1961 Cleveland Indians

78-83 • .484 Win% • 5th in AL

The 1961 Cleveland Indians went 78-83 (.484) finishing 5th in the AL. The club scored 737 runs, allowed 752, and played home games at Cleveland Stadium. Team leaders included Willie Kirkland (27 HR, 95 RBI) and Mudcat Grant (15-9, 3.86 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

78 Wins
83 Losses
.484 Win %
5th Rank
737 R 752 RA
Diff -15

📁 Franchise Info

Cleveland Indians Active
→

⚡ Quick Stats

737 Runs Scored
752 Runs Allowed
-15 Run Diff
736K Attendance

📈 vs. 1961 AL Average

Batting Avg .266 4% above the 1961 league average (.255)
OBP .325 1% below the 1961 league average (.329)
SLG .406 3% above the 1961 league average (.394)
Team ERA 4.15 3% worse than the 1961 league average (4.03)
Runs Scored 737 equal to the 1961 league average (734 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

🏟️
StadiumCleveland Stadium
📅
Home Games 81
👥
Total Attendance 736,120
📊
Avg per Game 9,087

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1961

Batting Avg

1 Bob Nieman 0.354 2 Jim Piersall 0.322 3 Tito Francona 0.301 4 John Romano 0.299 5 Chuck Essegian 0.289

Home Runs

1 Willie Kirkland 27 2 Woodie Held 23 3 John Romano 21 4 Bubba Phillips 18 5 Tito Francona 16

RBI

1 Willie Kirkland 95 2 Tito Francona 85 3 John Romano 80 4 Woodie Held 78 5 Bubba Phillips 72
1961 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Tito Francona 155 592 87 178 30 8 16 85 56 52 2 0.301
Vic Power 147 563 64 151 34 4 5 63 38 16 4 0.268
Bubba Phillips 143 546 64 144 23 1 18 72 29 61 1 0.264
Willie Kirkland 146 525 84 136 22 5 27 95 48 77 7 0.259
Johnny Temple 129 518 73 143 22 3 3 30 61 36 9 0.276
Woodie Held 146 509 67 136 23 5 23 78 69 111 0 0.267
John Romano 142 509 76 152 29 1 21 80 61 60 0 0.299
Jim Piersall 121 484 81 156 26 7 6 40 43 46 8 0.322
Miguel de la Hoz 61 173 20 45 10 0 3 23 7 10 0 0.260
Chuck Essegian 60 166 25 48 7 1 12 35 10 33 0 0.289
Don Dillard 74 147 27 40 5 0 7 17 15 28 0 0.272
Mudcat Grant 48 88 8 15 2 0 1 6 4 29 0 0.170
Valmy Thomas 27 86 7 18 3 0 2 6 6 7 0 0.209
Gary Bell 34 81 8 16 1 0 0 9 4 17 0 0.198
Jim Perry 35 73 4 12 2 0 0 3 1 14 0 0.164
Ken Aspromonte 22 70 5 16 6 1 0 5 6 3 0 0.229
Bob Nieman 39 65 2 23 6 0 2 10 7 4 1 0.354
Barry Latman 45 55 2 4 0 1 0 1 3 17 0 0.073
Walt Bond 38 52 7 9 1 1 2 7 6 10 1 0.173
Ty Cline 12 43 9 9 2 1 0 1 6 1 1 0.209
Jack Kubiszyn 25 42 4 9 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0.214
Wynn Hawkins 30 37 3 4 0 0 0 1 2 18 0 0.108
Bob Hale 42 36 0 6 0 0 0 6 1 7 0 0.167
Hal Jones 12 35 2 6 0 0 2 4 2 12 0 0.171
Bobby Locke 37 19 1 4 0 0 0 2 1 7 0 0.211
Al Luplow 5 18 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0.056
Frank Funk 56 17 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 10 0 0.059
Dick Stigman 22 16 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0.125
Johnny Antonelli 12 15 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.267
Bob Allen 48 12 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.167
Joe Morgan 4 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.200
Bill Dailey 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Sam McDowell 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Steve Hamilton 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Russ Heman 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Schaffernoth 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1961

ERA

1 Frank Funk 3.31 2 Bob Allen 3.75 3 Mudcat Grant 3.86 4 Barry Latman 4.02 5 Wynn Hawkins 4.06

Wins

1 Mudcat Grant 15 2 Barry Latman 13 3 Gary Bell 12 4 Frank Funk 11 5 Jim Perry 10

Strikeouts

1 Gary Bell 163 2 Mudcat Grant 146 3 Barry Latman 108 4 Jim Perry 90 5 Frank Funk 64
1961 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mudcat Grant 15 9 3.86 35 35 0 244.2 207 105 109 146
Gary Bell 12 16 4.10 34 34 0 228.1 214 104 100 163
Jim Perry 10 17 4.71 35 35 0 223.2 238 117 87 90
Barry Latman 13 5 4.02 45 18 5 176.2 163 79 54 108
Wynn Hawkins 7 9 4.06 30 21 1 133.0 139 60 59 51
Bobby Locke 4 4 4.53 37 4 2 95.1 112 48 40 37
Frank Funk 11 11 3.31 56 0 11 92.1 79 34 31 64
Bob Allen 3 2 3.75 48 0 3 81.2 96 34 40 42
Dick Stigman 2 5 4.62 22 6 0 64.1 65 33 25 48
Johnny Antonelli 0 4 6.56 11 7 0 48.0 68 35 18 23
Bill Dailey 1 0 0.95 12 0 0 19.0 16 2 6 7
Joe Schaffernoth 0 1 4.76 15 0 0 17.0 16 9 14 9
Russ Heman 0 0 3.60 6 0 1 10.0 8 4 8 4
Sam McDowell 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 6.1 3 0 5 5
Steve Hamilton 0 0 3.00 2 0 0 3.0 2 1 3 4

👥 Roster (36)

Bob Allen Johnny Antonelli Ken Aspromonte Gary Bell Walt Bond Ty Cline Bill Dailey Don Dillard Chuck Essegian Tito Francona Frank Funk Mudcat Grant +24 more

36 players

📂 Quick Links

📅 1961 Season 🏠 All CLE Seasons

⏳ Browse Seasons

The 1961 Cleveland Indians in brief

In 1961 the Cleveland Indians posted a 78-83 mark (.484) and finished 5th in the AL. With 737 runs scored and 752 given up, the 1961 differential was -15. The team batting average of .266 was 4% above the 1961 league mark of .255. Pitchers allowed 4.15 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.03. Home games were played at Cleveland Stadium, where 736,120 fans came through the gates. Willie Kirkland led the club in home runs with 27.

Tito Francona collected the most hits, 178. Mudcat Grant led the pitchers with 15 wins. The strikeout leader was Gary Bell with 163. Frank Funk closed out 11 saves. In all, the roster shows 36 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1960 season and the 1962 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1961 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1961 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1961 Cleveland Indians finished 78-83 (.484 win pct).
Who led the 1961 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Willie Kirkland led the 1961 Cleveland Indians with 27 home runs.
What was the 1961 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1961 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 4.15.
Did the 1961 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
No. The 1961 Cleveland Indians did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1961 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1961 Cleveland Indians played home games at Cleveland Stadium.
Who led the 1961 Cleveland Indians in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Willie Kirkland (27 HR, 95 RBI) and Mudcat Grant (15-9, 3.86 ERA).
All Seasons