1992 Cleveland Indians season explained

Cleveland Indians
Season:	1992
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

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.

Offseason

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]

Regular season

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

Opening Day Starters
	Name	Position
7		CF
1		DH
9		2B
8		LF
11		1B
23		RF
15		C
26		3B
10		SS
41		P

^[14]

Roster

1992 Cleveland Indians

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

(pitching)
(assistant)
(bullpen)
(bench)
(hitting)
(first base)
(third base)

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

Player	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	AVG	SB
align=left		89	299	22	75	16	0	2	26	.251	3
align=left		161	657	92	205	32	1	20	105	.312	10
align=left		153	585	81	152	23	1	34	112	.260	8
align=left		41	97	11	20	1	0	0	5	.206	9
align=left		79	215	27	58	7	2	0	13	.270	0
align=left		3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0
align=left		102	369	38	89	16	1	18	49	.241	9
align=left		117	358	36	99	15	2	2	32	.277	15
align=left		120	291	30	76	7	0	4	36	.261	0
align=left		24	89	8	30	6	2	1	6	.337	0
align=left		21	18	9	3	1	0	1	1	.167	0
align=left		28	43	2	12	4	0	1	3	.279	0
align=left		122	413	44	109	21	0	5	30	.264	4
align=left		148	576	96	164	15	8	5	42	.285	66
align=left		69	228	23	60	9	1	5	35	.263	1
align=left		86	244	20	61	7	0	0	24	.250	1
align=left		18	20	2	2	1	0	0	1	.100	0
align=left		5	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0
align=left		140	458	52	123	24	1	18	60	.269	0
align=left		40	117	8	24	3	1	2	12	.205	2
align=left		148	508	73	129	19	4	9	43	.254	16
align=left		9	24	0	4	0	0	0	2	.167	0
Team Totals	162	5620	674	1495	227	24	127	637	.266	144

Pitching

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

Player	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
align=left	Jack Armstrong	6	15	4.64	35	23	0	166.2	176	100	86	67	114
align=left	Brad Arnsberg	0	0	11.81	8	0	0	10.2	13	14	14	11	5
align=left	Eric Bell	0	2	7.63	7	1	0	15.1	22	13	13	9	10
align=left		2	2	6.37	8	7	0	41.0	48	29	29	20	17
align=left	Mike Christopher	0	0	3.00	10	0	0	18.0	17	8	6	10	13
align=left	Dennis Cook	5	7	3.82	32	25	0	158.0	156	79	67	50	96
align=left	Alan Embree	0	2	7.00	4	4	0	18.0	19	14	14	8	12
align=left	Derek Lilliquist	5	3	1.75	71	0	6	61.2	39	13	12	18	47
align=left	José Mesa	4	4	4.16	15	15	0	93.0	92	45	43	43	40
align=left	Dave Mlicki	0	2	4.98	4	4	0	21.2	23	14	12	16	16
align=left	Jeff Mutis	0	2	9.53	3	2	0	11.1	24	14	12	6	8
align=left	Charles Nagy	17	10	2.96	33	33	0	252.0	245	91	83	57	169
align=left	Rod Nichols	4	3	4.53	30	9	0	105.1	114	58	53	31	56
align=left	Steve Olin	8	5	2.34	72	0	29	88.1	80	25	23	27	47
align=left	Dave Otto	5	9	7.06	18	16	0	80.1	110	64	63	33	32
align=left	Eric Plunk	9	6	3.64	58	0	4	71.2	61	31	29	38	50
align=left	Ted Power	3	3	2.54	64	0	6	99.1	88	33	28	35	51
align=left	Scott Scudder	6	10	5.28	23	22	0	109.0	134	80	64	55	51
align=left	Jeff Shaw	0	1	8.22	2	1	0	7.2	7	7	7	4	3
align=left	Kevin Wickander	2	0	3.07	44	0	1	41.0	39	14	14	28	38
Team Totals	76	86	4.11	162	162	46	1470.0	1507	746	671	566	890

Award winners

All-Star Game

Sandy Alomar Jr., starting catcher
Carlos Baerga, reserve
Charles Nagy, reserve

Minor league affiliates

Classification level	Team	League	Managers
AAA		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

References

Web site: Renewed Glory . https://web.archive.org/web/20160213142014/http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/cle/history/cle_history_overview.jsp?story=5 . 2016-02-13 . MLB.com.
Web site: Mike York . 2024-09-10 . Baseball-Reference.com . en.
Web site: Greg Swindell . 2024-09-10 . Baseball-Reference.com . en.
Web site: Derek Lilliquist . 2024-09-10 . Baseball-Reference.com . en.
Web site: Jesse Orosco . 2024-09-10 . Baseball-Reference.com . en.
Web site: Pete Rose Jr. . 2024-09-10 . Baseball-Reference.com . en.
Web site: Kenny Lofton . 2024-09-10 . Baseball-Reference.com . en.
Web site: Brook Jacoby . 2024-09-10 . Baseball-Reference.com . en.
Web site: Shawn Hillegas . 2024-09-10 . Baseball-Reference.com . en.
Web site: Eric Plunk . 2024-09-10 . Baseball-Reference.com . en.
Web site: Paul Shuey . 2024-09-10 . Baseball-Reference.com . en.
Web site: Matt Williams . 2024-09-10 . Baseball-Reference.com . en.
Web site: Alex Cole . 2024-09-10 . Baseball-Reference.com . en.
Web site: 1992 Opening Day Box Score . 2024-09-10 . Baseball-Reference.com . en.

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