1975 Cleveland Indians
[edit] Summary
The 1975 Cleveland Indians finished with a record of 79-80. They scored 688 runs and belted 153 home runs to go along with a .261 batting average. Boog Powell led the team in home runs with 27. George Hendrick and Boog Powell were tied for the team lead in RBI with 86. Buddy Bell led the team with 150 hits for a .271 average.
The team allowed 703 runs and had a team ERA of 3.84. Leading the team in wins was Fritz Peterson, with 14. Dennis Eckersley racked up 152 strkeouts to lead the team. Dave LaRoche 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 | ||||||||||||
| Buddy Bell | 3B | 153 | 553 | 66 | 150 | 10 | 59 | 6 | .332 | .376 | .708 | .271 |
| Jack Brohamer | 2B | 69 | 217 | 15 | 53 | 6 | 16 | 2 | .289 | .350 | .639 | .244 |
| Ed Crosby | SS | 61 | 128 | 12 | 30 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .305 | .258 | .563 | .234 |
| Frank Duffy | SS | 146 | 482 | 44 | 117 | 1 | 47 | 10 | .283 | .303 | .586 | .243 |
| Duane Kuiper | 2B | 90 | 346 | 42 | 101 | 0 | 25 | 19 | .362 | .329 | .691 | .292 |
| Joe Lis | 1B | 9 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .444 | .923 | 1.367 | .308 |
| Tommy McCraw | 1B | 23 | 51 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 4 | .362 | .451 | .813 | .275 |
| Boog Powell | 1B | 134 | 435 | 64 | 129 | 27 | 86 | 1 | .377 | .524 | .901 | .297 |
| Bill Sudakis | 1B | 20 | 46 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .260 | .261 | .521 | .196 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Ken Berry | OF | 25 | 40 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .238 | .225 | .463 | .200 |
| Oscar Gamble | OF | 121 | 348 | 60 | 91 | 15 | 45 | 11 | .361 | .454 | .815 | .261 |
| George Hendrick | OF | 145 | 561 | 82 | 145 | 24 | 86 | 6 | .304 | .431 | .735 | .258 |
| Leron Lee | OF | 13 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 | .174 | .405 | .130 |
| John Lowenstein | OF | 91 | 265 | 37 | 64 | 12 | 33 | 15 | .313 | .404 | .717 | .242 |
| Rick Manning | OF | 120 | 480 | 69 | 137 | 3 | 35 | 19 | .347 | .358 | .705 | .285 |
| Tommy Smith | OF | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .111 | .125 | .236 | .125 |
| Charlie Spikes | OF | 111 | 345 | 41 | 79 | 11 | 33 | 7 | .291 | .380 | .671 | .229 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Alan Ashby | C | 90 | 254 | 32 | 57 | 5 | 32 | 3 | .309 | .331 | .640 | .224 |
| Rick Cerone | C | 7 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .333 | .641 | .250 |
| John Ellis | C | 92 | 296 | 22 | 68 | 7 | 32 | 0 | .266 | .345 | .611 | .230 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Rico Carty | DH | 118 | 383 | 57 | 118 | 18 | 64 | 2 | .378 | .504 | .882 | .308 |
| Frank Robinson | DH | 49 | 118 | 19 | 28 | 9 | 24 | 0 | .385 | .508 | .893 | .237 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5404 | 688 | 1409 | 153 | 643 | 106 | .323 | .392 | .715 | .261 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Larry Andersen | 3 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4.76 | 1.053 | |||
| Fred Beene | 19 | 1 | 46.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 20 | 25 | 6.94 | 1.884 | |||
| Jim Bibby | 24 | 12 | 112.7 | 5 | 9 | .357 | 1 | 62 | 50 | 3.20 | 1.322 | |||
| Dick Bosman | 6 | 3 | 28.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 4.08 | 1.429 | |||
| Jackie Brown | 25 | 3 | 69.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1 | 41 | 29 | 4.28 | 1.457 | |||
