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Record: 81-80 .503.... 6th in American League East
Stadium: Cleveland Stadium
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 1,011,644

Top Draft Pick: John Bohnet (#7) MLB
Manager - 0 -, Jeff Torborg

Affiliates - AAA Tacoma Tugs AA Chattanooga Lookouts A Waterloo Indians A- Batavia Trojans

Team Leaders

HR: Thornton [26]
RBI: Thornton [93]
2B: Thornton [31]
SB: Bonds [34]
W: Waits [16]
SV: Monge [19]
SO: Wise, Monge [108]

Oldest Player: Rick Wise [33]
Youngest Player: Victor Cruz [21]
Longest Tenure: Duane Kuiper [6]

Major League Debuts

Pitchers: Sandy Wihtol (Sep 7) Eric Wilkins (Apr 11)

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Organizational Roster of Batters

Player	Pos	Age	Team	Level
Craig Adams	OF		Chattanooga	AA
	OF		Waterloo	A
Gary Alexander	C	26	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Bob Allietta	C	27	Tacoma	AAA
Dell Alston	OF	27	Cleveland Indians	MLB
	OF		Tacoma	AAA
Roberto Alvarez	3B-2B		Waterloo	A
Larry Andersen	P	26	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Thomas Anderson	1B		Waterloo	A
Ricky Baker	OF		Batavia	A-
Chris Bando	C	23	Chattanooga	AA
Len Barker	P	24	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Juan Berenguer	P	24	Tacoma	AAA
Bobby Bonds	OF	33	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Juan Bonilla	2B	24	Chattanooga	AA
John Buszka	OF		Chattanooga	AA
Wayne Cage	1B	27	Cleveland Indians	MLB
	1B		Tacoma	AAA
Carmen Castillo	OF-RF	21	Waterloo	A
	OF-RF		Batavia	A-
George Cechetti	1B	19	Batavia	A-
Mike Champion	2B	24	Tacoma	AAA
Bruce Chaney	IF		Waterloo	A
	IF		Batavia	A-
Joe Charboneau	OF	24	Chattanooga	AA
Rich Chiles	OF	29	Tacoma	AAA
Marcus Clark			Waterloo	A
			Batavia	A-
David Clyde	P	24	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Rick Colzie	IF-P	28	Chattanooga	AA
	IF-P		Waterloo	A
Ted Cox	3B-OF	24	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Victor Cruz	P	21	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Bobby Cuellar	P	27	Tacoma	AAA
Paul Dade	OF-3B	27	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Samuel Davis	OF		Waterloo	A
Luis DeLeon			Chattanooga	AA
Bo Diaz	C	26	Cleveland Indians	MLB
	C		Tacoma	AAA
Jerry Dybzinski	SS	24	Tacoma	AAA
Rob Ellis	OF-3B	29	Tacoma	AAA
Daryl Fazzio			Batavia	A-
Vassie Ganiner			Chattanooga	AA
Wayne Garland	P	28	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Lynn Garrett	SS		Waterloo	A
Tim Glass	C	21	Waterloo	A
William Hallstrom	SS	25	Waterloo	A
Mike Hargrove	1B	29	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Toby Harrah	3B-SS	30	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Craig Harvey			Chattanooga	AA
Ron Hassey	C	26	Cleveland Indians	MLB
	C		Tacoma	AAA
Todd Heimer	P	24	Chattanooga	AA
Gary Hinson	SS		Waterloo	A
	SS		Batavia	A-
Ralph Hodge	1B		Batavia	A-
Victor Holmstedt			Chattanooga	AA
Don Hood	P	29	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Donald Hubbard	1B-3B	22	Chattanooga	AA
	1B-3B		Waterloo	A
Dave Hudgens	1B	22	Waterloo	A
Rod Hudson	C		Waterloo	A
Luis Isaac	C	33	Chattanooga	AA
Cliff Johnson	1B-C	32	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Greg Johnson	P		Batavia	A-
Duane Kuiper	2B	29	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Michael LaPorte			Batavia	A-
Larry Lintz	2B-SS	29	Tacoma	AAA
Lawrence Locascio	C		Batavia	A-
Angelo Logrande	1B		Chattanooga	AA
Jack Lopez	SS		Batavia	A-
Sheldon Mallory	OF	26	Tacoma	AAA
Rick Manning	OF	25	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Tommy Martinez	P-OF		Waterloo	A
	P-OF		Batavia	A-
Stephen McMurray	OF		Waterloo	A
Bryan Meier			Batavia	A-
Weston Mitchell	SS		Batavia	A-
Sid Monge	P	28	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Steve Narleski	P	24	Tacoma	AAA
Donald Nicolet	OF-3B		Batavia	A-
Tim Norrid	C	24	Tacoma	AAA
Jim Norris	OF	30	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Dave Oliver	2B	28	Tacoma	AAA
Frank Osmulski	C		Batavia	A-
Mike Paxton	P	26	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Peter Peltz	SS		Waterloo	A
Ron Pruitt	OF-C	27	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Nate Puryear	P	25	Tacoma	AAA
Albert Rausch	SS		Chattanooga	AA
Chris Rehbaum	OF		Batavia	A-
Sal Rende	1B	23	Tacoma	AAA
	1B		Chattanooga	AA
Paul Reuschel	P	32	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Kevin Rhomberg	OF	23	Chattanooga	AA
David Rivera	OF		Chattanooga	AA
Dave Rosello	2B-SS	29	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Edwin Saavedra	OF	19	Waterloo	A
Horace Speed	OF	27	Cleveland Indians	MLB
	OF		Tacoma	AAA
Sam Spence	P		Chattanooga	AA
Dan Spillner	P	27	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Andre Thornton	1B	30	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Jeff Tomski	C	22	Chattanooga	AA
Samuel Torres			Batavia	A-
Lloyd Turner			Batavia	A-
Terry Tyson	SS		Chattanooga	AA
	SS		Waterloo	A
Tom Veryzer	SS	26	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Rick Waits	P	27	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Sandy Wihtol	P	24	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Eric Wilkins	P	22	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Rick Wise	P	34	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Victor Woods	OF		Batavia	A-
Hugh Yancy	3B-2B	29	Tacoma	AAA

