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1953 Cleveland Indians Pitching Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1952 / 1954)
92-62, Finished 2nd in American League
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Scored 770 runs, Allowed 627 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 91-63
Manager: Al Lopez (92-62)
Ballpark: Cleveland Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,069,176 (3rd of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 98, Pitching - 94;   one-year: Batting - 95, Pitching - 93
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1952 / 1954 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 32 21 15 .583 3.36 41 36 4 23 5 1 286.2 283 119 107 16 110 98 11 0 9 1216 112 1.371 8.9 0.5 3.5 3.1 0.89
2 SP Mike Garcia 29 18 9 .667 3.25 38 35 3 21 3 0 271.2 260 106 98 18 81 134 3 0 3 1133 116 1.255 8.6 0.6 2.7 4.4 1.65
3 SP Early Wynn 33 17 12 .586 3.93 36 34 2 16 1 0 251.2 234 121 110 19 107 138 4 0 5 1077 95 1.355 8.4 0.7 3.8 4.9 1.29
4 SP Bob Feller 34 10 7 .588 3.59 25 25 0 10 1 0 175.2 163 78 70 16 60 60 3 1 1 721 105 1.269 8.4 0.8 3.1 3.1 1.00
5 SP Art Houtteman 25 7 7 .500 3.80 22 13 9 6 1 3 109.0 113 56 46 4 25 40 5 0 1 457 99 1.266 9.3 0.3 2.1 3.3 1.60
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 Bob Hooper 31 5 4 .556 4.02 43 0 26 0 0 7 69.1 50 37 31 4 38 16 2 0 2 288 93 1.269 6.5 0.5 4.9 2.1 0.42
7 RP Dave Hoskins 27 9 3 .750 3.99 26 7 9 3 0 1 112.2 102 57 50 9 38 55 4 1 0 467 94 1.243 8.1 0.7 3.0 4.4 1.45
8 RP Bill Wight* 31 2 1 .667 3.71 20 0 6 0 0 1 26.2 29 12 11 1 16 14 0 0 1 120 101 1.688 9.8 0.3 5.4 4.7 0.88
9 RP Lou Brissie* 29 0 0 7.62 16 0 7 0 0 2 13.0 21 11 11 2 13 5 0 0 0 69 49 2.615 14.5 1.4 9.0 3.5 0.38
10 RP Al Aber* 25 1 1 .500 7.50 6 0 2 0 0 0 6.0 6 6 5 0 9 4 0 0 0 35 50 2.500 9.0 0.0 13.5 6.0 0.44
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 Bob Chakales 25 0 2 .000 2.67 7 3 2 1 0 0 27.0 28 13 8 2 10 6 1 0 2 116 141 1.407 9.3 0.7 3.3 2.0 0.60
12 Steve Gromek 33 1 1 .500 3.27 5 1 2 0 0 0 11.0 11 4 4 0 3 8 1 0 0 46 115 1.273 9.0 0.0 2.5 6.5 2.67
13 Dick Tomanek* 22 1 0 1.000 2.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 6 3 2 1 6 6 1 0 0 41 188 1.333 6.0 1.0 6.0 6.0 1.00
14 Ted Wilks 37 0 0 7.36 4 0 2 0 0 0 3.2 5 4 3 0 3 2 0 0 0 21 51 2.182 12.3 0.0 7.4 4.9 0.67
Team Totals 30.6 92 62 .597 3.64 155 155 74 81 11 15 1373.0 1311 627 556 92 519 586 35 2 24 5807 103 1.333 8.6 0.6 3.4 3.8 1.13
Rank in 8 AL teams 2 7 4 1 5 6 5 3 4 5 1 3 4912
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
*Al Aber 25 3 5 .375 4.81 73.0 71 43 39 3 51 38 0 1.671 8.8 6.3 4.7 0.75 0.4 23 23
*Lou Brissie 29 0 1 .000 9.00 12.0 22 13 12 2 14 5 0 3.000 16.5 10.5 3.8 0.36 1.5 16 16
Bob Chakales 25 1 1 .500 3.12 26.0 30 10 9 2 11 6 1 1.577 10.4 3.8 2.1 0.55 0.7 7 7
Bob Feller 34 9 10 .474 4.05 171.0 174 86 77 17 64 58 3 1.392 9.2 3.4 3.1 0.91 0.9 25 25
Mike Garcia 29 17 13 .567 3.57 272.0 279 120 108 19 87 134 3 1.346 9.2 2.9 4.4 1.54 0.6 38 38
