1959 Cleveland Indians
[edit] Summary
The 1959 Cleveland Indians finished with a record of 89-65. They scored 745 runs and belted 167 home runs to go along with a .263 batting average. The offense was powered by Rocky Colavito, who led the team with 42 home runs and 111 RBI. Minnie Minoso and Vic Power were tied for the team lead in hits with 172.
The team allowed 646 runs and had a team ERA of 3.75. Cal McLish was the winningest pitcher, with 19 games won. Herb Score led the team with 147 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jim Baxes | 2B | 77 | 247 | 35 | 59 | 15 | 34 | 0 | .299 | .466 | .765 | .239 |
| Gordy Coleman | 1B | 6 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .563 | .667 | 1.230 | .533 |
| Granny Hamner | SS | 27 | 67 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .174 | .254 | .428 | .164 |
| Woodie Held | SS | 143 | 525 | 82 | 132 | 29 | 71 | 1 | .313 | .465 | .778 | .251 |
| Randy Jackson | 3B | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .286 | .143 |
| Willie Jones | 3B | 11 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .263 | .278 | .541 | .222 |
| Gene Leek | 3B | 13 | 36 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .263 | .389 | .652 | .222 |
| Billy Martin | 2B | 73 | 242 | 37 | 63 | 9 | 24 | 0 | .290 | .401 | .691 | .260 |
| Billy Moran | 2B | 11 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .294 | .294 | .588 | .294 |
| Vic Power | 1B | 147 | 595 | 102 | 172 | 10 | 60 | 9 | .334 | .412 | .746 | .289 |
| George Strickland | 3B | 132 | 441 | 55 | 105 | 3 | 48 | 1 | .313 | .302 | .615 | .238 |
| Ray Webster | 2B | 40 | 74 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 1 | .253 | .338 | .591 | .203 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Rocky Colavito | OF | 154 | 588 | 90 | 151 | 42 | 111 | 3 | .337 | .512 | .849 | .257 |
| Tito Francona | OF | 122 | 399 | 68 | 145 | 20 | 79 | 2 | .414 | .566 | .980 | .363 |
| Carroll Hardy | OF | 32 | 53 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .250 | .226 | .476 | .208 |
| Minnie Minoso | OF | 148 | 570 | 92 | 172 | 21 | 92 | 8 | .377 | .468 | .845 | .302 |
| Jim Piersall | OF | 100 | 317 | 42 | 78 | 4 | 30 | 6 | .303 | .338 | .641 | .246 |
| Chuck Tanner | OF | 14 | 48 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .280 | .354 | .634 | .250 |
| Elmer Valo | OF | 34 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .424 | .292 | .716 | .292 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Dick Brown | C | 48 | 141 | 15 | 31 | 5 | 16 | 0 | .288 | .376 | .664 | .220 |
| Ed Fitz Gerald | C | 49 | 129 | 12 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .343 | .357 | .700 | .271 |
| Hal Naragon | C | 14 | 36 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .341 | .444 | .785 | .278 |
| Russ Nixon | C | 82 | 258 | 23 | 62 | 1 | 29 | 0 | .277 | .314 | .591 | .240 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Jim Bolger | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .000 | .125 | .000 | |
| Don Dillard | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .800 | .400 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5288 | 745 | 1390 | 167 | 682 | 33 | .318 | .408 | .726 | .263 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Gary Bell | 44 | 28 | 234 | 16 | 11 | .593 | 5 | 136 | 105 | 4.04 | 1.338 | |||
| John Briggs | 4 | 1 | 12.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2.13 | 1.181 | |||
| Dick Brodowski | 18 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 1.80 | 1.333 | |||
| Al Cicotte | 26 | 1 | 44 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 1 | 23 | 25 | 5.32 | 1.614 | |||
| Don Ferrarese | 15 | 10 | 76 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 0 | 45 | 51 | 3.20 | 1.434 | |||
| Mike Garcia | 29 | 8 | 72 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 1 | 49 | 31 | 4.00 | 1.431 | |||
| Mudcat Grant | 38 | 19 | 165.3 | 10 | 7 | .588 | 3 | 85 | 81 | 4.14 | 1.337 | |||
| Jack Harshman | 13 | 6 | 66 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 1 | 35 | 13 | 2.59 | 0.894 | |||
| Bobby Locke | 24 | 7 | 77.7 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2 | 40 | 41 | 3.13 | 1.377 | |||
| Cal McLish | 35 | 32 | 235.3 | 19 | 8 | .704 | 1 | 113 | 72 | 3.63 | 1.381 | |||
| Jim Perry | 44 | 13 | 153 | 12 | 10 | .545 | 4 | 79 | 55 | 2.65 | 1.157 | |||
| Bud Podbielan | 6 | 0 | 12.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5.84 | 1.545 | |||
| Humberto Robinson | 5 | 0 | 8.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4.15 | 1.494 | |||
| Herb Score | 30 | 25 | 160.7 | 9 | 11 | .450 | 0 | 147 | 115 | 4.71 | 1.481 | |||
| Bob Smith | 12 | 3 | 29.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5.22 | 1.468 | |||
| Jake Striker | 1 | 1 | 6.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2.70 | 1.791 | |||
| Team Totals | 344 | 154 | 1383.7 | 89 | 65 | .578 | 23 | 799 | 635 | 3.75 | 1.348 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Rocky Colavito | 154 |
| At Bats | Vic Power | 595 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Rocky Colavito | 664 |
| Batting Average | Minnie Minoso | .302 |
| On-Base % | Minnie Minoso | .377 |
| Slugging % | Rocky Colavito | .512 |
| OPS | Rocky Colavito | .849 |
| Runs | Vic Power | 102 |
| Hits | Minnie Minoso and Vic Power | 172 |
| Total Bases | Rocky Colavito | 301 |
| Doubles | Minnie Minoso | 32 |
| Triples | Vic Power | 6 |
| Home Runs | Rocky Colavito | 42 |
| RBI | Rocky Colavito | 111 |
| Walks | Rocky Colavito | 71 |
| Strikeouts | Woodie Held | 118 |
| Stolen Bases | Vic Power | 9 |
| Caught Stealing | Vic Power | 13 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Cal McLish | 9 |
| Sacrifice Flies | George Strickland | 6 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Vic Power | 19 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Cal McLish | 19 |
| Losses | Gary Bell and Herb Score | 11 |
| Saves | Gary Bell and Dick Brodowski | 5 |
| Won-Loss % | Cal McLish | .704 |
| ERA | Cal McLish | 3.63 |
| WHIP | Mudcat Grant | 1.337 |
| Innings Pitched | Cal McLish | 235.3 |
| Games | Gary Bell and Jim Perry | 44 |
| Games Started | Cal McLish | 32 |
| Strikeouts | Herb Score | 147 |
| Complete Games | Cal McLish | 13 |
| Shutouts | Jim Perry | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Cal McLish | 1021 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Gary Bell | 105 |
| Hits Allowed | Cal McLish | 253 |
| Walks Allowed | Herb Score | 115 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Gary Bell and Herb Score | 28 |
| Doubles Allowed | Cal McLish | 29 |
| Triples Allowed | Cal McLish | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Herb Score | 14 |
| Hit Batsmen | Gary Bell and Cal McLish | 5 |
| Double Plays Induced | Cal McLish | 18 |
