1960 Cleveland Indians
[edit] Summary
The 1960 Cleveland Indians finished with a record of 76-78. They scored 667 runs and belted 127 home runs to go along with a .267 batting average. Woodie Held led the team in home runs with 21. The offense was powered by Vic Power, who led the team with 84 RBI and 167 hits.
The team allowed 693 runs and had a team ERA of 3.95. Jim Perry led the pitching staff with 18 wins and 120 strikeouts. Johnny Klippstein led the team with 14 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Ken Aspromonte | 2B | 117 | 459 | 65 | 133 | 10 | 48 | 4 | .364 | .403 | .767 | .290 |
| Rocky Bridges | SS | 10 | 27 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .357 | .333 | .690 | .333 |
| Mike de la Hoz | SS | 49 | 160 | 20 | 41 | 6 | 23 | 0 | .290 | .431 | .721 | .256 |
| Steve Demeter | 3B | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Bob Hale | 1B | 70 | 70 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .312 | .400 | .712 | .300 |
| Woodie Held | SS | 109 | 376 | 45 | 97 | 21 | 67 | 0 | .342 | .471 | .813 | .258 |
| Joe Morgan | 3B | 22 | 47 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .377 | .468 | .845 | .298 |
| Bubba Phillips | 3B | 113 | 304 | 34 | 63 | 4 | 33 | 1 | .249 | .299 | .548 | .207 |
| Vic Power | 1B | 147 | 580 | 69 | 167 | 10 | 84 | 9 | .313 | .395 | .708 | .288 |
| George Strickland | SS | 32 | 42 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .255 | .238 | .493 | .167 |
| Johnny Temple | 2B | 98 | 381 | 50 | 102 | 2 | 19 | 11 | .326 | .323 | .649 | .268 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Walt Bond | OF | 40 | 131 | 19 | 29 | 5 | 18 | 4 | .302 | .366 | .668 | .221 |
| Ty Cline | OF | 7 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .308 | .423 | .731 | .308 |
| Don Dillard | OF | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .143 | .393 | .143 |
| Tito Francona | OF | 147 | 544 | 84 | 159 | 17 | 79 | 4 | .372 | .460 | .832 | .292 |
| Carroll Hardy | OF | 29 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .167 | .367 | .111 |
| Marty Keough | OF | 65 | 149 | 19 | 37 | 3 | 11 | 2 | .294 | .342 | .636 | .248 |
| Harvey Kuenn | OF | 126 | 474 | 65 | 146 | 9 | 54 | 3 | .379 | .416 | .795 | .308 |
| Jim Piersall | OF | 138 | 486 | 70 | 137 | 18 | 66 | 18 | .313 | .434 | .747 | .282 |
| John Powers | OF | 8 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .417 | .703 | .167 |
| Chuck Tanner | OF | 21 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .367 | .320 | .687 | .280 |
| Pete Whisenant | OF | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .334 | .167 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Hank Foiles | C | 24 | 68 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .347 | .338 | .685 | .279 |
| Russ Nixon | C | 25 | 82 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .308 | .341 | .649 | .244 |
| John Romano | C | 108 | 316 | 40 | 86 | 16 | 52 | 0 | .349 | .475 | .824 | .272 |
| Red Wilson | C | 32 | 88 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .268 | .284 | .552 | .216 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5296 | 667 | 1415 | 127 | 632 | 58 | .319 | .388 | .707 | .267 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Gary Bell | 28 | 23 | 154.7 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 1 | 109 | 82 | 4.13 | 1.429 | |||
| Ted Bowsfield | 11 | 6 | 40.7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 0 | 14 | 20 | 5.09 | 1.646 | |||
| John Briggs | 21 | 2 | 36.3 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 4.46 | 1.295 | |||
| Frank Funk | 9 | 0 | 31.7 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 1.99 | 1.136 | |||
| Mudcat Grant | 33 | 19 | 159.7 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 0 | 75 | 78 | 4.40 | 1.409 | |||
| Bob Grim | 3 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11.57 | 3.043 | |||
| Jack Harshman | 15 | 8 | 54.3 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 25 | 30 | 3.98 | 1.473 | |||
| Wynn Hawkins | 15 | 9 | 66 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 4.23 | 1.621 | |||
| Johnny Klippstein | 49 | 0 | 74.3 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 14 | 46 | 35 | 2.91 | 1.184 | |||
| Barry Latman | 31 | 20 | 147.3 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 0 | 94 | 72 | 4.03 | 1.480 | |||
| Mike Lee | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 2.00 | 1.889 | |||
| Bobby Locke | 32 | 11 | 123 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 2 | 53 | 37 | 3.37 | 1.285 | |||
| Carl Mathias | 7 | 0 | 15.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 3.52 | 1.438 | |||
| Don Newcombe | 20 | 2 | 54 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 4.33 | 1.278 | |||
| Jim Perry | 41 | 36 | 261.3 | 18 | 10 | .643 | 1 | 120 | 91 | 3.62 | 1.332 | |||
| Dick Stigman | 41 | 18 | 133.7 | 5 | 11 | .313 | 9 | 104 | 87 | 4.51 | 1.533 | |||
| Carl Thomas | 4 | 0 | 9.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 7.45 | 1.856 | |||
| Bobby Tiefenauer | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2.00 | 1.222 | |||
| Team Totals | 373 | 154 | 1382.3 | 76 | 78 | .494 | 30 | 771 | 636 | 3.95 | 1.406 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Tito Francona and Vic Power | 147 |
| At Bats | Vic Power | 580 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Vic Power | 625 |
| Batting Average | Harvey Kuenn | .308 |
| On-Base % | Harvey Kuenn | .379 |
| Slugging % | Tito Francona | .460 |
| OPS | Tito Francona | .832 |
| Runs | Tito Francona | 84 |
| Hits | Vic Power | 167 |
| Total Bases | Tito Francona | 250 |
| Doubles | Tito Francona | 36 |
| Triples | Jim Piersall | 4 |
| Home Runs | Woodie Held | 21 |
| RBI | Vic Power | 84 |
| Walks | Tito Francona | 67 |
| Strikeouts | Woodie Held | 73 |
| Stolen Bases | Jim Piersall | 18 |
| Caught Stealing | Jim Piersall, Vic Power, and Johnny Temple | 5 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Vic Power | 14 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Vic Power | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Jim Piersall | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jim Perry | 18 |
| Losses | Dick Stigman | 11 |
| Saves | Johnny Klippstein | 14 |
| Won-Loss % | Jim Perry | .643 |
| ERA | Jim Perry | 3.62 |
| WHIP | Jim Perry | 1.332 |
| Innings Pitched | Jim Perry | 261.3 |
| Games | Johnny Klippstein | 49 |
| Games Started | Jim Perry | 36 |
| Strikeouts | Jim Perry | 120 |
| Complete Games | Jim Perry | 10 |
| Shutouts | Jim Perry | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Jim Perry | 1103 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jim Perry | 105 |
| Hits Allowed | Jim Perry | 257 |
| Walks Allowed | Jim Perry | 91 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jim Perry | 35 |
| Doubles Allowed | Jim Perry | 31 |
| Triples Allowed | Jim Perry | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Gary Bell | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Gary Bell | 7 |
| Double Plays Induced | Jim Perry | 26 |
