1960 Cleveland Indians

76-78 • .494 Win% • 4th in AL

The 1960 Cleveland Indians went 76-78 (.494) finishing 4th in the AL. The club scored 667 runs, allowed 693, and played home games at Cleveland Stadium. Team leaders included Woodie Held (21 HR, 67 RBI) and Jim Perry (18-10, 3.62 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

76 Wins
78 Losses
.494 Win %
4th Rank
667 R 693 RA
Diff -26

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667 Runs Scored
693 Runs Allowed
-26 Run Diff
973K Attendance

📈 vs. 1960 AL Average

Batting Avg .267 5% above the 1960 league average (.255)
OBP .324 1% below the 1960 league average (.328)
SLG .387 equal to the 1960 league average (.387)
Team ERA 3.95 2% worse than the 1960 league average (3.88)
Runs Scored 667 1% below the 1960 league average (677 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCleveland Stadium
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 973,778
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Avg per Game 12,646

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1960

Batting Avg

1 Harvey Kuenn 0.308 2 Bob Hale 0.300 3 Tito Francona 0.292 4 Ken Aspromonte 0.290 5 Vic Power 0.288

Home Runs

1 Woodie Held 21 2 Jim Piersall 18 3 Tito Francona 17 4 John Romano 16 5 Ken Aspromonte 10

RBI

1 Vic Power 84 2 Tito Francona 79 3 Woodie Held 67 4 Jim Piersall 66 5 Harvey Kuenn 54
1960 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Vic Power 147 580 69 167 26 3 10 84 24 20 9 0.288
Tito Francona 147 544 84 159 36 2 17 79 67 67 4 0.292
Jim Piersall 138 486 70 137 12 4 18 66 24 38 18 0.282
Harvey Kuenn 126 474 65 146 24 0 9 54 55 25 3 0.308
Ken Aspromonte 117 459 65 133 20 1 10 48 53 32 4 0.290
Johnny Temple 98 381 50 102 13 1 2 19 32 20 11 0.268
Woodie Held 109 376 45 97 15 1 21 67 44 73 0 0.258
John Romano 108 316 40 86 12 2 16 52 37 50 0 0.272
Bubba Phillips 113 304 34 63 14 1 4 33 14 37 1 0.207
Miguel de la Hoz 49 160 20 41 6 2 6 23 9 12 0 0.256
Marty Keough 65 149 19 37 5 0 3 11 9 23 2 0.248
Walt Bond 40 131 19 29 2 1 5 18 13 14 4 0.221
Jim Perry 42 91 7 22 2 0 0 5 1 14 0 0.242
Red Wilson 32 88 5 19 3 0 1 10 6 7 0 0.216
Russ Nixon 25 82 6 20 5 0 1 6 6 6 0 0.244
Bob Hale 70 70 2 21 7 0 0 12 3 6 0 0.300
Hank Foiles 24 68 9 19 1 0 1 6 7 5 0 0.279
Mudcat Grant 47 57 8 16 2 0 0 6 1 9 0 0.281
Gary Bell 30 47 6 7 1 0 0 3 2 9 1 0.149
Joe Morgan 22 47 6 14 2 0 2 4 6 4 0 0.298
George Strickland 32 42 4 7 0 0 1 3 4 8 0 0.167
Barry Latman 31 41 2 9 1 0 0 4 2 12 0 0.220
Bobby Locke 35 38 7 9 1 0 0 4 6 7 0 0.237
Dick Stigman 41 36 3 8 1 0 0 3 3 12 0 0.222
Rocky Bridges 10 27 1 9 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0.333
Ty Cline 7 26 2 8 1 1 0 2 0 4 0 0.308
Chuck Tanner 21 25 2 7 1 0 0 4 4 6 1 0.280
Wynn Hawkins 15 20 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 11 0 0.100
Don Newcombe 24 20 1 6 1 0 0 1 1 7 0 0.300
Carroll Hardy 29 18 7 2 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0.111
Jack Harshman 15 17 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.176
Johnny Klippstein 49 14 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.143
John Powers 8 12 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0.167
Ted Bowsfield 11 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.100
Frank Funk 9 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.111
John Briggs 21 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.125
Don Dillard 6 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.143
Pete Whisenant 7 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.167
Steve Demeter 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Carl Thomas 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.333
Carl Mathias 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bobby Tiefenauer 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Bob Grim 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Lee 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1960

