1992_Cleveland_Indians_season
1992 Cleveland Indians season
Major League Baseball team season
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.
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League | American League | |||
Division | East | |||
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | |||
City | Cleveland, Ohio | |||
Record | 76–86 | |||
Divisional place | 4th | |||
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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- October 7, 1991: Mike York was released by the Indians.[2]
- November 15, 1991: Greg Swindell was traded by the Indians to the Cincinnati Reds for Jack Armstrong, Scott Scudder, and Joe Turek (minors).[3]
- November 20, 1991: Derek Lilliquist was selected off waivers by the Indians from the San Diego Padres.[4]
- December 6, 1991: Jesse Orosco was sent by the Indians to the Milwaukee Brewers as part of a conditional deal.[5]
- December 9, 1991: Pete Rose Jr. was drafted by the Indians from the Chicago White Sox in the 1991 rule 5 draft.[6]
- December 10, 1991: Willie Blair and Eddie Taubensee were traded by the Indians to the Houston Astros for Kenny Lofton and Dave Rohde.[7]
- January 27, 1992: Brook Jacoby was signed as a free agent by the Indians.[8]
Season standings
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AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Toronto Blue Jays | 96 | 66 | 0.593 | — | 53–28 | 43–38 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 92 | 70 | 0.568 | 4 | 53–28 | 39–42 |
Baltimore Orioles | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | 7 | 43–38 | 46–35 |
Cleveland Indians | 76 | 86 | 0.469 | 20 | 41–40 | 35–46 |
New York Yankees | 76 | 86 | 0.469 | 20 | 41–40 | 35–46 |
Detroit Tigers | 75 | 87 | 0.463 | 21 | 38–42 | 37–45 |
Boston Red Sox | 73 | 89 | 0.451 | 23 | 44–37 | 29–52 |
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Record vs. opponents
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
Baltimore | — | 8–5 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 10–3 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 5–8 |
Boston | 5–8 | — | 8–4 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 4–9 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–6 |
California | 4–8 | 4–8 | — | 3–10 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 2–11 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 7–6 | 9–4 | 5–7 |
Chicago | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–3 | — | 7–5 | 10–2 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 4–9 | 5–8 | 5–7 |
Cleveland | 6–7 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 5–7 | — | 5–8 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 6–7 |
Detroit | 3–10 | 9–4 | 5–7 | 2–10 | 8–5 | — | 7–5 | 5–8 | 3–9 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 5–8 |
Kansas City | 4–8 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 5–7 | — | 7–5 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 4–9 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 |
Milwaukee | 7–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 5–7 | — | 6–6 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 8–5 |
Minnesota | 6–6 | 9–3 | 11–2 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 7–6 | 6–6 | — | 7–5 | 5–8 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 5–7 |
New York | 8–5 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 5–7 | — | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 2–11 |
Oakland | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 6–6 | — | 12–1 | 9–4 | 6–6 |
Seattle | 5–7 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 9–4 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 1–12 | — | 4–9 | 4–8 |
Texas | 5–7 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 9–4 | — | 3–9 |
Toronto | 8–5 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 11–2 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 9–3 | — |
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Notable transactions
- April 3, 1992: Shawn Hillegas was selected off waivers from the Indians by the Toronto Blue Jays.[9]
- April 9, 1992: Eric Plunk was signed as a free agent by the Indians.[10]
- June 1, 1992: 1992 Major League Baseball draft
- Paul Shuey was drafted by the Indians in the 1st round (2nd pick).[11]
- Matt Williams was drafted by the Indians in the 4th round.[12]
- July 4, 1992: Alex Cole was traded by the Indians to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Tony Mitchell (minors).[13]
Opening Day Lineup
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# | Name | Position |
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
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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
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Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | SB |
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Sandy Alomar Jr. | 89 | 299 | 22 | 75 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 26 | .251 | 3 |
Carlos Baerga | 161 | 657 | 92 | 205 | 32 | 1 | 20 | 105 | .312 | 10 |
Albert Belle | 153 | 585 | 81 | 152 | 23 | 1 | 34 | 112 | .260 | 8 |
Alex Cole | 41 | 97 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .206 | 9 |
