1965 Cleveland Indians
[edit] Summary
The 1965 Cleveland Indians finished with a record of 87-75. They scored 663 runs and belted 156 home runs to go along with a .250 batting average. Leon Wagner provided the power for the team with 28 homers. The offense was powered by Rocky Colavito, who led the team with 108 RBI and 170 hits.
The team allowed 613 runs and had a team ERA of 3.30. Sam McDowell led the pitching staff with 17 wins and 325 strikeouts. Gary Bell was the team's best fireman, with 17 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Max Alvis | 3B | 159 | 604 | 88 | 149 | 21 | 61 | 12 | .308 | .397 | .705 | .247 |
| George Banks | 3B | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .400 | .733 | .200 |
| Ray Barker | 1B | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
| Larry Brown | SS | 124 | 438 | 52 | 111 | 8 | 40 | 5 | .315 | .368 | .683 | .253 |
| Pedro Gonzalez | 2B | 116 | 400 | 38 | 101 | 5 | 39 | 7 | .288 | .340 | .628 | .252 |
| Dick Howser | SS | 107 | 307 | 47 | 72 | 1 | 6 | 17 | .354 | .283 | .637 | .235 |
| Billy Moran | 2B | 22 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .125 | .347 | .125 |
| Chico Salmon | 1B | 79 | 120 | 20 | 29 | 3 | 12 | 7 | .281 | .383 | .664 | .242 |
| Fred Whitfield | 1B | 132 | 468 | 49 | 137 | 26 | 90 | 2 | .316 | .513 | .829 | .293 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Lou Clinton | OF | 12 | 34 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .243 | .294 | .537 | .176 |
| Rocky Colavito | OF | 162 | 592 | 92 | 170 | 26 | 108 | 1 | .383 | .468 | .851 | .287 |
| Vic Davalillo | OF | 142 | 505 | 67 | 152 | 5 | 40 | 26 | .344 | .372 | .716 | .301 |
| Chuck Hinton | OF | 133 | 431 | 59 | 110 | 18 | 54 | 17 | .336 | .448 | .784 | .255 |
| Al Luplow | OF | 53 | 45 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .188 | .244 | .432 | .133 |
| Leon Wagner | OF | 144 | 517 | 91 | 152 | 28 | 79 | 12 | .369 | .495 | .864 | .294 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Joe Azcue | C | 111 | 335 | 16 | 77 | 2 | 35 | 2 | .290 | .269 | .559 | .230 |
| Cam Carreon | C | 19 | 52 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .344 | .365 | .709 | .231 |
| Phil Roof | C | 43 | 52 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .259 | .192 | .451 | .173 |
| Duke Sims | C | 48 | 118 | 9 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 0 | .271 | .331 | .602 | .178 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Bill Davis | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .400 | .700 | .300 | |
| Ralph Gagliano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Tony Martinez | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Richie Scheinblum | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5469 | 663 | 1367 | 156 | 615 | 109 | .311 | .379 | .690 | .250 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Gary Bell | 60 | 0 | 103.7 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 17 | 86 | 50 | 3.04 | 1.311 | |||
| Dick Donovan | 12 | 3 | 22.7 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 5.96 | 1.674 | |||
| Steve Hargan | 17 | 8 | 60.3 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2 | 37 | 28 | 3.43 | 1.376 | |||
| Mike Hedlund | 6 | 0 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5.06 | 2.075 | |||
| Tom Kelley | 4 | 4 | 30 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 31 | 13 | 2.40 | 1.067 | |||
| Jack Kralick | 30 | 16 | 86 | 5 | 11 | .313 | 0 | 34 | 21 | 4.92 | 1.477 | |||
| Sam McDowell | 42 | 35 | 273 | 17 | 11 | .607 | 4 | 325 | 132 | 2.18 | 1.136 | |||
| Don McMahon | 58 | 0 | 85 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 11 | 60 | 37 | 3.28 | 1.365 | |||
| Sonny Siebert | 39 | 27 | 188.7 | 16 | 8 | .667 | 1 | 191 | 46 | 2.43 | 0.980 | |||
| Jack Spring | 14 | 0 | 21.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 3.74 | 1.429 | |||
| Lee Stange | 41 | 12 | 132 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 0 | 80 | 26 | 3.34 | 1.121 | |||
| Ralph Terry | 30 | 26 | 165.7 | 11 | 6 | .647 | 0 | 84 | 23 | 3.69 | 1.068 | |||
| Luis Tiant | 41 | 30 | 196.3 | 11 | 11 | .500 | 1 | 152 | 66 | 3.53 | 1.182 | |||
| Bobby Tiefenauer | 15 | 0 | 22.3 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 4.84 | 1.525 | |||
| Floyd Weaver | 32 | 1 | 61.3 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 37 | 24 | 5.43 | 1.387 | |||
| Stan Williams | 3 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6.23 | 2.093 | |||
| Team Totals | 444 | 162 | 1458.3 | 87 | 75 | .537 | 41 | 1156 | 500 | 3.30 | 1.203 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Rocky Colavito | 162 |
| At Bats | Max Alvis | 604 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Rocky Colavito | 695 |
| Batting Average | Vic Davalillo | .301 |
| On-Base % | Rocky Colavito | .383 |
| Slugging % | Leon Wagner | .495 |
| OPS | Leon Wagner | .864 |
| Runs | Rocky Colavito | 92 |
| Hits | Rocky Colavito | 170 |
| Total Bases | Rocky Colavito | 277 |
| Doubles | Rocky Colavito | 25 |
| Triples | Chuck Hinton | 6 |
| Home Runs | Leon Wagner | 28 |
| RBI | Rocky Colavito | 108 |
| Walks | Rocky Colavito | 93 |
| Strikeouts | Max Alvis | 121 |
| Stolen Bases | Vic Davalillo | 26 |
| Caught Stealing | Max Alvis | 8 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Larry Brown, Dick Howser, and Ralph Terry | 10 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Rocky Colavito | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Joe Azcue | 15 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Sam McDowell | 17 |
| Losses | Jack Kralick, Sam McDowell, and Luis Tiant | 11 |
| Saves | Gary Bell | 17 |
| Won-Loss % | Sonny Siebert | .667 |
| ERA | Sam McDowell | 2.18 |
| WHIP | Sonny Siebert | 0.980 |
| Innings Pitched | Sam McDowell | 273 |
| Games | Gary Bell | 60 |
| Games Started | Sam McDowell | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Sam McDowell | 325 |
| Complete Games | Sam McDowell | 14 |
| Shutouts | Sam McDowell | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Sam McDowell | 1116 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Luis Tiant | 77 |
| Hits Allowed | Sam McDowell | 178 |
| Walks Allowed | Sam McDowell | 132 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Ralph Terry | 22 |
| Doubles Allowed | Sam McDowell | 30 |
| Triples Allowed | Lee Stange and Luis Tiant | 4 |
| Wild Pitches | Sam McDowell | 17 |
| Hit Batsmen | Sam McDowell | 6 |
| Double Plays Induced | Sam McDowell | 23 |
