1961 Cleveland Indians season
| 1961 Cleveland Indians |
||
| Major league affiliations | ||
|
||
| Location | ||
|
||
| 1961 Information | ||
| Owner(s) | William R. Daley | |
| General manager(s) | Frank Lane, Gabe Paul | |
| Manager(s) | Jimmy Dykes | |
| Local television | WJW (TV) (Harry Jones, Ken Coleman) |
|
| Local radio | WERE (1300 AM) (Bob Neal, Jimmy Dudley) |
|
| Previous season Next season | ||
The 1961 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fifth in the newly expanded 10-team American League with a record of 78-83, 30½ games behind the New York Yankees.
Contents |
Offseason
- December 14, 1960: 1960 MLB expansion draft
- Marty Keough was drafted from the Indians by the Washington Senators.1
- Jim King was drafted from the Indians by the Washington Senators.2
- December 27, 1960: Paul Casanova was signed as a free agent by the Indians.3
Regular season
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 109 | 53 | .673 | -- |
| Detroit Tigers | 101 | 61 | .623 | 8 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 95 | 67 | .586 | 14 |
| Chicago White Sox | 86 | 76 | .531 | 23 |
| Cleveland Indians | 78 | 83 | .484 | 30.5 |
| Boston Red Sox | 76 | 86 | .469 | 33 |
| Minnesota Twins | 70 | 90 | .438 | 38 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 70 | 91 | .435 | 38.5 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 61 | 100 | .379 | 47.5 |
| Washington Senators | 61 | 100 | .379 | 47.5 |
Notable transactions
- April 23, 1961: Paul Casanova was released by the Indians.3
- May 10, 1961: Joe Morgan, a player to be named later and cash were traded by the Indians to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bob Nieman. The Indians completed the deal by sending Mike Lee to the Cardinals on June 1.4
- June 12, 1961: Tommy John was signed as an amateur free agent by the Indians.5
- September 8, 1961: Chuck Tanner was sold by Indians to the Los Angeles Angels.6
- October 5, 1961: Jimmy Piersall was traded by the Indians to the Washington Senators for Dick Donovan, Gene Green, and Jim Mahoney.7
Roster
| 1961 Cleveland Indians | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
|
Catchers
Infielders
|
Outfielders
Other batters
|
Manager
Coaches
|
||||||
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CF | Jimmy Piersall | 121 | 484 | 156 | .322 | 6 | 40 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Nieman | 39 | 65 | 23 | .354 | 2 | 10 |
| Joe Morgan | 4 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Antonelli | 11 | 48 | 0 | 4 | 6.56 | 23 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Allen | 48 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3.75 | 42 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Selma8
Notes
- ^ Marty Keough page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jim King page at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b Paul Casanova page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bob Nieman page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Tommy John page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Chuck Tanner Trades and Transactions by Baseball Almanac
- ^ Jim Piersall page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007
References
|
|||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This article relating to a Cleveland Indians baseball season is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Content from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
What Is This Site? The Ultimate Study Guide is a mirror of English Wikipedia. It exists in order to provide Wikipedia content to those who are unable to access the main Wikipedia site due to draconian government, employer, or school restrictions. The site displays all the text content from Wikipedia. Our sponsors generously cover part of the cost of hosting this site, and their ads are shown as part of this agreement. We regret that we are unable to display certain controversial images on some pages the site at the request of the sponsors. If you need to see images which we are unable to show, we encourage you to view Wikipedia directly if possible, and apologize for this inconvenience.
A product of XPR Content Systems. 47 Union St #9K, Grand Falls-Windsor NL A2A 2C9 CANADA