1962 Cleveland Indians
[edit] Summary
The 1962 Cleveland Indians finished with a record of 80-82. They scored 682 runs and belted 180 home runs to go along with a .245 batting average. The offense was powered by John Romano, who led the team with 25 home runs and 81 RBI. Tito Francona led the team with 169 hits for a .272 average.
The team allowed 745 runs and had a team ERA of 4.14. Dick Donovan led the team with 20 wins. Barry Latman struck out 117 batters to lead the team. Gary Bell led the team with 12 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Max Alvis | 3B | 12 | 51 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .245 | .255 | .500 | .216 |
| Ken Aspromonte | 2B | 20 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .214 | .500 | .143 |
| Mike de la Hoz | 2B | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .083 | .083 | .166 | .083 |
| Tito Francona | 1B | 158 | 621 | 82 | 169 | 14 | 70 | 3 | .327 | .401 | .728 | .272 |
| Woodie Held | SS | 139 | 466 | 55 | 116 | 19 | 58 | 5 | .362 | .406 | .768 | .249 |
| Hal Jones | 1B | 5 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .353 | .375 | .728 | .313 |
| Jerry Kindall | 2B | 154 | 530 | 51 | 123 | 13 | 55 | 4 | .290 | .349 | .639 | .232 |
| Jack Kubiszyn | SS | 25 | 59 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .231 | .254 | .485 | .169 |
| Jim Mahoney | SS | 41 | 74 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .269 | .419 | .688 | .243 |
| Bubba Phillips | 3B | 148 | 562 | 53 | 145 | 10 | 54 | 4 | .289 | .358 | .647 | .258 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Tommie Agee | OF | 5 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .214 | .214 | .428 | .214 |
| Walt Bond | OF | 12 | 50 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 1 | .426 | .800 | 1.226 | .380 |
| Ty Cline | OF | 118 | 375 | 53 | 93 | 2 | 28 | 5 | .308 | .331 | .639 | .248 |
| Don Dillard | OF | 95 | 174 | 22 | 40 | 5 | 14 | 0 | .276 | .356 | .632 | .230 |
| Chuck Essegian | OF | 106 | 336 | 59 | 92 | 21 | 50 | 0 | .363 | .497 | .860 | .274 |
| Gene Green | OF | 66 | 143 | 16 | 40 | 11 | 28 | 0 | .316 | .552 | .868 | .280 |
| Willie Kirkland | OF | 137 | 419 | 56 | 84 | 21 | 72 | 9 | .272 | .377 | .649 | .200 |
| Al Luplow | OF | 97 | 318 | 54 | 88 | 14 | 45 | 1 | .359 | .475 | .834 | .277 |
| Willie Tasby | OF | 75 | 199 | 25 | 48 | 4 | 17 | 0 | .326 | .337 | .663 | .241 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Doc Edwards | C | 53 | 143 | 13 | 39 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .325 | .378 | .703 | .273 |
| John Romano | C | 135 | 459 | 71 | 120 | 25 | 81 | 0 | .363 | .479 | .842 | .261 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Marlan Coughtry | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .500 | 1.167 | .500 | |
| Bob Nieman | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5484 | 682 | 1341 | 180 | 644 | 35 | .309 | .388 | .697 | .245 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bob Allen | 30 | 0 | 30.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 4 | 23 | 25 | 5.87 | 1.759 | |||
| Gary Bell | 57 | 6 | 107.7 | 10 | 9 | .526 | 12 | 80 | 52 | 4.26 | 1.448 | |||
| Jackie Collum | 1 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13.50 | 3.077 | |||
| Bill Dailey | 27 | 0 | 42.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 24 | 17 | 3.59 | 1.405 | |||
| Dick Donovan | 34 | 34 | 250.7 | 20 | 10 | .667 | 0 | 94 | 47 | 3.59 | 1.205 | |||
| Frank Funk | 47 | 0 | 80.7 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 6 | 49 | 32 | 3.24 | 1.165 | |||
| Ruben Gomez | 15 | 4 | 45.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1 | 21 | 25 | 4.37 | 1.656 | |||
| Mudcat Grant | 26 | 23 | 149.7 | 7 | 10 | .412 | 0 | 90 | 81 | 4.27 | 1.396 | |||
| Bob Hartman | 8 | 2 | 17.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3.12 | 1.272 | |||
| Wynn Hawkins | 3 | 0 | 3.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.36 | 2.703 | |||
| Barry Latman | 45 | 21 | 179.3 | 8 | 13 | .381 | 5 | 117 | 72 | 4.17 | 1.400 | |||
| Sam McDowell | 25 | 13 | 87.7 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 1 | 70 | 70 | 6.06 | 1.722 | |||
| Jim Perry | 35 | 27 | 193.7 | 12 | 12 | .500 | 0 | 74 | 59 | 4.14 | 1.404 | |||
| Pedro Ramos | 37 | 27 | 201.3 | 10 | 12 | .455 | 1 | 96 | 85 | 3.71 | 1.361 | |||
| Don Rudolph | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 3.333 | |||
| Ron Taylor | 8 | 4 | 33.3 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 5.94 | 1.471 | |||
| Dave Tyriver | 4 | 0 | 10.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4.22 | 1.589 | |||
| Floyd Weaver | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1.80 | 0.600 | |||
| Team Totals | 404 | 162 | 1441.1 | 80 | 82 | .494 | 31 | 780 | 594 | 4.14 | 1.391 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Tito Francona | 158 |
| At Bats | Tito Francona | 621 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Tito Francona | 690 |
| Batting Average | Tito Francona | .272 |
| On-Base % | John Romano | .363 |
| Slugging % | John Romano | .479 |
| OPS | John Romano | .842 |
| Runs | Tito Francona | 82 |
| Hits | Tito Francona | 169 |
| Total Bases | Tito Francona | 249 |
| Doubles | Tito Francona | 28 |
| Triples | Ty Cline and Tito Francona | 5 |
| Home Runs | John Romano | 25 |
| RBI | John Romano | 81 |
| Walks | Woodie Held and John Romano | 73 |
| Strikeouts | Woodie Held and Jerry Kindall | 107 |
| Stolen Bases | Willie Kirkland | 9 |
| Caught Stealing | Ty Cline | 4 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Tito Francona and Jerry Kindall | 8 |
| Sacrifice Flies | John Romano | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Bubba Phillips | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Dick Donovan | 20 |
| Losses | Barry Latman | 13 |
| Saves | Gary Bell | 12 |
| Won-Loss % | Dick Donovan | .667 |
| ERA | Dick Donovan | 3.59 |
| WHIP | Dick Donovan | 1.205 |
| Innings Pitched | Dick Donovan | 250.7 |
| Games | Gary Bell | 57 |
| Games Started | Dick Donovan | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Barry Latman | 117 |
| Complete Games | Dick Donovan | 16 |
| Shutouts | Dick Donovan | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Dick Donovan | 1032 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Dick Donovan | 100 |
| Hits Allowed | Dick Donovan | 255 |
| Walks Allowed | Pedro Ramos | 85 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Pedro Ramos | 28 |
| Doubles Allowed | Dick Donovan | 41 |
| Triples Allowed | Dick Donovan and Pedro Ramos | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Sam McDowell | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Barry Latman and Pedro Ramos | 5 |
| Double Plays Induced | Dick Donovan | 26 |
