1992 Cleveland Indians season

1992 Cleveland Indians
Major league affiliations
American League (since 1901) Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Cleveland Municipal Stadium (since 1932) Cleveland, Ohio (since 1901)
1992 information
Owner(s)	Richard Jacobs
General manager(s)	John Hart
Manager(s)	Mike Hargrove
Local television	WUAB · SportsChannel
Local radio	WKNR (1220)
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The Indians were named "Organization of the Year" by Baseball America in 1992, in response to the appearance of offensive bright spots and an improving farm system.

Offseason

• October 7, 1991: Mike York was released by the Indians.
• November 15, 1991: Greg Swindell was traded by the Indians to the Cincinnati Reds for Jack Armstrong, Scott Scudder, and Joe Turek (minors).
• November 20, 1991: Derek Lilliquist was selected off waivers by the Indians from the San Diego Padres.
• December 6, 1991: Jesse Orosco was sent by the Indinas to the Milwaukee Brewers as part of a conditional deal.
• December 9, 1991: Pete Rose, Jr. was drafted by the Indians from the Chicago White Sox in the 1991 rule 5 draft.
• December 10, 1991: Willie Blair and Eddie Taubensee was traded by the Indians to the Houston Astros for Kenny Lofton and Dave Rohde.
• January 27, 1992: Brook Jacoby was signed as a free agent by the Indians.

Regular season

Season standings

AL East	W	L	Pct.	GB
Toronto Blue Jays	96	66	.593	--
Milwaukee Brewers	92	70	.568	4
Baltimore Orioles	89	73	.549	7
Cleveland Indians	76	86	.469	20
New York Yankees	76	86	.469	20
Detroit Tigers	75	87	.463	21
Boston Red Sox	73	89	.451	23

Notable transactions

• April 3, 1992: Shawn Hillegas was selected off waivers from the Indians by the Toronto Blue Jays.
• April 9, 1992: Eric Plunk was signed as a free agent by the Indians.
• June 1, 1992: 1992 Major League Baseball Draft
  • Paul Shuey was drafted by the Indians in the 1st round (2nd pick).
  • Matt Williams was drafted by the Indians in the 4th round.
• July 4, 1992: Alex Cole was traded by the Indians to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Tony Mitchell (minors).

Roster

1992 Cleveland Indians
Roster
Pitchers 77 Jack Armstrong 36 Brad Arnsberg 63 Eric Bell 37 Denis Boucher 32 Mike Christopher 39 Dennis Cook 56 Alan Embree 28 Derek Lilliquist 49 José Mesa 36 Dave Mlicki 50 Jeff Mutis 41 Charles Nagy 54 Rod Nichols 31 Steve Olin 27 Dave Otto 38 Eric Plunk 48 Ted Power 47 Scott Scudder 57 Jeff Shaw 53 Kevin Wickander		Catchers 15 Sandy Alomar, Jr. 14 Jesse Levis  0 Junior Ortiz Infielders  9 Carlos Baerga 16 Félix Fermín  2 José Hernández 26 Brook Jacoby 44 Reggie Jefferson 10 Mark Lewis 42 Carlos Martínez 20 Tony Perezchica 22 Dave Rohde 11 Paul Sorrento 25 Jim Thome 12 Craig Worthington		Outfielders  8 Albert Belle  2 Alex Cole  1 Glenallen Hill 33 Thomas Howard 35 Wayne Kirby  7 Kenny Lofton 23 Mark Whiten		Manager 21 Mike Hargrove Coaches 24 Rick Adair (pitching) 51 Ken Bolek 30 Dom Chiti  6 Ron Clark 34 Jose Morales 17 Dave Nelson 55 Jeff Newman

Player stats

Batters

Starters by position

Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Sandy Alomar, Jr.	89	299	75	.251	2	26
1B	Paul Sorrento	140	458	123	.269	18	60
2B	Carlos Baerga	161	657	205	.312	20	105
3B	Brook Jacoby	120	291	76	.261	4	36
SS	Mark Lewis	122	413	109	.264	5	30
LF	Glenallen Hill	102	369	89	.241	18	49
CF	Kenny Lofton	148	576	164	.285	5	42
RF	Mark Whiten	148	508	129	.254	9	43
DH	Albert Belle	153	585	152	.260	34	112

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Thomas Howard	117	358	99	.277	2	32
Junior Ortiz	86	244	61	.250	0	24
Carlos Martínez	69	228	60	.263	5	35
Félix Fermín	76	215	58	.270	0	13
Jim Thome	40	117	24	.205	2	12
Dave Rohde	5	7	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: GS = Games Started; IP = Innings Pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts;

Player	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Charles Nagy	33	252.0	17	10	2.96	169
Dennis Cook	32	158.0	5	7	3.82	96
Scott Scudder	23	109.0	6	10	5.28	66
Dave Otto	18	80.1	5	9	7.06	32
José Mesa	15	93.0	4	4	4.16	40

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Jack Armstrong	35	166.2	6	15	4.64	114

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games played; W = Wins ; L = Losses ; SV = Saves ; K = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Steve Olin	72	8	5	29	2.34	47
Derek Lilliquist	71	5	3	6	1.75	47
Ted Power	64	3	3	6	2.54	51
Eric Plunk	58	9	6	4	3.64	50
Kevin Wickander	44	2	0	1	3.07	38

Award winners

All-Star Game

• Sandy Alomar, Jr. (Starting Catcher)
• Carlos Baerga (Reserve)
• Charles Nagy (Reserve)

Minor league affiliates

Classification level	Team	League	Managers
AAA	Colorado Springs Sky Sox	Pacific Coast League	Charlie Manuel
AA	Canton-Akron Indians	Eastern League	Brian Graham
Advanced A	Kinston Indians	Carolina League	Dave Keller
A	Columbus RedStixx	South Atlantic League	Mike Brown
Short Season A	Watertown Indians	New York–Penn League	Shawn Pender
Rookie	Burlington Indians	Appalachian League

References

• 1992 Cleveland Indians team page at Baseball Reference
• 1992 Cleveland Indians team page at www.baseball-almanac.com