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1954 Cleveland Indians Lineups and Defense
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1955)
111-43, Finished 1st in American League
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Scored 746 runs, Allowed 504 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 104-50
Manager: Al Lopez (111-43)
Ballpark: Cleveland Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,335,472 (2nd of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 102, Pitching - 99;   one-year: Batting - 107, Pitching - 102
Won AL Pennant
Postseason:  Lost World Series (4-0) to New York Giants
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1955 Lineups and Defense

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Game C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF SP DH
1. Tue,4/13 at CHW W (8-2)# Hegan Glynn Avila Rosen Strickland Westlake Doby Philley Wynn  
2. Wed,4/14 at CHW W (6-3)# Hegan Glynn Avila Rosen Strickland Westlake Doby Philley Lemon  
3. Thu,4/15 vs DET L (2-3)# Hegan Glynn Avila Rosen Strickland Westlake Doby Philley Garcia  
4. Sat,4/17 vs CHW L (1-8) Hegan Glynn Avila Rosen Strickland Westlake Doby Philley Houtteman  
5. Sun,4/18 vs CHW L (2-6)# Hegan Glynn Avila Rosen Strickland Westlake Doby Philley Wynn  
6. Wed,4/21 at BAL W (2-1) Naragon Glynn Avila Rosen Strickland Westlake Doby Philley Lemon  
7. Thu,4/22 at BAL L (1-4) Naragon Glynn Avila Rosen Strickland Westlake Doby Philley Garcia  
8. Fri,4/23 at DET L (1-6) Hegan Glynn Avila Rosen Strickland Mitchell Doby Pope Wynn  
9. Sat,4/24 at DET L (3-6) Hegan Glynn Avila Rosen Strickland Mitchell Doby Pope Newhouser  
10. Sun,4/25 at DET W (10-9)# Hegan Rosen Avila Regalado Strickland Mitchell Doby Westlake Lemon  
11. Thu,4/29 at BOS W (6-3) Hegan Rosen Avila Regalado Strickland Westlake Doby Philley Garcia  
12. Fri,4/30 at NYY W (9-4) Naragon Rosen Avila Smith Strickland Mitchell Doby Philley Lemon  
13. Sat,5/1 at NYY W (10-2)# Hegan Rosen Avila Smith Strickland Westlake Doby Philley Wynn  
14. Sun,5/2 at WSH W (6-4)# Hegan Rosen Avila Smith Strickland Westlake Doby Philley Feller  
15. Sun,5/2 at WSH W (6-3)# Naragon Rosen Avila Smith Strickland Westlake Doby Philley Houtteman  
16. Tue,5/4 at PHA L (2-3) Hegan Rosen Avila Smith Strickland Westlake Doby Philley Garcia  
17. Wed,5/5 at PHA W (7-2)# Hegan Rosen Avila Smith Strickland Westlake Doby Philley Lemon  
18. Thu,5/6 at PHA W (3-2) Hegan Rosen Avila Smith Strickland Westlake Doby Philley Wynn  
19. Sat,5/8 at BAL W (5-3) Naragon Rosen Avila Smith Strickland Westlake Doby Philley Garcia  
20. Sun,5/9 at BAL L (1-2) Naragon Rosen Avila Smith Strickland Westlake Doby Philley Houtteman  
21. Mon,5/10 vs NYY W (8-7)# Hegan Rosen Avila Smith Strickland Westlake Doby Philley Lemon  
22. Tue,5/11 vs NYY L (3-5) Hegan Rosen Avila Smith Strickland Westlake Doby Philley Wynn  
23. Wed,5/12 vs NYY L (4-5)# Hegan Rosen Avila Smith Strickland Westlake Doby Philley Garcia  
24. Thu,5/13 vs WSH W (8-7)# Hegan Rosen Avila Regalado Strickland Smith Doby Philley Houtteman  
25. Fri,5/14 vs WSH W (5-2)# Hegan Rosen Avila Regalado Strickland Smith Doby Philley Lemon  
26. Sat,5/15 vs WSH W (5-4) Hegan Rosen Avila Regalado Strickland Smith Doby Philley Wynn  
27. Sun,5/16 vs PHA W (12-7) Hegan Rosen Avila Regalado Strickland Smith Doby Philley Feller  
28. Sun,5/16 vs PHA W (6-0) Naragon Rosen Avila Regalado Strickland Smith Doby Philley Garcia  
29. Tue,5/18 vs BOS W (6-3)# Hegan Rosen Avila Regalado Strickland Smith Doby Philley Houtteman  
