1983 Cleveland Indians
[edit] Summary
The 1983 Cleveland Indians finished with a record of 70-92. They scored 704 runs and belted 86 home runs to go along with a .265 batting average. Gorman Thomas and Andre Thornton were tied for the team lead in home runs with 17. The offense was powered by Julio Franco, who led the team with 80 RBI and 153 hits. Julio Franco had a great year on the basepaths with 32 stolen bases.
The team allowed 785 runs and had a team ERA of 4.43. Rick Sutcliffe led the pitching staff with 17 wins and 160 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Mike Fischlin | 2B | 95 | 225 | 31 | 47 | 2 | 23 | 9 | .294 | .276 | .570 | .209 |
| Julio Franco | SS | 149 | 560 | 68 | 153 | 8 | 80 | 32 | .306 | .387 | .693 | .273 |
| Mike Hargrove | 1B | 134 | 469 | 57 | 134 | 3 | 57 | 0 | .388 | .367 | .755 | .286 |
| Toby Harrah | 3B | 138 | 526 | 81 | 140 | 9 | 53 | 16 | .363 | .365 | .728 | .266 |
| Jack Perconte | 2B | 14 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .387 | .308 | .695 | .269 |
| Broderick Perkins | 1B | 79 | 184 | 23 | 50 | 0 | 24 | 1 | .299 | .326 | .625 | .272 |
| Manny Trillo | 2B | 88 | 320 | 33 | 87 | 1 | 29 | 1 | .315 | .328 | .643 | .272 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Alan Bannister | OF | 117 | 377 | 51 | 100 | 5 | 45 | 6 | .323 | .393 | .716 | .265 |
| Carmelo Castillo | OF | 23 | 36 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .366 | .472 | .838 | .278 |
| Wil Culmer | OF | 7 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .100 | .105 | .205 | .105 |
| Miguel Dilone | OF | 32 | 68 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 5 | .295 | .265 | .560 | .191 |
| Rick Manning | OF | 50 | 194 | 20 | 54 | 1 | 10 | 7 | .319 | .325 | .644 | .278 |
| Bake McBride | OF | 70 | 230 | 21 | 67 | 1 | 18 | 8 | .318 | .348 | .666 | .291 |
| Kevin Rhomberg | OF | 12 | 21 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .500 | .476 | .976 | .476 |
| Pat Tabler | OF | 124 | 430 | 56 | 125 | 6 | 65 | 2 | .370 | .409 | .779 | .291 |
| Gorman Thomas | OF | 106 | 371 | 51 | 82 | 17 | 51 | 8 | .322 | .404 | .726 | .221 |
| George Vukovich | OF | 124 | 312 | 31 | 77 | 3 | 44 | 3 | .301 | .330 | .631 | .247 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Chris Bando | C | 48 | 121 | 15 | 31 | 4 | 15 | 0 | .336 | .380 | .716 | .256 |
| Jim Essian | C | 48 | 93 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .315 | .312 | .627 | .204 |
| Ron Hassey | C | 117 | 341 | 48 | 92 | 6 | 42 | 2 | .342 | .384 | .726 | .270 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Karl Pagel | DH | 8 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .300 | .300 | .600 | .300 |
| Andre Thornton | DH | 141 | 508 | 78 | 143 | 17 | 77 | 4 | .383 | .439 | .822 | .281 |
| Otto Velez | DH | 10 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .179 | .080 | .259 | .080 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5476 | 704 | 1451 | 86 | 659 | 109 | .335 | .369 | .704 | .265 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bud Anderson | 39 | 1 | 68.3 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 7 | 32 | 32 | 4.08 | 1.406 | |||
| Len Barker | 24 | 24 | 149.7 | 8 | 13 | .381 | 0 | 105 | 52 | 5.11 | 1.349 | |||
| Rich Barnes | 4 | 2 | 11.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6.94 | 2.393 | |||
