1948 Indianapolis Indians Statistics

American Association (AA) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 100-54
Finished 1st in the AA
Manager: Al Lopez (100-54)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Ballpark: Owen J. Bush Stadium
Attendance: 494,455, Avg. 6,421
1948 Indianapolis Indians Roster

Playoffs - St. Paul Saints 4 games, Indianapolis Indians 2

The Indianapolis Indians of the American Association ended the 1948 season with a record of 100 wins and 54 losses, finishing first in the AA.

The Indians paced the circuit with 948 runs. Indianapolis allowed 751 runs, least in the league. Les Fleming powered the squad with 26 home runs and drove in 143 runs, while leading hitters with significant playing time with a .323 average. Bob Malloy topped the squad with 21 wins, and Jim Bagby as well added 15 or more victories as well Cal McLish recorded a 4.13 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Players from the 1948 Indianapolis Indians who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Chet Johnson, Frank Kalin, Roy Weatherly, Culley Rikard, Bob Malloy, Johnny Hutchings, Frank Barrett, Al Lopez, Junior Walsh, Rusty Peters, Steve Nagy, Jack Hallett, Ted Beard, Jack Cassini, Royce Lint, Glenn Crawford, Jim Bagby, Pete Castiglione, Earl Turner, Don Gutteridge, Cal McLish, Ed Bahr, Tom Saffell, Les Fleming and Charlie Letchas.

Al Lopez served as manager.


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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Bob Malloy217.7504.1732180242.027012611299105203
Jim Bagby169.6404.6431161227.02721361178054604
Cal McLish129.5714.1329124172.0199100795771402
Jack Hallett115.6884.912391132.012683726291116
Johnny Hutchings102.8333.52381092.08841363759201
Ed Bahr106.6254.202871148.016480695778511
Frank Barrett75.5833.21440073.06430264225100
Junior Walsh42.6674.79132147.05131252326102
Steve Nagy101.0002.573014.0124488000
Royce Lint11.5004.80160045.05126242928012
Chet Johnson140.0
Charles Rushe000.00303.0941
Bill Sweiger000.00201.3210
Jim Kleckley000.00205.0410
Stanley Ferek02.00018.006014.031282898100
Totals9348.6604.382840065801215.3134368559205090554233210

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Pete Castiglione14862657887178331658834137.308.355.446.80125816
Tom Saffell1496695861191752410656226676.299.375.404.780237611
Les Fleming15163452711217028626143110352.323.437.546.98328840
Jack Cassini131592518101158276063335453.305.374.380.754197317
Ted Beard14265051113115431177851312897.301.449.470.91924092
Culley Rikard142593491991402961110728558.285.404.436.840214134
Earl Turner85335307489617825652628.313.370.440.81013520
Don Gutteridge107402366589417255163150.257.315.355.67013005
Frank Kalin4614212626416273911617.325.401.571.9737200
Charlie Letchas521931643041511150269.250.356.311.6675112
Roy Weatherly6814613217403143011315.303.366.432.7975701
Robert Ganss4915013119355122001823.267.356.366.7224801
Al Lopez4313912713344122111213.268.331.362.6934600
Cal McLish518777222201023617.286.337.312.6492404
Bob Malloy321101031222100101517.214.250.223.4732302
Jim Bagby349794920303150213.213.229.340.5703201
Jack Hallett23565131220070110.235.250.275.5251404
Ed Bahr3458564910030023.161.161.179.3391002
Glenn Crawford122317360001062.353.522.353.875600
Frank Barrett441615151003015.333.375.400.775600
Royce Lint232119351002026.263.333.316.649600
Johnny Hutchings382821240002014.190.227.190.418406
Steve Nagy3441.250.250.250.5001
Stanley Ferek6441.250.250.250.5001
Junior Walsh131715210001017.067.125.067.192101
Totals16265792504092114642387881820920644632.290.375.417.79221010396900


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Les Fleming1B151113510412104.9908.205
Frank Kalin1B14832415.9556.071
Jack Cassini2B1293173053374.9504.822
Charlie Letchas2B19414649.9564.579
Don Gutteridge2B11251894.8273.909
Don Gutteridge3B89891242011.9142.393
Charlie Letchas3B30355759.9483.067
Earl TurnerC8337448117.9755.08418
Robert GanssC431782172.9664.6282
Al LopezC421842385.9634.9291
Tom SaffellOF1483988113.9742.743
Ted BeardOF1422883174.9792.246
Culley RikardOF14129710111.9652.177
Roy WeatherlyOF3247020.9591.469
Frank KalinOF2043221.9572.250
Frank BarrettP44413011.000.386
Johnny HutchingsP386721.867.342
Bob MalloyP322046031.0002.062
Jim BagbyP31145826.9732.323
Cal McLishP29112223.9431.138
Ed BahrP2882315.9691.107
Jack HallettP2391810.9641.174
Royce LintP1601313.929.812
Chet JohnsonP14.000
Junior WalshP133912.923.923
Stanley FerekP6.000
Charles RusheP3.000
Steve NagyP3.000
Bill SweigerP2.000
Jim KleckleyP2.000
Pete CastiglioneSS1482794493588.9544.919
Totals152638881457191361.9653.5032100

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.





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