1969 Cleveland Indians
[edit] Summary
The 1969 Cleveland Indians finished with a record of 62-99. They scored 573 runs and belted 119 home runs to go along with a .237 batting average. Ken Harrelson and Tony Horton were tied for the team lead in home runs with 27. The offense was powered by Tony Horton, who led the team with 93 RBI, 174 hits. Jose Cardenal had a great year on the basepaths with 36 stolen bases.
The team allowed 717 runs and had a team ERA of 3.94. Sam McDowell led the pitching staff with 18 wins and 279 strikeouts. Stan Williams 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 | 66 | 191 | 13 | 43 | 1 | 15 | 1 | .275 | .272 | .547 | .225 |
| Larry Brown | SS | 132 | 469 | 48 | 112 | 4 | 24 | 5 | .304 | .294 | .598 | .239 |
| Lou Camilli | 3B | 13 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Vern Fuller | 2B | 108 | 254 | 25 | 60 | 4 | 22 | 2 | .295 | .335 | .630 | .236 |
| Jack Heidemann | SS | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
| Tony Horton | 1B | 159 | 625 | 77 | 174 | 27 | 93 | 3 | .319 | .461 | .780 | .278 |
| Lou Klimchock | 3B | 90 | 258 | 26 | 74 | 6 | 26 | 0 | .331 | .422 | .753 | .287 |
| Eddie Leon | SS | 64 | 213 | 20 | 51 | 3 | 19 | 2 | .300 | .310 | .610 | .239 |
| Dave Nelson | 2B | 52 | 123 | 11 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 4 | .259 | .203 | .462 | .203 |
| Zoilo Versalles | 2B | 72 | 217 | 21 | 49 | 1 | 13 | 3 | .298 | .300 | .598 | .226 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Frank Baker | OF | 52 | 172 | 21 | 44 | 3 | 15 | 2 | .312 | .372 | .684 | .256 |
| Jose Cardenal | OF | 146 | 557 | 75 | 143 | 11 | 45 | 36 | .314 | .373 | .687 | .257 |
| Jimmie Hall | OF | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .000 | .167 | .000 |
| Ken Harrelson | OF | 149 | 519 | 83 | 115 | 27 | 84 | 17 | .341 | .418 | .759 | .222 |
| Chuck Hinton | OF | 94 | 121 | 18 | 31 | 3 | 19 | 2 | .303 | .388 | .691 | .256 |
| Lee Maye | OF | 43 | 108 | 9 | 27 | 1 | 15 | 1 | .305 | .324 | .629 | .250 |
| Russ Nagelson | OF | 12 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .450 | .353 | .803 | .353 |
| Cap Peterson | OF | 76 | 110 | 8 | 25 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .365 | .282 | .647 | .227 |
| Richie Scheinblum | OF | 102 | 199 | 13 | 37 | 1 | 13 | 0 | .253 | .236 | .489 | .186 |
| Russ Snyder | OF | 122 | 266 | 26 | 66 | 2 | 24 | 3 | .312 | .308 | .620 | .248 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Joe Azcue | C | 7 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .393 | .417 | .810 | .292 |
| Ray Fosse | C | 37 | 116 | 11 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 1 | .230 | .250 | .480 | .172 |
| Duke Sims | C | 114 | 326 | 40 | 77 | 18 | 45 | 1 | .374 | .426 | .800 | .236 |
| Ken Suarez | C | 36 | 85 | 7 | 25 | 1 | 9 | 1 | .400 | .388 | .788 | .294 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5365 | 573 | 1272 | 119 | 534 | 85 | .304 | .345 | .649 | .237 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Gary Boyd | 8 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 9.00 | 2.000 | |||
| Larry Burchart | 29 | 0 | 42.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 26 | 24 | 4.25 | 1.560 | |||
| Dick Ellsworth | 34 | 22 | 135 | 6 | 9 | .400 | 0 | 48 | 40 | 4.13 | 1.496 | |||
| Jack Hamilton | 20 | 0 | 30.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 13 | 23 | 4.40 | 1.954 | |||
| Steve Hargan | 32 | 23 | 143.7 | 5 | 14 | .263 | 0 | 76 | 81 | 5.70 | 1.573 | |||
| Phil Hennigan | 9 | 0 | 16.3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3.31 | 1.104 | |||
| Gary Kroll | 19 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 28 | 22 | 4.12 | 1.583 | |||
| Ron Law | 35 | 1 | 52.3 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 1 | 29 | 34 | 4.99 | 1.950 | |||
| Sam McDowell | 39 | 38 | 285 | 18 | 14 | .563 | 1 | 279 | 102 | 2.94 | 1.137 | |||
| Mike Paul | 47 | 12 | 117.3 | 5 | 10 | .333 | 2 | 98 | 54 | 3.61 | 1.347 | |||
| Horacio Pina | 31 | 4 | 46.7 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 1 | 32 | 27 | 5.21 | 1.520 | |||
| Juan Pizarro | 48 | 4 | 82.7 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 4 | 44 | 49 | 3.16 | 1.403 | |||
| Vicente Romo | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2.25 | 1.250 | |||
| Sonny Siebert | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 3.21 | 1.286 | |||
| Luis Tiant | 38 | 37 | 249.7 | 9 | 20 | .310 | 0 | 156 | 129 | 3.71 | 1.434 | |||
| Stan Williams | 61 | 15 | 178.3 | 6 | 14 | .300 | 12 | 139 | 67 | 3.94 | 1.245 | |||
| Team Totals | 455 | 161 | 1437 | 62 | 99 | .385 | 22 | 1000 | 681 | 3.94 | 1.399 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Tony Horton | 159 |
| At Bats | Tony Horton | 625 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Tony Horton | 669 |
| Batting Average | Tony Horton | .278 |
| On-Base % | Ken Harrelson | .341 |
| Slugging % | Tony Horton | .461 |
| OPS | Tony Horton | .780 |
| Runs | Ken Harrelson | 83 |
| Hits | Tony Horton | 174 |
| Total Bases | Tony Horton | 288 |
| Doubles | Jose Cardenal | 26 |
| Triples | Ken Harrelson and Tony Horton | 4 |
| Home Runs | Ken Harrelson and Tony Horton | 27 |
| RBI | Tony Horton | 93 |
| Walks | Ken Harrelson | 95 |
| Strikeouts | Ken Harrelson | 96 |
| Stolen Bases | Jose Cardenal | 36 |
| Caught Stealing | Ken Harrelson | 8 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Sam McDowell | 11 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Jose Cardenal | 6 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Tony Horton | 21 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Sam McDowell | 18 |
| Losses | Luis Tiant | 20 |
| Saves | Stan Williams | 12 |
| Won-Loss % | Sam McDowell | .563 |
| ERA | Sam McDowell | 2.94 |
| WHIP | Sam McDowell | 1.137 |
| Innings Pitched | Sam McDowell | 285 |
| Games | Stan Williams | 61 |
| Games Started | Sam McDowell | 38 |
| Strikeouts | Sam McDowell | 279 |
| Complete Games | Sam McDowell | 18 |
| Shutouts | Sam McDowell | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Sam McDowell | 1166 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Luis Tiant | 103 |
| Hits Allowed | Luis Tiant | 229 |
| Walks Allowed | Luis Tiant | 129 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Luis Tiant | 37 |
| Doubles Allowed | Luis Tiant | 40 |
| Triples Allowed | Sam McDowell | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Sam McDowell | 14 |
| Hit Batsmen | Stan Williams | 12 |
| Double Plays Induced | Sam McDowell | 24 |
