1941 Cleveland Indians
[edit] Summary
The 1941 Cleveland Indians finished with a record of 75-79. They scored 677 runs and belted 103 home runs to go along with a .256 batting average. The offense was powered by Jeff Heath, who led the team with 24 home runs, 123 RBI, and 199 hits.
The team allowed 668 runs and had a team ERA of 3.90. Bob Feller led the pitching staff with 25 wins and 260 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Lou Boudreau | SS | 148 | 579 | 95 | 149 | 10 | 56 | 9 | .355 | .415 | .770 | .257 |
| Jack Conway | SS | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | .500 |
| Les Fleming | 1B | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .375 | .625 | .250 |
| Vern Freiburger | 1B | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .250 | .125 |
| Oscar Grimes | 1B | 77 | 244 | 28 | 58 | 4 | 24 | 4 | .345 | .348 | .693 | .238 |
| Ken Keltner | 3B | 149 | 581 | 83 | 156 | 23 | 84 | 2 | .330 | .485 | .815 | .269 |
| Bob Lemon | 3B | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
| Ray Mack | 2B | 145 | 500 | 54 | 114 | 9 | 44 | 8 | .303 | .342 | .645 | .228 |
| Rusty Peters | SS | 29 | 63 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .286 | .238 | .524 | .206 |
| Hal Trosky | 1B | 89 | 310 | 43 | 91 | 11 | 51 | 1 | .383 | .455 | .838 | .294 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Beau Bell | OF | 48 | 104 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 1 | .270 | .288 | .558 | .192 |
| Soup Campbell | OF | 104 | 328 | 36 | 82 | 3 | 35 | 1 | .317 | .332 | .649 | .250 |
| Hank Edwards | OF | 16 | 68 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .243 | .309 | .552 | .221 |
| Buck Frierson | OF | 5 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .364 | .697 | .273 |
| Fabian Gaffke | OF | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .250 | .750 | .250 |
| Jeff Heath | OF | 151 | 585 | 89 | 199 | 24 | 123 | 18 | .396 | .586 | .982 | .340 |
| Oris Hockett | OF | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .333 | .833 | .333 |
| Larry Rosenthal | OF | 45 | 75 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .274 | .293 | .567 | .187 |
| Gee Walker | OF | 121 | 445 | 56 | 126 | 6 | 48 | 12 | .313 | .431 | .744 | .283 |
| Roy Weatherly | OF | 102 | 363 | 59 | 105 | 3 | 37 | 2 | .350 | .399 | .749 | .289 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Gene Desautels | C | 66 | 189 | 20 | 38 | 1 | 17 | 1 | .260 | .254 | .514 | .201 |
| Jim Hegan | C | 16 | 47 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .373 | .426 | .799 | .319 |
| Rollie Hemsley | C | 98 | 288 | 29 | 69 | 2 | 24 | 2 | .284 | .330 | .614 | .240 |
| George Susce | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Red Howell | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .545 | .286 | .831 | .286 | |
| Chuck Workman | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .000 | .200 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5283 | 677 | 1350 | 103 | 618 | 62 | .318 | .393 | .711 | .256 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Nate Andrews | 2 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11.57 | 2.174 | |||
| Jim Bagby | 33 | 27 | 200.7 | 9 | 15 | .375 | 2 | 53 | 76 | 4.04 | 1.445 | |||
| Clint Brown | 41 | 0 | 74.3 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 5 | 22 | 28 | 3.27 | 1.413 | |||
| Chubby Dean | 8 | 8 | 53.3 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 4.39 | 1.520 | |||
| Cal Dorsett | 5 | 2 | 11.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 1.32 | 2.743 | |||
| Harry Eisenstat | 21 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 4.24 | 1.735 | |||
| Red Embree | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6.75 | 2.500 | |||
| Bob Feller | 44 | 40 | 343 | 25 | 13 | .658 | 2 | 260 | 194 | 3.15 | 1.394 | |||
| Steve Gromek | 9 | 2 | 23.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 4.24 | 1.545 | |||
| Mel Harder | 15 | 10 | 68.7 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 1 | 21 | 37 | 5.24 | 1.645 | |||
| Joe Heving | 27 | 3 | 70.7 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 5 | 18 | 31 | 2.29 | 1.330 | |||
| Ken Jungels | 6 | 0 | 13.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 7.24 | 1.825 | |||
| Joe Krakauskas | 12 | 5 | 41.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 25 | 29 | 4.10 | 1.631 | |||
| Al Milnar | 35 | 30 | 229.3 | 12 | 19 | .387 | 0 | 82 | 116 | 4.36 | 1.535 | |||
| Al Smith | 29 | 27 | 206.7 | 12 | 13 | .480 | 0 | 76 | 75 | 3.83 | 1.350 | |||
| Team Totals | 288 | 155 | 1377 | 75 | 79 | .487 | 19 | 617 | 660 | 3.90 | 1.471 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Jeff Heath | 151 |
| At Bats | Jeff Heath | 585 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Lou Boudreau | 681 |
| Batting Average | Jeff Heath | .340 |
| On-Base % | Jeff Heath | .396 |
| Slugging % | Jeff Heath | .586 |
| OPS | Jeff Heath | .982 |
| Runs | Lou Boudreau | 95 |
| Hits | Jeff Heath | 199 |
| Total Bases | Jeff Heath | 343 |
| Doubles | Lou Boudreau | 45 |
| Triples | Jeff Heath | 20 |
| Home Runs | Jeff Heath | 24 |
| RBI | Jeff Heath | 123 |
| Walks | Lou Boudreau | 85 |
| Strikeouts | Jeff Heath and Ray Mack | 69 |
| Stolen Bases | Jeff Heath | 18 |
| Caught Stealing | Jeff Heath | 12 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Lou Boudreau | 14 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Gee Walker | 15 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Bob Feller | 25 |
| Losses | Al Milnar | 19 |
| Saves | Clint Brown and Joe Heving | 5 |
| Won-Loss % | Bob Feller | .658 |
| ERA | Bob Feller | 3.15 |
| WHIP | Al Smith | 1.350 |
| Innings Pitched | Bob Feller | 343 |
| Games | Bob Feller | 44 |
| Games Started | Bob Feller | 40 |
| Strikeouts | Bob Feller | 260 |
| Complete Games | Bob Feller | 28 |
| Shutouts | Bob Feller | 6 |
| Batters Faced | Bob Feller | 1466 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bob Feller | 120 |
| Hits Allowed | Bob Feller | 284 |
| Walks Allowed | Bob Feller | 194 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bob Feller | 15 |
| Wild Pitches | Al Smith | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jim Bagby | 6 |
