1992 Cleveland Indians season

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1992  Cleveland Indians
League American League
Division Eastern Division
Ballpark Cleveland Municipal Stadium
City Cleveland, Ohio
Record76–86
Divisional place4th
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.

Contents

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

AL East 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Toronto Blue Jays 96660.593—53–2843–38
Milwaukee Brewers 92700.568453–2839–42
Baltimore Orioles 89730.549743–3846–35
Cleveland Indians 76860.4692041–4035–46
New York Yankees 76860.4692041–4035–46
Detroit Tigers 75870.4632138–4237–45
Boston Red Sox 73890.4512344–3729–52

Record vs. opponents

1992 American League record

Sources:
TeamBALBOSCALCWSCLEDETKCMILMINNYYOAKSEATEXTOR
Baltimore —8–58–46–67–610–38–46–76–65–86–67–57–55–8
Boston 5–8—8–46–66–74–97–55–83–97–65–76–64–87–6
California 4–84–8—3–106–67–58–55–72–117–55–87–69–45–7
Chicago 6–66–610–3—7–510–27–65–78–58–45–84–95–85–7
Cleveland 6–77–66–65–7—5–85–75–86–67–66–67–55–76–7
Detroit 3–109–45–72–108–5—7–55–83–95–86–69–38–45–8
Kansas City 4–85–75–86–77–55–7—7–56–75–74–97–66–75–7
Milwaukee 7–68–57–57–58–58–55–7—6–66–77–58–47–58–5
Minnesota 6–69–311–25–86–69–37–66–6—7–55–88–56–75–7
New York 8–56–75–74–86–78–57–57–65–7—6–66–66–62–11
Oakland 6–67–58–58–56–66–69–45–78–56–6—12–19–46–6
Seattle 5–76–66–79–45–73–96–74–85–86–61–12—4–94–8
Texas 5–78–44–98–57–54–87–65–77–66–64–99–4—3–9
Toronto 8–56–77–57–57–68–57–55–87–511–26–68–49–3—

Notable transactions

Opening Day Lineup

Opening Day Starters
#NamePosition
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

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Roster

1992 Cleveland Indians
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

OutfieldersManager

Coaches

Statistics

Batting

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

PlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBIAVGSB
Sandy Alomar Jr. 892992275160226.2513
Carlos Baerga 1616579220532120105.31210
Albert Belle 1535858115223134112.2608
Alex Cole 419711201005.2069
Felix Fermin 79215275872013.2700
José Hernández 34000000.0000
Glenallen Hill 10236938891611849.2419
Thomas Howard 1173583699152232.27715
Brook Jacoby 120291307670436.2610
Reggie Jefferson 24898306216.3370
Wayne Kirby 2118931011.1670
Jesse Levis 28432124013.2790
Mark Lewis 12241344109210530.2644
Kenny Lofton 14857696164158542.28566
Carlos Martinez 69228236091535.2631
Junior Ortiz 86244206170024.2501
Tony Perezchica 1820221001.1000
Dave Rohde 57000000.0000
Paul Sorrento 140458521232411860.2690
Jim Thome 4011782431212.2052
Mark Whiten 14850873129194943.25416
Craig Worthington 924040002.1670
Team Totals1625620674149522724127637.266144

Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

PlayerWLERAGGSSVIPRERBBK
Jack Armstrong 6154.6435230166.21008667114
Brad Arnsberg 0011.8180010.21414115
Eric Bell 027.6371015.11313910
Denis Boucher 226.3787041.029292017
Mike Christopher 003.00100018.0861013
Dennis Cook 573.8232250158.079675096
Alan Embree 027.0044018.01414812
Derek Lilliquist 531.75710661.213121847
José Mesa 444.161515093.045434340
Dave Mlicki 024.9844021.214121616
Jeff Mutis 029.5332011.1141268
Charles Nagy 17102.9633330252.0918357169
Rod Nichols 434.533090105.158533156
Steve Olin 852.347202988.125232747
Dave Otto 597.061816080.164633332
Eric Plunk 963.64580471.231293850
Ted Power 332.54640699.133283551
Scott Scudder 6105.2823220109.080645551
Jeff Shaw 018.222107.27743
Kevin Wickander 203.07440141.014142838
Team Totals76864.11162162461470.0746671566890

Award winners

All-Star Game

Minor league affiliates

Classification levelTeamLeagueManagers
AAA Colorado Springs Sky Sox Pacific Coast League Charlie Manuel
AA Canton–Akron Indians Eastern League Brian Graham
Advanced A Kinston Indians Carolina League Dave Keller
A Columbus RedStixx South Atlantic League Mike Brown
Short Season A Watertown Indians New York–Penn League Shawn Pender
Rookie Burlington Indians Appalachian League

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References

  1. ↑ The Official Site of The Cleveland Indians: History: Indians History
  2. ↑ Mike York at Baseball Reference
  3. ↑ Greg Swindell at Baseball Reference
  4. ↑ Derek Lilliquist at Baseball Reference
  5. ↑ Jesse Orosco at Baseball Reference
  6. ↑ Pete Rose, Jr. at Baseball Reference
  7. ↑ Kenny Lofton [ permanent dead link ] at Baseball Reference
  8. ↑ Brook Jacoby at Baseball Reference
  9. ↑ Shawn Hillegas at Baseball Reference
  10. ↑ Eric Plunk at Baseball Reference
  11. ↑ Paul Shuey at Baseball Reference
  12. ↑ Matt Williams at Baseball Reference
  13. ↑ Alex Cole at Baseball Reference
  14. ↑ 1992 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference
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