1992 Cleveland Indians season

March 2026 November 2013 Cleveland Indians 1992 American League East Cleveland Municipal Stadium Cleveland, Ohio 76 86 y 4th Richard Jacobs John Hart Mike Hargrove WUAB Jack Corrigan, Mike Hegan SportsChannel John Sanders, Rick Manning 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.Renewed Glory http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/cle/history/cle_history_overview.jsp?story=5 https://web.archive.org/web/20160213142014/http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/cle/history/cle_history_overview.jsp?story=5 2016-02-13 MLB.com 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.Mike York https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/y/yorkmi01.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en November 15, 1991: Greg Swindell was traded by the Indians to the Cincinnati Reds for Jack Armstrong, Scott Scudder, and Joe Turek (minors).Greg Swindell https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/swindgr01.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en November 20, 1991: Derek Lilliquist was selected off waivers by the Indians from the San Diego Padres.Derek Lilliquist https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lillide01.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en December 6, 1991: Jesse Orosco was sent by the Indians to the Milwaukee Brewers as part of a conditional deal.Jesse Orosco https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/oroscje01.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en December 9, 1991: Pete Rose Jr. was drafted by the Indians from the Chicago White Sox in the 1991 rule 5 draft.Pete Rose Jr. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rosepe02.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en December 10, 1991: Willie Blair and Eddie Taubensee were traded by the Indians to the Houston Astros for Kenny Lofton and Dave Rohde.Kenny Lofton https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/loftoke01.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en January 27, 1992: Brook Jacoby was signed as a free agent by the Indians.Brook Jacoby https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jacobbr01.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en Regular season Season standings Cleveland Indians Record vs. opponents CLE Notable transactions April 3, 1992: Shawn Hillegas was selected off waivers from the Indians by the Toronto Blue Jays.Shawn Hillegas https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hillesh01.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en April 9, 1992: Eric Plunk was signed as a free agent by the Indians.Eric Plunk https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/plunker01.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en June 1, 1992: 1992 Major League Baseball draft Paul Shuey was drafted by the Indians in the 1st round (2nd pick).Paul Shuey https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/shueypa01.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en Matt Williams was drafted by the Indians in the 4th round.Matt Williams https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/willima09.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en July 4, 1992: Alex Cole was traded by the Indians to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Tony Mitchell (minors).Alex Cole https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/coleal01.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en Opening Day Lineup +Opening Day Starters # Name Position7 Kenny Lofton CF1 Glenallen Hill DH9 Carlos Baerga 2B8 Albert Belle LF11 Paul Sorrento 1B23 Mark Whiten RF15 Sandy Alomar Jr. C26 Brook Jacoby 3B10 Mark Lewis SS41 Charles Nagy P 1992 Opening Day Box Score https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BAL/BAL199204060.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en 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 = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader 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 Sandy Alomar Jr. 89 299 22 75 16 0 2 26 .251 3 Carlos Baerga161657 9220532 1 20 105 .312 10 Albert Belle 153 585 81 152 23 134112 .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 José Hernández (infielder) 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Glenallen Hill 102 369 38 89 16 1 18 49 .241 9 Thomas Howard Thomas Howard (baseball) 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 Mark Lewis (baseball) 122 413 44 109 21 0 5 30 .264 4 Kenny Lofton 148 57696 164 158 5 42 .28566 Carlos Martinez Carlos Martinez (infielder) 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 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 Jack Armstrong 615 4.64 35 23 0 166.2 176 100 8667 114 Brad Arnsberg 0 0 11.81 8 0 0 10.2 13 14 14 11 5 Eric Bell 0 2 7.63 7 1 0 15.1 22 13 13 9 10 Denis Boucher 2 2 6.37 8 7 0 41.0 48 29 29 20 17 Mike Christopher 0 0 3.00 10 0 0 18.0 17 8 6 10 13 Dennis Cook 5 7 3.82 32 25 0 158.0 156 79 67 50 96 Alan Embree 0 2 7.00 4 4 0 18.0 19 14 14 8 12 Derek Lilliquist 5 31.75 71 0 6 61.2 39 13 12 18 47 José Mesa 4 4 4.16 15 15 0 93.0 92 45 43 43 40 Dave Mlicki 0 2 4.98 4 4 0 21.2 23 14 12 16 16 Jeff Mutis 0 2 9.53 3 2 0 11.1 24 14 12 6 8 Charles Nagy17 10 2.96 33 33 0252.0 245 91 83 57169 Rod Nichols 4 3 4.53 30 9 0 105.1 114 58 53 31 56 Steve Olin 8 5 2.3472 029 88.1 80 25 23 27 47 Dave Otto 5 9 7.06 18 16 0 80.1 110 64 63 33 32 Eric Plunk 9 6 3.64 58 0 4 71.2 61 31 29 38 50 Ted Power 3 3 2.54 64 0 6 99.1 88 33 28 35 51 Scott Scudder 6 10 5.28 23 22 0 109.0 134 80 64 55 51 Jeff Shaw 0 1 8.22 2 1 0 7.2 7 7 7 4 3 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 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 1992 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Reference 1992 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Almanac Category:Cleveland Guardians seasons Cleveland Indians season Cleve