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Record: 69-90 .434.... 6th in American League East
Stadium: Cleveland Stadium
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 800,584

Top Draft Pick: Phil Lansford (#10) A+
Manager - Jeff Torborg

Affiliates - AAA Portland Beavers AA Chattanooga Lookouts A Waterloo Indians A- Batavia Trojans

Team Leaders

HR: Thornton [33]
RBI: Thornton [105]
2B: Manning, Bell [27]
SB: Norris, Dade, Manning [12]
W: Waits [13]
SV: Kern [13]
SO: Wise [106]

Oldest Player: Willie Horton [35]
Youngest Player: Alfredo Griffin [20]
Longest Tenure: Buddy Bell [7]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Wayne Cage (Apr 22) Ron Hassey (Apr 23)
Pitchers: Dennis Kinney (Apr 9)

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Organizational Roster of Batters

Player	Pos	Age	Team	Level
Craig Adams	OF		Chattanooga	AA
	OF		Waterloo	A
Gary Alexander	C	25	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Bob Allietta	C	26	Portland	AAA
Larry Andersen	P	25	Portland	AAA
Thomas Anderson	1B		Waterloo	A
	1B		Batavia	A-
Jack Baker	1B	28	Portland	AAA
Chris Bando	C	22	Chattanooga	AA
Chris Barker	OF		Batavia	A-
Buddy Bell	3B	27	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Riccardo Bellini			Chattanooga	AA
Larvell Blanks	SS-2B	28	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Ken Bolek	OF		Chattanooga	AA
	OF		Waterloo	A
Juan Bonilla	2B	23	Waterloo	A
Dan Briggs	1B-OF	25	Cleveland Indians	MLB
	1B-OF		Portland	AAA
Tim Brill	OF		Chattanooga	AA
	OF		Waterloo	A
Thomas Burke	OF-IF		Chattanooga	AA
John Buszka	OF		Waterloo	A
Wayne Cage	1B	26	Cleveland Indians	MLB
	1B		Portland	AAA
Russell Cain	C		Batavia	A-
Bernie Carbo	OF-RF	31	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Reid Cassidy	P		Batavia	A-
David Clyde	P	23	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Rick Colzie	IF-P	27	Chattanooga	AA
Robert Conley	SS		Waterloo	A
	SS		Batavia	A-
Ted Cox	3B-OF	23	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Paul Dade	OF-3B	26	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Samuel Davis	OF		Waterloo	A
Luis DeLeon			Chattanooga	AA
Bo Diaz	C	25	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Jerry Dybzinski	SS	23	Waterloo	A
Rob Ellis	OF-3B	28	Portland	AAA
Al Fitzmorris	P	32	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Dave Freisleben	P	26	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Louis Ganci	P		Batavia	A-
Vassie Gardner	OF		Chattanooga	AA
Wayne Garland	P	27	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Lynn Garrett	SS		Chattanooga	AA
	SS		Waterloo	A
Jeffrey Geach	2B		Portland	AAA
Kenneth Gilmore	2B-3B		Batavia	A-
Tim Glass	C	20	Waterloo	A
Ed Goodson	1B-3B	30	Portland	AAA
Alfredo Griffin	SS	20	Cleveland Indians	MLB
	SS		Portland	AAA
Johnny Grubb	OF	30	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Jerald Hammermeister	OF		Batavia	A-
Craig Harvey			Chattanooga	AA
			Waterloo	A
Ron Hassey	C	25	Cleveland Indians	MLB
	C		Portland	AAA
Todd Heimer	P	23	Chattanooga	AA
Kenneth Henderson	2B		Batavia	A-
Ralph Henriquez	C	247	Batavia	A-
Don Hood	P	28	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Willie Horton	OF	35	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Donald Hubbard	1B-3B	21	Waterloo	A
Brent Hurley	OF		Batavia	A-
Jose Isizarry			Batavia	A-
Kevin Jeansenne	OF		Chattanooga	AA
	OF		Waterloo	A
Greg Johnson	P		Batavia	A-
Jim Kern	P	29	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Dennis Kinney	P	26	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Rick Kreuger	P	29	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Duane Kuiper	2B	28	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Phil Lansford	P		Batavia	A-
Larry Lintz	2B-SS	28	Cleveland Indians	MLB
	2B-SS		Portland	AAA
Angelo Logrande	1B		Waterloo	A
Rick Manning	OF	24	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Thomas McGouch	P		Chattanooga	AA
Stephen McMurray	OF		Waterloo	A
	OF		Batavia	A-
Sid Monge	P	27	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Tim Norrid	C	23	Portland	AAA
Jim Norris	OF	29	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Paul O'Connor			Batavia	A-
Dave Oliver	2B	27	Portland	AAA
Mike Paxton	P	25	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Peter Peltz	SS		Batavia	A-
Ron Pruitt	OF-C	26	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Nate Puryear	P	24	Chattanooga	AA
Albert Rausch	SS		Waterloo	A
Sal Rende	1B	22	Chattanooga	AA
Paul Reuschel	P	31	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Kevin Rhomberg	OF	22	Chattanooga	AA
	OF		Waterloo	A
Dave Rosello	2B-SS	28	Portland	AAA
Edwin Saavedra	OF	18	Waterloo	A
	OF		Batavia	A-
Horace Speed	OF	26	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Dan Spillner	P	26	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Michael Taylor	OF		Batavia	A-
Andre Thornton	1B	29	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Jeff Tomski	C	21	Chattanooga	AA
	C		Waterloo	A
Frank Toups	IF		Chattanooga	AA
Lloyd Turner			Waterloo	A
			Batavia	A-
Terry Tyson	SS		Chattanooga	AA
Mike Vail	OF	26	Cleveland Indians	MLB
	OF		Portland	AAA
Tom Veryzer	SS	25	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Rick Waits	P	26	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Patrick Washko	IF-OF		Chattanooga	AA
Glenn Wendt	SS		Waterloo	A
Duane Wilson	1B		Chattanooga	AA
Rick Wise	P	33	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Hugh Yancy	3B-2B	28	Portland	AAA

