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1944 Cleveland Indians Pitching Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1943 / 1945)
72-82, Finished 5th in American League
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Scored 643 runs, Allowed 677 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 73-81
Manager: Lou Boudreau (72-82)
Ballpark: League Park II/Cleveland Stadium
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 - 100, Pitching - 101

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1943 / 1945 Pitching Statistics

Team Pitching

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Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1 SP Steve Gromek 24 10 9 .526 2.56 35 21 8 12 2 1 203.2 160 74 58 5 70 115 3 0 2 820 128 1.129 7.1 0.2 3.1 5.1 1.64
2 SP Mel Harder 34 12 10 .545 3.71 30 27 0 12 2 0 196.1 211 95 81 5 69 64 3 0 3 843 89 1.426 9.7 0.2 3.2 2.9 0.93
3 SP Al Smith* 36 7 13 .350 3.42 28 26 2 7 1 0 181.2 197 83 69 6 69 44 3 0 4 792 96 1.464 9.8 0.3 3.4 2.2 0.64
4 SP Allie Reynolds 27 11 8 .579 3.30 28 21 6 5 1 1 158.0 141 63 58 2 91 84 4 0 4 690 100 1.468 8.0 0.1 5.2 4.8 0.92
5 SP Jim Bagby 27 4 5 .444 4.33 13 10 1 2 0 0 79.0 101 48 38 2 34 12 4 0 1 368 76 1.709 11.5 0.2 3.9 1.4 0.35
6 SP Vern Kennedy 37 2 5 .286 5.03 12 10 2 2 0 0 59.0 66 36 33 0 37 17 0 0 4 273 65 1.746 10.1 0.0 5.6 2.6 0.46
Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
7 CL Joe Heving 43 8 3 .727 1.96 63 1 38 0 0 10 119.2 106 42 26 2 41 46 2 0 1 499 168 1.228 8.0 0.2 3.1 3.5 1.12
8 RP Ed Klieman 26 11 13 .458 3.38 47 19 14 5 1 5 178.1 185 73 67 4 70 44 7 0 2 764 97 1.430 9.3 0.2 3.5 2.2 0.63
9 RP Ray Poat 26 4 8 .333 5.13 36 6 13 1 0 1 80.2 82 50 46 9 37 40 0 1 1 351 64 1.475 9.1 1.0 4.1 4.5 1.08
10 RP Paul Calvert 26 1 3 .250 4.56 35 4 15 0 0 0 77.0 89 48 39 4 38 31 0 0 3 353 72 1.649 10.4 0.5 4.4 3.6 0.82
11 RP Hal Kleine* 21 1 2 .333 5.75 11 6 2 1 0 0 40.2 38 29 26 0 36 13 0 0 0 189 57 1.820 8.4 0.0 8.0 2.9 0.36
Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
12 Earl Henry* 27 1 1 .500 4.58 2 2 0 1 0 0 17.2 18 9 9 0 3 5 0 0 1 71 72 1.189 9.2 0.0 1.5 2.5 1.67
13 Mike Naymick 26 0 0 9.69 7 0 3 0 0 0 13.0 16 15 14 1 10 4 0 0 0 66 34 2.000 11.1 0.7 6.9 2.8 0.40
14 Bill Bonness* 20 0 1 .000 7.71 2 1 0 0 0 0 7.0 11 6 6 0 5 1 2 0 3 38 43 2.286 14.1 0.0 6.4 1.3 0.20
15 Paul O'Dea* 23 0 0 2.08 3 0 2 0 0 0 4.1 5 1 1 0 6 0 0 1 0 22 159 2.538 10.4 0.0 12.5 0.0 0.00
16 Red Embree 26 0 1 .000 13.50 3 1 1 0 0 0 3.1 2 5 5 0 5 4 0 0 1 17 24 2.100 5.4 0.0 13.5 10.8 0.80
Team Totals 30.0 72 82 .468 3.65 155 155 107 48 7 18 1419.1 1428 677 576 40 621 524 28 2 30 6156 90 1.444 9.1 0.3 3.9 3.3 0.84
Rank in 8 AL teams 5 3 7 8 6 1 1 8 8 7 2 8 4245
Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
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* - throws left-handed, # - throws both, else - throws right, ? - unknown

