1969 Cleveland Indians

62-99 • .385 Win% • 6th in AL E

The 1969 Cleveland Indians went 62-99 (.385) finishing 6th in the AL E division. The club scored 573 runs, allowed 717, and played home games at Cleveland Stadium. Team leaders included Tony Horton (27 HR, 93 RBI) and Sam McDowell (18-14, 2.94 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

62 Wins
99 Losses
.385 Win %
6th Rank
573 R 717 RA
Diff -144

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573 Runs Scored
717 Runs Allowed
-144 Run Diff
628K Attendance

📈 vs. 1969 AL Average

Batting Avg .237 4% below the 1969 league average (.245)
OBP .306 4% below the 1969 league average (.321)
SLG .344 7% below the 1969 league average (.369)
Team ERA 3.94 9% worse than the 1969 league average (3.62)
Runs Scored 573 14% below the 1969 league average (663 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCleveland Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 628,942
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Avg per Game 7,764

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1969

Batting Avg

1 Ken Suarez 0.294 2 Lou Klimchock 0.287 3 Tony Horton 0.278 4 Jose Cardenal 0.257 5 Chuck Hinton 0.256

Home Runs

1 Ken Harrelson 27 2 Tony Horton 27 3 Duke Sims 18 4 Jose Cardenal 11 5 Lou Klimchock 6

RBI

1 Tony Horton 93 2 Ken Harrelson 84 3 Jose Cardenal 45 4 Duke Sims 45 5 Lou Klimchock 26
1969 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Tony Horton 159 625 77 174 25 4 27 93 37 91 3 0.278
Jose Cardenal 146 557 75 143 26 3 11 45 49 58 36 0.257
Ken Harrelson 149 519 83 115 13 4 27 84 95 96 17 0.222
Larry Brown 132 469 48 112 10 2 4 24 44 43 5 0.239
Duke Sims 114 326 40 77 8 0 18 45 66 80 1 0.236
Russ Snyder 122 266 26 66 10 0 2 24 25 33 3 0.248
Lou Klimchock 90 258 26 74 13 2 6 26 18 14 0 0.287
Vern Fuller 108 254 25 60 11 1 4 22 20 53 2 0.236
Zoilo Versalles 72 217 21 49 11 1 1 13 21 47 3 0.226
Eddie Leon 64 213 20 51 6 0 3 19 19 37 2 0.239
Richie Scheinblum 102 199 13 37 5 1 1 13 19 30 0 0.186
Max Alvis 66 191 13 43 6 0 1 15 14 26 1 0.225
Frank Baker 52 172 21 44 5 3 3 15 14 34 2 0.256
Dave Nelson 52 123 11 25 0 0 0 6 9 26 4 0.203
Chuck Hinton 94 121 18 31 3 2 3 19 8 22 2 0.256
Ray Fosse 37 116 11 20 3 0 2 9 8 29 1 0.172
Cap Peterson 76 110 8 25 3 0 1 14 24 18 0 0.227
Lee Maye 43 108 9 27 5 0 1 15 8 15 1 0.250
Sam McDowell 39 92 3 16 3 0 0 6 0 31 0 0.174
Ken Suarez 36 85 7 25 5 0 1 9 15 12 1 0.294
Luis Tiant 38 81 8 19 2 1 2 9 3 22 0 0.235
Dick Ellsworth 34 45 0 6 0 0 0 3 2 19 0 0.133
Steve Hargan 34 44 3 7 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 0.159
Stan Williams 61 40 1 4 0 0 0 2 5 25 0 0.100
Mike Paul 47 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0.000
Joe Azcue 7 24 1 7 0 0 1 1 4 3 0 0.292
Russ Nagelson 12 17 1 6 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0.353
Juan Pizarro 48 15 2 3 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0.200
Lou Camilli 13 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Jimmie Hall 4 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0.000
Ron Law 35 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.143
Horacio Pina 31 6 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.500
Sonny Siebert 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Jack Heidemann 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Jack Hamilton 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Phil Hennigan 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Vicente Romo 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Gary Boyd 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Larry Burchart 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gary Kroll 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1969

ERA

1 Sam McDowell 2.94 2 Juan Pizarro 3.16 3 Mike Paul 3.61 4 Luis Tiant 3.71 5 Stan Williams 3.94

Wins

1 Sam McDowell 18 2 Luis Tiant 9 3 Dick Ellsworth 6 4 Stan Williams 6 5 Steve Hargan 5

Strikeouts

1 Sam McDowell 279 2 Luis Tiant 156 3 Stan Williams 139 4 Mike Paul 98 5 Steve Hargan 76
1969 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Sam McDowell 18 14 2.94 39 38 1 285.0 222 93 102 279
Luis Tiant 9 20 3.71 38 37 0 249.2 229 103 129 156
Stan Williams 6 14 3.94 61 15 12 178.1 155 78 67 139
Steve Hargan 5 14 5.70 32 23 0 143.2 145 91 81 76
Dick Ellsworth 6 9 4.13 34 22 0 135.0 162 62 40 48
Mike Paul 5 10 3.61 47 12 2 117.1 104 47 54 98
Juan Pizarro 3 3 3.16 48 4 4 82.2 67 29 49 44
Ron Law 3 4 4.99 35 1 1 52.1 68 29 34 29
Horacio Pina 4 2 5.21 31 4 1 46.2 44 27 27 32
Larry Burchart 0 2 4.25 29 0 0 42.1 42 20 24 26
Jack Hamilton 0 2 4.40 20 0 1 30.2 37 15 23 13
Gary Kroll 0 0 4.13 19 0 0 24.0 16 11 22 28
Phil Hennigan 2 1 3.31 9 0 0 16.1 14 6 4 10
Sonny Siebert 0 1 3.21 2 2 0 14.0 10 5 8 6
Gary Boyd 0 2 9.00 8 3 0 11.0 8 11 14 9
Vicente Romo 1 1 2.25 3 0 0 8.0 7 2 3 7

👥 Roster (40)

Max Alvis Joe Azcue Frank Baker Gary Boyd Larry Brown Larry Burchart Lou Camilli Jose Cardenal Dick Ellsworth Ray Fosse Vern Fuller Jimmie Hall +28 more

40 players

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The 1969 Cleveland Indians in brief

A 62-99 record (.385) put the 1969 Cleveland Indians 6th in the AL East. The Cleveland Indians scored 573 runs and allowed 717, a run differential of -144. Against a league average of .245, the 1969 Cleveland Indians batted .237. Pitchers allowed 3.94 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.62. The 1969 Cleveland Indians scored 14% fewer runs than the average club (573 against 663).

The home park, Cleveland Stadium, recorded 628,942 in attendance, about 7,764 a game. Tony Horton led the club in home runs with 27. The pitching staff's wins leader was Sam McDowell (18). Stan Williams closed out 12 saves. The roster section lists 40 players who appeared for the club. The 1968 season and the 1970 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1969 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1969 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1969 Cleveland Indians finished 62-99 (.385 win pct).
Who led the 1969 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Ken Harrelson led the 1969 Cleveland Indians with 27 home runs.
What was the 1969 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1969 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 3.94.
Did the 1969 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
No. The 1969 Cleveland Indians did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1969 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1969 Cleveland Indians played home games at Cleveland Stadium.
Who led the 1969 Cleveland Indians in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Tony Horton (27 HR, 93 RBI) and Sam McDowell (18-14, 2.94 ERA).
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