1974 Cleveland Indians Roster

The 1974 Cleveland Indians team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1974 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1974 Cleveland Indians Opening Day starters list, a 1974 Cleveland Indians salary list, a 1974 Cleveland Indians uniform number breakdown and a 1974 Cleveland Indians primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1974 Cleveland Indians



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Complete Roster  
 

41 Steve Arlin 6-03½ 195 Right Right 1945-09-25
47 Fred Beene 5-09 160 Right Both 1942-11-24
27 Dick Bosman 6-03 208 Right Right 1944-02-17
35 Tom Buskey 6-03 220 Right Right 1947-02-20
13 Bruce Ellingsen 6-00 180 Left Left 1949-04-26
32 Bill Gogolewski 6-04 190 Right Left 1947-10-26
40 Tom Hilgendorf 6-01 190 Left Both 1942-03-10
32 Bob Johnson 6-04 220 Right Left 1943-04-25
34 Jim Kern 6-05 205 Right Right 1949-03-15
38 Steve Kline 6-03 205 Right Right 1947-10-06
36 Gaylord Perry 6-04 215 Right Right 1938-09-15
31 Jim Perry 6-04 200 Right Both 1935-10-30
16 Fritz Peterson 6-00 200 Left Both 1942-02-08
47 Ken Sanders 5-11 185 Right Right 1941-07-08
41 Dick Tidrow 6-04 213 Right Right 1947-05-14
39 Tom Timmermann 6-04 215 Right Right 1940-05-12
35 Cecil Upshaw 6-06 205 Right Right 1942-10-22
43 Milt Wilcox 6-02 185 Right Right 1950-04-20
8 Alan Ashby 6-02 190 Right Both 1951-07-08
11 Dave Duncan 6-02 200 Right Right 1945-09-26
17 Luis Alvarado 5-09 162 Right Right 1949-01-15
52 Dwain Anderson 5-11 165 Right Right 1947-11-23
25 Buddy Bell 6-02 185 Right Right 1951-08-27
18 Ossie Blanco 6-00 185 Right Right 1945-09-08
10 Jack Brohamer 5-10 165 Right Left 1950-02-26
14 Chris Chambliss 6-01 215 Right Left 1948-12-26
12 Ed Crosby 6-02 180 Right Left 1949-05-26
15 Frank Duffy 6-01 180 Right Right 1946-10-14
7 John Ellis 6-02½ 225 Right Right 1948-08-21
17 Jack Heidemann 6-00 178 Right Right 1949-07-11
4 Remy Hermoso 5-08 155 Right Right 1946-10-01
18 Duane Kuiper 6-00 175 Right Left 1950-06-19
30 Joe Lis 6-00 195 Right Right 1946-08-15
14 Tommy McCraw 6-00 183 Left Left 1940-11-21
20 George Hendrick 6-03 195 Right Right 1949-10-18
42 Johnny Jeter 6-01 180 Right Right 1944-10-24
22 Leron Lee 6-00 196 Right Left 1948-03-04
29 John Lowenstein 6-00 175 Right Left 1947-01-27
26 Tommy Smith 6-03 215 Right Left 1948-08-01
24 Charlie Spikes 6-03 220 Right Right 1951-01-23
28 Rusty Torres 5-10 180 Right Both 1948-09-30
9 Rico Carty 6-03 200 Right Right 1939-09-01
23 Oscar Gamble 5-11 165 Right Left 1949-12-20
9 Larry Johnson 6-00 185 Right Right 1950-08-17
20 Frank Robinson 6-01 195 Right Right 1935-08-31
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The 1974 Cleveland Indians played 162 games during the regular season, won 77 games, lost 85 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Cleveland Stadium (Park Factors: 99/100) where 1,114,262 fans witnessed their 1974 Indians finish the season with a .475 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1974 Cleveland Indians Opening Day starters list, a 1974 Cleveland Indians salary list, a 1974 Cleveland Indians uniform number breakdown and a 1974 Cleveland Indians primary starters list:

1974 Cleveland Indians
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1974 Cleveland Indians
Most Games by Position

C Dave Duncan (134)
1B John Ellis (69)
2B Jack Brohamer (99)
3B Buddy Bell (115)
SS Frank Duffy (158)
LF John Lowenstein (88)
CF George Hendrick (131)
RF Charlie Spikes (154)
DH Oscar Gamble (115)
  
SP Dick Bosman
SP Gaylord Perry
SP Jim Perry
SP Fritz Peterson
  
RP Fred Beene
RP Tom Hilgendorf
RP Milt Wilcox
CL Tom Buskey


1974 Cleveland Indians
Salaries

Frank Robinson $160,000.00
Rico Carty $72,000.00
Jim Perry $68,000.00
Dave Duncan $45,000.00
Steve Arlin $44,175.00
Ken Sanders $40,000.00
Bob Johnson $39,750.00
Cecil Upshaw $38,000.00
Leron Lee $37,000.00
George Hendrick $30,000.00
Tommy McCraw $30,000.00
Rusty Torres $19,750.00
Joe Lis $19,000.00
Bruce Ellingsen $15,000.00
Jack Heidemann $12,600.00


1974 Cleveland Indians
Uniform Numbers

#4 Remy Hermoso
#7 John Ellis
#8 Alan Ashby
#9 Rico Carty
#9 Larry Johnson
#10 Jack Brohamer
#11 Dave Duncan
#12 Ed Crosby
#13 Bruce Ellingsen
#14 Chris Chambliss
#14 Tommy McCraw
#15 Frank Duffy
#16 Fritz Peterson
#17 Luis Alvarado
#17 Jack Heidemann
#18 Ossie Blanco
#18 Duane Kuiper
#20 George Hendrick
#20 Frank Robinson
#22 Leron Lee
#23 Oscar Gamble
#24 Charlie Spikes
#25 Buddy Bell
#26 Tommy Smith
#27 Dick Bosman
#28 Rusty Torres
#29 John Lowenstein
#30 Joe Lis
#31 Jim Perry
#32 Bill Gogolewski
#32 Bob Johnson
#34 Jim Kern
#35 Tom Buskey
#35 Cecil Upshaw
#36 Gaylord Perry
#38 Steve Kline
#39 Tom Timmermann
#40 Tom Hilgendorf
#41 Steve Arlin
#41 Dick Tidrow
#42 Johnny Jeter
#43 Milt Wilcox
#47 Fred Beene
#47 Ken Sanders
#52 Dwain Anderson

Did you know that a 1974 Cleveland Indians Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?