# 1992 Cleveland Indians season

The 1992 Cleveland Indians season was the 92nd season for the franchise. The Indians were named "Organization of the Year" by Baseball America. 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.
* November 15, 1991: Greg Swindell was traded by the Indians to the Cincinnati Reds for Jack Armstrong, Scott Scudder, and Joe Turek (minors).
* November 20, 1991: Derek Lilliquist was selected off waivers by the Indians from the San Diego Padres.
* December 6, 1991: Jesse Orosco was sent by the Indians to the Milwaukee Brewers as part of a conditional deal.
* December 9, 1991: Pete Rose Jr. was drafted by the Indians from the Chicago White Sox in the 1991 rule 5 draft.
* December 10, 1991: Willie Blair and Eddie Taubensee were traded by the Indians to the Houston Astros for Kenny Lofton and Dave Rohde.
* January 27, 1992: Brook Jacoby was signed as a free agent by the Indians.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteAL East :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 96 | 66 | .593 | — | 53‍–‍28 | 43‍–‍38 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 92 | 70 | .568 | 4 | 53‍–‍28 | 39‍–‍42 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 89 | 73 | .549 | 7 | 43‍–‍38 | 46‍–‍35 |
| Cleveland Indians | 76 | 86 | .469 | 20 | 41‍–‍40 | 35‍–‍46 |
| New York Yankees | 76 | 86 | .469 | 20 | 41‍–‍40 | 35‍–‍46 |
| Detroit Tigers | 75 | 87 | .463 | 21 | 38‍–‍42 | 37‍–‍45 |
| Boston Red Sox | 73 | 89 | .451 | 23 | 44‍–‍37 | 29‍–‍52 |

### Record vs. opponents

1992 American League recordvte 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.
* April 9, 1992: Eric Plunk was signed as a free agent by the Indians.
* June 1, 1992: 1992 Major League Baseball draft
** Paul Shuey was drafted by the Indians in the 1st round (2nd pick).
** Matt Williams was drafted by the Indians in the 4th round.
* July 4, 1992: Alex Cole was traded by the Indians to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Tony Mitchell (minors).

### Opening Day Lineup

Opening Day Starters :
| # | 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 |

### Roster
## 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 |
| 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 |

### 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 | 6 | 15 | 4.64 | 35 | 23 | 0 | 166.2 | 176 | 100 | 86 | 67 | 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 | 3 | 1.75 | 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 Nagy | 17 | 10 | 2.96 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 252.0 | 245 | 91 | 83 | 57 | 169 |
| Rod Nichols | 4 | 3 | 4.53 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 105.1 | 114 | 58 | 53 | 31 | 56 |
| Steve Olin | 8 | 5 | 2.34 | 72 | 0 | 29 | 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 | |