1948 Cleveland Indians
[edit] Summary
The 1948 Cleveland Indians finished with a record of 97-58. They scored 840 runs and belted 155 home runs to go along with a .282 batting average. The offense was powered by Joe Gordon, who led the team with 32 home runs and 124 RBI. Dale Mitchell led the team with 204 hits for a .336 average.
The team allowed 567 runs and had a team ERA of 3.22. Gene Bearden and Bob Lemon were tied for the team lead in wins with 20. Bob Feller led the team with 164 strikeouts. Russ Christopher led the team with 17 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Johnny Berardino | 2B | 66 | 147 | 19 | 28 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .328 | .279 | .607 | .190 |
| Ray Boone | SS | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .400 | .600 | 1.000 | .400 |
| Lou Boudreau | SS | 152 | 560 | 116 | 199 | 18 | 106 | 3 | .453 | .534 | .987 | .355 |
| Joe Gordon | 2B | 144 | 550 | 96 | 154 | 32 | 124 | 5 | .371 | .507 | .878 | .280 |
| Ken Keltner | 3B | 153 | 558 | 91 | 166 | 31 | 119 | 2 | .395 | .522 | .917 | .297 |
| Eddie Robinson | 1B | 134 | 493 | 53 | 125 | 16 | 83 | 1 | .307 | .408 | .715 | .254 |
| Al Rosen | 3B | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .200 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Allie Clark | OF | 81 | 271 | 43 | 84 | 9 | 38 | 0 | .364 | .443 | .807 | .310 |
| Larry Doby | OF | 121 | 439 | 83 | 132 | 14 | 66 | 9 | .384 | .490 | .874 | .301 |
| Hank Edwards | OF | 55 | 160 | 27 | 43 | 3 | 18 | 1 | .346 | .406 | .752 | .269 |
| Wally Judnich | OF | 79 | 218 | 36 | 56 | 2 | 29 | 2 | .411 | .372 | .783 | .257 |
| Bob Kennedy | OF | 66 | 73 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .338 | .397 | .735 | .301 |
| Dale Mitchell | OF | 141 | 608 | 82 | 204 | 4 | 56 | 13 | .383 | .431 | .814 | .336 |
| Hal Peck | OF | 45 | 63 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 1 | .328 | .333 | .661 | .286 |
| Pat Seerey | OF | 10 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .433 | .391 | .824 | .261 |
| Thurman Tucker | OF | 83 | 242 | 52 | 63 | 1 | 19 | 11 | .347 | .343 | .690 | .260 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Jim Hegan | C | 144 | 472 | 60 | 117 | 14 | 61 | 6 | .317 | .407 | .724 | .248 |
| Joe Tipton | C | 47 | 90 | 11 | 26 | 1 | 13 | 0 | .333 | .356 | .689 | .289 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Ray Murray | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5446 | 840 | 1534 | 155 | 801 | 54 | .355 | .431 | .787 | .282 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Gene Bearden | 37 | 29 | 229.7 | 20 | 7 | .741 | 1 | 80 | 106 | 2.43 | 1.276 | |||
| Don Black | 18 | 10 | 52 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 16 | 40 | 5.37 | 1.865 | |||
| Russ Christopher | 45 | 0 | 59 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 17 | 14 | 27 | 2.90 | 1.390 | |||
| Bob Feller | 44 | 38 | 280.3 | 19 | 15 | .559 | 3 | 164 | 116 | 3.56 | 1.324 | |||
| Mike Garcia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .00 | 1.500 | |||
| Al Gettel | 5 | 2 | 7.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 17.61 | 3.247 | |||
| Steve Gromek | 38 | 9 | 130 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 2 | 50 | 51 | 2.84 | 1.231 | |||
| Ernest Groth | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9.00 | 3.000 | |||
| Bill Kennedy | 6 | 3 | 11.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 11.12 | 2.566 | |||
| Ed Klieman | 44 | 0 | 79.7 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 4 | 18 | 46 | 2.60 | 1.355 | |||
| Bob Lemon | 43 | 37 | 293.7 | 20 | 14 | .588 | 2 | 147 | 129 | 2.82 | 1.226 | |||
| Lyman Linde | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5.40 | 1.300 | |||
| Bob Muncrief | 21 | 9 | 72.3 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 0 | 24 | 31 | 3.98 | 1.480 | |||
| Satchel Paige | 21 | 7 | 72.7 | 6 | 1 | .857 | 1 | 45 | 25 | 2.48 | 1.183 | |||
| Les Webber | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.50 | 5.714 | |||
| Butch Wensloff | 1 | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1.80 | 2.941 | |||
| Sam Zoldak | 23 | 12 | 105.7 | 9 | 6 | .600 | 0 | 17 | 24 | 2.81 | 1.211 | |||
| Team Totals | 352 | 156 | 1409.5 | 97 | 58 | .626 | 30 | 595 | 628 | 3.22 | 1.330 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Ken Keltner | 153 |
| At Bats | Dale Mitchell | 608 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Lou Boudreau | 676 |
| Batting Average | Lou Boudreau | .355 |
| On-Base % | Lou Boudreau | .453 |
| Slugging % | Lou Boudreau | .534 |
| OPS | Lou Boudreau | .987 |
| Runs | Lou Boudreau | 116 |
| Hits | Dale Mitchell | 204 |
| Total Bases | Lou Boudreau | 299 |
| Doubles | Lou Boudreau | 34 |
| Triples | Larry Doby | 9 |
| Home Runs | Joe Gordon | 32 |
| RBI | Joe Gordon | 124 |
| Walks | Lou Boudreau | 98 |
| Strikeouts | Larry Doby | 77 |
| Stolen Bases | Dale Mitchell | 13 |
| Caught Stealing | Dale Mitchell | 18 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Lou Boudreau | 16 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Ken Keltner | 23 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Gene Bearden and Bob Lemon | 20 |
| Losses | Bob Feller | 15 |
| Saves | Russ Christopher | 17 |
| Won-Loss % | Gene Bearden | .741 |
| ERA | Gene Bearden | 2.43 |
| WHIP | Bob Lemon | 1.226 |
| Innings Pitched | Bob Lemon | 293.7 |
| Games | Russ Christopher | 45 |
| Games Started | Bob Feller | 38 |
| Strikeouts | Bob Feller | 164 |
| Complete Games | Bob Lemon | 20 |
| Shutouts | Bob Lemon | 10 |
| Batters Faced | Bob Lemon | 1214 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bob Feller | 111 |
| Hits Allowed | Bob Feller | 255 |
| Walks Allowed | Bob Lemon | 129 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bob Feller | 20 |
| Wild Pitches | Gene Bearden | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Steve Gromek | 6 |