ERA

1 Frank Funk 1.99 2 Johnny Klippstein 2.91 3 Bobby Locke 3.37 4 Jim Perry 3.62 5 Jack Harshman 3.98

Wins

1 Jim Perry 18 2 Gary Bell 9 3 Mudcat Grant 9 4 Barry Latman 7 5 Johnny Klippstein 5

Strikeouts

1 Jim Perry 120 2 Gary Bell 109 3 Dick Stigman 104 4 Barry Latman 94 5 Mudcat Grant 75
1960 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jim Perry 18 10 3.62 41 36 1 261.1 257 105 91 120
Mudcat Grant 9 8 4.40 33 19 0 159.2 147 78 78 75
Gary Bell 9 10 4.13 28 23 1 154.2 139 71 82 109
Barry Latman 7 7 4.03 31 20 0 147.1 146 66 72 94
Dick Stigman 5 11 4.51 41 18 9 133.2 118 67 87 104
Bobby Locke 3 5 3.37 32 11 2 123.0 121 46 37 53
Johnny Klippstein 5 5 2.91 49 0 14 74.1 53 24 35 46
Wynn Hawkins 4 4 4.23 15 9 0 66.0 68 31 39 39
Jack Harshman 2 4 3.98 15 8 0 54.1 50 24 30 25
Don Newcombe 2 3 4.33 20 2 1 54.0 61 26 8 27
Ted Bowsfield 3 4 5.09 11 6 0 40.2 47 23 20 14
John Briggs 4 2 4.46 21 2 1 36.1 32 18 15 19
Frank Funk 4 2 1.99 9 0 1 31.2 27 7 9 18
Carl Mathias 0 1 3.52 7 0 0 15.1 14 6 8 13
Carl Thomas 1 0 7.45 4 0 0 9.2 8 8 10 5
Mike Lee 0 0 2.00 7 0 0 9.0 6 2 11 6
Bobby Tiefenauer 0 1 2.00 6 0 0 9.0 8 2 3 2
Bob Grim 0 1 11.57 3 0 0 2.1 6 3 1 2

👥 Roster (44)

Ken Aspromonte Gary Bell Walt Bond Ted Bowsfield Rocky Bridges John Briggs Ty Cline Steve Demeter Don Dillard Hank Foiles Tito Francona Frank Funk +32 more

44 players

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The 1960 Cleveland Indians in brief

A 76-78 record (.494) put the 1960 Cleveland Indians 4th in the AL. Runs came in at 667 scored against 693 allowed (-26). Against a league average of .255, the 1960 Cleveland Indians batted .267. The staff ERA of 3.95 was 2% worse than the league average of 3.88. Measured against the 677-run league average, the offense was 1% behind. Cleveland Stadium was home in 1960, drawing a total attendance of 973,778.

For power, Woodie Held led the way with 21 homers. Vic Power led in RBI with 84. The pitching staff's wins leader was Jim Perry (18). Johnny Klippstein closed out 14 saves. The roster section lists 44 players who appeared for the club. Neighboring pages cover the 1959 season and the 1961 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1960 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1960 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1960 Cleveland Indians finished 76-78 (.494 win pct).
Who led the 1960 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Woodie Held led the 1960 Cleveland Indians with 21 home runs.
What was the 1960 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1960 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 3.95.
Did the 1960 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
No. The 1960 Cleveland Indians did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1960 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1960 Cleveland Indians played home games at Cleveland Stadium.
Who led the 1960 Cleveland Indians in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Woodie Held (21 HR, 67 RBI) and Jim Perry (18-10, 3.62 ERA).
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