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1948 Cleveland Indians Pitching Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1947 / 1949)
97-58, Finished 1st in American League
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Scored 840 runs, Allowed 568 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 104-51
Manager: Lou Boudreau (97-58)
Ballpark: Cleveland Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 2,620,627 (1st of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 98, Pitching - 95;   one-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 94
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Postseason:  Won World Series (4-2) over Boston Braves

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1947 / 1949 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 Bob Lemon 27 20 14 .588 2.82 43 37 2 20 10 2 293.2 231 104 92 12 129 147 3 0 3 1214 144 1.226 7.1 0.4 4.0 4.5 1.14
2 SP Bob Feller 29 19 15 .559 3.56 44 38 3 18 2 3 280.1 255 123 111 20 116 164 2 0 2 1186 114 1.323 8.2 0.6 3.7 5.3 1.41
3 SP Gene Bearden* 27 20 7 .741 2.43 37 29 4 15 6 1 229.2 187 72 62 9 106 80 3 0 5 935 167 1.276 7.3 0.4 4.2 3.1 0.75
4 SP Sam Zoldak* 29 9 6 .600 2.81 23 12 5 4 1 0 105.2 104 37 33 6 24 17 0 1 0 428 145 1.211 8.9 0.5 2.0 1.4 0.71
5 SP Don Black 31 2 2 .500 5.37 18 10 3 1 0 0 52.0 57 33 31 5 40 16 1 0 0 249 76 1.865 9.9 0.9 6.9 2.8 0.40
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
6 CL Russ Christopher 30 3 2 .600 2.90 45 0 28 0 0 17 59.0 55 21 19 3 27 14 0 0 1 255 140 1.390 8.4 0.5 4.1 2.1 0.52
7 RP Steve Gromek 28 9 3 .750 2.84 38 9 10 4 1 2 130.0 109 52 41 10 51 50 6 0 3 546 143 1.231 7.5 0.7 3.5 3.5 0.98
8 RP Ed Klieman 30 3 2 .600 2.60 44 0 18 0 0 4 79.2 62 26 23 3 46 18 2 0 1 330 157 1.356 7.0 0.3 5.2 2.0 0.39
9 RP Satchel Paige 41 6 1 .857 2.48 21 7 5 3 2 1 72.2 61 21 20 2 22 43 1 2 1 298 164 1.142 7.6 0.2 2.7 5.3 1.95
10 RP Bob Muncrief 32 5 4 .556 3.98 21 9 8 1 1 0 72.1 76 37 32 8 31 24 0 0 0 309 102 1.479 9.5 1.0 3.9 3.0 0.77
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
11 Bill Kennedy* 27 1 0 1.000 11.12 6 3 0 0 0 0 11.1 16 14 14 0 13 12 0 0 0 62 37 2.559 12.7 0.0 10.3 9.5 0.92
12 Lyman Linde 27 0 0 5.40 3 0 1 0 0 0 10.0 9 6 6 1 4 0 0 0 0 41 75 1.300 8.1 0.9 3.6 0.0 0.00
13 Al Gettel 30 0 1 .000 17.61 5 2 1 0 0 0 7.2 15 15 15 2 10 4 1 0 0 50 23 3.261 17.6 2.3 11.7 4.7 0.40
14 Mike Garcia 24 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 1.500 13.5 0.0 0.0 4.5
15 Butch Wensloff 32 0 1 .000 10.80 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.2 2 2 2 1 3 2 0 0 0 10 38 3.000 10.8 5.4 16.2 10.8 0.67
16 Ernest Groth 26 0 0 9.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 45 3.000 9.0 0.0 18.0 0.0 0.00
17 Les Webber 33 0 0 40.50 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 3 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 6 10 6.000 40.5 0.0 13.5 13.5 1.00
Team Totals 29.1 97 58 .626 3.22 156 156 90 66 23 30 1409.1 1246 567 505 82 625 593 19 3 16 5934 126 1.328 8.0 0.5 4.0 3.8 0.95
Rank in 8 AL teams 1 8 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4307
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
CSV
* - 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
*Gene Bearden 27 18 7 .720 2.52 225.0 190 70 63 9 108 78 3 1.324 7.6 4.3 3.1 0.72 0.4 37 37
Don Black 31 2 3 .400 5.54 52.0 60 36 32 5 42 16 1 1.962 10.4 7.3 2.8 0.38 0.9 18 18
Russ Christopher 30 4 2 .667 2.95 61.0 57 22 20 3 28 14 0 1.393 8.4 4.1 2.1 0.50 0.4 45 45
