1968 Cleveland Indians
[edit] Summary
The 1968 Cleveland Indians finished with a record of 86-75. They scored 516 runs and belted 75 home runs to go along with a .234 batting average. The offense was powered by Tony Horton, who led the team with 14 home runs and 59 RBI. Jose Cardenal led the team with 150 hits for a .257 average. Jose Cardenal had a great year on the basepaths with 40 stolen bases.
The team allowed 504 runs and had a team ERA of 2.66. Luis Tiant led the team with 21 wins. Sam McDowell struck out 283 batters to lead the team. Vicente Romo 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 | ||||||||||||
| Max Alvis | 3B | 131 | 452 | 38 | 101 | 8 | 37 | 5 | .292 | .327 | .619 | .223 |
| Larry Brown | SS | 154 | 495 | 43 | 116 | 6 | 35 | 1 | .300 | .319 | .619 | .234 |
| Vern Fuller | 2B | 97 | 244 | 14 | 59 | 0 | 18 | 2 | .316 | .291 | .607 | .242 |
| Billy Harris | 2B | 38 | 94 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .275 | .287 | .562 | .213 |
| Tony Horton | 1B | 133 | 477 | 57 | 119 | 14 | 59 | 3 | .302 | .411 | .713 | .249 |
| Lou Klimchock | 3B | 11 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .176 | .133 | .309 | .133 |
| Eddie Leon | SS | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Dave Nelson | 2B | 88 | 189 | 26 | 44 | 0 | 19 | 23 | .295 | .307 | .602 | .233 |
| Chico Salmon | 2B | 103 | 276 | 24 | 59 | 3 | 12 | 7 | .253 | .283 | .536 | .214 |
| Willie Smith | 1B | 33 | 42 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .213 | .190 | .403 | .143 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Jose Cardenal | OF | 157 | 583 | 78 | 150 | 7 | 44 | 40 | .305 | .353 | .658 | .257 |
| Vic Davalillo | OF | 51 | 180 | 15 | 43 | 2 | 13 | 8 | .254 | .317 | .571 | .239 |
| Jimmie Hall | OF | 53 | 111 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .264 | .261 | .525 | .198 |
| Tommy Harper | OF | 130 | 235 | 26 | 51 | 6 | 26 | 11 | .295 | .374 | .669 | .217 |
| Lou Johnson | OF | 65 | 202 | 25 | 52 | 5 | 23 | 6 | .298 | .396 | .694 | .257 |
| Lee Maye | OF | 109 | 299 | 20 | 84 | 4 | 26 | 0 | .316 | .378 | .694 | .281 |
| Lou Piniella | OF | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Richie Scheinblum | OF | 19 | 55 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .281 | .309 | .590 | .218 |
| Russ Snyder | OF | 68 | 217 | 30 | 61 | 2 | 23 | 1 | .354 | .364 | .718 | .281 |
| Jose Vidal | OF | 37 | 54 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 3 | .196 | .278 | .474 | .167 |
| Leon Wagner | OF | 38 | 49 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .273 | .265 | .538 | .184 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Joe Azcue | C | 115 | 357 | 23 | 100 | 4 | 42 | 1 | .331 | .342 | .673 | .280 |
| Ray Fosse | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Duke Sims | C | 122 | 361 | 48 | 90 | 11 | 44 | 1 | .366 | .399 | .765 | .249 |
| Ken Suarez | C | 17 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .100 | .282 | .100 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Russ Nagelson | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .333 | .933 | .333 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5416 | 516 | 1266 | 75 | 476 | 115 | .289 | .327 | .617 | .234 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Steve Bailey | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3.60 | 1.200 | |||
| Eddie Fisher | 54 | 0 | 94.7 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 4 | 42 | 17 | 2.85 | 1.098 | |||
| Rob Gardner | 5 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6.75 | 2.593 | |||
| Tommy Gramly | 3 | 0 | 3.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.70 | 1.515 | |||
| Steve Hargan | 32 | 27 | 158.3 | 8 | 15 | .348 | 0 | 78 | 81 | 4.15 | 1.390 | |||
| Mike Hedlund | 3 | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.80 | 4.706 | |||
| Hal Kurtz | 28 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 5.21 | 1.368 | |||
| Sam McDowell | 38 | 37 | 269 | 15 | 14 | .517 | 0 | 283 | 110 | 1.81 | 1.082 | |||
| Mike Paul | 36 | 7 | 91.7 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 3 | 87 | 35 | 3.93 | 1.167 | |||
| Horacio Pina | 12 | 3 | 31.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 1.72 | 1.246 | |||
| Billy Rohr | 17 | 0 | 18.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 6.87 | 1.530 | |||
| Vicente Romo | 40 | 1 | 83.3 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 12 | 54 | 32 | 1.62 | 0.900 | |||
| Sonny Siebert | 31 | 30 | 206 | 12 | 10 | .545 | 0 | 146 | 88 | 2.97 | 1.131 | |||
| Willie Smith | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .00 | 0.600 | |||
| Darrell Sutherland | 3 | 0 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8.10 | 3.030 | |||
| Luis Tiant | 34 | 32 | 258.3 | 21 | 9 | .700 | 0 | 264 | 73 | 1.60 | 0.871 | |||
| Stan Williams | 44 | 24 | 194.3 | 13 | 11 | .542 | 9 | 147 | 51 | 2.50 | 1.101 | |||
| Team Totals | 384 | 162 | 1464.2 | 86 | 75 | .534 | 32 | 1157 | 540 | 2.66 | 1.111 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Jose Cardenal | 157 |
| At Bats | Jose Cardenal | 583 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Jose Cardenal | 629 |
| Batting Average | Jose Cardenal | .257 |
| On-Base % | Jose Cardenal | .305 |
| Slugging % | Tony Horton | .411 |
| OPS | Tony Horton | .713 |
| Runs | Jose Cardenal | 78 |
| Hits | Jose Cardenal | 150 |
| Total Bases | Jose Cardenal | 206 |
| Doubles | Tony Horton | 29 |
| Triples | Jose Cardenal | 7 |
| Home Runs | Tony Horton | 14 |
| RBI | Tony Horton | 59 |
| Walks | Duke Sims | 62 |
| Strikeouts | Max Alvis | 91 |
| Stolen Bases | Jose Cardenal | 40 |
| Caught Stealing | Jose Cardenal | 18 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Luis Tiant | 11 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Larry Brown | 4 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Larry Brown | 12 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Luis Tiant | 21 |
| Losses | Steve Hargan | 15 |
| Saves | Vicente Romo | 12 |
| Won-Loss % | Luis Tiant | .700 |
| ERA | Luis Tiant | 1.60 |
| WHIP | Luis Tiant | 0.871 |
| Innings Pitched | Sam McDowell | 269 |
| Games | Eddie Fisher | 54 |
| Games Started | Sam McDowell | 37 |
| Strikeouts | Sam McDowell | 283 |
| Complete Games | Luis Tiant | 19 |
| Shutouts | Luis Tiant | 9 |
| Batters Faced | Sam McDowell | 1098 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Steve Hargan | 73 |
| Hits Allowed | Sam McDowell | 181 |
| Walks Allowed | Sam McDowell | 110 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Luis Tiant | 16 |
| Doubles Allowed | Sonny Siebert, Luis Tiant, and Stan Williams | 27 |
| Triples Allowed | Sonny Siebert | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Sam McDowell and Sonny Siebert | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Sam McDowell and Stan Williams | 10 |
| Double Plays Induced | Sam McDowell | 16 |
