1959 Cleveland Indians Statistics

American League (AL)
Team Record: 89-65
Finished 2nd in the AL
Attendance: 1,499,139, Avg. 23,796
Ballpark: Cleveland Stadium
Manager: Joe Gordon (89-65)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1959 Cleveland Indians Roster
1959 Cleveland Indians Results

The Cleveland Indians of the American League ended the 1959 season with a record of 89 wins and 65 losses, finishing second in the AL.

The Indians scored 745 runs, most in the league. Cleveland yielded 646 runs. Rocky Colavito walloped 42 home runs for the team, while Woodie Held, Minnie Minoso, Jim Baxes and Tito Francona each swatted 20 or more also. Rocky Colavito accounted for 111 RBI. Minnie Minoso led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .302. Cal McLish topped the team with 19 wins, and Gary Bell as well added 15 or more victories as well Jim Perry earned a 2.65 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Joe Gordon 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
Cal McLish198.7043.63353211301235.325311095267261135041021
Gary Bell1611.5934.044428111215234.02081071052810541365181005
Jim Perry1210.5452.65441318824153.012254451055779212615
Mudcat Grant107.5884.1438197613165.314080762381485204699
Herb Score911.4504.7130252910160.712393842811501471114712
Jack Harshman51.8332.59136651166.0462119613035001277
Don Ferrarese53.6253.201510140076.0582927651245101322
Al Cicotte31.7505.322611200144.0462926425323200193
Bobby Locke32.6003.13247800277.7663327641240303338
Mike Garcia36.3334.00298910172.0723932431349003310
Dick Brodowski22.5001.801801400530.01913632119302133
Jake Striker101.0002.701100006.7822040500032
Humberto Robinson101.0004.155020008.7944041600037
John Briggs01.0002.1341100012.71253130500153
Bob Smith01.0005.22123300029.3311917212017002129
Bud Podbielan01.0005.8460100012.31788120500053
Totals8965.5783.7534415496586231383.7123064657614863533799243455929

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
Minnie Minoso1486505709217232021928105446.302.377.468.8462671117632
Vic Power14764559510217231610609134022.289.334.412.746245192442
Rocky Colavito1546645889015124042111337186.257.337.512.849301132038
Tito Francona122443399681451722079203542.363.414.566.980226113153
Woodie Held1435775258213219329711246118.251.313.465.778244122221
George Strickland13250144155105152348115164.238.313.302.61513370362
Jim Piersall1003543174278132430632531.246.303.338.64110722821
Billy Martin7325924237637092402818.260.290.401.6919753422
Russ Nixon822802582362103129001528.240.277.314.5918190251
Jim Baxes7727024735591101534012147.239.299.466.764115120200
Ed FitzGerald4914312912356114001214.271.343.357.6994652001
Dick Brown48157141153170516001139.220.288.376.6645313111
Gary Bell448675818200600319.240.269.267.5362000800
Jim Perry44515051501050003.300.300.340.6401700100
Ray Webster4080741015212101057.203.253.338.5912520100
Cal McLish358774814210810425.189.231.243.4741810900
Chuck Tanner14504861220150029.250.280.354.6341720000
Carroll Hardy325753121110021137.208.250.226.4761200100
Mudcat Grant425855511001600216.200.228.255.4831400100
Granny Hamner27696741111130018.164.174.254.4281720010
Hal Naragon14413661041050032.278.341.444.7861601010
Gordy Coleman616155801020012.533.563.6671.2291000000
Bobby Locke2427244810150015.333.360.500.8601210200
Gene Leek1338367830150027.222.263.389.6521400000
Elmer Valo3433243700050070.292.424.292.716720021
Don Ferrarese1528271740040009.259.259.407.6671100100
Jack Harshman2140343710050054.206.300.235.535800010
Billy Moran1117171500020001.294.294.294.588500000
Herb Score30555215000100222.096.127.096.223500010
Don Dillard1010100400010002.400.400.400.800400000
Willie Jones1119181410010013.222.263.278.541500000
Dick Brodowski18862200000001.333.333.333.667200200
Al Cicotte26530100000001.333.500.333.833101100
Randy Jackson3770100000001.143.143.143.286110000
Mike Garcia2914140100020005.071.071.071.143100000
Jake Striker1310000000011.000.667.000.667001000
Jim Bolger8870000000011.000.125.000.125000000
John Briggs4320000010000.000.000.000.000010010
Bud Podbielan6110000000000.000.000.000.000000000
Bob Smith12660000000005.000.000.000.000000000
Humberto Robinson5000000000000000000
Totals1854586052887451390216251676823336433721.263.321.408.729215711939604025


