1952 Cleveland Indians
[edit] Summary
The 1952 Cleveland Indians finished with a record of 93-61. They scored 763 runs and belted 148 home runs to go along with a .262 batting average. Larry Doby led the team in home runs with 32. Al Rosen knocked in 105 runs. Bobby Avila led the team with 179 hits for a .300 average.
The team allowed 606 runs and had a team ERA of 3.32. Early Wynn led the pitching staff with 23 wins and 153 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Bobby Avila | 2B | 150 | 597 | 102 | 179 | 7 | 45 | 12 | .371 | .415 | .786 | .300 |
| Johnny Berardino | 2B | 35 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .310 | .094 | .404 | .094 |
| Ray Boone | SS | 103 | 316 | 57 | 83 | 7 | 45 | 0 | .372 | .367 | .739 | .263 |
| Merl Combs | SS | 52 | 139 | 11 | 23 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .242 | .209 | .451 | .165 |
| Luke Easter | 1B | 127 | 437 | 63 | 115 | 31 | 97 | 1 | .337 | .513 | .850 | .263 |
| Bill Glynn | 1B | 44 | 92 | 15 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .309 | .391 | .700 | .272 |
| Hank Majeski | 3B | 36 | 54 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .377 | .333 | .710 | .296 |
| Al Rosen | 3B | 148 | 567 | 101 | 171 | 28 | 105 | 8 | .387 | .524 | .911 | .302 |
| Snuffy Stirnweiss | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| George Strickland | SS | 31 | 88 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .324 | .295 | .619 | .216 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Larry Doby | OF | 140 | 519 | 104 | 143 | 32 | 104 | 5 | .383 | .541 | .924 | .276 |
| Jim Fridley | OF | 62 | 175 | 23 | 44 | 4 | 16 | 3 | .311 | .331 | .642 | .251 |
| Bob Kennedy | OF | 22 | 40 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 1 | .429 | .425 | .854 | .300 |
| Barney McCosky | OF | 54 | 80 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .284 | .325 | .609 | .213 |
| Dale Mitchell | OF | 134 | 511 | 61 | 165 | 5 | 58 | 6 | .387 | .415 | .802 | .323 |
| Dave Pope | OF | 12 | 34 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .314 | .471 | .785 | .294 |
| Pete Reiser | OF | 34 | 44 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | .208 | .364 | .572 | .136 |
| Harry Simpson | OF | 146 | 545 | 66 | 145 | 10 | 65 | 5 | .337 | .396 | .733 | .266 |
| Wally Westlake | OF | 29 | 69 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 1 | .312 | .362 | .674 | .232 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Jim Hegan | C | 112 | 333 | 39 | 75 | 4 | 41 | 0 | .287 | .324 | .611 | .225 |
| Birdie Tebbetts | C | 42 | 101 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .339 | .317 | .656 | .248 |
| Joe Tipton | C | 43 | 105 | 15 | 26 | 6 | 22 | 1 | .383 | .438 | .821 | .248 |
| Quincy Trouppe | C | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .100 | .282 | .100 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5330 | 763 | 1399 | 148 | 721 | 46 | .337 | .404 | .741 | .262 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bill Abernathie | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 2.500 | |||
| Lou Brissie | 42 | 1 | 82.7 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2 | 28 | 34 | 3.48 | 1.233 | |||
| Bob Chakales | 5 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 9.75 | 2.250 | |||
| Bob Feller | 30 | 30 | 191.7 | 9 | 13 | .409 | 0 | 81 | 83 | 4.74 | 1.575 | |||
| Mike Garcia | 46 | 36 | 292.3 | 22 | 11 | .667 | 4 | 143 | 87 | 2.37 | 1.269 | |||
| Steve Gromek | 29 | 13 | 122.7 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 1 | 65 | 28 | 3.67 | 1.117 | |||
| Mickey Harris | 29 | 0 | 46.7 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 23 | 21 | 4.63 | 1.349 | |||
| Sam Jones | 14 | 4 | 36 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 1 | 28 | 37 | 7.25 | 2.083 | |||
| Bob Lemon | 42 | 36 | 309.7 | 22 | 11 | .667 | 4 | 131 | 105 | 2.50 | 1.101 | |||
| Dick Rozek | 10 | 1 | 12.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 4.97 | 1.890 | |||
| Ted Wilks | 7 | 0 | 11.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.86 | 1.282 | |||
| Early Wynn | 42 | 33 | 285.7 | 23 | 12 | .657 | 3 | 153 | 132 | 2.90 | 1.299 | |||
| George Zuverink | 1 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .00 | 0.769 | |||
| Team Totals | 298 | 155 | 1407.2 | 93 | 61 | .604 | 18 | 671 | 556 | 3.32 | 1.303 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Bobby Avila | 150 |
| At Bats | Bobby Avila | 597 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Bobby Avila | 684 |
| Batting Average | Dale Mitchell | .323 |
| On-Base % | Dale Mitchell and Al Rosen | .387 |
| Slugging % | Larry Doby | .541 |
| OPS | Larry Doby | .924 |
| Runs | Larry Doby | 104 |
| Hits | Bobby Avila | 179 |
| Total Bases | Al Rosen | 297 |
| Doubles | Al Rosen | 32 |
| Triples | Bobby Avila | 11 |
| Home Runs | Larry Doby | 32 |
| RBI | Al Rosen | 105 |
| Walks | Larry Doby | 90 |
| Strikeouts | Larry Doby | 111 |
| Stolen Bases | Bobby Avila | 12 |
| Caught Stealing | Bobby Avila | 10 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Bobby Avila | 19 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Al Rosen | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Early Wynn | 23 |
| Losses | Bob Feller | 13 |
| Saves | Mike Garcia and Bob Lemon | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Mike Garcia and Bob Lemon | .667 |
| ERA | Mike Garcia | 2.37 |
| WHIP | Bob Lemon | 1.101 |
| Innings Pitched | Bob Lemon | 309.7 |
| Games | Mike Garcia | 46 |
| Games Started | Mike Garcia and Bob Lemon | 36 |
| Strikeouts | Early Wynn | 153 |
| Complete Games | Bob Lemon | 28 |
| Shutouts | Mike Garcia | 6 |
| Batters Faced | Bob Lemon | 1252 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bob Feller | 101 |
| Hits Allowed | Mike Garcia | 284 |
| Walks Allowed | Early Wynn | 132 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Early Wynn | 23 |
| Wild Pitches | Bob Lemon | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Mike Garcia | 7 |