Organizational Roster of Pitchers

Player	Age	Team	Level
Vic Albury	32	Tacoma	AAA
Larry Andersen	26	Cleveland Indians	MLB
	26	Tacoma	AAA
Dane Anthony		Batavia	A-
John Arnold	22	Chattanooga	AA
Ronnie Arp		Chattanooga	AA
John Asbell		Waterloo	A
		Batavia	A-
Mark Bajus		Batavia	A-
Len Barker	24	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Richard Barnhart		Waterloo	A
Allan Bauman		Batavia	A-
Juan Berenguer	24	Tacoma	AAA
John Bohnet	18	Batavia	A-
Rick Borchers	24	Tacoma	AAA
	24	Chattanooga	AA
Tom Brennan	26	Tacoma	AAA
Tom Brown	30	Tacoma	AAA
Matthews Bullinger		Waterloo	A
Reid Cassidy		Waterloo	A
Jim Clancy	23	Batavia	A-
David Clyde	24	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Rick Colzie	28	Waterloo	A
Victor Cruz	21	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Bobby Cuellar	27	Tacoma	AAA
Scott Dwyer		Waterloo	A
		Batavia	A-
Ronald Fee		Batavia	A-
Robin Fuson		Chattanooga	AA
		Waterloo	A
Louis Ganci		Waterloo	A
Wayne Garland	28	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Gordon Glaser		Chattanooga	AA
Todd Heimer	24	Tacoma	AAA
	24	Chattanooga	AA
Keith Hendry	20	Waterloo	A
John Hoban		Waterloo	A
Victor Holmstedt		Chattanooga	AA
Don Hood	29	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Larry Hrynko		Batavia	A-
Robert Hussey		Chattanooga	AA
		Waterloo	A
Luis Isaac	33	Chattanooga	AA
Michael Jackubowicz		Batavia	A-
Greg Johnson		Waterloo	A
Kirk Jones		Waterloo	A
Jerry Larison		Batavia	A-
Ron Leach		Waterloo	A
Matt Maki		Batavia	A-
Thomas McGouch		Chattanooga	AA
Gary Melson		Tacoma	AAA
George Merry		Batavia	A-
Sid Monge	28	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Steve Narleski	24	Tacoma	AAA
	24	Chattanooga	AA
Carl Nicholson		Tacoma	AAA
		Chattanooga	AA
Terry Norman		Batavia	A-
Jack Nuismer		Batavia	A-
Mike Paxton	26	Cleveland Indians	MLB
George Ploucher		Chattanooga	AA
Nate Puryear	25	Tacoma	AAA
Randy Rambis		Waterloo	A
Francis Regan		Waterloo	A
		Batavia	A-
Paul Reuschel	32	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Raymond Richard		Chattanooga	AA
		Waterloo	A
Stephen Roche	19	Batavia	A-
Sam Spence		Chattanooga	AA
Dan Spillner	27	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Mike Stanton	27	Tacoma	AAA
Gerald Stutzries		Batavia	A-
John Teising	25	Chattanooga	AA
Rick Waits	27	Cleveland Indians	MLB
John Walters		Waterloo	A
David Warnecke		Waterloo	A
Larry White	21	Waterloo	A
	21	Batavia	A-
Sandy Wihtol	24	Cleveland Indians	MLB
	24	Tacoma	AAA
Troy Wilder	21	Chattanooga	AA
	21	Waterloo	A
Eric Wilkins	22	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Rick Wise	34	Cleveland Indians	MLB
Jesse Wright		Tacoma	AAA