1950 Cleveland Indians

92-62 • .597 Win% • 4th in AL

The 1950 Cleveland Indians went 92-62 (.597) finishing 4th in the AL. The club scored 806 runs, allowed 654, and played home games at Cleveland Stadium. Team leaders included Al Rosen (37 HR, 116 RBI) and Bob Lemon (23-11, 3.84 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

92 Wins
62 Losses
.597 Win %
4th Rank
806 R 654 RA
Diff +152

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806 Runs Scored
654 Runs Allowed
+152 Run Diff
1,732K Attendance

📈 vs. 1950 AL Average

Batting Avg .269 equal to the 1950 league average (.270)
OBP .358 1% above the 1950 league average (.356)
SLG .422 5% above the 1950 league average (.402)
Team ERA 3.75 18% better than the 1950 league average (4.58)
Runs Scored 806 3% above the 1950 league average (782 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCleveland Stadium
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,732,464
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Avg per Game 22,499

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1950

Batting Avg

1 Larry Doby 0.326 2 Dale Mitchell 0.308 3 Ray Boone 0.301 4 Bobby Avila 0.299 5 Bob Kennedy 0.291

Home Runs

1 Al Rosen 37 2 Luke Easter 28 3 Larry Doby 25 4 Joe Gordon 19 5 Jim Hegan 14

RBI

1 Al Rosen 116 2 Luke Easter 107 3 Larry Doby 102 4 Ray Boone 58 5 Jim Hegan 58
1950 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Al Rosen 155 554 100 159 23 4 37 116 100 72 5 0.287
Luke Easter 141 540 96 151 20 4 28 107 70 95 0 0.280
Bob Kennedy 146 540 79 157 27 5 9 54 53 31 3 0.291
Dale Mitchell 130 506 81 156 27 5 3 49 67 21 3 0.308
Larry Doby 142 503 110 164 25 5 25 102 98 71 8 0.326
Jim Hegan 131 415 53 91 16 5 14 58 42 52 1 0.219
Joe Gordon 119 368 59 87 12 1 19 57 56 44 4 0.236
Ray Boone 109 365 53 110 14 6 7 58 56 27 4 0.301
Lou Boudreau 81 260 23 70 13 2 1 29 31 5 1 0.269
Bobby Avila 80 201 39 60 10 2 1 21 29 17 5 0.299
Allie Clark 59 163 19 35 6 1 6 21 11 10 0 0.215
Ray Murray 55 139 16 38 8 2 1 13 12 13 1 0.273
Bob Lemon 72 136 21 37 9 1 6 26 13 25 0 0.272
Thurman Tucker 57 101 13 18 2 0 1 7 14 14 1 0.178
Mickey Vernon 28 90 8 17 0 0 0 10 12 10 2 0.189
Bob Feller 35 83 7 10 0 1 2 5 5 33 1 0.120
Early Wynn 39 77 12 18 5 1 2 10 10 12 0 0.234
Mike Garcia 33 65 4 13 2 0 0 6 1 25 0 0.200
Steve Gromek 31 38 1 6 0 0 0 1 1 9 0 0.158
Jim Lemon 12 34 4 6 1 0 1 1 3 12 0 0.176
Sam Zoldak 33 16 2 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0.188
Gene Bearden 14 13 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0.154
Al Benton 36 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 9 0 0.083
Jesse Flores 28 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Herb Conyers 7 9 2 3 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 0.333
Marino Pieretti 30 7 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.286
Johnny Berardino 4 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0.400
Dick Rozek 12 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Dick Weik 11 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.200
Al Aber 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1950

ERA

1 Early Wynn 3.20 2 Bob Feller 3.43 3 Al Benton 3.57 4 Steve Gromek 3.65 5 Jesse Flores 3.74

Wins

1 Bob Lemon 23 2 Early Wynn 18 3 Bob Feller 16 4 Mike Garcia 11 5 Steve Gromek 10

Strikeouts

1 Bob Lemon 170 2 Early Wynn 143 3 Bob Feller 119 4 Mike Garcia 76 5 Steve Gromek 43
1950 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bob Lemon 23 11 3.84 44 37 3 288.0 281 123 146 170
Bob Feller 16 11 3.43 35 34 0 247.0 230 94 103 119
Early Wynn 18 8 3.20 32 28 0 213.2 166 76 101 143
Mike Garcia 11 11 3.86 33 29 0 184.0 191 79 74 76
Steve Gromek 10 7 3.65 31 13 0 113.1 94 46 36 43
Sam Zoldak 4 2 3.96 33 3 4 63.2 64 28 21 15
Al Benton 4 2 3.57 36 0 4 63.0 57 25 30 26
Jesse Flores 3 3 3.74 28 2 4 53.0 53 22 25 27
Marino Pieretti 0 1 4.18 29 1 1 47.1 45 22 30 11
Gene Bearden 1 3 6.15 14 3 0 45.1 57 31 32 10
Dick Weik 1 3 3.81 11 2 0 26.0 18 11 26 16
Dick Rozek 0 0 4.97 12 2 0 25.1 28 14 19 14
Al Aber 1 0 2.00 1 1 0 9.0 5 2 4 4

👥 Roster (30)

Al Aber Bobby Avila Gene Bearden Al Benton Johnny Berardino Ray Boone Lou Boudreau Allie Clark Herb Conyers Larry Doby Luke Easter Bob Feller +18 more

30 players

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The 1950 Cleveland Indians in brief

The record for the 1950 Cleveland Indians reads 92 wins and 62 losses, good for 4th in the AL. The run column shows 806 for and 654 against. The staff ERA of 3.75 was 18% better than the league average of 4.58. League clubs averaged 782 runs that year, so the Cleveland Indians scored 3% more. Attendance at Cleveland Stadium totaled 1,732,464 for the year.

The home run leader was Al Rosen, who hit 37. The hits leader was Larry Doby with 164. On the mound, Bob Lemon won 23 games to lead the staff. The roster section lists 30 players who appeared for the club. Neighboring pages cover the 1949 season and the 1951 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1950 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1950 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1950 Cleveland Indians finished 92-62 (.597 win pct).
Who led the 1950 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Al Rosen led the 1950 Cleveland Indians with 37 home runs.
What was the 1950 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1950 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 3.75.
Did the 1950 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
No. The 1950 Cleveland Indians did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1950 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1950 Cleveland Indians played home games at Cleveland Stadium.
Who led the 1950 Cleveland Indians in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Al Rosen (37 HR, 116 RBI) and Bob Lemon (23-11, 3.84 ERA).
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