1957 Cleveland Indians
[edit] Summary
The 1957 Cleveland Indians finished with a record of 76-77. They scored 682 runs and belted 140 home runs to go along with a .252 batting average. The offense was powered by Vic Wertz, who led the team with 28 home runs, 105 RBI, and 145 hits.
The team allowed 722 runs and had a team ERA of 4.05. Early Wynn led the pitching staff with 14 wins and 184 strikeouts. Ray Narleski led the team with 16 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Joe Altobelli | 1B | 83 | 87 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 3 | .253 | .287 | .540 | .207 |
| Bobby Avila | 2B | 129 | 463 | 60 | 124 | 5 | 48 | 2 | .334 | .354 | .688 | .268 |
| Chico Carrasquel | SS | 125 | 392 | 37 | 108 | 8 | 57 | 0 | .351 | .378 | .729 | .276 |
| Billy Harrell | SS | 22 | 57 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 3 | .311 | .368 | .679 | .263 |
| Kenny Kuhn | 2B | 40 | 53 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .228 | .170 | .398 | .170 |
| Larry Raines | 3B | 96 | 244 | 39 | 64 | 2 | 16 | 5 | .318 | .344 | .662 | .262 |
| Eddie Robinson | 1B | 19 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .241 | .370 | .611 | .222 |
| Al Smith | 3B | 135 | 507 | 78 | 125 | 11 | 49 | 12 | .348 | .377 | .725 | .247 |
| George Strickland | 2B | 89 | 201 | 21 | 47 | 1 | 19 | 0 | .323 | .308 | .631 | .234 |
| Preston Ward | 1B | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .273 | .455 | .182 |
| Vic Wertz | 1B | 144 | 515 | 84 | 145 | 28 | 105 | 2 | .371 | .485 | .856 | .282 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Jim Busby | OF | 30 | 74 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .200 | .324 | .524 | .189 |
| Joe Caffie | OF | 32 | 89 | 14 | 24 | 3 | 10 | 0 | .301 | .416 | .717 | .270 |
| Rocky Colavito | OF | 134 | 461 | 66 | 116 | 25 | 84 | 1 | .348 | .471 | .819 | .252 |
| Roger Maris | OF | 116 | 358 | 61 | 84 | 14 | 51 | 8 | .344 | .405 | .749 | .235 |
| Bob Usher | OF | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .125 | .347 | .125 |
| Dick Williams | OF | 67 | 205 | 33 | 58 | 6 | 17 | 3 | .324 | .405 | .729 | .283 |
| Gene Woodling | OF | 133 | 430 | 74 | 138 | 19 | 78 | 0 | .408 | .521 | .929 | .321 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Dick Brown | C | 34 | 114 | 10 | 30 | 4 | 22 | 1 | .281 | .404 | .685 | .263 |
| Jim Hegan | C | 58 | 148 | 14 | 32 | 4 | 15 | 0 | .291 | .345 | .636 | .216 |
| Hal Naragon | C | 57 | 121 | 12 | 31 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .326 | .281 | .607 | .256 |
| Russ Nixon | C | 62 | 185 | 15 | 52 | 2 | 18 | 0 | .323 | .362 | .685 | .281 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5171 | 682 | 1304 | 140 | 649 | 40 | .324 | .382 | .706 | .252 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Hank Aguirre | 10 | 1 | 20.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 5.75 | 1.921 | |||
| Bob Alexander | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9.00 | 2.143 | |||
| Bud Daley | 34 | 10 | 87.3 | 2 | 8 | .200 | 2 | 54 | 40 | 4.43 | 1.592 | |||
| Mike Garcia | 38 | 27 | 211.3 | 12 | 8 | .600 | 0 | 110 | 73 | 3.75 | 1.391 | |||
| Johnny Gray | 7 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 5.85 | 1.700 | |||
| Art Houtteman | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6.75 | 2.250 | |||
| Bob Lemon | 21 | 17 | 117.3 | 6 | 11 | .353 | 0 | 45 | 64 | 4.60 | 1.645 | |||
| Cal McLish | 42 | 7 | 144.3 | 9 | 7 | .563 | 1 | 88 | 67 | 2.74 | 1.282 | |||
| Don Mossi | 36 | 22 | 159 | 11 | 10 | .524 | 2 | 97 | 57 | 4.13 | 1.396 | |||
| Ray Narleski | 46 | 15 | 154.3 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 16 | 93 | 70 | 3.09 | 1.335 | |||
| Stan Pitula | 23 | 5 | 59.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 17 | 32 | 4.98 | 1.658 | |||
| Herb Score | 5 | 5 | 36 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 39 | 26 | 2.00 | 1.222 | |||
| Dick Tomanek | 34 | 2 | 69.7 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 55 | 37 | 5.68 | 1.492 | |||
| Vito Valentinetti | 11 | 2 | 23.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 4.94 | 1.646 | |||
| Hoyt Wilhelm | 2 | 0 | 3.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.45 | 0.811 | |||
| Early Wynn | 40 | 37 | 263 | 14 | 17 | .452 | 1 | 184 | 104 | 4.31 | 1.422 | |||
| Team Totals | 357 | 153 | 1380.6 | 76 | 77 | .497 | 23 | 807 | 618 | 4.05 | 1.448 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Vic Wertz | 144 |
| At Bats | Vic Wertz | 515 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Vic Wertz | 606 |
| Batting Average | Gene Woodling | .321 |
| On-Base % | Gene Woodling | .408 |
| Slugging % | Gene Woodling | .521 |
| OPS | Gene Woodling | .929 |
| Runs | Vic Wertz | 84 |
| Hits | Vic Wertz | 145 |
| Total Bases | Vic Wertz | 250 |
| Doubles | Rocky Colavito | 26 |
| Triples | Roger Maris and Al Smith | 5 |
| Home Runs | Vic Wertz | 28 |
| RBI | Vic Wertz | 105 |
| Walks | Al Smith | 79 |
| Strikeouts | Vic Wertz | 88 |
| Stolen Bases | Al Smith | 12 |
| Caught Stealing | Rocky Colavito and Al Smith | 6 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Bobby Avila | 16 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Vic Wertz | 11 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Chico Carrasquel | 15 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Early Wynn | 14 |
| Losses | Early Wynn | 17 |
| Saves | Ray Narleski | 16 |
| Won-Loss % | Ray Narleski | .688 |
| ERA | Ray Narleski | 3.09 |
| WHIP | Ray Narleski | 1.335 |
| Innings Pitched | Early Wynn | 263 |
| Games | Ray Narleski | 46 |
| Games Started | Early Wynn | 37 |
| Strikeouts | Early Wynn | 184 |
| Complete Games | Early Wynn | 13 |
| Shutouts | Mike Garcia, Johnny Gray, Don Mossi, Ray Narleski, Herb Score, and Early Wynn | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Early Wynn | 1146 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Early Wynn | 126 |
| Hits Allowed | Early Wynn | 270 |
| Walks Allowed | Early Wynn | 104 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Early Wynn | 32 |
| Doubles Allowed | Early Wynn | 43 |
| Triples Allowed | Early Wynn | 9 |
| Wild Pitches | Cal McLish | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bud Daley | 10 |
| Double Plays Induced | Mike Garcia | 25 |