Team Neutralized Pitching

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Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact Gact
Jim Bagby 27 3 5 .375 5.08 78.0 111 49 44 2 37 12 4 1.897 12.8 4.3 1.4 0.32 0.2 13 13
*Bill Bonness 20 0 0 9.00 7.0 12 8 7 0 5 1 2 2.429 15.4 6.4 1.3 0.20 0.0 2 2
Paul Calvert 26 3 5 .375 5.45 76.0 98 51 46 4 42 31 0 1.842 11.6 5.0 3.7 0.74 0.5 35 35
Red Embree 26 0 0 13.50 4.0 2 7 6 0 5 5 0 1.750 4.5 11.3 11.3 1.00 0.0 3 3
Steve Gromek 24 14 8 .636 3.06 200.0 176 76 68 6 77 113 3 1.265 7.9 3.5 5.1 1.47 0.3 35 35
Mel Harder 34 9 12 .429 4.50 190.0 231 106 95 5 76 62 3 1.616 10.9 3.6 2.9 0.82 0.2 30 30
*Earl Henry 27 0 1 .000 5.29 17.0 19 11 10 0 3 5 0 1.294 10.1 1.6 2.6 1.67 0.0 2 2
Joe Heving 43 10 3 .769 2.34 119.0 117 34 31 2 45 46 2 1.361 8.8 3.4 3.5 1.02 0.2 63 63
Vern Kennedy 37 4 8 .333 5.21 114.0 136 73 66 3 62 40 0 1.737 10.7 4.9 3.2 0.65 0.2 24 24
*Hal Kleine 21 1 3 .250 7.15 39.0 41 34 31 0 39 12 0 2.051 9.5 9.0 2.8 0.31 0.0 11 11
Ed Klieman 26 9 10 .474 4.16 171.0 202 88 79 4 76 42 8 1.626 10.6 4.0 2.2 0.55 0.2 47 47
Mike Naymick 26 0 1 .000 10.20 15.0 20 19 17 1 12 5 0 2.133 12.0 7.2 3.0 0.42 0.6 8 8
*Paul O'Dea 23 0 0 2.25 4.0 5 1 1 0 6 0 0 2.750 11.3 13.5 0.0 0.00 0.0 3 3
Ray Poat 26 2 6 .250 6.35 78.0 92 61 55 10 42 39 0 1.718 10.6 4.8 4.5 0.93 1.2 36 36
Allie Reynolds 27 8 9 .471 3.95 155.0 154 76 68 2 99 82 4 1.632 8.9 5.7 4.8 0.83 0.1 28 28
*Al Smith 36 9 10 .474 4.10 178.0 216 90 81 7 76 43 3 1.640 10.9 3.8 2.2 0.57 0.4 28 28
Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact Gact

Team Cumulative Pitching

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Age Yrs W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
Jim Bagby 27 7 77 75 .507 3.94 220 162 38 65 9 8 1284.2 1384 649 563 77 463 354 20 0 19 5581 99 1.438 9.7 0.5 3.2 2.5 0.76 99
*Bill Bonness 20 1 0 1 .000 7.71 2 1 0 0 0 0 7.0 11 6 6 0 5 1 2 0 3 38 43 2.286 14.1 0.0 6.4 1.3 0.20 43
Paul Calvert 26 3 1 3 .250 4.43 41 4 18 0 0 0 87.1 95 52 43 4 46 35 1 0 3 397 74 1.615 9.8 0.4 4.7 3.6 0.76 74
Red Embree 26 3 3 6 .333 4.48 23 8 8 2 0 0 70.1 67 39 35 0 39 52 3 0 1 314 77 1.507 8.6 0.0 5.0 6.7 1.33 77
Steve Gromek 24 4 13 10 .565 2.97 61 23 22 13 2 3 275.1 237 114 91 7 104 152 3 0 3 1140 113 1.238 7.7 0.2 3.4 5.0 1.46 113
Mel Harder 34 17 209 171 .550 3.80 543 395 94 171 23 23 3178.0 3437 1599 1341 151 1037 1106 58 1 29 13797 115 1.408 9.7 0.4 2.9 3.1 1.07 115
*Earl Henry 27 1 1 1 .500 4.58 2 2 0 1 0 0 17.2 18 9 9 0 3 5 0 0 1 71 72 1.189 9.2 0.0 1.5 2.5 1.67 72
Joe Heving 43 12 75 48 .610 3.90 427 40 230 17 3 63 1033.1 1131 557 448 64 377 428 23 3 14 4557 108 1.459 9.9 0.6 3.3 3.7 1.14 108
Myril Hoag 36 1 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Vern Kennedy 37 11 99 117 .458 4.72 308 240 51 115 6 4 1832.0 1960 1099 960 118 966 640 21 4 48 8200 95 1.597 9.6 0.6 4.7 3.1 0.66 95
*Hal Kleine 21 1 1 2 .333 5.75 11 6 2 1 0 0 40.2 38 29 26 0 36 13 0 0 0 189 57 1.820 8.4 0.0 8.0 2.9 0.36 57
Ed Klieman 26 2 11 14 .440 3.27 48 20 14 6 1 5 187.1 193 74 68 4 75 46 7 0 2 798 101 1.431 9.3 0.2 3.6 2.2 0.61 101
Mike Naymick 26 4 5 7 .417 3.93 52 9 26 1 0 2 112.1 89 57 49 5 80 64 6 0 2 504 89 1.504 7.1 0.4 6.4 5.1 0.80 89
*Paul O'Dea 23 1 0 0 2.08 3 0 2 0 0 0 4.1 5 1 1 0 6 0 0 1 0 22 159 2.538 10.4 0.0 12.5 0.0 0.00 159
Ray Poat 26 3 7 16 .304 4.94 57 14 17 3 1 1 144.0 150 83 79 13 66 79 1 1 1 636 66 1.500 9.4 0.8 4.1 4.9 1.20 66
Allie Reynolds 27 3 22 20 .524 3.09 64 42 16 16 4 4 361.2 286 136 124 5 204 237 11 1 8 1533 103 1.355 7.1 0.1 5.1 5.9 1.16 103
*Al Smith 36 11 94 89 .514 3.72 335 183 95 67 13 16 1528.2 1566 753 631 86 539 553 30 3 24 6536 100 1.377 9.2 0.5 3.2 3.3 1.03 100
Age Yrs W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+

1943 / 1945 Pitching Statistics