1984 Cleveland Indians
[edit] Summary
The 1984 Cleveland Indians finished with a record of 75-87. They scored 761 runs and belted 123 home runs to go along with a .265 batting average. The offense was powered by Andre Thornton, who led the team with 33 home runs and 99 RBI. Julio Franco led the team with 188 hits for a .286 average. Brett Butler had a great year on the basepaths with 52 stolen bases.
The team allowed 766 runs and had a team ERA of 4.26. Bert Blyleven led the pitching staff with 19 wins and 170 strikeouts. Ernie Camacho was the team's best fireman, with 23 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Tony Bernazard | 2B | 140 | 439 | 44 | 97 | 2 | 38 | 20 | .290 | .287 | .577 | .221 |
| Mike Fischlin | 2B | 85 | 133 | 17 | 30 | 1 | 14 | 2 | .290 | .308 | .598 | .226 |
| Julio Franco | SS | 160 | 658 | 82 | 188 | 3 | 79 | 19 | .331 | .348 | .679 | .286 |
| Mike Hargrove | 1B | 133 | 352 | 44 | 94 | 2 | 44 | 0 | .361 | .335 | .696 | .267 |
| Brook Jacoby | 3B | 126 | 439 | 64 | 116 | 7 | 40 | 3 | .314 | .369 | .683 | .264 |
| Jeff Moronko | 3B | 7 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .273 | .211 | .484 | .158 |
| Junior Noboa | 2B | 23 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .364 | .364 | .728 | .364 |
| Pat Tabler | 1B | 144 | 473 | 66 | 137 | 10 | 68 | 3 | .354 | .410 | .764 | .290 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Brett Butler | OF | 159 | 602 | 108 | 162 | 3 | 49 | 52 | .361 | .355 | .716 | .269 |
| Joe Carter | OF | 66 | 244 | 32 | 67 | 13 | 41 | 2 | .307 | .467 | .774 | .275 |
| Carmelo Castillo | OF | 87 | 211 | 36 | 55 | 10 | 36 | 1 | .329 | .464 | .793 | .261 |
| Mel Hall | OF | 83 | 257 | 43 | 66 | 7 | 30 | 1 | .344 | .397 | .741 | .257 |
| Otis Nixon | OF | 49 | 91 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .220 | .154 | .374 | .154 |
| Kevin Rhomberg | OF | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
| George Vukovich | OF | 134 | 437 | 38 | 133 | 9 | 60 | 1 | .354 | .439 | .793 | .304 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Chris Bando | C | 75 | 220 | 38 | 64 | 12 | 41 | 1 | .377 | .505 | .882 | .291 |
| Ron Hassey | C | 48 | 149 | 11 | 38 | 0 | 19 | 1 | .321 | .302 | .623 | .255 |
| Jamie Quirk | C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 5.000 | 1.000 |
| Jerry Willard | C | 87 | 246 | 21 | 55 | 10 | 37 | 1 | .295 | .386 | .681 | .224 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Broderick Perkins | DH | 58 | 66 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .276 | .212 | .488 | .197 |
| Andre Thornton | DH | 155 | 587 | 91 | 159 | 33 | 99 | 6 | .366 | .484 | .850 | .271 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5643 | 761 | 1498 | 123 | 704 | 126 | .333 | .384 | .717 | .265 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Luis Aponte | 25 | 0 | 50.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 25 | 15 | 4.11 | 1.352 | |||
| Jeff Barkley | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6.75 | 1.750 | |||
| Rick Behenna | 3 | 3 | 9.7 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 13.97 | 2.577 | |||
| Bert Blyleven | 33 | 32 | 245 | 19 | 7 | .731 | 0 | 170 | 74 | 2.87 | 1.135 | |||
| Ernie Camacho | 69 | 0 | 100 | 5 | 9 | .357 | 23 | 48 | 37 | 2.43 | 1.200 | |||
| Steve Comer | 22 | 20 | 117.3 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 5.68 | 1.577 | |||
| Jamie Easterly | 26 | 1 | 69.3 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 2 | 42 | 23 | 3.38 | 1.400 | |||
| Steve Farr | 31 | 16 | 116 | 3 | 11 | .214 | 1 | 83 | 46 | 4.58 | 1.310 | |||
| George Frazier | 22 | 0 | 44.3 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 3.65 | 1.332 | |||
| Neal Heaton | 38 | 34 | 198.7 | 12 | 15 | .444 | 0 | 75 | 75 | 5.21 | 1.540 | |||
| Mike Jeffcoat | 63 | 1 | 75.3 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 1 | 41 | 24 | 2.99 | 1.408 | |||
| Jose Roman | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 18.00 | 3.333 | |||
| Ramon Romero | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Don Schulze | 19 | 14 | 85.7 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 39 | 27 | 4.83 | 1.540 | |||
| Roy Smith | 22 | 14 | 86.3 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 0 | 55 | 40 | 4.59 | 1.518 | |||
| Dan Spillner | 14 | 8 | 51 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 1 | 23 | 22 | 5.65 | 1.804 | |||
| Rick Sutcliffe | 15 | 15 | 94.3 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 0 | 58 | 46 | 5.15 | 1.665 | |||
| Jerry Ujdur | 4 | 3 | 14.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.91 | 1.958 | |||
| Tom Waddell | 58 | 0 | 97 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 6 | 59 | 37 | 3.06 | 1.082 | |||
| Team Totals | 471 | 163 | 1467.5 | 75 | 87 | .463 | 35 | 803 | 545 | 4.26 | 1.409 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Julio Franco | 160 |
| At Bats | Julio Franco | 658 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Julio Franco | 718 |
| Batting Average | Pat Tabler | .290 |
| On-Base % | Andre Thornton | .366 |
| Slugging % | Andre Thornton | .484 |
| OPS | Andre Thornton | .850 |
| Runs | Brett Butler | 108 |
| Hits | Julio Franco | 188 |
| Total Bases | Andre Thornton | 284 |
| Doubles | Andre Thornton | 26 |
| Triples | Brett Butler | 9 |
| Home Runs | Andre Thornton | 33 |
| RBI | Andre Thornton | 99 |
| Walks | Andre Thornton | 91 |
| Strikeouts | Andre Thornton | 79 |
| Stolen Bases | Brett Butler | 52 |
| Caught Stealing | Brett Butler | 22 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Brett Butler | 11 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Julio Franco | 10 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Julio Franco | 23 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Bert Blyleven | 19 |
| Losses | Neal Heaton | 15 |
| Saves | Ernie Camacho | 23 |
| Won-Loss % | Bert Blyleven | .731 |
| ERA | Bert Blyleven | 2.87 |
| WHIP | Bert Blyleven | 1.135 |
| Innings Pitched | Bert Blyleven | 245 |
| Games | Ernie Camacho | 69 |
| Games Started | Neal Heaton | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Bert Blyleven | 170 |
| Complete Games | Bert Blyleven | 12 |
| Shutouts | Bert Blyleven | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Bert Blyleven | 1004 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Neal Heaton | 115 |
| Hits Allowed | Neal Heaton | 231 |
| Walks Allowed | Neal Heaton | 75 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Neal Heaton | 21 |
| Doubles Allowed | Neal Heaton | 48 |
| Triples Allowed | Bert Blyleven | 9 |
| Wild Pitches | Mike Jeffcoat | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bert Blyleven | 6 |
| Double Plays Induced | Bert Blyleven and Neal Heaton | 18 |
