1998 Cleveland Indians
[edit] Summary
The 1998 Cleveland Indians finished with a record of 89-73. They scored 850 runs and belted 198 home runs to go along with a .272 batting average. The offense was powered by Manny Ramirez, who led the team with 45 home runs and 145 RBI. Kenny Lofton led the team with 169 hits for a .282 average. Kenny Lofton had a great year on the basepaths with 54 stolen bases.
The team allowed 779 runs and had a team ERA of 4.45. Dave Burba and Charles Nagy were tied for the team lead in wins with 15. Bartolo Colon struck out 158 batters to lead the team. Michael Jackson led the team with 40 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| David Bell | 2B | 107 | 340 | 37 | 89 | 10 | 41 | 0 | .306 | .424 | .730 | .262 |
| Jeff Branson | 2B | 63 | 100 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .221 | .290 | .511 | .200 |
| Russ Branyan | 3B | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Jolbert Cabrera | SS | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Joey Cora | 2B | 24 | 83 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 2 | .326 | .277 | .603 | .229 |
| Shawon Dunston | 2B | 62 | 156 | 26 | 37 | 3 | 12 | 9 | .265 | .404 | .669 | .237 |
| Travis Fryman | 3B | 146 | 557 | 74 | 160 | 28 | 96 | 10 | .340 | .504 | .844 | .287 |
| Torey Lovullo | 2B | 6 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .263 | .513 | .211 |
| Jeff Manto | 3B | 7 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .133 | .071 | .204 | .071 |
| Richie Sexson | 1B | 49 | 174 | 28 | 54 | 11 | 35 | 1 | .344 | .592 | .936 | .310 |
| Jim Thome | 1B | 123 | 440 | 89 | 129 | 30 | 85 | 1 | .413 | .584 | .997 | .293 |
| Omar Vizquel | SS | 151 | 576 | 86 | 166 | 2 | 50 | 37 | .358 | .372 | .730 | .288 |
| Enrique Wilson | 2B | 32 | 90 | 13 | 29 | 2 | 12 | 2 | .354 | .456 | .810 | .322 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Geronimo Berroa | OF | 20 | 65 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .278 | .277 | .555 | .200 |
| Brian Giles | OF | 112 | 350 | 56 | 94 | 16 | 66 | 10 | .396 | .460 | .856 | .269 |
| Kenny Lofton | OF | 154 | 600 | 101 | 169 | 12 | 64 | 54 | .371 | .413 | .784 | .282 |
| Alex Ramirez | OF | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .250 | .125 |
| Manny Ramirez | OF | 150 | 571 | 108 | 168 | 45 | 145 | 5 | .377 | .599 | .976 | .294 |
| Mark Whiten | OF | 88 | 226 | 31 | 64 | 6 | 29 | 2 | .372 | .425 | .797 | .283 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Sandy Alomar | C | 117 | 409 | 45 | 96 | 6 | 44 | 0 | .270 | .352 | .622 | .235 |
| Pat Borders | C | 54 | 160 | 12 | 38 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .289 | .275 | .564 | .237 |
| Einar Diaz | C | 17 | 48 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .286 | .375 | .661 | .229 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Jacob Cruz | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Cecil Fielder | DH | 14 | 35 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .189 | .171 | .360 | .143 |
| David Justice | DH | 146 | 540 | 94 | 151 | 21 | 88 | 9 | .363 | .476 | .839 | .280 |
| Matt Luke | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5616 | 850 | 1530 | 198 | 811 | 143 | .345 | .448 | .794 | .272 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Paul Assenmacher | 69 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 3 | 43 | 19 | 3.26 | 1.553 | |||
| Dave Burba | 32 | 31 | 203.7 | 15 | 10 | .600 | 0 | 132 | 69 | 4.11 | 1.370 | |||
| Bartolo Colon | 31 | 31 | 204 | 14 | 9 | .609 | 0 | 158 | 79 | 3.71 | 1.392 | |||
| Dwight Gooden | 23 | 23 | 134 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 0 | 83 | 51 | 3.76 | 1.388 | |||
| Michael Jackson | 69 | 0 | 64 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 40 | 55 | 13 | 1.55 | 0.875 | |||