Steve Gromek 33 7 8 .467 4.40 139.0 155 76 68 18 41 68 9 1.410 10.0 2.7 4.4 1.66 1.2 24 24
Bob Hooper 31 3 4 .429 4.30 69.0 53 37 33 4 40 16 2 1.348 6.9 5.2 2.1 0.40 0.5 43 43
Dave Hoskins 27 5 7 .417 4.46 111.0 109 61 55 10 41 54 4 1.351 8.8 3.3 4.4 1.32 0.8 26 26
Art Houtteman 25 7 12 .368 4.93 177.0 211 108 97 16 57 68 9 1.514 10.7 2.9 3.5 1.19 0.8 38 38
Bob Lemon 32 16 15 .516 3.79 280.0 301 131 118 17 117 96 12 1.493 9.7 3.8 3.1 0.82 0.5 41 41
*Dick Tomanek 22 1 0 1.000 1.80 10.0 6 2 2 1 6 7 1 1.200 5.4 5.4 6.3 1.17 0.9 1 1
Dick Weik 25 0 2 .000 14.21 19.0 33 33 30 3 24 6 0 3.000 15.6 11.4 2.8 0.25 1.4 12 12
*Bill Wight 31 1 4 .200 6.58 52.0 68 42 38 5 32 24 0 1.923 11.8 5.5 4.2 0.75 0.9 33 33
Ted Wilks 37 0 0 5.40 5.0 5 3 3 0 3 3 0 1.600 9.0 5.4 5.4 1.00 0.0 4 4
Early Wynn 33 12 15 .444 4.36 252.0 252 136 122 20 115 138 4 1.456 9.0 4.1 4.9 1.20 0.7 36 36
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+
*Al Aber 25 2 6 4 .600 4.41 24 11 7 3 0 0 81.2 74 43 40 3 54 42 0 0 4 359 93 1.567 8.2 0.3 6.0 4.6 0.78 93
*Lou Brissie 29 7 44 48 .478 4.07 234 93 83 45 2 29 897.2 867 451 406 61 451 436 14 1 31 3948 102 1.468 8.7 0.6 4.5 4.4 0.97 102
Bob Chakales 25 3 4 8 .333 4.78 29 14 9 3 1 0 107.1 127 66 57 7 61 45 1 1 4 495 78 1.752 10.6 0.6 5.1 3.8 0.74 78
Bob Feller 34 15 249 151 .623 3.23 507 450 43 266 42 20 3546.0 3010 1427 1272 197 1671 2479 56 12 75 15007 123 1.320 7.6 0.5 4.2 6.3 1.48 123
Mike Garcia 29 6 85 49 .634 2.97 206 150 35 74 15 12 1179.2 1131 439 389 58 384 566 15 1 16 4966 128 1.284 8.6 0.4 2.9 4.3 1.47 128
Steve Gromek 33 13 84 75 .528 3.33 328 154 87 63 11 17 1466.1 1347 629 542 106 476 654 37 2 15 6143 109 1.243 8.3 0.7 2.9 4.0 1.37 109
Bob Hooper 31 4 40 39 .506 4.73 169 57 77 16 0 23 573.0 581 343 301 45 258 178 10 2 12 2490 89 1.464 9.1 0.7 4.1 2.8 0.69 89
Dave Hoskins 27 1 9 3 .750 3.99 26 7 9 3 0 1 112.2 102 57 50 9 38 55 4 1 0 467 94 1.243 8.1 0.7 3.0 4.4 1.45 94
Art Houtteman 25 8 60 76 .441 4.10 228 139 67 64 12 19 1185.1 1236 612 540 101 376 493 31 1 13 5083 101 1.360 9.4 0.8 2.9 3.7 1.31 101
Bob Lemon 32 8 140 85 .622 3.15 318 233 60 139 27 17 1982.1 1713 799 694 117 916 920 34 1 41 8371 121 1.326 7.8 0.5 4.2 4.2 1.00 121
*Dick Tomanek 22 1 1 0 1.000 2.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 6 3 2 1 6 6 1 0 0 41 188 1.333 6.0 1.0 6.0 6.0 1.00 188
Dick Weik 25 4 6 21 .222 5.79 67 25 17 3 2 1 197.1 180 143 127 12 221 114 1 1 18 955 74 2.032 8.2 0.5 10.1 5.2 0.52 74
*Bill Wight 31 8 53 72 .424 4.11 214 140 28 48 12 3 1062.0 1130 556 485 49 504 354 3 6 28 4661 101 1.539 9.6 0.4 4.3 3.0 0.70 101
Ted Wilks 37 10 59 30 .663 3.26 385 44 191 22 5 46 913.0 832 364 331 76 283 403 11 1 8 3765 118 1.221 8.2 0.7 2.8 4.0 1.42 118
Early Wynn 33 13 161 139 .537 3.66 364 320 41 168 19 6 2456.2 2411 1153 1000 152 964 1015 28 2 29 10546 101 1.374 8.8 0.6 3.5 3.7 1.05 101
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+

1952 / 1954 Pitching Statistics