1961 Cleveland Indians Statistics

American League (AL)
Team Record: 78-83
Finished 5th in the AL
Attendance: 736,120, Avg. 11,502
Ballpark: Cleveland Stadium
Manager: Jimmy Dykes (77-83)
Manager: Mel Harder (1-0)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1961 Cleveland Indians Roster
1961 Cleveland Indians Results

The Cleveland Indians of the American League ended the 1961 season with a record of 78 wins and 83 losses, finishing fifth in the AL.

The Indians plated 737 runs and allowed 752 runs. Willie Kirkland paced Cleveland with 27 home runs, while Woodie Held, Bubba Phillips, John Romano and Tito Francona each walloped 20 or more as well. Willie Kirkland accounted for 95 RBI. Jim Piersall led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .322. Mudcat Grant topped the team with 15 wins and a team-best 3.86 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Jimmy Dykes and Mel Harder coached the team.

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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Mudcat Grant159.6253.86353501130244.72071181053210931463081037
Barry Latman135.7224.02451812425176.7163847923543108506734
Gary Bell1216.4294.10343401120228.3214125104321002163603994
Frank Funk1111.5003.3156043001192.3793534931664413382
Jim Perry1017.3704.7135350610223.72381321172887590605983
Wynn Hawkins79.4384.0630218311133.013972601659151213587
Bobby Locke44.5004.533741700295.311250481240437204425
Bob Allen32.6003.754801700381.7964234740542104373
Dick Stigman25.2864.62226500064.3653533925148003279
Bill Dailey101.0000.951201000019.01642061700276
Sam McDowell000.001100006.3300050500027
Steve Hamilton003.002000003.0211030401115
Russ Heman003.6060600110.0844080410046
Joe Schaffernoth01.0004.76150800017.0161192141910182
Johnny Antonelli04.0006.56117000048.0683935818023101225
Totals7883.4844.15389161126359231443.3142675266517859932801323446265

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Tito Francona155667592871783081685215652.301.363.459.8232721141233
Jim Piersall12153648481156267640824346.322.378.442.820214182431
John Romano142580509761522912180006160.299.377.483.860246105143
Vic Power14762256364151344563433816.268.309.369.6792081918125
Bubba Phillips143590546641442311872102961.264.305.408.714223145734
Johnny Temple12958851873143223330956136.276.351.347.699180120721
Woodie Held1465905096713623523780069111.267.354.468.8222381433611
Willie Kirkland146585525841362252795704877.259.318.474.79324931474
Chuck Essegian601811662548711235001033.289.328.560.8889361130
Miguel de la Hoz61183173204510032300710.260.295.370.6656442010
Don Dillard74162147274050717001528.272.340.449.7886610001
Bob Nieman397265223602101074.354.417.538.9553500000
Valmy Thomas27928671830260067.209.261.314.5752770000
Ken Aspromonte22787051661050063.229.286.343.6292430110
Gary Bell349581816100900417.198.233.210.4421700910
Mudcat Grant489888815201600429.170.204.227.4322020510
Jim Perry357973412200300114.164.176.192.3671420500
Jack Kubiszyn2544424900000025.214.250.214.464910000
Ty Cline1251439921011061.209.333.302.6361302000
Walt Bond38605279112710610.173.267.346.6131811010
Hal Jones12373526002400212.171.216.343.5591210000
Bob Hale4240360600060017.167.200.167.367601020
Johnny Antonelli1216154420000003.267.267.400.667600100
Bobby Locke3720191400020017.211.250.211.461400000
Wynn Hawkins30423734000100218.108.154.108.262420300
Barry Latman45595524010100317.073.121.109.230610100
Joe Morgan411100200000013.200.273.200.473200000
Bob Allen4813120210000005.167.167.250.417300100
Dick Stigman2216161200010007.125.125.125.250210000
Steve Hamilton21111000000001.0001.0001.0002.000100000
Frank Funk56181711000200110.059.111.059.170100000
Al Luplow520180100000026.056.150.056.206100000
Russ Heman6110000000000.000.000.000.000000000
Sam McDowell1220000000002.000.000.000.000000000
Bill Dailey12220000000002.000.000.000.000000000
Joe Schaffernoth15110000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Totals1953625256097371493257391506823411492720.266.326.406.732227813328735033


Fielding:

Player Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G PB WP SB CS CS%
Vic Power1B1411391246.011541428101.9949.3619.1910000
Tito Francona1B1413112.7106649.9668.9478.0000000
Hal Jones1B10983.0733212.9748.2417.6000000
Johnny Temple2B1291291111.32393171879.9694.5034.3100000
Ken Aspromonte2B2114151.0295038.9634.7093.7620000
Miguel de la Hoz2B1711116.3253822.9694.8743.7060000
Vic Power2B7760.0202227.9556.3006.0000000
Jack Kubiszyn2B205.013001.0007.2002.0000000
Bubba Phillips3B1431431273.01882461923.9583.0683.0350000
Miguel de la Hoz3B1610100.7131812.9692.7721.9380000
Jack Kubiszyn3B8870.0818001.0003.3433.2500000
John RomanoC1411401232.77525898.9895.9145.7451041483139.2
Valmy ThomasC2721211.01511726.9887.1666.222435861.5
Tito FranconaOF1381341189.0289541.9872.2252.1300000
Willie KirklandOF1381301177.72901285.9742.3082.1880000
Jim PiersallOF1201191036.3328933.9912.9272.8080000
Chuck EssegianOF4940353.085531.9682.2951.8370000
Don DillardOF3924257.0680001.0002.3811.7440000
Ty ClineOF121197.0190001.0001.7631.5830000
Bob NiemanOF121183.023110.9602.6022.0000000
Walt BondOF12774.0171001.0002.1891.5000000
Al LuplowOF5544.092011.0002.2502.2000000
Joe MorganOF2220.060001.0002.7003.0000000
Mudcat GrantP3535244.7253624.9682.2441.7430000
Gary BellP3434228.3262411.9801.9711.4710000
Jim PerryP3535223.7173755.9152.1731.5430000
Barry LatmanP4518176.7101322.9201.172.5110000
Wynn HawkinsP3021133.0111831.9061.962.9670000
Bobby LockeP37495.3920001.0002.738.7840000
Frank FunkP56092.3141120.9262.437.4460000
Bob AllenP48081.7414001.0001.984.3750000
Dick StigmanP22664.3212001.0001.959.6360000
Johnny AntonelliP11748.011112.9232.2501.0910000
Bill DaileyP12019.025001.0003.316.5830000
Joe SchaffernothP15017.01610.8753.706.4670000
Russ HemanP6010.012001.0002.700.5000000
Sam McDowellP116.302001.0002.8422.0000000
Steve HamiltonP203.311001.0005.4001.0000000
Woodie HeldSS1441431279.72583932790.9604.5794.5210000
Miguel de la HozSS1717147.0396066.9436.0615.8240000
Jack KubiszynSS7117.067031.0006.8821.8570000
Totals1760144912991.043201645139382.9774.1323.3891444533942.4




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