| Jason Jacome | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14.40 | 2.600 | |||
| Doug Jones | 23 | 0 | 31.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1 | 28 | 6 | 3.45 | 1.278 | |||
| Steve Karsay | 11 | 1 | 24.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 5.92 | 1.523 | |||
| Rick Krivda | 11 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 3.24 | 1.600 | |||
| Tom Martin | 14 | 0 | 14.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 12.89 | 2.789 | |||
| Jose Mesa | 44 | 0 | 54 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 1 | 35 | 20 | 5.17 | 1.500 | |||
| Alvin Morman | 31 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5.32 | 1.636 | |||
| Charles Nagy | 33 | 33 | 210.3 | 15 | 10 | .600 | 0 | 120 | 66 | 5.22 | 1.503 | |||
| Chad Ogea | 19 | 9 | 69 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 0 | 43 | 25 | 5.61 | 1.435 | |||
| Eric Plunk | 37 | 0 | 41 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 38 | 15 | 4.83 | 1.439 | |||
| Jim Poole | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 5.14 | 1.714 | |||
| Jason Rakers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9.00 | 3.000 | |||
| Steve Reed | 20 | 0 | 25.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 6.66 | 1.323 | |||
| Paul Shuey | 43 | 0 | 51 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2 | 58 | 25 | 3.00 | 1.353 | |||
| Ron Villone | 25 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 6.00 | 1.926 | |||
| Mark Whiten | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9.00 | 3.000 | |||
| Tim Worrell | 3 | 0 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5.06 | 1.509 | |||
| Jaret Wright | 32 | 32 | 192.7 | 12 | 10 | .545 | 0 | 140 | 87 | 4.72 | 1.526 | |||
| Team Totals | 585 | 162 | 1460 | 89 | 73 | .549 | 47 | 1037 | 563 | 4.45 | 1.449 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Kenny Lofton | 154 |
| At Bats | Kenny Lofton | 600 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Kenny Lofton | 698 |
| Batting Average | Manny Ramirez | .294 |
| On-Base % | Jim Thome | .413 |
| Slugging % | Manny Ramirez | .599 |
| OPS | Jim Thome | .997 |
| Runs | Manny Ramirez | 108 |
| Hits | Kenny Lofton | 169 |
| Total Bases | Manny Ramirez | 342 |
| Doubles | David Justice | 39 |
| Triples | Kenny Lofton and Omar Vizquel | 6 |
| Home Runs | Manny Ramirez | 45 |
| RBI | Manny Ramirez | 145 |
| Walks | Jim Thome | 89 |
| Strikeouts | Jim Thome | 141 |
| Stolen Bases | Kenny Lofton | 54 |
| Caught Stealing | Omar Vizquel | 12 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Omar Vizquel | 12 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Manny Ramirez | 10 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Manny Ramirez | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Dave Burba and Charles Nagy | 15 |
| Losses | Dave Burba, Charles Nagy, and Jaret Wright | 10 |
| Saves | Michael Jackson | 40 |
| Won-Loss % | Bartolo Colon | .609 |
| ERA | Bartolo Colon | 3.71 |
| WHIP | Dave Burba | 1.370 |
| Innings Pitched | Charles Nagy | 210.3 |
| Games | Paul Assenmacher and Michael Jackson | 69 |
| Games Started | Charles Nagy | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Bartolo Colon | 158 |
| Complete Games | Bartolo Colon | 6 |
| Shutouts | Bartolo Colon | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Charles Nagy | 930 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Charles Nagy | 122 |
| Hits Allowed | Charles Nagy | 250 |
| Walks Allowed | Jaret Wright | 87 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Charles Nagy | 34 |
| Doubles Allowed | Charles Nagy | 52 |
| Triples Allowed | Charles Nagy | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | Dave Burba and Jaret Wright | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jaret Wright | 11 |
| Double Plays Induced | Dave Burba | 22 |
