1974 Cleveland Indians

77-85 • .475 Win% • 4th in AL E

The 1974 Cleveland Indians went 77-85 (.475) finishing 4th in the AL E division. The club scored 662 runs, allowed 694, and played home games at Cleveland Stadium. Team leaders included Charlie Spikes (22 HR, 80 RBI) and Gaylord Perry (21-13, 2.51 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

77 Wins
85 Losses
.475 Win %
4th Rank
662 R 694 RA
Diff -32

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⚡ Quick Stats

662 Runs Scored
694 Runs Allowed
-32 Run Diff
1,111K Attendance

📈 vs. 1974 AL Average

Batting Avg .254 1% below the 1974 league average (.258)
OBP .310 4% below the 1974 league average (.322)
SLG .370 equal to the 1974 league average (.371)
Team ERA 3.80 5% worse than the 1974 league average (3.62)
Runs Scored 662 equal to the 1974 league average (665 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCleveland Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,111,450
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Avg per Game 13,721

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1974

Batting Avg

1 Rico Carty 0.363 2 Chris Chambliss 0.328 3 Tommy McCraw 0.304 4 Oscar Gamble 0.291 5 John Ellis 0.285

Home Runs

1 Charlie Spikes 22 2 Oscar Gamble 19 3 George Hendrick 19 4 Dave Duncan 16 5 John Ellis 10

RBI

1 Charlie Spikes 80 2 George Hendrick 67 3 John Ellis 64 4 Oscar Gamble 59 5 Frank Duffy 48
1974 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Charlie Spikes 155 568 63 154 23 1 22 80 34 100 10 0.271
Frank Duffy 158 549 62 128 18 0 8 48 30 64 7 0.233
John Lowenstein 140 508 65 123 14 2 8 48 53 85 36 0.242
George Hendrick 139 495 65 138 23 1 19 67 33 73 6 0.279
John Ellis 128 477 58 136 23 6 10 64 32 53 1 0.285
Oscar Gamble 135 454 74 132 16 4 19 59 48 51 5 0.291
Dave Duncan 136 425 45 85 10 1 16 46 42 91 0 0.200
Buddy Bell 116 423 51 111 15 1 7 46 35 29 1 0.262
Jack Brohamer 101 315 33 85 11 1 2 30 26 22 2 0.270
Leron Lee 79 232 18 54 13 0 5 25 15 42 3 0.233
Rusty Torres 108 150 19 28 2 0 3 12 13 24 2 0.187
Remy Hermoso 48 122 15 27 3 1 0 5 7 7 2 0.221
Luis Alvarado 61 114 12 25 2 0 0 12 6 14 1 0.219
Tommy McCraw 45 112 17 34 8 0 3 17 5 11 0 0.304
Joe Lis 57 109 15 22 3 0 6 16 14 30 1 0.202
Rico Carty 33 91 6 33 5 0 1 16 5 9 0 0.363
Ed Crosby 37 86 11 18 3 0 0 6 6 12 0 0.209
Chris Chambliss 17 67 8 22 4 0 0 7 5 5 0 0.328
Frank Robinson 15 50 6 10 1 1 2 5 10 10 0 0.200
Ossie Blanco 18 36 1 7 0 0 0 2 7 4 0 0.194
Tommy Smith 23 31 4 3 1 0 0 0 2 7 0 0.097
Duane Kuiper 10 22 7 11 2 0 0 4 2 2 1 0.500
Johnny Jeter 6 17 3 6 1 0 0 1 1 6 1 0.353
Jack Heidemann 12 11 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.091
Alan Ashby 10 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.143
Dwain Anderson 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Steve Arlin 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fred Beene 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dick Bosman 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Buskey 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bruce Ellingsen 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Gogolewski 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Hilgendorf 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Johnson 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Larry Johnson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Kern 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Kline 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gaylord Perry 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Perry 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fritz Peterson 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Sanders 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dick Tidrow 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Timmermann 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Cecil Upshaw 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Milt Wilcox 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1974

ERA

1 Gaylord Perry 2.51 2 Jim Perry 2.96 3 Tom Buskey 3.19 4 Bruce Ellingsen 3.21 5 Dick Bosman 4.10

Wins

1 Gaylord Perry 21 2 Jim Perry 17 3 Fritz Peterson 9 4 Dick Bosman 7 5 Fred Beene 4

Strikeouts

1 Gaylord Perry 216 2 Jim Perry 71 3 Dick Bosman 56 4 Fritz Peterson 52 5 Tom Buskey 40
1974 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Gaylord Perry 21 13 2.51 37 37 0 322.1 230 90 99 216
Jim Perry 17 12 2.96 36 36 0 252.0 242 83 64 71
Fritz Peterson 9 14 4.36 29 29 0 152.2 187 74 37 52
Dick Bosman 7 5 4.10 25 18 0 127.1 126 58 29 56
Tom Buskey 2 6 3.19 51 0 17 93.0 93 33 33 40
Fred Beene 4 4 4.93 32 0 2 73.0 68 40 26 35
Bob Johnson 3 4 4.38 14 10 0 72.0 75 35 37 36
Milt Wilcox 2 2 4.67 41 2 4 71.1 74 37 24 33
Steve Kline 3 8 5.07 16 11 0 71.0 70 40 31 17
Tom Hilgendorf 4 3 4.84 35 0 3 48.1 58 26 17 23
Steve Arlin 2 5 6.60 11 10 0 43.2 59 32 22 20
Bruce Ellingsen 1 1 3.21 16 2 0 42.0 45 15 17 16
Dick Tidrow 1 3 7.11 4 4 0 19.0 21 15 13 8
Jim Kern 0 1 4.70 4 3 0 15.1 16 8 14 11
Bill Gogolewski 0 0 4.61 5 0 0 13.2 15 7 2 3
Ken Sanders 0 1 9.82 9 0 1 11.0 21 12 5 4
Tom Timmermann 1 1 5.40 4 0 0 10.0 9 6 5 2
Cecil Upshaw 0 1 3.38 7 0 0 8.0 10 3 4 7

👥 Roster (45)

Luis Alvarado Dwain Anderson Steve Arlin Alan Ashby Fred Beene Buddy Bell Ossie Blanco Dick Bosman Jack Brohamer Tom Buskey Rico Carty Chris Chambliss +33 more

45 players

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The 1974 Cleveland Indians in brief

The record for the 1974 Cleveland Indians reads 77 wins and 85 losses, good for 4th in the AL East. Runs came in at 662 scored against 694 allowed (-32). At the plate the Cleveland Indians hit .254, 1% worse than the league's .258. Pitchers allowed 3.80 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.62. The home park, Cleveland Stadium, recorded 1,111,450 in attendance, about 13,721 a game.

Charlie Spikes topped the Cleveland Indians with 22 home runs. Gaylord Perry led the pitchers with 21 wins. Tom Buskey saved 17 games. In all, the roster shows 45 players. The 1973 season and the 1975 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1974 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1974 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1974 Cleveland Indians finished 77-85 (.475 win pct).
Who led the 1974 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Charlie Spikes led the 1974 Cleveland Indians with 22 home runs.
What was the 1974 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1974 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 3.80.
Did the 1974 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
No. The 1974 Cleveland Indians did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1974 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1974 Cleveland Indians played home games at Cleveland Stadium.
Who led the 1974 Cleveland Indians in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Charlie Spikes (22 HR, 80 RBI) and Gaylord Perry (21-13, 2.51 ERA).
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