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1953 Cleveland Indians

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1952 / 1954

92-62, Finished 2nd in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Al Lopez (92-62)
Scored 770 runs, Allowed 627 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 91-63

Ballparks: Cleveland Stadium · 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 - 92

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1952 / 1954 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Team Roster & Games By Position

Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR WAR Salary
Al Aber 25 L L 6' 2" 195 Jul 31, 1927 2 6 0 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 $
Bobby Avila 29 R R 5' 10" 175 Apr 2, 1924 5 141 139 141 140 0 0 0 140 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.7 $
Dick Aylward 28 R R 6' 0" 190 Jun 4, 1925 1st 4 0 4 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 $
Ray Boone 29 R R 6' 0" 172 Jul 27, 1923 6 34 30 34 31 0 0 0 0 0 31 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.9 $
Lou Brissie 29 L L 6' 4" 210 Jun 5, 1924 7 16 0 16 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.5 $
Bob Chakales 25 R R 6' 1" 185 Aug 10, 1927 3 7 3 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 $
Larry Doby HOF 29 L R 6' 1" 180 Dec 13, 1923 7 149 139 149 146 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 146 0 146 5 0 4.6 $ All-Star
Luke Easter 37 L R 6' 4" 240 Aug 4, 1915 5 68 55 68 56 0 0 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0.8 $
Bob Feller HOF 34 R R 6' 0" 185 Nov 3, 1918 15 25 25 25 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.4 $40,000
Hank Foiles 24 R R 6' 0" 195 Jun 10, 1929 1st 7 3 7 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 $
Owen Friend 26 R R 6' 1" 180 Mar 21, 1927 3 34 17 34 28 0 0 0 19 1 8 0 0 0 0 1 6 0.4 $
Mike Garcia 29 R R 6' 1" 195 Nov 17, 1923 6 38 35 38 38 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.7 $ All-Star
Joe Ginsberg 26 L R 5' 11" 180 Oct 11, 1926 5 46 31 46 38 0 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0.4 $
Bill Glynn 27 L L 6' 0" 190 Jul 30, 1925 3 147 100 147 136 0 0 135 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 11 21 -0.2 $
Steve Gromek 33 B R 6' 2" 180 Jan 15, 1920 13 5 1 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 $
Jim Hegan 32 R R 6' 2" 195 Aug 3, 1920 10 112 91 112 106 0 106 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 -0.2 $
Bob Hooper 31 R R 5' 11" 195 May 30, 1922 4 43 0 43 43 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 $
Dave Hoskins 27 L R 6' 1" 180 Aug 3, 1925 1st 38 7 38 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0.7 $
Art Houtteman 25 R R 6' 2" 188 Aug 7, 1927 8 23 13 23 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 $
Bob Kennedy 32 R R 6' 2" 193 Aug 18, 1920 12 101 37 101 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 2 50 90 10 13 -1.1 $
Bob Lemon HOF 32 L R 6' 0" 180 Sep 22, 1920 10 51 36 51 41 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 4.4 $ All-Star
Jim Lemon 25 R R 6' 4" 200 Mar 23, 1928 2 16 11 16 13 0 0 2 0 0 0 11 0 0 11 4 0 -0.6 $
Hank Majeski 36 R R 5' 9" 174 Dec 13, 1916 11 50 3 50 16 0 0 0 10 7 0 0 0 0 0 36 1 0.3 $
Barney McCosky 36 L R 6' 1" 184 Apr 11, 1917 11 22 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 -0.2 $
Dale Mitchell 31 L L 6' 1" 195 Aug 23, 1921 8 134 121 134 125 0 0 0 0 0 0 125 0 0 125 13 0 2.9 $
Al Rosen 29 R R 5' 10" 180 Feb 29, 1924 7 155 154 155 154 0 0 1 0 154 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 9.7 $ All-Star
Harry Simpson 27 L R 6' 1" 180 Dec 3, 1925 3 82 63 82 71 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 7 62 69 13 1 -0.7 $
Al Smith 25 R R 6' 0" 189 Feb 7, 1928 1st 47 37 47 40 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 33 39 3 5 0.3 $
George Strickland 27 R R 6' 1" 175 Jan 10, 1926 4 123 122 123 123 0 0 1 0 0 122 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.9 $
Joe Tipton 31 R R 5' 11" 185 Feb 18, 1922 6 47 30 47 46 0 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0.7 $
Dick Tomanek 22 L L 6' 1" 175 Jan 6, 1931 1st 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 $
Dick Weik 25 R R 6' 3" 184 Nov 17, 1927 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 $
Wally Westlake 32 R R 6' 0" 186 Nov 8, 1920 7 82 57 82 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 13 37 72 9 5 2.5 $
Bill Wight 31 L L 6' 1" 180 Apr 12, 1922 8 20 0 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 $
Ted Wilks 37 R R 5' 9" 178 Nov 13, 1915 10 4 0 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 $
Early Wynn HOF 33 B R 6' 0" 190 Jan 6, 1920 13 37 34 37 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.3 $
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR WAR Salary

Uniform Numbers

Baseball Hall of Fame: Team Uniform Colors and Appearance

Bobby Avila
George Strickland
Dale Mitchell
Jim Hegan
Hank Majeski
Larry Doby
Bill Glynn
Al Rosen
Ray Boone
Owen Friend

Luke Easter
Art Houtteman
Lou Brissie
Larry Doby
Bill Glynn
Dick Aylward
Joe Ginsberg
Hank Foiles
Jim Lemon
Joe Tipton

Bob Feller
Bob Chakales
Bob Lemon
Dave Hoskins
Early Wynn
Mike Garcia
Bob Hooper
Steve Gromek
Bill Wight

Dick Tomanek
Ted Wilks
Al Aber
Art Houtteman
Wally Westlake
Barney McCosky
Al Smith
Bob Kennedy
Harry Simpson
Dick Weik
Art Houtteman

Dave Hoskins
Dave Hoskins

1952 / 1954 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

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