1948 Cleveland Indians Roster (40-man)

1947 Season 1949 Season

Record: 97-58-1, Finished 1st in American League (Schedule and Results)

Postseason: Won World Series (4-2) over Boston Braves

Manager: Lou Boudreau (97-58-1)

Ballpark: Cleveland Stadium

Attendance: 2,620,627 (1st of 8)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 95
One-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 95

Pythagorean W-L: 104-51, 840 Runs, 568 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Gene Bearden	27	us US	L	L	6' 3"	198	Sep 5, 1920	2	37	29	37	37	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.1	$5,000
Johnny Berardino	31	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	May 1, 1917	7	66	36	66	51	0	0	18	20	3	12	0	0	0	0	19	1	0.1	$20,000
Don Black	31	us US	R	R	6' 0"	185	Jul 20, 1916	6	18	10	18	18	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.5	$10,000
Ray Boone	24	us US	R	R	6' 0"	172	Jul 27, 1923	1st	6	0	6	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	3	1	0.1	$4,200
Lou Boudreau HOF	30	us US	R	R	5' 11"	185	Jul 17, 1917	11	152	150	152	151	0	1	0	0	0	151	0	0	0	0	1	0	10.4	$35,000	All-Star
Russ Christopher	30	us US	R	R	6' 3"	170	Sep 12, 1917	7	45	0	45	45	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.3	$10,000
Allie Clark	25	us US	R	R	6' 0"	185	Jun 16, 1923	2	81	63	81	69	0	0	1	0	5	0	21	0	44	65	15	0	1.3
Larry Doby HOF	24	us US	L	R	6' 1"	180	Dec 13, 1923	6	121	110	121	114	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	70	48	114	8	0	4.6	$6,000
Hank Edwards	29	us US	L	L	6' 0"	190	Jan 29, 1919	6	55	39	55	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	41	41	15	0	0.9
Bob Feller HOF	29	us US	R	R	6' 0"	185	Nov 3, 1918	10	44	38	44	44	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.1	$40,000	All-Star
Mike Garcia	24	us US	R	R	6' 1"	195	Nov 17, 1923	1st	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Al Gettel	30	us US	R	R	6' 3"	200	Sep 17, 1917	4	5	2	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.0
Joe Gordon HOF	33	us US	R	R	5' 10"	180	Feb 18, 1915	9	144	143	144	144	0	0	0	144	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5		All-Star
Steve Gromek	28	us US	B	R	6' 2"	180	Jan 15, 1920	8	38	9	38	38	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.7
Ernest Groth	26	us US	R	R	5' 9"	185	May 3, 1922	2	2	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Jim Hegan	27	us US	R	R	6' 2"	195	Aug 3, 1920	5	144	137	144	142	0	142	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1.3
Wally Judnich	32	us US	L	L	6' 1"	205	Jan 24, 1916	6	79	63	79	67	0	0	20	0	0	0	0	35	14	49	13	0	1.0	$12,500
Ken Keltner	31	us US	R	R	6' 0"	190	Oct 31, 1916	11	153	153	153	153	0	0	0	0	153	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.0		All-Star
Bill Kennedy	27	us US	L	L	6' 2"	195	Mar 14, 1921	1st	6	3	6	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.7
Bob Kennedy	27	us US	R	R	6' 2"	193	Aug 18, 1920	7	66	8	66	53	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	0	48	50	18	4	-0.3
Ed Klieman	30	us US	R	R	6' 1"	190	Mar 21, 1918	6	44	0	44	44	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.9
Bob Lemon HOF	27	us US	L	R	6' 0"	180	Sep 22, 1920	5	52	37	52	43	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	6.4	$12,000	All-Star
Lyman Linde	27	us US	R	R	5' 11"	185	Sep 30, 1920	2	3	0	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Dale Mitchell	26	us US	L	L	6' 1"	195	Aug 23, 1921	3	141	136	141	140	0	0	0	0	0	0	140	1	0	140	3	1	3.0
Bob Muncrief	32	us US	R	R	6' 2"	190	Jan 28, 1916	10	21	9	21	21	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1	$12,500
Ray Murray	30	us US	R	R	6' 3"	204	Oct 12, 1917	1st	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Satchel Paige HOF	41	us US	R	R	6' 3"	180	Jul 7, 1906	17	21	7	21	21	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.3
Hal Peck	31	us US	L	L	5' 11"	175	Apr 20, 1917	6	45	6	45	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	9	9	36	1	0.2	$10,000
Eddie Robinson	27	us US	L	R	6' 2"	210	Dec 15, 1920	4	134	124	134	131	0	0	131	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0.3
Al Rosen	24	us US	R	R	5' 10"	180	Feb 29, 1924	2	5	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	-0.1
Pat Seerey	25	us US	R	R	5' 10"	200	Mar 17, 1923	6	10	7	10	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	7	2	1	0.1
Joe Tipton	26	us US	R	R	5' 11"	185	Feb 18, 1922	1st	47	19	47	39	0	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0.3
Thurman Tucker	30	us US	L	R	5' 10"	165	Sep 26, 1917	6	83	54	83	66	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	66	0	66	13	7	1.2	$12,500
Les Webber	33	us US	R	R	6' 0"	185	May 6, 1915	6	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Charles Wensloff	32	us US	R	R	5' 11"	185	Dec 3, 1915	3	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Sam Zoldak	29	us US	L	L	5' 11"	185	Dec 8, 1918	5	23	12	23	23	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.6
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Lou Boudreau	30	us US	Jul 17, 1917	Manager	Apr 20	Oct 4
Mel Harder	38	us US	Oct 15, 1909	Pitching	Apr 20	Oct 4
Muddy Ruel	52	us US	Feb 20, 1896	Bullpen	Apr 20	Oct 4
Bill McKechnie HOF	61	us US	Aug 7, 1886	Third base	Apr 20	Oct 4
Max Patkin	28	us US	Jan 10, 1920		Apr 20	Oct 4
Jackie Price	35	us US	Nov 13, 1912		Apr 20	Oct 4
Oscar Melillo	48	us US	Aug 4, 1899	Coach	Apr 20	Oct 4
George Susce	40	us US	Aug 13, 1907	Coach	Apr 20	Oct 4
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date