30. Wed,5/19 vs BOS W (5-3) Naragon Rosen Avila Regalado Strickland Smith Doby Philley Lemon  
31. Fri,5/21 vs BAL W (2-1) Hegan Rosen Avila Regalado Strickland Smith Doby Philley Wynn  
32. Sat,5/22 vs BAL W (4-3) Naragon Rosen Avila Regalado Strickland Smith Doby Philley Garcia  
33. Sun,5/23 vs BAL W (14-3) Hegan Rosen Avila Regalado Strickland Smith Doby Philley Feller  
34. Sun,5/23 vs BAL W (2-1) Naragon Rosen Avila Regalado Strickland Smith Doby Philley Houtteman  
35. Tue,5/25 at CHW L (2-4)# Hegan Rosen Avila Regalado Strickland Smith Doby Philley Lemon  
36. Wed,5/26 at CHW L (4-5) Naragon Rosen Avila Regalado Strickland Smith Doby Philley Garcia  
37. Fri,5/28 vs DET W (3-0) Hegan Rosen Avila Regalado Strickland Smith Doby Philley Wynn  
38. Sat,5/29 vs DET W (12-0) Naragon Rosen Avila Regalado Strickland Smith Doby Philley Lemon  
39. Sun,5/30 vs DET W (3-1) Hegan Rosen Avila Regalado Strickland Smith Doby Philley Garcia  
40. Mon,5/31 vs CHW L (4-6) Hegan Rosen Avila Regalado Strickland Smith Doby Philley Feller  
41. Mon,5/31 vs CHW W (6-3) Hegan Rosen Avila Regalado Strickland Smith Doby Philley Houtteman  
42. Wed,6/2 at NYY W (8-7) Hegan Rosen Avila Regalado Strickland Smith Doby Philley Wynn  
43. Thu,6/3 at NYY L (1-2)# Hegan Rosen Avila Regalado Strickland Smith Doby Philley Lemon  
44. Fri,6/4 at NYY L (3-8)# Hegan Rosen Avila Regalado Strickland Smith Doby Philley Wynn  
45. Sat,6/5 at PHA W (4-1)# Hegan Glynn Avila Regalado Strickland Smith Doby Philley Garcia  
46. Sun,6/6 at PHA W (2-1) Hegan Glynn Avila Regalado Strickland Smith Doby Philley Feller  
47. Sun,6/6 at PHA W (7-5) Naragon Glynn Avila Regalado Strickland Wertz Doby Philley Houtteman  
48. Tue,6/8 at WSH L (2-5)# Hegan Glynn Dente Regalado Strickland Smith Doby Philley Wynn  
49. Wed,6/9 at WSH W (1-0) Naragon Wertz Dente Regalado Strickland Smith Doby Philley Garcia  
50. Thu,6/10 at WSH L (4-8)# Hegan Wertz Dente Regalado Strickland Smith Doby Philley Lemon  
51. Fri,6/11 at BOS W (6-2) Hegan Wertz Dente Smith Strickland Westlake Doby Philley Houtteman  
52. Sat,6/12 at BOS W (4-3) Hegan Wertz Dente Smith Strickland Westlake Doby Philley Feller  
53. Sun,6/13 at BOS W (4-1) Hegan Wertz Dente Regalado Strickland Westlake Doby Philley Wynn  
54. Sun,6/13 at BOS W (8-1) Naragon Wertz Majeski Regalado Strickland Westlake Doby Philley Garcia  
55. Mon,6/14 at BOS W (13-5)# Hegan Wertz Majeski Regalado Strickland Westlake Doby Philley Lemon  
56. Tue,6/15 vs WSH W (9-3)# Hegan Wertz Majeski Regalado Strickland Westlake Doby Philley Houtteman  
57. Wed,6/16 vs WSH W (5-1)# Hegan Wertz Majeski Regalado Strickland Westlake Doby Philley Mossi  
58. Thu,6/17 vs WSH W (6-4) Hegan Wertz Majeski Regalado Strickland Westlake Doby Philley Wynn  
59. Fri,6/18 vs BOS W (2-0) Naragon Wertz Majeski Regalado Strickland Westlake Doby Philley Garcia  
60. Sat,6/19 vs BOS L (3-6) Naragon Wertz Majeski Regalado Strickland Westlake Doby Philley Lemon  
61. Sun,6/20 vs BOS W (3-1)# Hegan Rosen Majeski Regalado Strickland Smith Doby Philley Feller  
62. Sun,6/20 vs BOS W (9-2) Naragon Rosen Majeski Regalado Strickland Smith Doby Philley Houtteman  
63. Tue,6/22 vs PHA L (1-4)# Hegan Rosen Majeski Regalado Strickland Smith Doby Philley Wynn  
64. Wed,6/23 vs PHA W (5-2) Hegan Rosen Avila Regalado Strickland Smith Doby Philley Lemon  
65. Thu,6/24 vs PHA L (1-5) Naragon Rosen Avila Regalado Strickland Smith Doby Philley Houtteman  
