1951 Cleveland Indians
[edit] Summary
The 1951 Cleveland Indians finished with a record of 93-61. They scored 696 runs and belted 140 home runs to go along with a .256 batting average. The offense was powered by Luke Easter, who led the team with 27 home runs and 103 RBI. Bobby Avila led the team with 165 hits for a .304 average.
The team allowed 594 runs and had a team ERA of 3.38. Bob Feller was the winningest pitcher, with 22 games won. Early Wynn led the team with 133 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Bobby Avila | 2B | 141 | 542 | 76 | 165 | 10 | 58 | 14 | .374 | .410 | .784 | .304 |
| Ray Boone | SS | 151 | 544 | 65 | 127 | 12 | 51 | 5 | .302 | .329 | .631 | .233 |
| Merl Combs | SS | 19 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .233 | .250 | .483 | .179 |
| Luke Easter | 1B | 128 | 486 | 65 | 131 | 27 | 103 | 0 | .333 | .481 | .814 | .270 |
| Minnie Minoso | 1B | 8 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .529 | .571 | 1.100 | .429 |
| Al Rosen | 3B | 154 | 573 | 82 | 152 | 24 | 102 | 7 | .362 | .447 | .809 | .265 |
| Snuffy Stirnweiss | 2B | 50 | 88 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .373 | .261 | .634 | .216 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Sam Chapman | OF | 94 | 246 | 24 | 56 | 6 | 36 | 3 | .304 | .346 | .650 | .228 |
| Allie Clark | OF | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .364 | .800 | 1.164 | .300 |
| Larry Doby | OF | 134 | 447 | 84 | 132 | 20 | 69 | 4 | .428 | .512 | .940 | .295 |
| Bob Kennedy | OF | 108 | 321 | 30 | 79 | 7 | 29 | 4 | .320 | .383 | .703 | .246 |
| Paul Lehner | OF | 12 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .231 | .517 | .231 |
| Clarence Maddern | OF | 11 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .334 | .167 |
| Barney McCosky | OF | 31 | 61 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .304 | .262 | .566 | .213 |
| Dale Mitchell | OF | 134 | 510 | 83 | 148 | 11 | 62 | 7 | .358 | .424 | .782 | .290 |
| Harry Simpson | OF | 122 | 332 | 51 | 76 | 7 | 24 | 6 | .325 | .313 | .638 | .229 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Jim Hegan | C | 133 | 416 | 60 | 99 | 6 | 43 | 0 | .302 | .346 | .648 | .238 |
| Ray Murray | C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1.000 |
| Hal Naragon | C | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .250 | .650 | .250 |
| Birdie Tebbetts | C | 55 | 137 | 8 | 36 | 2 | 18 | 0 | .308 | .350 | .658 | .263 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Doug Hansen | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Lou Klein | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Milt Nielsen | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .000 | .143 | .000 | |
| Thurman Tucker | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5250 | 696 | 1346 | 140 | 658 | 52 | .333 | .389 | .722 | .256 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Lou Brissie | 54 | 4 | 112.3 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 9 | 50 | 61 | 3.20 | 1.345 | |||
| Bob Chakales | 17 | 10 | 68.3 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 0 | 32 | 43 | 4.74 | 1.801 | |||
| Jerry Fahr | 5 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.76 | 2.281 | |||
| Bob Feller | 33 | 32 | 249.7 | 22 | 8 | .733 | 0 | 111 | 95 | 3.50 | 1.338 | |||
| Mike Garcia | 47 | 30 | 254 | 20 | 13 | .606 | 6 | 118 | 82 | 3.15 | 1.264 | |||
| Steve Gromek | 27 | 8 | 107.3 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | 40 | 29 | 2.77 | 1.184 | |||
| Bubba Harris | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.50 | 2.250 | |||
| Sam Jones | 2 | 1 | 8.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2.08 | 1.034 | |||
| Bob Lemon | 42 | 34 | 263.3 | 17 | 14 | .548 | 2 | 132 | 124 | 3.52 | 1.398 | |||
| Dick Rozek | 7 | 1 | 15.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 2.93 | 1.895 | |||
| Johnny Vander Meer | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18.00 | 3.000 | |||
| Early Wynn | 37 | 34 | 274.3 | 20 | 13 | .606 | 1 | 133 | 107 | 3.02 | 1.218 | |||
| George Zuverink | 16 | 0 | 25.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 5.33 | 1.462 | |||
| Team Totals | 290 | 155 | 1391.2 | 93 | 61 | .604 | 19 | 642 | 577 | 3.38 | 1.340 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Al Rosen | 154 |
| At Bats | Al Rosen | 573 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Al Rosen | 661 |
| Batting Average | Bobby Avila | .304 |
| On-Base % | Larry Doby | .428 |
| Slugging % | Larry Doby | .512 |
| OPS | Larry Doby | .940 |
| Runs | Larry Doby | 84 |
| Hits | Bobby Avila | 165 |
| Total Bases | Al Rosen | 256 |
| Doubles | Al Rosen | 30 |
| Triples | Dale Mitchell | 7 |
| Home Runs | Luke Easter | 27 |
| RBI | Luke Easter | 103 |
| Walks | Larry Doby | 101 |
| Strikeouts | Larry Doby | 81 |
| Stolen Bases | Bobby Avila | 14 |
| Caught Stealing | Bobby Avila | 8 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Bobby Avila | 13 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Bobby Avila | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Bob Feller | 22 |
| Losses | Bob Lemon | 14 |
| Saves | Lou Brissie | 9 |
| Won-Loss % | Bob Feller | .733 |
| ERA | Early Wynn | 3.02 |
| WHIP | Early Wynn | 1.218 |
| Innings Pitched | Early Wynn | 274.3 |
| Games | Lou Brissie | 54 |
| Games Started | Bob Lemon and Early Wynn | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Early Wynn | 133 |
| Complete Games | Early Wynn | 21 |
| Shutouts | Bob Feller | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Bob Lemon | 1139 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bob Lemon | 103 |
| Hits Allowed | Bob Lemon | 244 |
| Walks Allowed | Bob Lemon | 124 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bob Feller | 22 |
| Wild Pitches | Mike Garcia | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bob Feller | 7 |