| Tom Buskey | 50 | 0 | 77 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 2.57 | 1.273 | |||
| Dennis Eckersley | 34 | 24 | 186.7 | 13 | 7 | .650 | 2 | 152 | 90 | 2.60 | 1.269 | |||
| Roric Harrison | 19 | 19 | 126 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 0 | 52 | 46 | 4.79 | 1.452 | |||
| Don Hood | 29 | 19 | 135.3 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 0 | 51 | 57 | 4.39 | 1.426 | |||
| Jim Kern | 13 | 7 | 71.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 55 | 45 | 3.77 | 1.464 | |||
| Dave LaRoche | 61 | 0 | 82.3 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 17 | 94 | 57 | 2.19 | 1.434 | |||
| Blue Moon Odom | 3 | 1 | 10.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2.61 | 1.165 | |||
| Gaylord Perry | 15 | 15 | 121.7 | 6 | 9 | .400 | 0 | 85 | 34 | 3.55 | 1.265 | |||
| Jim Perry | 8 | 6 | 37.7 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 6.69 | 1.698 | |||
| Fritz Peterson | 25 | 25 | 146.3 | 14 | 8 | .636 | 0 | 47 | 40 | 3.94 | 1.326 | |||
| Eric Raich | 18 | 17 | 92.7 | 7 | 8 | .467 | 0 | 34 | 31 | 5.54 | 1.607 | |||
| Bob Reynolds | 5 | 0 | 9.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4.66 | 1.443 | |||
| Jim Strickland | 4 | 0 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1.93 | 1.277 | |||
| Rick Waits | 16 | 7 | 70.3 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 1 | 34 | 25 | 2.94 | 1.166 | |||
| Team Totals | 377 | 159 | 1435.5 | 79 | 80 | .497 | 33 | 800 | 599 | 3.84 | 1.389 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Buddy Bell | 153 |
| At Bats | George Hendrick | 561 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Buddy Bell | 619 |
| Batting Average | Rick Manning | .285 |
| On-Base % | Rick Manning | .347 |
| Slugging % | George Hendrick | .431 |
| OPS | George Hendrick | .735 |
| Runs | George Hendrick | 82 |
| Hits | Buddy Bell | 150 |
| Total Bases | George Hendrick | 242 |
| Doubles | Frank Duffy | 22 |
| Triples | Rick Manning | 5 |
| Home Runs | Boog Powell | 27 |
| RBI | George Hendrick and Boog Powell | 86 |
| Walks | Boog Powell | 59 |
| Strikeouts | George Hendrick | 78 |
| Stolen Bases | Duane Kuiper and Rick Manning | 19 |
| Caught Stealing | Duane Kuiper | 18 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Alan Ashby | 16 |
| Sacrifice Flies | George Hendrick | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | George Hendrick | 25 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Fritz Peterson | 14 |
| Losses | Don Hood | 10 |
| Saves | Dave LaRoche | 17 |
| Won-Loss % | Dennis Eckersley | .650 |
| ERA | Dennis Eckersley | 2.60 |
| WHIP | Dennis Eckersley | 1.269 |
| Innings Pitched | Dennis Eckersley | 186.7 |
| Games | Dave LaRoche | 61 |
| Games Started | Fritz Peterson | 25 |
| Strikeouts | Dennis Eckersley | 152 |
| Complete Games | Gaylord Perry | 10 |
| Shutouts | Dennis Eckersley and Fritz Peterson | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Dennis Eckersley | 794 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Roric Harrison | 67 |
| Hits Allowed | Fritz Peterson | 154 |
| Walks Allowed | Dennis Eckersley | 90 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Dennis Eckersley, Don Hood, and Gaylord Perry | 16 |
| Doubles Allowed | Fritz Peterson | 37 |
| Triples Allowed | Roric Harrison | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | Fred Beene and Don Hood | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Dennis Eckersley | 7 |
| Double Plays Induced | Fritz Peterson | 19 |