Organizational Roster of Pitchers

Player	Age	Team	Level
Larry Andersen	25	Portland	AAA
Dane Anthony		Batavia	A-
Mike Armstrong	24	Chattanooga	AA
John Arnold	21	Chattanooga	AA
Ronnie Arp		Chattanooga	AA
		Waterloo	A
John Asbell		Batavia	A-
Steve Barr	27	Portland	AAA
Lawrence Beck		Batavia	A-
Rick Borchers	23	Chattanooga	AA
Tom Brennan	25	Portland	AAA
Dan Briggs	25	Portland	AAA
Cardell Camper	26	Portland	AAA
Reid Cassidy		Batavia	A-
David Clyde	23	Cleveland Indians	MLB
German De Los Santos		Waterloo	A
Dennis DeBarr	25	Chattanooga	AA
John Dubeau		Waterloo	A
		Batavia	A-
Michael Elliott		Waterloo	A
Al Fitzmorris	32	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Dave Freisleben	26	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Robin Fuson		Waterloo	A
Louis Ganci		Batavia	A-
Wayne Garland	27	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Gordon Glaser		Chattanooga	AA
		Batavia	A-
Bob Grossman		Waterloo	A
Todd Heimer	23	Portland	AAA
	23	Chattanooga	AA
Richard Hille		Batavia	A-
Victor Holmstedt		Waterloo	A
Don Hood	28	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Robert Hussey		Chattanooga	AA
		Waterloo	A
		Batavia	A-
Gary Hymel	10	Chattanooga	AA
Kevin Jeansenne		Waterloo	A
Greg Johnson		Chattanooga	AA
		Waterloo	A
Jim Kern	29	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Dennis Kinney	26	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Rick Kreuger	29	Cleveland Indians	MLB
	29	Portland	AAA
Bill Laxton	30	Portland	AAA
Thomas McGouch		Portland	AAA
		Chattanooga	AA
Gary Melson		Portland	AAA
Sid Monge	27	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Steve Narleski	23	Chattanooga	AA
	23	Waterloo	A
Carl Nicholson		Chattanooga	AA
		Waterloo	A
Tom Owens		Batavia	A-
Mike Paxton	25	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Robert Pfeffer		Batavia	A-
Steve Powers		Waterloo	A
Nate Puryear	24	Portland	AAA
	24	Chattanooga	AA
Randy Rambis		Batavia	A-
Paul Reuschel	31	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Kenneth Rogers		Batavia	A-
Ramon Romero	19	Waterloo	A
	19	Batavia	A-
John Roslund		Portland	AAA
Rick Sawyer	30	Portland	AAA
Sam Spence		Waterloo	A
Dan Spillner	26	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Gerald Stutzries		Batavia	A-
John Teising	24	Waterloo	A
Bill Van Bommet		Portland	AAA
		Chattanooga	AA
Tom Van Der Meersche		Waterloo	A
		Batavia	A-
Rick Waits	26	Cleveland Indians	MLB
John Walters		Waterloo	A
		Batavia	A-
David Warnecke		Waterloo	A
		Batavia	A-
Steven Widner		Chattanooga	AA
Sandy Wihtol	23	Portland	AAA
Troy Wilder	20	Waterloo	A
Eric Wilkins	21	Portland	AAA
Rick Wise	33	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Jesse Wright		Chattanooga	AA
		Waterloo	A
Ron Wrobel		Waterloo	A
		Batavia	A-