Fielding:

Player Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G PB WP SB CS CS%
Vic Power1B1211181063.31039110698.9959.7259.4960000
Tito Francona1B3533293.329619121.9979.6659.0000000
Gordy Coleman1B3327.018311.9557.0007.0000000
Billy Martin2B6765565.0147149137.9974.7154.4180000
Jim Baxes2B4847415.71071101030.9564.6984.5210000
Vic Power2B2121178.0485436.9715.1574.8570000
Ray Webster2B2411135.02837510.9294.3332.7080000
Granny Hamner2B7441.31219041.0006.7504.4290000
Billy Moran2B6430.068011.0004.2002.3330000
George Strickland2B4215.04511.9005.4002.2500000
Woodie Held2B303.701001.0002.455.3330000
George Strickland3B8072642.069131611.9712.8042.5000000
Woodie Held3B4036329.0338728.9843.2833.0000000
Jim Baxes3B2216158.3163851.9153.0692.4550000
Gene Leek3B13879.071410.9552.3921.6150000
Vic Power3B7754.071011.9442.8332.4290000
Granny Hamner3B5436.07610.9293.2502.6000000
Ray Webster3B4426.36833.8244.7853.5000000
Willie Jones3B4423.031012.9295.0873.2500000
Billy Martin3B4122.03410.8752.8641.7500000
Randy Jackson3B2212.002001.0001.5001.0000000
Jim Piersall3B102.001001.0004.5001.0000000
Russ NixonC7468597.73743168.9856.0995.473419321023.8
Dick BrownC4840376.72482115.9966.4275.604117121045.5
Ed FitzGeraldC4538334.31922653.9785.8684.84405131553.6
Hal NaragonC10875.0513011.0006.4805.400132360.0
Rocky ColavitoOF1541541381.7319751.9852.1242.1170000
Minnie MinosoOF1481481322.03141451.9852.2332.2160000
Jim PiersallOF9177696.7216342.9822.8292.4070000
Tito FranconaOF6462546.3136240.9722.2732.1560000
Carroll HardyOF15888.7410001.0004.1622.7330000
Chuck TannerOF101085.7180001.0001.8911.8000000
Woodie HeldOF6328.070001.0002.2501.1670000
Elmer ValoOF202.010001.0004.500.5000000
Cal McLishP3532235.3254924.9742.8302.1140000
Gary BellP4428234.0192733.9391.7691.0450000
Mudcat GrantP3819165.3142523.9512.1231.0260000
Herb ScoreP3025160.711551.762.896.5330000
Jim PerryP4413153.01224011.0002.118.8180000
Bobby LockeP24777.791111.9522.318.8330000
Don FerrareseP151076.0015021.0001.7761.0000000
Mike GarciaP29872.061110.9442.125.5860000
Jack HarshmanP13666.0311001.0001.9091.0770000
Al CicotteP26144.038001.0002.250.4230000
Dick BrodowskiP18030.04320.7782.100.3890000
Bob SmithP12329.315021.0001.841.5000000
John BriggsP4112.721001.0002.132.7500000
Bud PodbielanP6012.313001.0002.919.6670000
Humberto RobinsonP508.702001.0002.077.4000000
Jake StrikerP116.711001.0002.7002.0000000
Woodie HeldSS103100871.01772771843.9624.6914.4080000
George StricklandSS5048440.0801451142.9534.6024.5000000
Granny HamnerSS10551.7111312.9604.1812.4000000
Billy MoranSS5013.07111.8895.5381.6000000
Gene LeekSS118.01510.8576.7506.0000000
Totals1701138612453.041501585127361.9784.1453.372644593839.2




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