66. Fri,6/25 vs NYY L (0-11) Hegan Rosen Avila Smith Strickland Wertz Doby Westlake Garcia  
67. Sat,6/26 vs NYY L (9-11)# Hegan Rosen Avila Smith Strickland Westlake Doby Philley Wynn  
68. Sun,6/27 vs NYY W (4-3)# Hegan Rosen Avila Smith Strickland Westlake Doby Philley Lemon  
69. Tue,6/29 at BAL W (5-1) Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Strickland Smith Doby Philley Houtteman  
70. Wed,6/30 at BAL W (2-0) Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Strickland Smith Doby Philley Garcia  
71. Fri,7/2 vs CHW W (3-2) Hegan Glynn Avila Rosen Strickland Smith Doby Philley Feller  
72. Fri,7/2 vs CHW W (5-4) Hegan Glynn Avila Rosen Strickland Smith Doby Philley Wynn  
73. Sat,7/3 vs CHW W (5-4) Hegan Glynn Avila Rosen Strickland Westlake Doby Philley Houtteman  
74. Sun,7/4 vs CHW W (2-1) Naragon Glynn Avila Rosen Strickland Westlake Doby Philley Garcia  
75. Mon,7/5 at DET W (13-6) Naragon Glynn Avila Rosen Strickland Westlake Doby Wertz Hoskins  
76. Mon,7/5 at DET L (0-1) Hegan Glynn Avila Rosen Strickland Westlake Doby Wertz Mossi  
77. Tue,7/6 vs BAL W (11-3) Hegan Glynn Avila Rosen Strickland Westlake Doby Philley Wynn  
78. Wed,7/7 vs BAL W (6-1) Hegan Glynn Avila Rosen Strickland Westlake Doby Philley Garcia  
79. Thu,7/8 vs BAL W (4-1) Hegan Glynn Avila Rosen Strickland Westlake Doby Philley Feller  
80. Fri,7/9 at CHW L (3-8) Hegan Glynn Avila Rosen Strickland Westlake Doby Philley Houtteman  
81. Sat,7/10 at CHW L (0-3)# Hegan Glynn Avila Rosen Strickland Westlake Doby Philley Wynn  
82. Sun,7/11 at CHW L (0-3)# Hegan Glynn Avila Rosen Strickland Smith Doby Westlake Narleski  
83. Sun,7/11 at CHW L (2-8) Naragon Wertz Avila Rosen Strickland Smith Doby Philley Lemon  
84. Thu,7/15 at PHA W (4-0)# Hegan Glynn Avila Rosen Dente Smith Doby Westlake Wynn  
85. Fri,7/16 at PHA W (9-3) Hegan Glynn Avila Rosen Dente Smith Doby Philley Garcia  
86. Sat,7/17 at PHA W (6-0)# Hegan Glynn Avila Rosen Dente Smith Doby Philley Feller  
87. Sun,7/18 at WSH L (3-8)# Naragon Glynn Avila Rosen Strickland Smith Doby Philley Houtteman  
88. Sun,7/18 at WSH W (7-4)# Hegan Glynn Avila Rosen Strickland Smith Doby Philley Lemon  
89. Mon,7/19 at WSH W (4-3) Hegan Glynn Avila Rosen Strickland Smith Doby Philley Wynn  
90. Tue,7/20 at BOS T (5-5) Hegan Glynn Avila Rosen Strickland Smith Doby Westlake Garcia  
91. Wed,7/21 at BOS T (7-7) Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Strickland Smith Doby Philley Houtteman  
92. Thu,7/22 at BOS W (6-3) Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Strickland Smith Doby Philley Feller  
93. Thu,7/22 at BOS W (5-2) Naragon Wertz Avila Smith Strickland Westlake Doby Philley Lemon  
94. Fri,7/23 at NYY W (8-2)# Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Strickland Smith Doby Philley Wynn  
95. Sat,7/24 at NYY W (5-4) Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Dente Smith Doby Philley Mossi  
96. Sun,7/25 at NYY L (3-4)# Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Dente Smith Doby Philley Garcia  
97. Tue,7/27 vs BOS W (6-3) Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Dente Smith Doby Philley Lemon  
98. Wed,7/28 vs BOS W (2-1) Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Dente Smith Doby Philley Wynn  
99. Thu,7/29 vs BOS L (2-10)# Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Dente Smith Doby Philley Feller  
100. Fri,7/30 vs WSH W (8-3)# Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Dente Smith Doby Westlake Houtteman  
101. Sat,7/31 vs WSH W (6-0) Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Dente Pope Doby Philley Lemon  
