Franchise Encyclopedia: 1948 / 1950
89-65, Finished 3rd in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Lou Boudreau (89-65)
Scored 675 runs, Allowed 574 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 88-66
Ballpark: Cleveland Stadium (ballparks.com) · Attendance: 2,233,771 (2nd of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 95 · one-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 96
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| Rk | Pos | Age | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C | Jim Hegan | 28 | 152 | 529 | 468 | 54 | 105 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 89 | .224 | .298 | .338 | .635 | 69 | 158 | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 2 | 1B | Mickey Vernon* | 31 | 153 | 659 | 584 | 72 | 170 | 27 | 4 | 18 | 83 | 9 | 7 | 58 | 51 | .291 | .357 | .443 | .801 | 113 | 259 | 8 | 2 | 15 | ||
| 3 | 2B | Joe Gordon | 34 | 148 | 632 | 541 | 74 | 136 | 18 | 3 | 20 | 84 | 5 | 6 | 83 | 33 | .251 | .355 | .407 | .762 | 103 | 220 | 20 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 4 | SS | Lou Boudreau | 31 | 134 | 561 | 475 | 53 | 135 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 10 | .284 | .381 | .364 | .745 | 99 | 173 | 19 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 5 | 3B | Ken Keltner | 32 | 80 | 292 | 246 | 35 | 57 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 26 | .232 | .335 | .382 | .717 | 91 | 94 | 10 | 0 | 8 | ||
| Rk | Pos | Age | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||||
| 6 | Dale Mitchell* | 27 | 149 | 685 | 640 | 81 | 203 | 16 | 23 | 3 | 56 | 10 | 3 | 43 | 11 | .317 | .360 | .428 | .788 | 110 | 274 | 8 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 7 | Larry Doby* | 25 | 147 | 650 | 547 | 106 | 153 | 25 | 3 | 24 | 85 | 10 | 9 | 91 | 90 | .280 | .389 | .468 | .857 | 128 | 256 | 14 | 7 | 5 | |||
| 8 | 3B | Bob Kennedy | 28 | 121 | 469 | 424 | 49 | 117 | 23 | 5 | 9 | 57 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 40 | .276 | .334 | .417 | .752 | 100 | 177 | 14 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 9 | SS | Ray Boone | 25 | 86 | 307 | 258 | 39 | 65 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 17 | .252 | .352 | .345 | .697 | 86 | 89 | 11 | 2 | 9 | ||
| 10 | Thurman Tucker* | 31 | 80 | 217 | 197 | 28 | 48 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 19 | .244 | .307 | .289 | .596 | 60 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 11 | 3B | Johnny Berardino | 32 | 50 | 134 | 116 | 11 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14 | .198 | .295 | .267 | .563 | 51 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 12 | 1B | Allie Clark | 26 | 35 | 78 | 74 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | .176 | .218 | .270 | .488 | 30 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | Luke Easter* | 33 | 21 | 54 | 45 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | .222 | .340 | .289 | .629 | 69 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 14 | 3B | Al Rosen | 25 | 23 | 51 | 44 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | .159 | .275 | .205 | .479 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | C | Mike Tresh | 35 | 38 | 43 | 37 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | .216 | .310 | .216 | .526 | 41 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 16 | Hal Peck* | 32 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .310 | .375 | .345 | .720 | 93 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 17 | Minnie Minoso | 23 | 9 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .188 | .350 | .375 | .725 | 93 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 18 | Hank Edwards* | 30 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .267 | .313 | .467 | .779 | 107 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 19 | 2B | Bobby Avila | 25 | 31 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .214 | .267 | .214 | .481 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | Milt Nielsen* | 24 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .111 | .273 | .111 | .384 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 21 | Herman Reich | 31 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .667 | .500 | 1.167 | 214 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 22 | Fred Marsh | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 23 | P | Bob Lemon* | 28 | 46 | 123 | 108 | 17 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20 | .269 | .331 | .556 | .886 | 134 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 24 | P | Bob Feller | 30 | 36 | 81 | 72 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | .236 | .257 | .375 | .632 | 68 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 25 | P | Early Wynn# | 29 | 35 | 76 | 70 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | .143 | .189 | .200 | .389 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 26 | P | Mike Garcia | 25 | 41 | 62 | 51 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | .235 | .278 | .333 | .611 | 63 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 27 | P | Gene Bearden* | 28 | 32 | 49 | 45 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .111 | .149 | .111 | .260 | -30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 28 | P | Al Benton | 38 | 40 | 42 | 38 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .132 | .154 | .132 | .285 | -23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 29 | P | Steve Gromek# | 29 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .167 | .231 | .208 | .439 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 30 | P | Satchel Paige | 42 | 31 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .063 | .167 | .063 | .229 | -38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 31 | P | Frank Papish | 31 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .125 | .300 | .125 | .425 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 32 | P | Sam Zoldak* | 30 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .375 | .375 | .375 | .750 | 100 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 29.2 | 154 | 5958 | 5221 | 675 | 1358 | 194 | 58 | 112 | 640 | 44 | 40 | 601 | 534 | .260 | .339 | .384 | .723 | 93 | 2004 | 137 | 23 | 113 | ||||
| Rank in 8 AL teams | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Rk | Pos | Age | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
