1944 Cleveland Indians

Fielding Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1943 / 1945

72-82, Finished 5th in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Lou Boudreau (72-82)
Scored 643 runs, Allowed 677 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 73-81

Ballparks: Cleveland Stadium & League Park II · Attendance: 475,272 (8th of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 96, Pitching - 96 · one-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 100

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1943 / 1945 Fielding Statistics

Team Fielding--Totals

Standard Fielding by Position Below · League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	PO	Pos. Summary
Jim Bagby	27	13	10	2	23	5	16	2	4	.913	1.62								P
Steve Biras	22	1	0	0	3	1	1	1	0	.667	2.00								2B
Bill Bonness	20	2	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	1.00								P
Lou Boudreau	26	149	148	142	876	340	517	19	134	.978	5.71	0		0	0				SS-C
Paul Calvert	26	35	4	0	33	9	21	3	2	.909	0.86								P
Roy Cullenbine	30	151	151	145	300	275	15	10	6	.967	1.92								OF
Jim Devlin	21	1	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	1.000	2.00	1		2	2	50%	38%		C
Red Embree	26	3	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	0.33								P
Jimmy Grant	25	24	18	16	102	44	51	7	6	.931	3.96								2B-3B
Steve Gromek	24	35	21	12	34	10	22	2	3	.941	0.91								P
Mel Harder	34	30	27	12	47	11	34	2	3	.957	1.50								P
Jeff Heath	29	37	35	31	84	76	4	4	2	.952	2.16								OF
Earl Henry	27	2	2	1	5	1	4	0	0	1.000	2.50								P
Joe Heving	43	63	1	0	38	5	29	4	0	.895	0.54								P
Myril Hoag	36	66	65	62	190	171	9	10	3	.947	2.73								OF
Oris Hockett	34	110	103	100	285	275	6	4	1	.986	2.55								OF
Ken Keltner	27	149	148	143	555	168	369	18	37	.968	3.60								3B
Vern Kennedy	37	12	10	2	22	6	14	2	1	.909	1.67								P
Hal Kleine	21	11	6	1	8	1	6	1	0	.875	0.64								P
Ed Klieman	26	47	19	5	51	15	35	1	2	.980	1.06								P
Russ Lyon	31	3	2	2	11	7	3	1	0	.909	3.33	0		1	0	0%	39%		C
Ray Mack	27	83	82	75	493	226	243	24	73	.951	5.65								2B
Jim McDonnell	21	13	9	7	50	40	5	5	1	.900	3.46	0		9	3	25%	39%		C
Mike Naymick	26	7	0	0	5	2	2	1	1	.800	0.57								P
Paul O'Dea	23	47	34	28	101	93	3	5	3	.950	2.04								P-OF-1B
Rusty Peters	29	82	69	64	398	180	209	9	52	.977	4.63								2B-SS-3B
Ray Poat	26	36	6	1	18	6	11	1	3	.944	0.47								P
Allie Reynolds	27	28	21	5	30	8	21	1	3	.967	1.04								P
Mickey Rocco	28	155	153	152	1616	1467	138	11	158	.993	10.35								1B
Buddy Rosar	29	98	90	78	473	409	59	5	13	.989	4.78	2		37	29	44%	39%		C
Hank Ruszkowski	18	2	2	1	7	5	2	0	0	1.000	3.50	0		0	1	100%	39%		C
Norm Schlueter	27	43	35	23	133	122	9	2	4	.985	3.05	4		17	5	23%	39%		C
Pat Seerey	21	86	79	71	207	196	8	3	1	.986	2.37								OF
Al Smith	36	28	26	7	51	4	46	1	2	.980	1.79								P
George Susce	36	29	16	11	96	78	13	5	3	.948	3.14	3		13	5	28%	39%		C
Team Totals	28.8	155	1395	1199	6350	4257	1929	164	521	.974	3.67	10		79	45	36%	39%
Rank in 8 AL teams								7	1	1
	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	PO	Pos. Summary

