1947 Cleveland Indians
[edit] Summary
The 1947 Cleveland Indians finished with a record of 80-74. They scored 687 runs and belted 112 home runs to go along with a .259 batting average. The offense was powered by Joe Gordon, who led the team with 29 home runs and 93 RBI. Lou Boudreau led the team with 165 hits for a .307 average.
The team allowed 588 runs and had a team ERA of 3.44. Bob Feller led the pitching staff with 20 wins and 196 strikeouts. Ed Klieman led the team with 17 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Infielders
|
| Eddie Bockman
| 3B
| 46
| 66
| 8
| 17
| 1
| 14
| 0
| .310
| .394
| .704
| .258
|
| Lou Boudreau
| SS
| 150
| 538
| 79
| 165
| 4
| 67
| 1
| .388
| .424
| .812
| .307
|
| Jack Conway
| SS
| 34
| 50
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 5
| 0
| .226
| .220
| .446
| .180
|
| Larry Doby
| 2B
| 29
| 32
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
| .182
| .188
| .370
| .156
|
| Les Fleming
| 1B
| 103
| 281
| 39
| 68
| 4
| 43
| 0
| .362
| .349
| .711
| .242
|
| Joe Gordon
| 2B
| 155
| 562
| 89
| 153
| 29
| 93
| 7
| .346
| .496
| .842
| .272
|
| Ken Keltner
| 3B
| 151
| 541
| 49
| 139
| 11
| 76
| 5
| .331
| .383
| .714
| .257
|
| Eddie Robinson
| 1B
| 95
| 318
| 52
| 78
| 14
| 52
| 1
| .314
| .415
| .729
| .245
|
| Al Rosen
| 3B
| 7
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .111
| .111
| .222
| .111
|
| Outfielders
|
| Hank Edwards
| OF
| 108
| 393
| 54
| 102
| 15
| 59
| 1
| .315
| .420
| .735
| .260
|
| Joe Frazier
| OF
| 9
| 14
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .133
| .143
| .276
| .071
|
| Felix Mackiewicz
| OF
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| .000
|
| George Metkovich
| OF
| 126
| 473
| 68
| 120
| 5
| 40
| 5
| .302
| .362
| .664
| .254
|
| Dale Mitchell
| OF
| 123
| 493
| 69
| 156
| 1
| 34
| 2
| .347
| .396
| .743
| .316
|
| Hal Peck
| OF
| 114
| 392
| 58
| 115
| 8
| 44
| 3
| .342
| .411
| .753
| .293
|
| Pat Seerey
| OF
| 82
| 216
| 24
| 37
| 11
| 29
| 0
| .284
| .352
| .636
| .171
|
| Ted Sepkowski
| OF
| 10
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .222
| .250
| .472
| .125
|
| Catchers
|
| Jim Hegan
| C
| 135
| 378
| 38
| 94
| 4
| 42
| 3
| .324
| .344
| .668
| .249
|
| Al Lopez
| C
| 61
| 126
| 9
| 33
| 0
| 14
| 1
| .311
| .270
| .581
| .262
|
| Hank Ruszkowski
| C
| 23
| 27
| 5
| 7
| 3
| 4
| 0
| .310
| .667
| .977
| .259
|
| Other
|
| Heinz Becker
|
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| .000
|
| Jimmy Wasdell
|
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| .000
|
| Team Totals
| -
| -
| 5367
| 687
| 1392
| 112
| 649
| 29
| .319
| .385
| .704
| .259
|
| Pitchers
|
| Gene Bearden
| 1
| 0
| 0.3
| 0
| 0
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 81.00
| 10.000
|
| Don Black
| 30
| 28
| 190.7
| 10
| 12
| .455
| 0
| 72
| 85
| 3.92
| 1.374
|
| Cal Dorsett
| 2
| 0
| 1.3
| 0
| 0
| .000
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 27.00
| 4.615
|
| Red Embree
| 27
| 21
| 162.7
| 8
| 10
| .444
| 0
| 56
| 67
| 3.15
| 1.254
|
| Bob Feller
| 42
| 37
| 299
| 20
| 11
| .645
| 3
| 196
| 127
| 2.68
| 1.194
|
| Al Gettel
| 31
| 21
| 149
| 11
| 10
| .524
| 0
| 64
| 62
| 3.20
| 1.235
|
| Steve Gromek
| 29
| 7
| 84.3
| 3
| 5
| .375
| 4
| 39
| 36
| 3.74
| 1.340
|
| Ernest Groth
| 2
| 0
| 1.3
| 0
| 0
| .000
| 0
| 1
| 1
| .00
| 0.769
|
| Mel Harder
| 15
| 15
| 80
| 6
| 4
| .600
| 0
| 17
| 27
| 4.50
| 1.475
|
| Ed Klieman
| 58
| 0
| 92
| 5
| 4
| .556
| 17
| 21
| 39
| 3.03
| 1.272
|
| Bob Kuzava
| 4
| 4
| 21.7
| 1
| 1
| .500
| 0
| 9
| 9
| 4.15
| 1.429
|
| Bob Lemon
| 37
| 15
| 167.3
| 11
| 5
| .688
| 3
| 65
| 97
| 3.44
| 1.476
|
| Lyman Linde
| 1
| 0
| 0.7
| 0
| 0
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 27.00
| 5.714
|
| Bryan Stephens
| 31
| 5
| 92
| 5
| 10
| .333
| 1
| 34
| 39
| 4.01
| 1.283
|
| Les Willis
| 22
| 2
| 44
| 0
| 2
| .000
| 1
| 10
| 24
| 3.48
| 1.864
|
| Roger Wolff
| 7
| 2
| 16
| 0
| 0
| .000
| 0
| 5
| 10
| 3.94
| 1.563
|
| Team Totals
| 339
| 157
| 1402.3
| 80
| 74
| .519
| 29
| 590
| 628
| 3.44
| 1.335
|
[edit] Batting Leaders
[edit] Pitching Leaders