| Rick Behenna | 5 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 4.15 | 1.385 | |||
| Bert Blyleven | 24 | 24 | 156.3 | 7 | 10 | .412 | 0 | 123 | 44 | 3.91 | 1.305 | |||
| Tom Brennan | 11 | 5 | 39.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 3.86 | 1.335 | |||
| Ernie Camacho | 4 | 0 | 5.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5.06 | 1.321 | |||
| Jamie Easterly | 41 | 0 | 57 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 3 | 39 | 22 | 3.63 | 1.596 | |||
| Juan Eichelberger | 28 | 15 | 134 | 4 | 11 | .267 | 0 | 56 | 59 | 4.90 | 1.425 | |||
| Ed Glynn | 11 | 0 | 12.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 5.84 | 2.276 | |||
| Neal Heaton | 39 | 16 | 149.3 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 7 | 75 | 44 | 4.16 | 1.346 | |||
| Mike Jeffcoat | 11 | 2 | 32.7 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 3.31 | 1.376 | |||
| Jerry Reed | 7 | 0 | 21.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 7.17 | 1.643 | |||
| Lary Sorensen | 36 | 34 | 222.7 | 12 | 11 | .522 | 0 | 76 | 65 | 4.24 | 1.361 | |||
| Dan Spillner | 60 | 0 | 92.3 | 2 | 9 | .182 | 8 | 48 | 38 | 5.07 | 1.679 | |||
| Rick Sutcliffe | 36 | 35 | 243.3 | 17 | 11 | .607 | 0 | 160 | 102 | 4.29 | 1.451 | |||
| Rick Waits | 8 | 0 | 19.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4.58 | 1.624 | |||
| Team Totals | 388 | 162 | 1441.6 | 70 | 92 | .432 | 25 | 794 | 529 | 4.43 | 1.429 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Julio Franco | 149 |
| At Bats | Julio Franco | 560 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Toby Harrah | 615 |
| Batting Average | Mike Hargrove | .286 |
| On-Base % | Mike Hargrove | .388 |
| Slugging % | Andre Thornton | .439 |
| OPS | Andre Thornton | .822 |
| Runs | Toby Harrah | 81 |
| Hits | Julio Franco | 153 |
| Total Bases | Andre Thornton | 223 |
| Doubles | Andre Thornton | 27 |
| Triples | Julio Franco | 8 |
| Home Runs | Gorman Thomas and Andre Thornton | 17 |
| RBI | Julio Franco | 80 |
| Walks | Andre Thornton | 87 |
| Strikeouts | Gorman Thomas | 98 |
| Stolen Bases | Julio Franco | 32 |
| Caught Stealing | Julio Franco | 12 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Mike Fischlin | 11 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Andre Thornton | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Julio Franco | 21 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Rick Sutcliffe | 17 |
| Losses | Len Barker | 13 |
| Saves | Dan Spillner | 8 |
| Won-Loss % | Neal Heaton | .611 |
| ERA | Lary Sorensen | 4.24 |
| WHIP | Lary Sorensen | 1.361 |
| Innings Pitched | Rick Sutcliffe | 243.3 |
| Games | Dan Spillner | 60 |
| Games Started | Rick Sutcliffe | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Rick Sutcliffe | 160 |
| Complete Games | Rick Sutcliffe | 10 |
| Shutouts | Neal Heaton | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Rick Sutcliffe | 1061 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Rick Sutcliffe | 116 |
| Hits Allowed | Rick Sutcliffe | 251 |
| Walks Allowed | Rick Sutcliffe | 102 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Rick Sutcliffe | 23 |
| Doubles Allowed | Rick Sutcliffe | 58 |
| Triples Allowed | Rick Sutcliffe | 11 |
| Wild Pitches | Juan Eichelberger and Lary Sorensen | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bert Blyleven | 10 |
| Double Plays Induced | Bert Blyleven | 17 |
