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1948 Cleveland Indians

97-58 • .626 Win% • 1st in AL

The 1948 Cleveland Indians went 97-58 (.626) finishing 1st in the AL. They won the World Series that season. The club scored 840 runs, allowed 568, and played home games at Cleveland Stadium. Team leaders included Joe Gordon (32 HR, 124 RBI) and Gene Bearden (20-7, 2.43 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

97 Wins
58 Losses
.626 Win %
1st Rank
840 R 568 RA
Diff +272

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⚡ Quick Stats

840 Runs Scored
568 Runs Allowed
+272 Run Diff
2,659K Attendance

📈 vs. 1948 AL Average

Batting Avg .281 6% above the 1948 league average (.265)
OBP .360 3% above the 1948 league average (.349)
SLG .431 13% above the 1948 league average (.381)
Team ERA 3.22 25% better than the 1948 league average (4.29)
Runs Scored 840 15% above the 1948 league average (730 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCleveland Stadium
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 2,659,900
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Avg per Game 33,669

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1948

Batting Avg

1 Lou Boudreau 0.355 2 Dale Mitchell 0.336 3 Allie Clark 0.310 4 Bob Kennedy 0.301 5 Larry Doby 0.301

Home Runs

1 Joe Gordon 32 2 Ken Keltner 31 3 Lou Boudreau 18 4 Eddie Robinson 16 5 Larry Doby 14

RBI

1 Joe Gordon 124 2 Ken Keltner 119 3 Lou Boudreau 106 4 Eddie Robinson 83 5 Larry Doby 66
1948 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dale Mitchell 141 608 82 204 30 8 4 56 45 17 13 0.336
Lou Boudreau 152 560 116 199 34 6 18 106 98 9 3 0.355
Ken Keltner 153 558 91 166 24 4 31 119 89 52 2 0.297
Joe Gordon 144 550 96 154 21 4 32 124 77 68 5 0.280
Eddie Robinson 134 493 53 125 18 5 16 83 36 42 1 0.254
Jim Hegan 144 472 60 117 21 6 14 61 48 74 6 0.248
Larry Doby 121 439 83 132 23 9 14 66 54 77 9 0.301
Allie Clark 81 271 43 84 5 2 9 38 23 13 0 0.310
Thurman Tucker 83 242 52 63 13 2 1 19 31 17 11 0.260
Wally Judnich 79 218 36 56 13 3 2 29 56 23 2 0.257
Hank Edwards 55 160 27 43 9 2 3 18 18 18 1 0.269
Johnny Berardino 66 147 19 28 5 1 2 10 27 16 0 0.190
Bob Lemon 52 119 20 34 9 0 5 21 8 23 0 0.286
Bob Feller 44 95 1 9 2 0 0 3 1 39 0 0.095
Gene Bearden 37 90 14 23 3 0 2 14 5 9 0 0.256
Joe Tipton 47 90 11 26 3 0 1 13 4 10 0 0.289
Bob Kennedy 66 73 10 22 3 2 0 5 4 6 0 0.301
Hal Peck 45 63 12 18 3 0 0 8 4 8 1 0.286
Steve Gromek 38 41 3 6 1 0 0 1 3 7 0 0.146
Sam Zoldak 23 36 0 5 1 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.139
Satchel Paige 21 23 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.087
Pat Seerey 10 23 7 6 0 0 1 6 7 8 0 0.261
Bob Muncrief 21 18 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0.111
Don Black 18 15 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.200
Ed Klieman 44 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 9 0 0.143
Russ Christopher 45 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.000
Ray Boone 6 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.400
Al Rosen 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.200
Ray Murray 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Al Gettel 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Kennedy 6 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.667
Lyman Linde 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mike Garcia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ernest Groth 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Les Webber 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Charles Wensloff 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1948

ERA

1 Gene Bearden 2.43 2 Satchel Paige 2.48 3 Ed Klieman 2.60 4 Sam Zoldak 2.81 5 Bob Lemon 2.82

Wins

1 Gene Bearden 20 2 Bob Lemon 20 3 Bob Feller 19 4 Steve Gromek 9 5 Sam Zoldak 9

Strikeouts

1 Bob Feller 164 2 Bob Lemon 147 3 Gene Bearden 80 4 Steve Gromek 50 5 Satchel Paige 43
1948 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bob Lemon 20 14 2.82 43 37 2 293.2 231 92 129 147
Bob Feller 19 15 3.56 44 38 3 280.1 255 111 116 164
Gene Bearden 20 7 2.43 37 29 1 229.2 187 62 106 80
Steve Gromek 9 3 2.84 38 9 2 130.0 109 41 51 50
Sam Zoldak 9 6 2.81 23 12 0 105.2 104 33 24 17
Ed Klieman 3 2 2.60 44 0 4 79.2 62 23 46 18
Satchel Paige 6 1 2.48 21 7 1 72.2 61 20 22 43
Bob Muncrief 5 4 3.98 21 9 0 72.1 76 32 31 24
Russ Christopher 3 2 2.90 45 0 17 59.0 55 19 27 14
Don Black 2 2 5.37 18 10 0 52.0 57 31 40 16
Bill Kennedy 1 0 11.12 6 3 0 11.1 16 14 13 12
Lyman Linde 0 0 5.40 3 0 0 10.0 9 6 4 0
Al Gettel 0 1 17.61 5 2 0 7.2 15 15 10 4
Mike Garcia 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 3 0 0 1
Charles Wensloff 0 1 10.80 1 0 0 1.2 2 2 3 2
Ernest Groth 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 1 2 0
Les Webber 0 0 40.50 1 0 0 0.2 3 3 1 1

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
CLE def. BSN 4-2

👥 Roster (36)

Gene Bearden Johnny Berardino Don Black Ray Boone Lou Boudreau Russ Christopher Allie Clark Larry Doby Hank Edwards Bob Feller Mike Garcia Al Gettel +24 more

36 players

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The 1948 Cleveland Indians in brief

The 1948 Cleveland Indians won 97 games and lost 58, ending up 1st in the AL. In 1948 the franchise won the World Series. The run column shows 840 for and 568 against. Against a league average of .265, the 1948 Cleveland Indians batted .281. The staff ERA of 3.22 was 25% better than the league average of 4.29. The 840 runs scored compare with a league average of 730 per club, 15% more.

Attendance at Cleveland Stadium totaled 2,659,900 for the year. The home run leader was Joe Gordon, who hit 32. Gene Bearden was the top winner, with 20 victories. The strikeout leader was Bob Feller with 164. Russ Christopher saved 17 games. The World Series ended in a win against BSN 4-2.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1948 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1948 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1948 Cleveland Indians finished 97-58 (.626 win pct).
Did the 1948 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
Yes. The 1948 Cleveland Indians won the World Series.
Who led the 1948 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Joe Gordon led the 1948 Cleveland Indians with 32 home runs.
What was the 1948 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1948 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 3.22.
Where did the 1948 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1948 Cleveland Indians played home games at Cleveland Stadium.
Who led the 1948 Cleveland Indians in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Joe Gordon (32 HR, 124 RBI) and Gene Bearden (20-7, 2.43 ERA).
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