| Rk | Pos | Age | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SP | Bob Lemon | 28 | 22 | 10 | .688 | 2.99 | 37 | 33 | 4 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 279.2 | 211 | 101 | 93 | 19 | 137 | 138 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1159 | 133 | 1.244 | 6.8 | 0.6 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 1.01 | |
| 2 | SP | Bob Feller | 30 | 15 | 14 | .517 | 3.75 | 36 | 28 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 211.0 | 198 | 104 | 88 | 18 | 84 | 108 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 894 | 106 | 1.336 | 8.4 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 1.29 | |
| 3 | SP | Early Wynn | 29 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 4.15 | 26 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 164.2 | 186 | 84 | 76 | 8 | 57 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 724 | 96 | 1.476 | 10.2 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 1.09 | |
| 4 | SP | Gene Bearden* | 28 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 5.10 | 32 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 127.0 | 140 | 77 | 72 | 6 | 92 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 593 | 78 | 1.827 | 9.9 | 0.4 | 6.5 | 2.9 | 0.45 | |
| Rk | Pos | Age | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | ||||||||||
| 5 | CL | Al Benton | 38 | 9 | 6 | .600 | 2.12 | 40 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 135.2 | 116 | 33 | 32 | 7 | 51 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 548 | 188 | 1.231 | 7.7 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 0.80 | |
| 6 | RP | Mike Garcia | 25 | 14 | 5 | .737 | 2.36 | 41 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 175.2 | 154 | 51 | 46 | 6 | 60 | 94 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 718 | 169 | 1.218 | 7.9 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 1.57 | |
| 7 | RP | Steve Gromek | 29 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 3.33 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 92.0 | 86 | 41 | 34 | 8 | 40 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 390 | 120 | 1.370 | 8.4 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 0.55 | |
| 8 | RP | Satchel Paige | 42 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 3.04 | 31 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 83.0 | 70 | 29 | 28 | 4 | 33 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 348 | 131 | 1.241 | 7.6 | 0.4 | 3.6 | 5.9 | 1.64 | |
| 9 | RP | Sam Zoldak* | 30 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 4.25 | 27 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53.0 | 60 | 30 | 25 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 235 | 94 | 1.472 | 10.2 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 0.61 | |
| Rk | Pos | Age | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | ||||||||||
| 10 | Frank Papish* | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.19 | 25 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 62.0 | 54 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 39 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 271 | 125 | 1.500 | 7.8 | 0.3 | 5.7 | 3.3 | 0.59 | ||
| Team Totals | 30.1 | 89 | 65 | .578 | 3.36 | 154 | 154 | 89 | 65 | 9 | 19 | 1383.2 | 1275 | 574 | 516 | 82 | 611 | 594 | 16 | 3 | 28 | 5880 | 119 | 1.363 | 8.3 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 0.97 | |||
| Rank in 8 AL teams | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4370 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Pos | Age | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
| Age | G | GS | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Rtot | Rtot/yr | Rtz | Rtzrd | Rtzhm | Rof | Rdp | Rctch | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% | Pos. Summary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Avila | 25 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.40 | 2B | ||||||||||||||||
| Gene Bearden | 28 | 32 | 52 | 9 | 42 | 1 | 2 | .981 | 1.59 | P | ||||||||||||||||
| Al Benton | 38 | 40 | 21 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 0.53 | P | ||||||||||||||||
| Johnny Berardino | 32 | 36 | 112 | 38 | 68 | 6 | 7 | .946 | 2.94 | 3B-2B-SS | ||||||||||||||||
| Ray Boone | 25 | 76 | 393 | 162 | 210 | 21 | 58 | .947 | 4.89 | SS | ||||||||||||||||
| Lou Boudreau | 31 | 133 | 618 | 253 | 353 | 12 | 95 | .981 | 4.56 | SS-3B-1B-2B | ||||||||||||||||
| Allie Clark | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | 1B | ||||||||||||||||
| Bob Feller | 30 | 36 | 32 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 2 | .969 | 0.86 | P | ||||||||||||||||
| Mike Garcia | 25 | 41 | 46 | 11 | 34 | 1 | 4 | .978 | 1.10 | P | ||||||||||||||||
| Joe Gordon | 34 | 145 | 742 | 297 | 430 | 15 | 123 | .980 | 5.01 | 2B | ||||||||||||||||
| Steve Gromek | 29 | 27 | 27 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 0 | .963 | 0.96 | P | ||||||||||||||||
| Jim Hegan | 28 | 152 | 731 | 651 | 73 | 7 | 16 | .990 | 4.76 | 4 | C | |||||||||||||||
| Ken Keltner | 32 | 69 | 200 | 51 | 145 | 4 | 11 | .980 | 2.84 | 3B | ||||||||||||||||
| Bob Kennedy | 28 | 21 | 58 | 13 | 44 | 1 | 4 | .983 | 2.71 | 3B | ||||||||||||||||
| Bob Lemon | 28 | 37 | 109 | 34 | 71 | 4 | 5 | .963 | 2.84 | P | ||||||||||||||||
| Satchel Paige | 42 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.48 | P | ||||||||||||||||
| Frank Papish | 31 | 25 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 0.60 | P | ||||||||||||||||
| Al Rosen | 25 | 10 | 26 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.60 | 3B | ||||||||||||||||
| Mike Tresh | 35 | 38 | 79 | 71 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 2.08 | 1 | C | |||||||||||||||
| Mickey Vernon | 31 | 153 | 1607 | 1438 | 155 | 14 | 168 | .991 | 10.41 | 1B | ||||||||||||||||
| Early Wynn | 29 | 26 | 47 | 16 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.81 | P | ||||||||||||||||
| Sam Zoldak | 30 | 27 | 31 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.15 | P | ||||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 29.6 | 154 | 6069 | 4150 | 1816 | 103 | 516 | .983 | 3.63 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rank in 8 AL teams | 8 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Age | G | GS | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Rtot | Rtot/yr | Rtz | Rtzrd | Rtzhm | Rof | Rdp | Rctch | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% | Pos. Summary |