1949 Cleveland Indians
[edit] Summary
The 1949 Cleveland Indians finished with a record of 89-65. They scored 675 runs and belted 112 home runs to go along with a .260 batting average. The offense was powered by Larry Doby, who led the team with 24 home runs and 85 RBI. Dale Mitchell led the team with 203 hits for a .317 average.
The team allowed 574 runs and had a team ERA of 3.36. Bob Lemon led the pitching staff with 22 wins and 138 strikeouts. Al Benton led the team with 10 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Infielders
|
| Bobby Avila
| 2B
| 31
| 14
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 0
| .267
| .214
| .481
| .214
|
| Johnny Berardino
| 3B
| 50
| 116
| 11
| 23
| 0
| 13
| 0
| .295
| .267
| .562
| .198
|
| Ray Boone
| SS
| 86
| 258
| 39
| 65
| 4
| 26
| 0
| .352
| .345
| .697
| .252
|
| Lou Boudreau
| SS
| 134
| 475
| 53
| 135
| 4
| 60
| 0
| .381
| .364
| .745
| .284
|
| Joe Gordon
| 2B
| 148
| 541
| 74
| 136
| 20
| 84
| 5
| .355
| .407
| .762
| .251
|
| Ken Keltner
| 3B
| 80
| 246
| 35
| 57
| 8
| 30
| 0
| .335
| .382
| .717
| .232
|
| Al Rosen
| 3B
| 23
| 44
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 5
| 0
| .275
| .205
| .480
| .159
|
| Mickey Vernon
| 1B
| 153
| 584
| 72
| 170
| 18
| 83
| 9
| .357
| .443
| .800
| .291
|
| Outfielders
|
| Allie Clark
| OF
| 35
| 74
| 8
| 13
| 1
| 9
| 0
| .218
| .270
| .488
| .176
|
| Larry Doby
| OF
| 147
| 547
| 106
| 153
| 24
| 85
| 10
| .389
| .468
| .857
| .280
|
| Luke Easter
| OF
| 21
| 45
| 6
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 0
| .340
| .289
| .629
| .222
|
| Hank Edwards
| OF
| 5
| 15
| 3
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| .313
| .467
| .780
| .267
|
| Bob Kennedy
| OF
| 121
| 424
| 49
| 117
| 9
| 57
| 5
| .334
| .417
| .751
| .276
|
| Minnie Minoso
| OF
| 9
| 16
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| .350
| .375
| .725
| .188
|
| Dale Mitchell
| OF
| 149
| 640
| 81
| 203
| 3
| 56
| 10
| .360
| .428
| .788
| .317
|
| Milt Nielsen
| OF
| 3
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .273
| .111
| .384
| .111
|
| Hal Peck
| OF
| 33
| 29
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 9
| 0
| .375
| .345
| .720
| .310
|
| Herman Reich
| OF
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
| .500
| 1.167
| .500
|
| Thurman Tucker
| OF
| 80
| 197
| 28
| 48
| 0
| 14
| 4
| .307
| .289
| .596
| .244
|
| Catchers
|
| Jim Hegan
| C
| 152
| 468
| 54
| 105
| 8
| 55
| 1
| .298
| .338
| .636
| .224
|
| Mike Tresh
| C
| 38
| 37
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| .310
| .216
| .526
| .216
|
| Other
|
| Fred Marsh
|
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| .000
|
| Team Totals
| -
| -
| 5221
| 675
| 1358
| 112
| 640
| 44
| .333
| .384
| .716
| .260
|
| Pitchers
|
| Gene Bearden
| 32
| 19
| 127
| 8
| 8
| .500
| 0
| 41
| 92
| 5.10
| 1.827
|
| Al Benton
| 40
| 11
| 135.7
| 9
| 6
| .600
| 10
| 41
| 51
| 2.12
| 1.231
|
| Bob Feller
| 36
| 28
| 211
| 15
| 14
| .517
| 0
| 108
| 84
| 3.75
| 1.336
|
| Mike Garcia
| 41
| 20
| 175.7
| 14
| 5
| .737
| 2
| 94
| 60
| 2.36
| 1.218
|
| Steve Gromek
| 27
| 12
| 92
| 4
| 6
| .400
| 0
| 22
| 40
| 3.33
| 1.370
|
| Bob Lemon
| 37
| 33
| 279.7
| 22
| 10
| .688
| 1
| 138
| 137
| 2.99
| 1.244
|
| Satchel Paige
| 31
| 5
| 83
| 4
| 7
| .364
| 5
| 54
| 33
| 3.04
| 1.241
|
| Frank Papish
| 25
| 3
| 62
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
| 1
| 23
| 39
| 3.19
| 1.500
|
| Early Wynn
| 26
| 23
| 164.7
| 11
| 7
| .611
| 0
| 62
| 57
| 4.15
| 1.475
|
| Sam Zoldak
| 27
| 0
| 53
| 1
| 2
| .333
| 0
| 11
| 18
| 4.25
| 1.472
|
| Team Totals
| 322
| 154
| 1383.8
| 89
| 65
| .578
| 19
| 594
| 611
| 3.36
| 1.363
|
[edit] Batting Leaders
[edit] Pitching Leaders
