1963 Cleveland Indians
[edit] Summary
The 1963 Cleveland Indians finished with a record of 79-83. They scored 635 runs and belted 169 home runs to go along with a .239 batting average. The offense was powered by Max Alvis, who led the team with 22 home runs, 67 RBI, and 165 hits.
The team allowed 702 runs and had a team ERA of 3.79. Mudcat Grant and Jack Kralick were tied for the team lead in wins with 13. Pedro Ramos led the team with 169 strikeouts. Ted Abernathy was the team's best fireman, with 12 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Joe Adcock | 1B | 97 | 283 | 28 | 71 | 13 | 49 | 1 | .320 | .420 | .740 | .251 |
| Max Alvis | 3B | 158 | 602 | 81 | 165 | 22 | 67 | 9 | .324 | .460 | .784 | .274 |
| Larry Brown | SS | 74 | 247 | 28 | 63 | 5 | 18 | 4 | .316 | .340 | .656 | .255 |
| Mike de la Hoz | 2B | 67 | 150 | 15 | 40 | 5 | 25 | 0 | .313 | .433 | .746 | .267 |
| Woodie Held | 2B | 133 | 416 | 61 | 103 | 17 | 61 | 2 | .352 | .435 | .787 | .248 |
| Dick Howser | SS | 49 | 162 | 25 | 40 | 1 | 10 | 9 | .333 | .296 | .629 | .247 |
| Jerry Kindall | SS | 86 | 234 | 27 | 48 | 5 | 20 | 3 | .266 | .295 | .561 | .205 |
| Tony Martinez | SS | 43 | 141 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 1 | .184 | .184 | .368 | .156 |
| Fred Whitfield | 1B | 109 | 346 | 44 | 87 | 21 | 54 | 0 | .302 | .500 | .802 | .251 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Tommie Agee | OF | 13 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .207 | .296 | .503 | .148 |
| Ellis Burton | OF | 26 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .387 | .673 | .194 |
| Bob Chance | OF | 16 | 52 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .302 | .481 | .783 | .288 |
| Vic Davalillo | OF | 90 | 370 | 44 | 108 | 7 | 36 | 3 | .321 | .424 | .745 | .292 |
| Tito Francona | OF | 142 | 500 | 57 | 114 | 10 | 41 | 9 | .296 | .346 | .642 | .228 |
| Gene Green | OF | 43 | 78 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .259 | .321 | .580 | .205 |
| Willie Kirkland | OF | 127 | 427 | 51 | 98 | 15 | 47 | 8 | .303 | .375 | .678 | .230 |
| Al Luplow | OF | 100 | 295 | 34 | 69 | 7 | 27 | 4 | .316 | .339 | .655 | .234 |
| Willie Tasby | OF | 52 | 116 | 11 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .318 | .371 | .689 | .224 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Joe Azcue | C | 94 | 320 | 26 | 91 | 14 | 46 | 1 | .314 | .466 | .780 | .284 |
| Doc Edwards | C | 10 | 31 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .303 | .323 | .626 | .258 |
| Jim Lawrence | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Bob Lipski | C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Cal Neeman | C | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .000 | .100 | .000 |
| John Romano | C | 89 | 255 | 28 | 55 | 10 | 34 | 4 | .317 | .369 | .686 | .216 |
| Sammy Taylor | C | 4 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .300 | .300 | .600 | .300 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5496 | 635 | 1314 | 169 | 592 | 59 | .297 | .381 | .678 | .239 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Ted Abernathy | 43 | 0 | 59.3 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 12 | 47 | 29 | 2.88 | 1.400 | |||
| Bob Allen | 43 | 0 | 56 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2 | 51 | 29 | 4.66 | 1.554 | |||
| Gary Bell | 58 | 7 | 119 | 8 | 5 | .615 | 5 | 98 | 52 | 2.95 | 1.202 | |||
| Jack Curtis | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 18.00 | 2.600 | |||
| Dick Donovan | 30 | 30 | 206 | 11 | 13 | .458 | 0 | 84 | 28 | 4.24 | 1.160 | |||
| Mudcat Grant | 38 | 32 | 229.3 | 13 | 14 | .481 | 1 | 157 | 87 | 3.69 | 1.308 | |||
| Tommy John | 6 | 3 | 20.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 2.21 | 1.429 | |||
| Jack Kralick | 28 | 27 | 197.3 | 13 | 9 | .591 | 0 | 116 | 41 | 2.92 | 1.156 | |||
| Barry Latman | 38 | 21 | 149.3 | 7 | 12 | .368 | 2 | 133 | 52 | 4.94 | 1.326 | |||
| Sam McDowell | 14 | 12 | 65 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 0 | 63 | 44 | 4.85 | 1.646 | |||
| Ron Nischwitz | 14 | 0 | 16.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 6.48 | 1.497 | |||
| Jim Perry | 5 | 0 | 10.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5.23 | 1.359 | |||
| Pedro Ramos | 36 | 22 | 184.7 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 0 | 169 | 41 | 3.12 | 1.067 | |||
| Gordon Seyfried | 3 | 1 | 7.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1.23 | 1.644 | |||
| Jerry Walker | 39 | 2 | 88 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 1 | 41 | 36 | 4.91 | 1.455 | |||
| Early Wynn | 20 | 5 | 55.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1 | 29 | 15 | 2.28 | 1.175 | |||
| Team Totals | 419 | 162 | 1468.8 | 79 | 83 | .488 | 25 | 1018 | 478 | 3.79 | 1.272 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Max Alvis | 158 |
| At Bats | Max Alvis | 602 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Max Alvis | 660 |
| Batting Average | Max Alvis | .274 |
| On-Base % | Max Alvis | .324 |
| Slugging % | Max Alvis | .460 |
| OPS | Max Alvis | .784 |
| Runs | Max Alvis | 81 |
| Hits | Max Alvis | 165 |
| Total Bases | Max Alvis | 277 |
| Doubles | Max Alvis | 32 |
| Triples | Max Alvis | 7 |
| Home Runs | Max Alvis | 22 |
| RBI | Max Alvis | 67 |
| Walks | Woodie Held | 61 |
| Strikeouts | Max Alvis | 109 |
| Stolen Bases | Max Alvis, Tito Francona, and Dick Howser | 9 |
| Caught Stealing | Max Alvis | 7 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Larry Brown and Jack Kralick | 9 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Fred Whitfield | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Joe Azcue | 13 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Mudcat Grant and Jack Kralick | 13 |
| Losses | Mudcat Grant | 14 |
| Saves | Ted Abernathy | 12 |
| Won-Loss % | Gary Bell | .615 |
| ERA | Jack Kralick | 2.92 |
| WHIP | Pedro Ramos | 1.067 |
| Innings Pitched | Mudcat Grant | 229.3 |
| Games | Gary Bell | 58 |
| Games Started | Mudcat Grant | 32 |
| Strikeouts | Pedro Ramos | 169 |
| Complete Games | Mudcat Grant and Jack Kralick | 10 |
| Shutouts | Dick Donovan and Jack Kralick | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Mudcat Grant | 983 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Dick Donovan | 97 |
| Hits Allowed | Mudcat Grant | 213 |
| Walks Allowed | Mudcat Grant | 87 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Mudcat Grant | 30 |
| Doubles Allowed | Dick Donovan | 32 |
| Triples Allowed | Dick Donovan | 4 |
| Wild Pitches | Sam McDowell | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Barry Latman | 6 |
| Double Plays Induced | Dick Donovan and Jack Kralick | 17 |
