 1 | .284 | .314 | .598 | .236 |
| Tom Jordan | C | 14 | 35 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .263 | .314 | .577 | .200 |
| Sherm Lollar | C | 28 | 62 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .299 | .387 | .686 | .242 |
| Ralph Weigel | C | 6 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .167 | .334 | .167 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Blas Monaco | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .000 | .143 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5242 | 537 | 1285 | 79 | 497 | 57 | .308 | .356 | .664 | .245 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Joe Berry | 21 | 0 | 37.3 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 1 | 16 | 21 | 3.38 | 1.421 | |||
| Don Black | 18 | 4 | 43.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 15 | 21 | 4.53 | 1.510 | |||
| Pete Center | 21 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 4.97 | 1.690 | |||
| Red Embree | 28 | 26 | 200 | 8 | 12 | .400 | 0 | 87 | 79 | 3.46 | 1.245 | |||
| Bob Feller | 48 | 42 | 371.3 | 26 | 15 | .634 | 4 | 348 | 153 | 2.18 | 1.158 | |||
| Tom Ferrick | 9 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5.00 | 1.611 | |||
| Ray Flanigan | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11.00 | 2.111 | |||
| Charlie Gassaway | 13 | 6 | 50.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 23 | 26 | 3.91 | 1.578 | |||
| Steve Gromek | 29 | 21 | 153.7 | 5 | 15 | .250 | 4 | 75 | 47 | 4.33 | 1.340 | |||
| Mel Harder | 13 | 12 | 92.3 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 0 | 21 | 31 | 3.41 | 1.257 | |||
| Vic Johnson | 9 | 1 | 13.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9.22 | 2.044 | |||
| Ed Klieman | 9 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6.60 | 1.867 | |||
| Joe Krakauskas | 29 | 5 | 47.3 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 1 | 20 | 25 | 5.51 | 1.797 | |||
| Bob Kuzava | 2 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 3.00 | 1.667 | |||
| Bob Lemon | 32 | 5 | 94 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 1 | 39 | 68 | 2.49 | 1.543 | |||
| Ralph McCabe | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11.25 | 1.750 | |||
| Johnny Podgajny | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5.00 | 1.667 | |||
| Allie Reynolds | 31 | 28 | 183.3 | 11 | 15 | .423 | 0 | 107 | 108 | 3.88 | 1.571 | |||
| Les Webber | 4 | 2 | 5.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 23.62 | 3.396 | |||
| Team Totals | 326 | 156 | 1388.6 | 68 | 86 | .442 | 13 | 789 | 649 | 3.62 | 1.391 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Lou Boudreau | 140 |
| At Bats | Lou Boudreau | 515 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Lou Boudreau | 571 |
| Batting Average | Hank Edwards | .301 |
| On-Base % | Hank Edwards | .361 |
| Slugging % | Hank Edwards | .509 |
| OPS | Hank Edwards | .870 |
| Runs | Hank Edwards | 62 |
| Hits | Lou Boudreau | 151 |
| Total Bases | Hank Edwards | 233 |
| Doubles | Hank Edwards | 33 |
| Triples | Hank Edwards | 16 |
| Home Runs | Pat Seerey | 26 |
| RBI | Lou Boudreau and Pat Seerey | 62 |
| Walks | Pat Seerey | 65 |
| Strikeouts | Pat Seerey | 101 |
| Stolen Bases | George Case | 28 |
| Caught Stealing | George Case | 11 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Lou Boudreau | 15 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Ken Keltner | 14 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Bob Feller | 26 |
| Losses | Bob Feller, Steve Gromek, and Allie Reynolds | 15 |
| Saves | Bob Feller and Steve Gromek | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Bob Feller | .634 |
| ERA | Bob Feller | 2.18 |
| WHIP | Bob Feller | 1.158 |
| Innings Pitched | Bob Feller | 371.3 |
| Games | Bob Feller | 48 |
| Games Started | Bob Feller | 42 |
| Strikeouts | Bob Feller | 348 |
| Complete Games | Bob Feller | 36 |
| Shutouts | Bob Feller | 10 |
| Batters Faced | Bob Feller | 1512 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bob Feller | 90 |
| Hits Allowed | Bob Feller | 277 |
| Walks Allowed | Bob Feller | 153 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Steve Gromek | 20 |
| Wild Pitches | Bob Lemon | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Charlie Gassaway | 4 |