Bob Feller 29 17 14 .548 3.64 284.0 265 128 115 21 121 166 2 1.359 8.4 3.8 5.3 1.37 0.7 44 44
Mike Garcia 24 0 0 0.00 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000 0.0 0.0 6.0 0.0 1 1
Al Gettel 30 7 10 .412 4.50 160.0 172 89 80 9 71 54 5 1.519 9.7 4.0 3.0 0.76 0.5 27 27
Steve Gromek 28 9 5 .643 2.84 133.0 113 47 42 10 53 51 6 1.248 7.6 3.6 3.5 0.96 0.7 38 38
Ernest Groth 26 0 0 18.00 1.0 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 3.000 9.0 18.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 1 1
*Bill Kennedy 27 7 9 .438 4.68 150.0 147 87 78 10 116 93 5 1.753 8.8 7.0 5.6 0.80 0.6 32 32
Ed Klieman 30 5 3 .625 2.77 78.0 63 27 24 3 47 18 2 1.410 7.3 5.4 2.1 0.38 0.3 44 44
Bob Lemon 27 22 11 .667 2.87 298.0 239 106 95 12 133 149 3 1.248 7.2 4.0 4.5 1.12 0.4 43 43
Lyman Linde 27 0 1 .000 5.40 10.0 9 7 6 1 4 0 0 1.300 8.1 3.6 0.0 0.00 0.9 3 3
Bob Muncrief 32 3 4 .429 4.18 71.0 78 37 33 8 32 24 0 1.549 9.9 4.1 3.0 0.75 1.0 21 21
Satchel Paige 41 6 2 .750 2.40 75.0 63 22 20 2 23 44 1 1.147 7.6 2.8 5.3 1.91 0.2 21 21
Les Webber 33 0 0 27.00 1.0 3 3 3 0 1 1 0 4.000 27.0 9.0 9.0 1.00 0.0 1 1
Butch Wensloff 32 0 0 9.00 2.0 2 2 2 1 3 2 0 2.500 9.0 13.5 9.0 0.67 4.5 1 1
*Sam Zoldak 29 10 7 .588 3.38 160.0 170 67 60 10 44 30 1 1.338 9.6 2.5 1.7 0.68 0.6 34 34
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+
*Gene Bearden 27 2 20 7 .741 2.54 38 29 4 15 6 1 230.0 189 75 65 9 107 80 3 0 6 939 160 1.287 7.4 0.4 4.2 3.1 0.75 160
Don Black 31 6 34 55 .382 4.35 154 113 21 37 4 1 797.0 803 425 385 46 400 293 13 0 13 3519 80 1.509 9.1 0.5 4.5 3.3 0.73 80
Russ Christopher 30 7 54 64 .458 3.37 241 97 112 46 3 35 999.2 931 441 374 38 399 424 27 2 11 4247 106 1.330 8.4 0.3 3.6 3.8 1.06 106
Bob Feller 29 10 177 98 .644 2.99 348 301 36 198 34 20 2471.0 1961 911 822 108 1246 2000 37 9 59 10407 134 1.298 7.1 0.4 4.5 7.3 1.61 134
Mike Garcia 24 1 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 1.500 13.5 0.0 0.0 4.5
Al Gettel 30 4 34 36 .486 3.76 111 70 23 30 4 4 562.1 521 255 235 38 225 238 17 5 5 2394 98 1.327 8.3 0.6 3.6 3.8 1.06 98
Steve Gromek 28 8 49 42 .538 3.14 190 90 55 43 8 14 894.1 811 368 312 51 304 417 17 1 7 3740 110 1.247 8.2 0.5 3.1 4.2 1.37 110
Ernest Groth 26 2 0 0 3.86 3 0 2 0 0 0 2.1 1 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 10 97 1.714 3.9 0.0 11.6 3.9 0.33 97
*Bill Kennedy 27 1 8 8 .500 5.21 32 23 5 3 0 0 143.1 148 96 83 10 117 89 5 0 5 686 86 1.849 9.3 0.6 7.3 5.6 0.76 86
Ed Klieman 30 6 24 28 .462 3.36 197 32 87 10 2 30 500.1 474 205 187 15 219 120 15 1 8 2123 102 1.385 8.5 0.3 3.9 2.2 0.55 102
Bob Lemon 27 3 35 24 .593 2.95 112 57 34 27 11 6 555.0 458 212 182 20 294 251 7 0 14 2351 128 1.355 7.4 0.3 4.8 4.1 0.85 128
Lyman Linde 27 2 0 0 6.75 4 0 1 0 0 0 10.2 12 8 8 1 5 0 0 0 0 47 60 1.594 10.1 0.8 4.2 0.0 0.00 60
Bob Muncrief 32 10 74 71 .510 3.68 239 158 49 65 11 4 1287.2 1374 597 526 91 344 476 14 1 16 5462 102 1.334 9.6 0.6 2.4 3.3 1.38 102
Satchel Paige 41 1 6 1 .857 2.48 21 7 5 3 2 1 72.2 61 21 20 2 22 43 1 2 1 298 164 1.142 7.6 0.2 2.7 5.3 1.95 164
Les Webber 33 6 23 19 .548 4.19 154 25 63 7 0 14 432.0 434 221 201 25 201 141 7 1 15 1907 83 1.470 9.0 0.5 4.2 2.9 0.70 83
Butch Wensloff 32 3 16 13 .552 2.60 41 32 5 19 1 1 276.2 222 99 80 11 95 125 1 1 2 1128 127 1.146 7.2 0.4 3.1 4.1 1.32 127
*Sam Zoldak 29 5 32 33 .492 3.46 148 62 44 20 4 3 609.1 619 268 234 32 213 151 2 3 7 2587 112 1.365 9.1 0.5 3.1 2.2 0.71 112
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+

1947 / 1949 Pitching Statistics