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1957 Cleveland Indians Lineups and Defense
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1956 / 1958)
76-77, Finished 6th in American League
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Scored 682 runs, Allowed 722 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 73-80
Manager: Kerby Farrell (76-77)
Ballpark: Cleveland Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 722,256 (7th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 100, Pitching - 99;   one-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 103
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1956 / 1958 Lineups and Defense

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

8 Games
C. Naragon
1B. Wertz
2B. Avila
3B. Smith
SS. Carrasquel
LF. Woodling
CF. Maris
RF. Colavito
P. Pitcher

5 Games
C. Brown
1B. Wertz
2B. Avila
3B. Smith
SS. Carrasquel
LF. Raines
CF. Williams
RF. Colavito
P. Pitcher

4 Games
C. Nixon
1B. Wertz
2B. Avila
3B. Smith
SS. Strickland
LF. Woodling
CF. Maris
RF. Colavito
P. Pitcher

4 Games
C. Hegan
1B. Wertz
2B. Strickland
3B. Smith
SS. Carrasquel
LF. Woodling
CF. Busby
RF. Colavito
P. Pitcher

4 Games
C. Hegan
1B. Wertz
2B. Avila
3B. Raines
SS. Carrasquel
LF. Woodling
CF. Smith
RF. Colavito
P. Pitcher

4 Games
C. Nixon
1B. Wertz
2B. Strickland
3B. Smith
SS. Carrasquel
LF. Woodling
CF. Busby
RF. Colavito
P. Pitcher

92 total lineups (139 when including pitchers)


1956 / 1958 Lineups and Defense