102. Sun,8/1 vs WSH W (3-1)# Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Dente Smith Doby Westlake Wynn  
103. Sun,8/1 vs WSH W (5-4) Naragon Wertz Avila Rosen Dente Pope Doby Philley Garcia  
104. Tue,8/3 vs NYY L (1-2)# Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Dente Smith Doby Westlake Mossi  
105. Wed,8/4 vs NYY W (5-2) Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Dente Pope Doby Philley Lemon  
106. Thu,8/5 vs NYY L (2-5) Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Dente Smith Doby Philley Wynn  
107. Fri,8/6 vs PHA W (7-3)# Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Dente Pope Doby Smith Garcia  
108. Sat,8/7 vs PHA W (5-1) Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Dente Pope Doby Smith Feller  
109. Sun,8/8 vs PHA W (7-2) Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Dente Pope Doby Smith Lemon  
110. Sun,8/8 vs PHA W (5-2)# Naragon Wertz Avila Rosen Dente Westlake Doby Smith Houtteman  
111. Tue,8/10 at DET L (0-4) Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Dente Pope Doby Smith Wynn  
112. Wed,8/11 at DET W (2-0) Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Dente Pope Doby Smith Garcia  
113. Thu,8/12 at DET W (10-1) Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Dente Pope Doby Smith Lemon  
114. Fri,8/13 vs BAL W (9-4) Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Dente Pope Doby Smith Feller  
115. Sat,8/14 vs BAL W (4-3) Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Dente Pope Doby Smith Wynn  
116. Sun,8/15 vs BAL W (5-2) Naragon Wertz Avila Rosen Dente Pope Doby Smith Houtteman  
117. Sun,8/15 vs BAL W (3-1) Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Dente Pope Doby Smith Garcia  
118. Tue,8/17 vs DET W (4-3) Hegan Wertz Avila Majeski Dente Pope Doby Smith Lemon  
119. Wed,8/18 vs DET W (4-0)# Hegan Wertz Avila Majeski Dente Westlake Doby Smith Wynn  
120. Thu,8/19 vs DET W (4-3) Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Dente Pope Doby Smith Feller  
121. Thu,8/19 vs DET L (2-8)# Naragon Wertz Avila Rosen Dente Westlake Doby Smith Garcia  
122. Fri,8/20 at BAL W (7-2) Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Dente Pope Doby Smith Houtteman  
123. Sat,8/21 at BAL W (4-1) Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Dente Smith Doby Philley Lemon  
124. Sun,8/22 at BAL W (12-1)# Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Dente Smith Doby Philley Wynn  
125. Tue,8/24 at PHA L (1-4) Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Dente Smith Doby Philley Garcia  
126. Wed,8/25 at PHA W (4-3) Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Dente Smith Doby Philley Lemon  
127. Thu,8/26 at WSH W (2-1)# Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Dente Smith Doby Philley Wynn  
128. Fri,8/27 at WSH L (2-3)# Naragon Wertz Avila Rosen Dente Smith Doby Philley Feller  
129. Sat,8/28 at WSH W (5-2)# Hegan Wertz Avila Regalado Dente Smith Doby Westlake Garcia  
130. Sun,8/29 at BOS W (6-2) Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Dente Smith Doby Westlake Lemon  
131. Sun,8/29 at BOS W (8-1) Naragon Wertz Avila Rosen Dente Smith Doby Westlake Houtteman  
132. Mon,8/30 at BOS W (5-4) Naragon Wertz Avila Rosen Dente Smith Doby Westlake Narleski  
133. Tue,8/31 at NYY W (6-1) Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Dente Smith Doby Pope Wynn  
134. Wed,9/1 at NYY L (1-4)# Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Dente Smith Doby Philley Garcia  
