1992 Cleveland Indians season
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1992 Cleveland Indians | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | |
City | Cleveland, Ohio | |
Record | 76–86 | |
Divisional place | 4th | |
Owners | Richard Jacobs | |
General managers | John Hart | |
Managers | Mike Hargrove | |
Television | WUAB Jack Corrigan, Mike Hegan SportsChannel John Sanders, Rick Manning | |
Radio | WKNR (1220 AM) Herb Score, Tom Hamilton | |
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The 1992 Cleveland Indians season was the 92nd season for the franchise. The Indians were named "Organization of the Year" by Baseball America[1] in 1992, in response to the appearance of offensive bright spots and an improving farm system.
Offseason
[edit]- October 7, 1991: Mike York was released by the Indians.[2]
- November 15, 1991: Greg Swindell was traded by the Indians to the Cincinnati Reds for Jack Armstrong, Scott Scudder, and Joe Turek (minors).[3]
- November 20, 1991: Derek Lilliquist was selected off waivers by the Indians from the San Diego Padres.[4]
- December 6, 1991: Jesse Orosco was sent by the Indians to the Milwaukee Brewers as part of a conditional deal.[5]
- December 9, 1991: Pete Rose Jr. was drafted by the Indians from the Chicago White Sox in the 1991 rule 5 draft.[6]
- December 10, 1991: Willie Blair and Eddie Taubensee were traded by the Indians to the Houston Astros for Kenny Lofton and Dave Rohde.[7]
- January 27, 1992: Brook Jacoby was signed as a free agent by the Indians.[8]
Regular season
[edit]Season standings
[edit]Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Toronto Blue Jays | 96 | 66 | .593 | — | 53–28 | 43–38 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 92 | 70 | .568 | 4 | 53–28 | 39–42 |
Baltimore Orioles | 89 | 73 | .549 | 7 | 43–38 | 46–35 |
Cleveland Indians | 76 | 86 | .469 | 20 | 41–40 | 35–46 |
New York Yankees | 76 | 86 | .469 | 20 | 41–40 | 35–46 |
Detroit Tigers | 75 | 87 | .463 | 21 | 38–42 | 37–45 |
Boston Red Sox | 73 | 89 | .451 | 23 | 44–37 | 29–52 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
Baltimore | — | 8–5 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 10–3 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 5–8 |
Boston | 5–8 | — | 8–4 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 4–9 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–6 |
California | 4–8 | 4–8 | — | 3–10 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 2–11 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 7–6 | 9–4 | 5–7 |
Chicago | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–3 | — | 7–5 | 10–2 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 4–9 | 5–8 | 5–7 |
Cleveland | 6–7 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 5–7 | — | 5–8 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 6–7 |
Detroit | 3–10 | 9–4 | 5–7 | 2–10 | 8–5 | — | 7–5 | 5–8 | 3–9 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 5–8 |
Kansas City | 4–8 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 5–7 | — | 7–5 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 4–9 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 |
Milwaukee | 7–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 5–7 | — | 6–6 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 8–5 |
Minnesota | 6–6 | 9–3 | 11–2 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 7–6 | 6–6 | — | 7–5 | 5–8 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 5–7 |
New York | 8–5 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 5–7 | — | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 2–11 |
Oakland | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 6–6 | — | 12–1 | 9–4 | 6–6 |
Seattle | 5–7 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 9–4 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 1–12 | — | 4–9 | 4–8 |
Texas | 5–7 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 9–4 | — | 3–9 |
Toronto | 8–5 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 11–2 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 9–3 | — |
Notable transactions
[edit]- April 3, 1992: Shawn Hillegas was selected off waivers from the Indians by the Toronto Blue Jays.[9]
- April 9, 1992: Eric Plunk was signed as a free agent by the Indians.[10]
- June 1, 1992: 1992 Major League Baseball draft
- Paul Shuey was drafted by the Indians in the 1st round (2nd pick).[11]
- Matt Williams was drafted by the Indians in the 4th round.[12]
- July 4, 1992: Alex Cole was traded by the Indians to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Tony Mitchell (minors).[13]
Opening Day Lineup
[edit]Opening Day Starters | ||
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# | Name | Position |
7 | Kenny Lofton | CF |
1 | Glenallen Hill | DH |
9 | Carlos Baerga | 2B |
8 | Albert Belle | LF |
11 | Paul Sorrento | 1B |
23 | Mark Whiten | RF |
15 | Sandy Alomar Jr. | C |
26 | Brook Jacoby | 3B |
10 | Mark Lewis | SS |
41 | Charles Nagy | P |
Roster
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Statistics
[edit]Batting
[edit]Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | SB |
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Sandy Alomar Jr. | 89 | 299 | 22 | 75 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 26 | .251 | 3 |
Carlos Baerga | 161 | 657 | 92 | 205 | 32 | 1 | 20 | 105 | .312 | 10 |
