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

Record vs. opponents

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 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

Roster 1992 Cleveland Indians Roster Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches (pitching) (assistant) (bullpen) (bench) (hitting) (first base) (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 89 299 22 75 16 0 2 26 .251 3 161657 9220532 1 20 105 .312 10 153 585 81 152 23 134112 .260 8 41 97 11 20 1 0 0 5 .206 9 79 215 27 58 7 2 0 13 .270 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 102 369 38 89 16 1 18 49 .241 9 117 358 36 99 15 2 2 32 .277 15 120 291 30 76 7 0 4 36 .261 0 24 89 8 30 6 2 1 6 .337 0 21 18 9 3 1 0 1 1 .167 0 28 43 2 12 4 0 1 3 .279 0 122 413 44 109 21 0 5 30 .264 4 148 57696 164 158 5 42 .28566 69 228 23 60 9 1 5 35 .263 1 86 244 20 61 7 0 0 24 .250 1 18 20 2 2 1 0 0 1 .100 0 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 140 458 52 123 24 1 18 60 .269 0 40 117 8 24 3 1 2 12 .205 2 148 508 73 129 19 4 9 43 .254 16 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