Standard Team Fielding

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Player Standard Fielding--C

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	SB	CS	CS%
Buddy Rosar	29	98	90	78	473	409	59	5	13	.989	4.78	2	37	29	44%
Norm Schlueter	27	43	35	23	133	122	9	2	4	.985	3.05	4	17	5	23%
George Susce	36	29	16	11	96	78	13	5	3	.948	3.14	3	13	5	28%
Jim McDonnell	21	13	9	7	50	40	5	5	1	.900	3.46	0	9	3	25%
Russ Lyon	31	3	2	2	11	7	3	1	0	.909	3.33	0	1	0	0%
Hank Ruszkowski	18	2	2	1	7	5	2	0	0	1.000	3.50	0	0	1	100%
Lou Boudreau	26	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	1.000	2.00	0	0	0
Jim Devlin	21	1	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	1.000	2.00	1	2	2	50%
League Average										.976	4.37				38%
Team Total		155	155	122	774	663	93	18	21	.977	3.98	10	79	45	36%

Player Standard Fielding--1B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Mickey Rocco	28	155	153	152	1616	1467	138	11	158	.993	10.35
Paul O'Dea	23	3	2	0	22	21	1	0	2	1.000	7.33
League Average										.990	9.80
Team Total		155	155	152	1638	1488	139	11	160	.993	10.30

Player Standard Fielding--2B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Ray Mack	27	83	82	75	493	226	243	24	73	.951	5.65
Rusty Peters	29	63	57	53	340	151	181	8	45	.976	5.27
Jimmy Grant	25	20	16	15	95	41	47	7	6	.926	4.40
Steve Biras	22	1	0	0	3	1	1	1	0	.667	2.00
League Average										.967	5.36
Team Total		155	155	143	931	419	472	40	124	.957	5.34

Player Standard Fielding--3B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Ken Keltner	27	149	148	143	555	168	369	18	37	.968	3.60
Rusty Peters	29	8	5	5	16	4	12	0	2	1.000	2.00
Jimmy Grant	25	4	2	1	7	3	4	0	0	1.000	1.75
League Average										.954	3.23
Team Total		155	155	149	578	175	385	18	39	.969	3.48

Player Standard Fielding--SS

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Lou Boudreau	26	149	148	142	874	339	516	19	134	.978	5.74
Rusty Peters	29	13	7	6	42	25	16	1	5	.976	3.15
League Average										.947	5.05
Team Total		155	155	148	916	364	532	20	139	.978	5.53

Player Standard Fielding--OF

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Roy Cullenbine	30	151	151	145	300	275	15	10	6	.967	1.92
Oris Hockett	34	110	103	100	285	275	6	4	1	.986	2.55
Pat Seerey	21	86	79	71	207	196	8	3	1	.986	2.37
Myril Hoag	36	66	65	62	190	171	9	10	3	.947	2.73
Paul O'Dea	23	41	32	28	78	72	2	4	1	.949	1.80
Jeff Heath	29	37	35	31	84	76	4	4	2	.952	2.16
League Average										.974	2.36
Team Total		155	465	437	1144	1065	44	35	14	.969	2.26

Player Standard Fielding--P

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Steve Gromek	24	35	21	12	34	10	22	2	3	.941	0.91
Mel Harder	34	30	27	12	47	11	34	2	3	.957	1.50
Al Smith	36	28	26	7	51	4	46	1	2	.980	1.79
Ed Klieman	26	47	19	5	51	15	35	1	2	.980	1.06
Allie Reynolds	27	28	21	5	30	8	21	1	3	.967	1.04
Joe Heving	43	63	1	0	38	5	29	4	0	.895	0.54
Ray Poat	26	36	6	1	18	6	11	1	3	.944	0.47
Jim Bagby	27	13	10	2	23	5	16	2	4	.913	1.62
Paul Calvert	26	35	4	0	33	9	21	3	2	.909	0.86
Vern Kennedy	37	12	10	2	22	6	14	2	1	.909	1.67
Hal Kleine	21	11	6	1	8	1	6	1	0	.875	0.64
Earl Henry	27	2	2	1	5	1	4	0	0	1.000	2.50
Mike Naymick	26	7	0	0	5	2	2	1	1	.800	0.57
Bill Bonness	20	2	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	1.00
Paul O'Dea	23	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	.000	0.00
Red Embree	26	3	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	0.33
League Average										.960	1.14
Team Total		155	155	48	369	83	264	22	24	.940	0.98

1943 / 1945 Fielding Statistics

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