Albert Belle | 153 | 585 | 81 | 152 | 23 | 1 | 34 | 112 | .260 | 8 |
Alex Cole | 41 | 97 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .206 | 9 |
Felix Fermin | 79 | 215 | 27 | 58 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 13 | .270 | 0 |
José Hernández | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Glenallen Hill | 102 | 369 | 38 | 89 | 16 | 1 | 18 | 49 | .241 | 9 |
Thomas Howard | 117 | 358 | 36 | 99 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 32 | .277 | 15 |
Brook Jacoby | 120 | 291 | 30 | 76 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 36 | .261 | 0 |
Reggie Jefferson | 24 | 89 | 8 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .337 | 0 |
Wayne Kirby | 21 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .167 | 0 |
Jesse Levis | 28 | 43 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .279 | 0 |
Mark Lewis | 122 | 413 | 44 | 109 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 30 | .264 | 4 |
Kenny Lofton | 148 | 576 | 96 | 164 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 42 | .285 | 66 |
Carlos Martinez | 69 | 228 | 23 | 60 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 35 | .263 | 1 |
Junior Ortiz | 86 | 244 | 20 | 61 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 24 | .250 | 1 |
Tony Perezchica | 18 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .100 | 0 |
Dave Rohde | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Paul Sorrento | 140 | 458 | 52 | 123 | 24 | 1 | 18 | 60 | .269 | 0 |
Jim Thome | 40 | 117 | 8 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | .205 | 2 |
Mark Whiten | 148 | 508 | 73 | 129 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 43 | .254 | 16 |
Craig Worthington | 9 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | 0 |
Team Totals | 162 | 5620 | 674 | 1495 | 227 | 24 | 127 | 637 | .266 | 144 |
Pitching
[edit]Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
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Jack Armstrong | 6 | 15 | 4.64 | 35 | 23 | 0 | 166.2 | 176 | 100 | 86 | 67 | 114 |
Brad Arnsberg | 0 | 0 | 11.81 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10.2 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 5 |
Eric Bell | 0 | 2 | 7.63 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15.1 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 10 |
Denis Boucher | 2 | 2 | 6.37 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 41.0 | 48 | 29 | 29 | 20 | 17 |
Mike Christopher | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 13 |
Dennis Cook | 5 | 7 | 3.82 | 32 | 25 | 0 | 158.0 | 156 | 79 | 67 | 50 | 96 |
Alan Embree | 0 | 2 | 7.00 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 18.0 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 12 |
Derek Lilliquist | 5 | 3 | 1.75 | 71 | 0 | 6 | 61.2 | 39 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 47 |
José Mesa | 4 | 4 | 4.16 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 93.0 | 92 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 40 |
Dave Mlicki | 0 | 2 | 4.98 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 21.2 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 16 |
Jeff Mutis | 0 | 2 | 9.53 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11.1 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 8 |
Charles Nagy | 17 | 10 | 2.96 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 252.0 | 245 | 91 | 83 | 57 | 169 |
Rod Nichols | 4 | 3 | 4.53 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 105.1 | 114 | 58 | 53 | 31 | 56 |
Steve Olin | 8 | 5 | 2.34 | 72 | 0 | 29 | 88.1 | 80 | 25 | 23 | 27 | 47 |
Dave Otto | 5 | 9 | 7.06 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 80.1 | 110 | 64 | 63 | 33 | 32 |
Eric Plunk | 9 | 6 | 3.64 | 58 | 0 | 4 | 71.2 | 61 | 31 | 29 | 38 | 50 |
Ted Power | 3 | 3 | 2.54 | 64 | 0 | 6 | 99.1 | 88 | 33 | 28 | 35 | 51 |
Scott Scudder | 6 | 10 | 5.28 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 109.0 | 134 | 80 | 64 | 55 | 51 |
Jeff Shaw | 0 | 1 | 8.22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7.2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Kevin Wickander | 2 | 0 | 3.07 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 41.0 | 39 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 38 |
Team Totals | 76 | 86 | 4.11 | 162 | 162 | 46 | 1470.0 | 1507 | 746 | 671 | 566 | 890 |
Award winners
[edit]- Sandy Alomar Jr., starting catcher
- Carlos Baerga, reserve
- Charles Nagy, reserve
Minor league affiliates
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ The Official Site of The Cleveland Indians: History: Indians History
- ^ Mike York at Baseball Reference
- ^ Greg Swindell at Baseball Reference
- ^ Derek Lilliquist at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jesse Orosco at Baseball Reference
- ^ Pete Rose, Jr. at Baseball Reference
- ^ Kenny Lofton[permanent dead link] at Baseball Reference
- ^ Brook Jacoby at Baseball Reference
- ^ Shawn Hillegas at Baseball Reference
- ^ Eric Plunk at Baseball Reference
- ^ Paul Shuey at Baseball Reference
- ^ Matt Williams at Baseball Reference
- ^ Alex Cole at Baseball Reference
- ^ 1992 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference
- 1992 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Reference
- 1992 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Almanac