1949 Cleveland Indians

89-65 • .578 Win% • 3rd in AL

The 1949 Cleveland Indians went 89-65 (.578) finishing 3rd in the AL. The club scored 675 runs, allowed 574, and played home games at Cleveland Stadium. Team leaders included Larry Doby (24 HR, 85 RBI) and Bob Lemon (22-10, 2.99 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

89 Wins
65 Losses
.578 Win %
3rd Rank
675 R 574 RA
Diff +101

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675 Runs Scored
574 Runs Allowed
+101 Run Diff
2,324K Attendance

📈 vs. 1949 AL Average

Batting Avg .260 1% below the 1949 league average (.263)
OBP .339 4% below the 1949 league average (.353)
SLG .383 1% above the 1949 league average (.378)
Team ERA 3.36 20% better than the 1949 league average (4.20)
Runs Scored 675 7% below the 1949 league average (722 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCleveland Stadium
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 2,324,592
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Avg per Game 30,189

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1949

Batting Avg

1 Dale Mitchell 0.317 2 Mickey Vernon 0.291 3 Lou Boudreau 0.284 4 Larry Doby 0.280 5 Bob Kennedy 0.276

Home Runs

1 Larry Doby 24 2 Joe Gordon 20 3 Mickey Vernon 18 4 Bob Kennedy 9 5 Jim Hegan 8

RBI

1 Larry Doby 85 2 Joe Gordon 84 3 Mickey Vernon 83 4 Lou Boudreau 60 5 Bob Kennedy 57
1949 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dale Mitchell 149 640 81 203 16 23 3 56 43 11 10 0.317
Mickey Vernon 153 584 72 170 27 4 18 83 58 51 9 0.291
Larry Doby 147 547 106 153 25 3 24 85 91 90 10 0.280
Joe Gordon 148 541 74 136 18 3 20 84 83 33 5 0.251
Lou Boudreau 134 475 53 135 20 3 4 60 70 10 0 0.284
Jim Hegan 152 468 54 105 19 5 8 55 49 89 1 0.224
Bob Kennedy 121 424 49 117 23 5 9 57 37 40 5 0.276
Ray Boone 86 258 39 65 4 4 4 26 38 17 0 0.252
Ken Keltner 80 246 35 57 9 2 8 30 38 26 0 0.232
Thurman Tucker 80 197 28 48 5 2 0 14 18 19 4 0.244
Johnny Berardino 50 116 11 23 6 1 0 13 14 14 0 0.198
Bob Lemon 46 108 17 29 6 2 7 19 10 20 0 0.269
Allie Clark 35 74 8 13 4 0 1 9 4 7 0 0.176
Bob Feller 36 72 7 17 2 1 2 10 2 23 0 0.236
Early Wynn 35 70 3 10 1 0 1 7 4 10 0 0.143
Mike Garcia 41 51 7 12 2 0 1 7 3 9 0 0.235
Gene Bearden 32 45 3 5 0 0 0 1 2 11 0 0.111
Luke Easter 21 45 6 10 3 0 0 2 8 6 0 0.222
Al Rosen 23 44 3 7 2 0 0 5 7 4 0 0.159
Al Benton 40 38 1 5 0 0 0 1 1 11 0 0.132
Mike Tresh 38 37 4 8 0 0 0 1 5 7 0 0.216
Hal Peck 33 29 1 9 1 0 0 9 3 3 0 0.310
Steve Gromek 27 24 2 4 1 0 0 1 2 5 0 0.167
Minnie Miñoso 9 16 2 3 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0.188
Satchel Paige 31 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.062
Hank Edwards 5 15 3 4 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0.267
Bobby Avila 31 14 3 3 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0.214
Milt Nielsen 3 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.111
Frank Papish 25 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.125
Sam Zoldak 27 8 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.375
Herman Reich 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.500
Fred Marsh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1949

ERA

1 Al Benton 2.12 2 Mike Garcia 2.36 3 Bob Lemon 2.99 4 Satchel Paige 3.04 5 Frank Papish 3.19

Wins

1 Bob Lemon 22 2 Bob Feller 15 3 Mike Garcia 14 4 Early Wynn 11 5 Al Benton 9

Strikeouts

1 Bob Lemon 138 2 Bob Feller 108 3 Mike Garcia 94 4 Early Wynn 62 5 Satchel Paige 54
1949 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bob Lemon 22 10 2.99 37 33 1 279.2 211 93 137 138
Bob Feller 15 14 3.75 36 28 0 211.0 198 88 84 108
Mike Garcia 14 5 2.36 41 20 2 175.2 154 46 60 94
Early Wynn 11 7 4.15 26 23 0 164.2 186 76 57 62
Al Benton 9 6 2.12 40 11 10 135.2 116 32 51 41
Gene Bearden 8 8 5.10 32 19 0 127.0 140 72 92 41
Steve Gromek 4 6 3.33 27 12 0 92.0 86 34 40 22
Satchel Paige 4 7 3.04 31 5 5 83.0 70 28 33 54
Frank Papish 1 0 3.19 25 3 1 62.0 54 22 39 23
Sam Zoldak 1 2 4.25 27 0 0 53.0 60 25 18 11

👥 Roster (32)

Bobby Avila Gene Bearden Al Benton Johnny Berardino Ray Boone Lou Boudreau Allie Clark Larry Doby Luke Easter Hank Edwards Bob Feller Mike Garcia +20 more

32 players

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The 1949 Cleveland Indians in brief

The 1949 Cleveland Indians won 89 games and lost 65, ending up 3rd in the AL. The run column shows 675 for and 574 against. Against a league average of .263, the 1949 Cleveland Indians batted .260. The Cleveland Indians staff finished with a 3.36 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.20. Measured against the 722-run league average, the offense was 7% behind.

Home games were played at Cleveland Stadium, where 2,324,592 fans came through the gates. Larry Doby led the club in home runs with 24. Dale Mitchell collected the most hits, 203. Bob Lemon was the top winner, with 22 victories. The saves leader was Al Benton with 10. In all, the roster shows 32 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1949 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1949 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1949 Cleveland Indians finished 89-65 (.578 win pct).
Who led the 1949 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Larry Doby led the 1949 Cleveland Indians with 24 home runs.
What was the 1949 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1949 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 3.36.
Did the 1949 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
No. The 1949 Cleveland Indians did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1949 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1949 Cleveland Indians played home games at Cleveland Stadium.
Who led the 1949 Cleveland Indians in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Larry Doby (24 HR, 85 RBI) and Bob Lemon (22-10, 2.99 ERA).
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