135. Thu,9/2 at NYY L (2-3)# Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Dente Smith Doby Philley Lemon  
136. Fri,9/3 at CHW W (3-2) Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Dente Smith Doby Philley Feller  
137. Sat,9/4 at CHW L (5-8)# Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Dente Smith Doby Philley Wynn  
138. Sun,9/5 at CHW W (8-2)# Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Dente Smith Doby Philley Houtteman  
139. Mon,9/6 at BAL W (6-1) Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Dente Smith Doby Philley Lemon  
140. Mon,9/6 at BAL L (2-3) Naragon Wertz Avila Rosen Strickland Smith Doby Philley Garcia  
141. Wed,9/8 vs PHA W (5-2) Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Strickland Smith Doby Philley Wynn  
142. Thu,9/9 vs PHA W (5-4) Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Strickland Smith Doby Philley Feller  
143. Fri,9/10 vs BOS W (4-2)# Hegan Wertz Avila Regalado Strickland Smith Doby Philley Garcia  
144. Sat,9/11 vs BOS W (3-0)# Hegan Wertz Avila Majeski Strickland Smith Westlake Philley Houtteman  
145. Sun,9/12 vs NYY W (4-1)# Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Strickland Smith Doby Philley Lemon  
146. Sun,9/12 vs NYY W (3-2)# Hegan Wertz Avila Majeski Strickland Smith Doby Philley Wynn  
147. Tue,9/14 vs WSH W (4-2)# Hegan Wertz Avila Majeski Strickland Smith Westlake Pope Garcia  
148. Fri,9/17 at DET W (6-3) Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Strickland Smith Doby Philley Lemon  
149. Sat,9/18 at DET W (3-2) Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Strickland Smith Doby Philley Wynn  
150. Sun,9/19 at DET W (4-2)# Grasso Wertz Avila Majeski Strickland Smith Doby Philley Garcia  
151. Mon,9/20 vs CHW W (7-4) Naragon Wertz Avila Majeski Strickland Smith Doby Philley Feller  
152. Tue,9/21 vs CHW L (7-9) Grasso Wertz Avila Majeski Strickland Pope Doby Philley Houtteman  
153. Wed,9/22 vs CHW W (3-1)# Hegan Wertz Avila Rosen Strickland Smith Doby Westlake Mossi  
154. Fri,9/24 vs DET L (4-6)# Hegan Wertz Majeski Rosen Strickland Smith Doby Westlake Lemon  
155. Sat,9/25 vs DET W (11-1) Hegan Glynn Avila Rosen Strickland Smith Doby Philley Wynn  
156. Sun,9/26 vs DET L (7-8) Hegan Glynn Avila Regalado Strickland Smith Pope Philley Garcia  
156 games 3 players 3 players 3 players 4 players 2 players 5 players 3 players 5 players 9 players 0 players
Most Common-games Hegan-121
Naragon-33
Grasso-2
Wertz-79
Rosen-43
Glynn-34
Avila-139
Majeski-11
Dente-6
Rosen-85
Regalado-45
Smith-18
Strickland-108
Dente-48
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Smith-89
Westlake-44
Pope-17
Doby-153
Westlake-2
Pope-1
Philley-120
Smith-16
Westlake-14
Wynn-36
Garcia-34
Lemon-33
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Most Common Lineups

17 Games
C. Hegan
1B. Wertz
2B. Avila
3B. Rosen
SS. Dente
LF. Smith
CF. Doby
RF. Philley
P. Pitcher

16 Games
C. Hegan
1B. Rosen
2B. Avila
3B. Regalado
SS. Strickland
LF. Smith
CF. Doby
RF. Philley
P. Pitcher

11 Games
C. Hegan
1B. Glynn
2B. Avila
3B. Rosen
SS. Strickland
LF. Westlake
CF. Doby
RF. Philley
P. Pitcher

11 Games
C. Hegan
1B. Wertz
2B. Avila
3B. Rosen
SS. Dente
LF. Pope
CF. Doby
RF. Smith
P. Pitcher

10 Games
C. Hegan
1B. Rosen
2B. Avila
3B. Smith
SS. Strickland
LF. Westlake
CF. Doby
RF. Philley
P. Pitcher

10 Games
C. Hegan
1B. Wertz
2B. Avila
3B. Rosen
SS. Strickland
LF. Smith
CF. Doby
RF. Philley
P. Pitcher

55 total lineups (101 when including pitchers)


1955 Lineups and Defense