1961 Cleveland Indians
[edit] Summary
The 1961 Cleveland Indians finished with a record of 78-83. They scored 737 runs and belted 150 home runs to go along with a .266 batting average. The offense was powered by Willie Kirkland, who led the team with 27 home runs and 95 RBI. Tito Francona led the team with 178 hits for a .301 average.
The team allowed 752 runs and had a team ERA of 4.15. Leading the team in wins was Mudcat Grant, with 15. Gary Bell led the team with 163 strikeouts. Frank Funk led the team with 11 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Ken Aspromonte | 2B | 22 | 70 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .286 | .343 | .629 | .229 |
| Mike de la Hoz | 2B | 61 | 173 | 20 | 45 | 3 | 23 | 0 | .295 | .370 | .665 | .260 |
| Bob Hale | 1B | 42 | 36 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .200 | .167 | .367 | .167 |
| Woodie Held | SS | 146 | 509 | 67 | 136 | 23 | 78 | 0 | .354 | .468 | .822 | .267 |
| Hal Jones | 1B | 12 | 35 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .216 | .343 | .559 | .171 |
| Jack Kubiszyn | 3B | 25 | 42 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .214 | .464 | .214 |
| Bubba Phillips | 3B | 143 | 546 | 64 | 144 | 18 | 72 | 1 | .305 | .408 | .713 | .264 |
| Vic Power | 1B | 147 | 563 | 64 | 151 | 5 | 63 | 4 | .309 | .369 | .678 | .268 |
| Johnny Temple | 2B | 129 | 518 | 73 | 143 | 3 | 30 | 9 | .351 | .347 | .698 | .276 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Walt Bond | OF | 38 | 52 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .267 | .346 | .613 | .173 |
| Ty Cline | OF | 12 | 43 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .302 | .635 | .209 |
| Don Dillard | OF | 74 | 147 | 27 | 40 | 7 | 17 | 0 | .340 | .449 | .789 | .272 |
| Chuck Essegian | OF | 60 | 166 | 25 | 48 | 12 | 35 | 0 | .328 | .560 | .888 | .289 |
| Tito Francona | OF | 155 | 592 | 87 | 178 | 16 | 85 | 2 | .363 | .459 | .822 | .301 |
| Willie Kirkland | OF | 146 | 525 | 84 | 136 | 27 | 95 | 7 | .318 | .474 | .792 | .259 |
| Al Luplow | OF | 5 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .150 | .056 | .206 | .056 |
| Joe Morgan | OF | 4 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .200 | .473 | .200 |
| Bob Nieman | OF | 39 | 65 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 10 | 1 | .417 | .538 | .955 | .354 |
| Jim Piersall | OF | 121 | 484 | 81 | 156 | 6 | 40 | 8 | .378 | .442 | .820 | .322 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| John Romano | C | 142 | 509 | 76 | 152 | 21 | 80 | 0 | .377 | .483 | .860 | .299 |
| Valmy Thomas | C | 27 | 86 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .261 | .314 | .575 | .209 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5609 | 737 | 1493 | 150 | 682 | 34 | .322 | .406 | .728 | .266 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bob Allen | 48 | 0 | 81.7 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3 | 42 | 40 | 3.75 | 1.665 | |||
| Johnny Antonelli | 11 | 7 | 48 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 6.56 | 1.792 | |||
| Gary Bell | 34 | 34 | 228.3 | 12 | 16 | .429 | 0 | 163 | 100 | 4.10 | 1.375 | |||
| Bill Dailey | 12 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 7 | 6 | .95 | 1.158 | |||
| Frank Funk | 56 | 0 | 92.3 | 11 | 11 | .500 | 11 | 64 | 31 | 3.31 | 1.192 | |||
| Mudcat Grant | 35 | 35 | 244.7 | 15 | 9 | .625 | 0 | 146 | 109 | 3.86 | 1.291 | |||
| Steve Hamilton | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3.00 | 1.667 | |||
| Wynn Hawkins | 30 | 21 | 133 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 1 | 51 | 59 | 4.06 | 1.489 | |||
| Russ Heman | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3.60 | 1.600 | |||
| Barry Latman | 45 | 18 | 176.7 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 5 | 108 | 54 | 4.02 | 1.228 | |||
| Bobby Locke | 37 | 4 | 95.3 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 2 | 37 | 40 | 4.53 | 1.595 | |||
| Sam McDowell | 1 | 1 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 5 | .00 | 1.270 | |||
| Jim Perry | 35 | 35 | 223.7 | 10 | 17 | .370 | 0 | 90 | 87 | 4.71 | 1.453 | |||
| Joe Schaffernoth | 15 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 4.76 | 1.765 | |||
| Dick Stigman | 22 | 6 | 64.3 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 0 | 48 | 25 | 4.62 | 1.400 | |||
| Team Totals | 389 | 161 | 1443.3 | 78 | 83 | .484 | 23 | 801 | 599 | 4.15 | 1.403 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Tito Francona | 155 |
| At Bats | Tito Francona | 592 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Tito Francona | 667 |
| Batting Average | Jim Piersall | .322 |
| On-Base % | Jim Piersall | .378 |
| Slugging % | John Romano | .483 |
| OPS | John Romano | .860 |
| Runs | Tito Francona | 87 |
| Hits | Tito Francona | 178 |
| Total Bases | Tito Francona | 272 |
| Doubles | Vic Power | 34 |
| Triples | Tito Francona | 8 |
| Home Runs | Willie Kirkland | 27 |
| RBI | Willie Kirkland | 95 |
| Walks | Woodie Held | 69 |
| Strikeouts | Woodie Held | 111 |
| Stolen Bases | Johnny Temple | 9 |
| Caught Stealing | Johnny Temple | 5 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Tito Francona | 12 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Vic Power | 12 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Vic Power | 19 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Mudcat Grant | 15 |
| Losses | Jim Perry | 17 |
| Saves | Frank Funk | 11 |
| Won-Loss % | Barry Latman | .722 |
| ERA | Mudcat Grant | 3.86 |
| WHIP | Barry Latman | 1.228 |
| Innings Pitched | Mudcat Grant | 244.7 |
| Games | Frank Funk | 56 |
| Games Started | Mudcat Grant and Jim Perry | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Gary Bell | 163 |
| Complete Games | Gary Bell and Mudcat Grant | 11 |
| Shutouts | Mudcat Grant | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Mudcat Grant | 1037 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jim Perry | 117 |
| Hits Allowed | Jim Perry | 238 |
| Walks Allowed | Mudcat Grant | 109 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Gary Bell and Mudcat Grant | 32 |
| Doubles Allowed | Jim Perry | 27 |
| Triples Allowed | Mudcat Grant | 10 |
| Wild Pitches | Mudcat Grant | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Gary Bell and Jim Perry | 6 |
| Double Plays Induced | Jim Perry | 17 |
