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77-76, Finished 4th in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Bobby Bragan (31-36) and Joe Gordon (46-40)
Scored 694 runs, Allowed 635 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 83-70
Ballparks: Cleveland Stadium · Attendance: 663,805 (7th of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 98 · one-year: Batting - 96, Pitching - 95
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| Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | DoB | Yrs | G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | PH | PR | WAR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Averill | 26 | R | R | 5' 10" | 185 | Sep 9, 1931 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Bobby Avila | 34 | R | R | 5' 10" | 175 | Apr 2, 1924 | 10 | 113 | 96 | 113 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1.1 | $ | |
| Gary Bell | 21 | R | R | 6' 1" | 196 | Nov 17, 1936 | 1st | 33 | 23 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | $ | |
| Dick Brodowski | 25 | R | R | 6' 1" | 182 | Jul 26, 1932 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | $ | |
| Dick Brown | 23 | R | R | 6' 2" | 176 | Jan 17, 1935 | 2 | 68 | 46 | 68 | 62 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.4 | $ | |
| Chico Carrasquel | 32 | R | R | 6' 0" | 170 | Jan 23, 1926 | 9 | 49 | 40 | 49 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -1.0 | $ | |
| Chuck Churn | 28 | R | R | 6' 3" | 205 | Feb 1, 1930 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Rocky Colavito | 24 | R | R | 6' 3" | 190 | Aug 10, 1933 | 4 | 143 | 136 | 143 | 138 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 129 | 129 | 7 | 0 | 6.9 | $ | |
| Jim Constable | 25 | B | L | 6' 1" | 185 | Jun 14, 1933 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.7 | $ | |
| Larry Doby HOF | 34 | L | R | 6' 1" | 180 | Dec 13, 1923 | 12 | 89 | 64 | 89 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 60 | 1 | 68 | 23 | 1 | 1.7 | $ | |
| Don Ferrarese | 29 | R | L | 5' 9" | 170 | Jun 19, 1929 | 4 | 28 | 10 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Mike Garcia | 34 | R | R | 6' 1" | 195 | Nov 17, 1923 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.6 | $ | |
| Gary Geiger | 21 | L | R | 6' 0" | 168 | Apr 4, 1937 | 1st | 91 | 42 | 91 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 7 | 53 | 36 | 5 | 0.9 | $ | |
| Rod Graber | 28 | L | L | 5' 11" | 175 | Jun 20, 1930 | 1st | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Mudcat Grant | 22 | R | R | 6' 1" | 186 | Aug 13, 1935 | 1st | 54 | 28 | 54 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.9 | $ | |
| Carroll Hardy | 25 | R | R | 6' 0" | 185 | May 18, 1933 | 1st | 27 | 11 | 27 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 0.2 | $ | |
| Billy Harrell | 29 | R | R | 6' 1" | 180 | Jul 18, 1928 | 3 | 102 | 57 | 102 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 47 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 0.8 | $ | |
| Fred Hatfield | 33 | L | R | 6' 1" | 171 | Mar 18, 1925 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.3 | $ | |
| Woodie Held | 26 | R | R | 5' 10" | 167 | Mar 25, 1932 | 3 | 67 | 39 | 67 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 37 | 0 | 43 | 10 | 6 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Billy Hunter | 30 | R | R | 6' 0" | 180 | Jun 4, 1928 | 6 | 76 | 56 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Randy Jackson | 32 | R | R | 6' 1" | 180 | Feb 10, 1926 | 9 | 29 | 22 | 29 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.3 | $ | |
| Bob Kelly | 30 | R | R | 6' 0" | 180 | Oct 4, 1927 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.3 | $ | |
| Bob Lemon HOF | 37 | L | R | 6' 0" | 180 | Sep 22, 1920 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Roger Maris | 23 | L | R | 6' 0" | 197 | Sep 10, 1934 | 2 | 51 | 44 | 51 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 23 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 0.4 | $ | |
| Morrie Martin | 35 | L | L | 6' 0" | 173 | Sep 3, 1922 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | $ | |
| Cal McLish | 32 | B | R | 6' 0" | 179 | Dec 1, 1925 | 9 | 39 | 30 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | $ | |
| Minnie Minoso | 32 | R | R | 5' 10" | 175 | Nov 29, 1925 | 9 | 149 | 145 | 149 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 3 | 0 | 5.4 | $40,000 | |
| Billy Moran | 24 | R | R | 5' 11" | 185 | Nov 27, 1933 | 1st | 115 | 73 | 115 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | -0.9 | $ | |
| Don Mossi | 29 | L | L | 6' 1" | 195 | Jan 11, 1929 | 5 | 43 | 5 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Hal Naragon | 29 | L | R | 6' 0" | 160 | Oct 1, 1928 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Ray Narleski | 29 | R | R | 6' 1" | 175 | Nov 25, 1928 | 5 | 44 | 24 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | $ | All-Star |
| Russ Nixon | 23 | L | R | 6' 1" | 195 | Feb 19, 1935 | 2 | 113 | 93 | 113 | 101 | 0 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1.6 | $ | |
| Jay Porter | 25 | R | R | 6' 2" | 180 | Jan 17, 1933 | 5 | 40 | 19 | 40 | 25 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Vic Power | 30 | R | R | 6' 0" | 186 | Nov 1, 1927 | 5 | 93 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 27 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.6 | $ | |
| Larry Raines | 28 | R | R | 5' 10" | 165 | Mar 9, 1930 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -0.3 | $ | |
| Steve Ridzik | 29 | R | R | 5' 11" | 170 | Apr 29, 1929 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 | $ | |
| Herb Score | 25 | L | L | 6' 2" | 185 | Jun 7, 1933 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | $ | |
| Dick Tomanek | 27 | L | L | 6' 1" | 175 | Jan 6, 1931 | 4 | 20 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -0.6 | $ | |
| Mickey Vernon | 40 | L | L | 6' 2" | 170 | Apr 22, 1918 | 18 | 119 | 87 | 119 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1.7 | $ | All-Star |
| Preston Ward | 30 | L | R | 6' 4" | 190 | Jul 24, 1927 | 8 | 48 | 32 | 48 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1.2 | $ | |
| Vic Wertz | 33 | L | R | 6' 0" | 186 | Feb 9, 1925 | 12 | 25 | 7 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0.3 | $ | |
| Hoyt Wilhelm HOF | 35 | R | R | 6' 0" | 190 | Jul 26, 1922 | 7 | 30 | 6 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | $ | |
| Hal Woodeshick | 25 | R | L | 6' 3" | 200 | Aug 24, 1932 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | $ | |
| Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | DoB | Yrs | G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | PH | PR | WAR |