1959 Cleveland Indians

89-65 • .578 Win% • 2nd in AL

The 1959 Cleveland Indians went 89-65 (.578) finishing 2nd in the AL. The club scored 745 runs, allowed 646, and played home games at Cleveland Stadium. Team leaders included Rocky Colavito (42 HR, 111 RBI) and Cal McLish (19-8, 3.63 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

89 Wins
65 Losses
.578 Win %
2nd Rank
745 R 646 RA
Diff +99

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745 Runs Scored
646 Runs Allowed
+99 Run Diff
1,499K Attendance

📈 vs. 1959 AL Average

Batting Avg .262 4% above the 1959 league average (.253)
OBP .321 1% below the 1959 league average (.322)
SLG .407 6% above the 1959 league average (.384)
Team ERA 3.75 3% better than the 1959 league average (3.86)
Runs Scored 745 11% above the 1959 league average (674 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCleveland Stadium
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,499,139
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Avg per Game 19,469

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1959

Batting Avg

1 Tito Francona 0.363 2 Minnie Miñoso 0.302 3 Jim Perry 0.300 4 Vic Power 0.289 5 Ed FitzGerald 0.271

Home Runs

1 Rocky Colavito 42 2 Woodie Held 29 3 Minnie Miñoso 21 4 Tito Francona 20 5 Jim Baxes 15

RBI

1 Rocky Colavito 111 2 Minnie Miñoso 92 3 Tito Francona 79 4 Woodie Held 71 5 Vic Power 60
1959 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Vic Power 147 595 102 172 31 6 10 60 40 22 9 0.289
Rocky Colavito 154 588 90 151 24 0 42 111 71 86 3 0.257
Minnie Miñoso 148 570 92 172 32 0 21 92 54 46 8 0.302
Woodie Held 143 525 82 132 19 3 29 71 46 118 1 0.251
George Strickland 132 441 55 105 15 2 3 48 51 64 1 0.238
Tito Francona 122 399 68 145 17 2 20 79 35 42 2 0.363
Jim Piersall 100 317 42 78 13 2 4 30 25 31 6 0.246
Russ Nixon 82 258 23 62 10 3 1 29 15 28 0 0.240
Jim Baxes 77 247 35 59 11 0 15 34 21 47 0 0.239
Billy Martin 73 242 37 63 7 0 9 24 8 18 0 0.260
Dick Brown 48 141 15 31 7 0 5 16 11 39 0 0.220
Ed FitzGerald 49 129 12 35 6 1 1 4 12 14 0 0.271
Gary Bell 44 75 8 18 2 0 0 6 3 19 0 0.240
Cal McLish 35 74 8 14 2 1 0 8 4 25 1 0.189
Ray Webster 40 74 10 15 2 1 2 10 5 7 1 0.203
Granny Hamner 27 67 4 11 1 1 1 3 1 8 0 0.164
Mudcat Grant 42 55 5 11 0 0 1 6 2 16 0 0.200
Carroll Hardy 32 53 12 11 1 0 0 2 3 7 1 0.208
Herb Score 30 52 1 5 0 0 0 1 2 22 0 0.096
Jim Perry 44 50 5 15 0 1 0 5 0 3 0 0.300
Chuck Tanner 14 48 6 12 2 0 1 5 2 9 0 0.250
Gene Leek 13 36 7 8 3 0 1 5 2 7 0 0.222
Hal Naragon 14 36 6 10 4 1 0 5 3 2 0 0.278
Jack Harshman 21 34 3 7 1 0 0 5 5 4 0 0.206
Don Ferrarese 15 27 1 7 4 0 0 4 0 9 0 0.259
Bobby Locke 24 24 4 8 1 0 1 5 1 5 0 0.333
Elmer Valo 34 24 3 7 0 0 0 5 7 0 0 0.292
Willie Jones 11 18 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.222
Billy Moran 11 17 1 5 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.294
Gordy Coleman 6 15 5 8 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 0.533
Mike Garcia 29 14 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0.071
Don Dillard 10 10 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.400
Jim Bolger 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Randy Jackson 3 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.143
Dick Brodowski 18 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Bob Smith 12 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Al Cicotte 26 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
John Briggs 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.000
Bud Podbielan 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jake Striker 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Humberto Robinson 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1959

ERA

1 Dick Brodowski 1.80 2 Jack Harshman 2.59 3 Jim Perry 2.65 4 Bobby Locke 3.13 5 Don Ferrarese 3.20

Wins

1 Cal McLish 19 2 Gary Bell 16 3 Jim Perry 12 4 Mudcat Grant 10 5 Herb Score 9

Strikeouts

1 Herb Score 147 2 Gary Bell 136 3 Cal McLish 113 4 Mudcat Grant 85 5 Jim Perry 79
1959 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Cal McLish 19 8 3.63 35 32 1 235.1 253 95 72 113
Gary Bell 16 11 4.04 44 28 5 234.0 208 105 105 136
Mudcat Grant 10 7 4.14 38 19 3 165.1 140 76 81 85
Herb Score 9 11 4.71 30 25 0 160.2 123 84 115 147
Jim Perry 12 10 2.65 44 13 4 153.0 122 45 55 79
Bobby Locke 3 2 3.13 24 7 2 77.2 66 27 41 40
Don Ferrarese 5 3 3.20 15 10 0 76.0 58 27 51 45
Mike Garcia 3 6 4.00 29 8 1 72.0 72 32 31 49
Jack Harshman 5 1 2.59 13 6 1 66.0 46 19 13 35
Al Cicotte 3 1 5.32 26 1 1 44.0 46 26 25 23
Dick Brodowski 2 2 1.80 18 0 5 30.0 19 6 21 9
Bob Smith 0 1 5.22 12 3 0 29.1 31 17 12 17
John Briggs 0 1 2.13 4 1 0 12.2 12 3 3 5
Bud Podbielan 0 1 5.84 6 0 0 12.1 17 8 2 5
Humberto Robinson 1 0 4.15 5 0 0 8.2 9 4 4 6
Jake Striker 1 0 2.70 1 1 0 6.2 8 2 4 5

👥 Roster (41)

Jim Baxes Gary Bell Jim Bolger John Briggs Dick Brodowski Dick Brown Al Cicotte Rocky Colavito Gordy Coleman Don Dillard Don Ferrarese Ed FitzGerald +29 more

41 players

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The 1959 Cleveland Indians in brief

In 1959 the Cleveland Indians posted a 89-65 mark (.578) and finished 2nd in the AL. The run column shows 745 for and 646 against. The team batting average of .262 was 4% above the 1959 league mark of .253. The Cleveland Indians staff finished with a 3.75 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.86. The 1959 Cleveland Indians outscored the average club by 11% (745 against 674).

Attendance at Cleveland Stadium totaled 1,499,139 for the year. Rocky Colavito topped the Cleveland Indians with 42 home runs. Vic Power collected the most hits, 172. On the mound, Cal McLish won 19 games to lead the staff. Herb Score struck out 147, the most on the club. The 1959 roster runs to 41 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1959 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1959 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1959 Cleveland Indians finished 89-65 (.578 win pct).
Who led the 1959 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Rocky Colavito led the 1959 Cleveland Indians with 42 home runs.
What was the 1959 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1959 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 3.75.
Did the 1959 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
No. The 1959 Cleveland Indians did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1959 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1959 Cleveland Indians played home games at Cleveland Stadium.
Who led the 1959 Cleveland Indians in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Rocky Colavito (42 HR, 111 RBI) and Cal McLish (19-8, 3.63 ERA).
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