Felix Fermin | 79 | 215 | 27 | 58 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 13 | .270 | 0 |
José Hernández | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Glenallen Hill | 102 | 369 | 38 | 89 | 16 | 1 | 18 | 49 | .241 | 9 |
Thomas Howard | 117 | 358 | 36 | 99 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 32 | .277 | 15 |
Brook Jacoby | 120 | 291 | 30 | 76 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 36 | .261 | 0 |
Reggie Jefferson | 24 | 89 | 8 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .337 | 0 |
Wayne Kirby | 21 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .167 | 0 |
Jesse Levis | 28 | 43 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .279 | 0 |
Mark Lewis | 122 | 413 | 44 | 109 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 30 | .264 | 4 |
Kenny Lofton | 148 | 576 | 96 | 164 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 42 | .285 | 66 |
Carlos Martinez | 69 | 228 | 23 | 60 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 35 | .263 | 1 |
Junior Ortiz | 86 | 244 | 20 | 61 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 24 | .250 | 1 |
Tony Perezchica | 18 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .100 | 0 |
Dave Rohde | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Paul Sorrento | 140 | 458 | 52 | 123 | 24 | 1 | 18 | 60 | .269 | 0 |
Jim Thome | 40 | 117 | 8 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | .205 | 2 |
Mark Whiten | 148 | 508 | 73 | 129 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 43 | .254 | 16 |
Craig Worthington | 9 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | 0 |
Team Totals | 162 | 5620 | 674 | 1495 | 227 | 24 | 127 | 637 | .266 | 144 |
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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
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Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | R | ER | BB | K |
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Jack Armstrong | 6 | 15 | 4.64 | 35 | 23 | 0 | 166.2 | 100 | 86 | 67 | 114 |
Brad Arnsberg | 0 | 0 | 11.81 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10.2 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 5 |
Eric Bell | 0 | 2 | 7.63 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15.1 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 10 |
Denis Boucher | 2 | 2 | 6.37 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 41.0 | 29 | 29 | 20 | 17 |
Mike Christopher | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 13 |
Dennis Cook | 5 | 7 | 3.82 | 32 | 25 | 0 | 158.0 | 79 | 67 | 50 | 96 |
Alan Embree | 0 | 2 | 7.00 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 18.0 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 12 |
Derek Lilliquist | 5 | 3 | 1.75 | 71 | 0 | 6 | 61.2 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 47 |
José Mesa | 4 | 4 | 4.16 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 93.0 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 40 |
Dave Mlicki | 0 | 2 | 4.98 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 21.2 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 16 |
Jeff Mutis | 0 | 2 | 9.53 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11.1 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 8 |
Charles Nagy | 17 | 10 | 2.96 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 252.0 | 91 | 83 | 57 | 169 |
Rod Nichols | 4 | 3 | 4.53 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 105.1 | 58 | 53 | 31 | 56 |
Steve Olin | 8 | 5 | 2.34 | 72 | 0 | 29 | 88.1 | 25 | 23 | 27 | 47 |
Dave Otto | 5 | 9 | 7.06 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 80.1 | 64 | 63 | 33 | 32 |
Eric Plunk | 9 | 6 | 3.64 | 58 | 0 | 4 | 71.2 | 31 | 29 | 38 | 50 |
Ted Power | 3 | 3 | 2.54 | 64 | 0 | 6 | 99.1 | 33 | 28 | 35 | 51 |
Scott Scudder | 6 | 10 | 5.28 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 109.0 | 80 | 64 | 55 | 51 |
Jeff Shaw | 0 | 1 | 8.22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7.2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Kevin Wickander | 2 | 0 | 3.07 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 41.0 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 38 |
Team Totals | 76 | 86 | 4.11 | 162 | 162 | 46 | 1470.0 | 746 | 671 | 566 | 890 |
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- Sandy Alomar Jr., starting catcher
- Carlos Baerga, reserve
- Charles Nagy, reserve
More information Classification level, Team ...
Classification level | Team | League | Managers |
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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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- Greg Swindell at Baseball Reference
- Derek Lilliquist at Baseball Reference
- Jesse Orosco at Baseball Reference
- Pete Rose, Jr. at Baseball Reference
- Kenny Lofton[permanent dead link] at Baseball Reference
- Brook Jacoby at Baseball Reference
- Shawn Hillegas at Baseball Reference
- Eric Plunk at Baseball Reference
- Paul Shuey at Baseball Reference
- Matt Williams at Baseball Reference
- 1992 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference
- 1992 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Reference
- 1992 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Almanac