1992 Cleveland Indians season

1992 Cleveland Indians
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Cleveland Municipal Stadium (since 1932)
Cleveland, Ohio (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	Richard Jacobs
General manager(s)	John Hart
Manager(s)	Mike Hargrove
Local television	WUAB Jack Corrigan, Mike Hegan SportsChannel John Sanders, Rick Manning
Local radio	WKNR (1220 AM) Herb Score, Tom Hamilton
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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 was 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

Season standings

AL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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

Record vs. opponents

1992 American League Records Sources:
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	—

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]

Roster

1992 Cleveland Indians

Roster

Pitchers

77 Jack Armstrong

36 Brad Arnsberg

63 Eric Bell

37 Denis Boucher

32 Mike Christopher

39 Dennis Cook

56 Alan Embree

28 Derek Lilliquist

49 José Mesa

36 Dave Mlicki

50 Jeff Mutis

41 Charles Nagy

54 Rod Nichols

31 Steve Olin

27 Dave Otto

38 Eric Plunk

48 Ted Power

47 Scott Scudder

57 Jeff Shaw

53 Kevin Wickander

Catchers

15 Sandy Alomar, Jr.

14 Jesse Levis

0 Junior Ortiz

Infielders

9 Carlos Baerga

16 Félix Fermín

2 José Hernández

26 Brook Jacoby

44 Reggie Jefferson

10 Mark Lewis

42 Carlos Martínez

20 Tony Perezchica

22 Dave Rohde

11 Paul Sorrento

25 Jim Thome

12 Craig Worthington

Outfielders

8 Albert Belle

2 Alex Cole

1 Glenallen Hill

33 Thomas Howard

35 Wayne Kirby

7 Kenny Lofton

23 Mark Whiten

Manager

21 Mike Hargrove

Coaches

24 Rick Adair (pitching)

51 Ken Bolek (assistant)

30 Dom Chiti (bullpen)

6 Ron Clark (bench)

34 Jose Morales (hitting)

17 Dave Nelson (first base)

55 Jeff Newman (third base)

Statistics

Batting

Player	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	AVG	SB
Alomar, Jr., SandySandy Alomar, Jr.	89	299	22	75	16	0	2	26	.251	3
Baerga, CarlosCarlos Baerga	161	657	92	205	32	1	20	105	.312	10
Belle, AlbertAlbert Belle	153	585	81	152	23	1	34	112	.260	8
Cole, AlexAlex Cole	41	97	11	20	1	0	0	5	.206	9
Fermin, FelixFelix Fermin	79	215	27	58	7	2	0	13	.270	0
Hernandez, JoseJose Hernandez	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0
Hill, GlenallenGlenallen Hill	102	369	38	89	16	1	18	49	.241	9
Howard, ThomasThomas Howard	117	358	36	99	15	2	2	32	.277	15
Jacoby, BrookBrook Jacoby	120	291	30	76	7	0	4	36	.261	0
Jefferson, ReggieReggie Jefferson	24	89	8	30	6	2	1	6	.337	0
Kirby, WayneWayne Kirby	21	18	9	3	1	0	1	1	.167	0
Levis, JesseJesse Levis	28	43	2	12	4	0	1	3	.279	0
Lewis, MarkMark Lewis	122	413	44	109	21	0	5	30	.264	4
Lofton, KennyKenny Lofton	148	576	96	164	15	8	5	42	.285	66
Martinez, CarlosCarlos Martinez	69	228	23	60	9	1	5	35	.263	1
Ortiz, JuniorJunior Ortiz	86	244	20	61	7	0	0	24	.250	1
Perezchica, TonyTony Perezchica	18	20	2	2	1	0	0	1	.100	0
Rohde, DaveDave Rohde	5	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0
Sorrento, PaulPaul Sorrento	140	458	52	123	24	1	18	60	.269	0
Thome, JimJim Thome	40	117	8	24	3	1	2	12	.205	2
Whiten, MarkMark Whiten	148	508	73	129	19	4	9	43	.254	16
Worthington, CraigCraig Worthington	9	24	0	4	0	0	0	2	.167	0
Totals	162	5620	674	1495	227	24	127	637	.266	144

Pitching

Player	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	R	ER	BB	K

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	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

References

↑ The Official Site of The Cleveland Indians: History: Indians History
↑ Mike York at Baseball Reference
↑ Greg Swindell at Baseball Reference
↑ Derek Lilliquist at Baseball Reference
↑ Jesse Orosco at Baseball Reference
↑ Pete Rose, Jr. at Baseball Reference
↑ Kenny Lofton 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
↑ Alex Cole at Baseball Reference

1992 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Reference
1992 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Almanac

1992 MLB season by team
AL East	Baltimore Boston Cleveland Detroit Milwaukee New York Toronto
AL West	California Chicago Kansas City Minnesota Oakland Seattle Texas
NL East	Chicago Montréal New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis
NL West	Atlanta Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco
1992 MLB draft 1992 All-Star Game 1992 World Series 1992 MLB expansion draft

Cleveland Indians

Founded in 1894
Formerly the Grand Rapids Rustlers, Cleveland Lake Shores, Cleveland Bluebirds, Cleveland Broncos, and Cleveland Naps
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Owner: Larry Dolan
Chairman/CEO: Paul Dolan
President: Chris Antonetti
General manager: Mike Chernoff
Manager: Terry Francona

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