1943 Cleveland Indians
82 - 71
1942 / 1944 (Organization)
3rd place in the AL (15.5 GB)
Home Record:
Away Record: 		44 - 33 (.571)
38 - 38 (.500)		 +1.5 wins
+3.9 wins
   
Scored/Expected: 600 / 560 ( +40 )
Allowed/Expected: 577 / 562 ( -15 )
Pyth Record: 79 - 74 (+3)
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Attendance: 438,894 Avg Att: 5,700 (0.95)
Att Rank: 5 / 8 Lg Avg: 5,991
       
Park Factor: 0.94    
HR Factor: 0.82 R/L HR: 0.77 / 0.87
Notes:


Transactions

Filters
Time Frame
To / From
Date          
WAR
Player
Pos
Transaction
11
2
1942
 Jack Salveson
SW
28.8
Rule 5 Draft
Oakland
CLE
0.2
0.7
0.7
12
17
1942
 Roy Cullenbine
RF
29.2
Received in Trade
NYA
CLE
8.3
23.7
8.9
12
17
1942
 Buddy Rosar
C
28.5
Received in Trade
NYA
CLE
3.4
6.8
3.7
12
17
1942
 Roy Weatherly
CF
27.8
Traded Away
CLE
NYA
5.2
1.2
1.0
12
17
1942
 Oscar Grimes
3B
27.7
Traded Away
CLE
NYA
0.4
5.4
5.3
1
1
1943
 Sherm Lollar
C
18.4
Signed as an Amateur Free Agent
CLE
0.0
30.6
0.2
1
1
1943
 Pete Milne
LF
17.7
Signed as an Amateur Free Agent
CLE
0.0
-0.1
0.0
3
20
1943
 Dixie Howell
RP
23.2
Purchased
CLE
CIN
0.2
3.2
-0.3
7
8
1943
 Frank Doljack
CF
35.8
Released
CLE
-0.1
0.0
8
11
1943
 Jimmy Grant
3B
24.8
Purchased
CHA
CLE
0.4
0.7
0.7
8
16
1943
 George Susce
C
36.0
Released
CLE
-0.3
-0.3
8
27
1943
 Al Milnar
SP
29.7
Purchased
CLE
SLA
5.1
0.4
0.4
9
11
1943
 George Staller
RF
27.4
Purchased
CLE
PHA
0.0
0.5
0.5
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

Trades

12 / 17 / 1942
Cleveland Indians Receive
       
Wins Above Replacement
Player
Pos
From
RF
NYA
28.2
8.3
23.7
8.9
4.8
C
NYA
27.5
3.4
6.8
3.7
2.1
Totals      
11.6
30.4
12.6
6.9
New York Yankees Receive
       
Wins Above Replacement
Player
Pos
From
CF
CLE
26.8
5.2
1.2
1.0
0.9
3B
CLE
26.7
0.4
5.4
5.3
-0.2
Totals      
5.6
6.6
6.3
0.8
Team Analysis
WAR After Trade WAR First Year
Tm
  
6.6
30.4
23.8
 
0.8
6.9
6.1
30.4
6.6
-23.8
 
6.9
0.8
-6.1


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Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry.

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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James