1961 Cleveland Indians

Roster of 36 · every name linked to a full player profile

W–L summed from pitcher decisions in the corpus.

Record

78–83

Runs

737

Home runs

150

Team AVG

.266

Team ERA

4.15

Pitching K

801

Postseason

Missed

Best by VAL

VAL is shown only for players who spent the whole season with this club.

Player	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OPS	VAL
Tito FranconaLF	155	592	87	178	16	85	2	.301	.822	12.0
Vic Power1B	147	563	64	151	5	63	4	.268	.678	7.8
Bubba Phillips3B	143	546	64	144	18	72	1	.264	.713	9.3
Willie KirklandRF	146	525	84	136	27	95	7	.259	.792	12.5
Johnny Temple2B	129	518	73	143	3	30	9	.276	.698	7.6
John RomanoC	142	509	76	152	21	80	0	.299	.860	12.3
Woodie HeldSS	146	509	67	136	23	78	0	.267	.822	11.5
Jim PiersallCF	121	484	81	156	6	40	8	.322	.820	9.5
Miguel de la Hoz3B	61	173	20	45	3	23	0	.260	.665	2.7
Chuck EssegianLF	60	166	25	48	12	35	0	.289	.888	—
Don DillardLF	74	147	27	40	7	17	0	.272	.789	4.0
Mudcat GrantP	48	88	8	15	1	6	0	.170	.431	10.0
Valmy ThomasC	27	86	7	18	2	6	0	.209	.575	—
Gary BellP	34	81	8	16	0	9	0	.198	.443	9.1
Jim PerryP	35	73	4	12	0	3	0	.164	.368	6.5
Ken Aspromonte2B	22	70	5	16	0	5	0	.229	.629	—
Bob NiemanLF	39	65	2	23	2	10	1	.354	.955	—
Barry LatmanP	45	55	2	4	0	1	0	.073	.230	10.9
Walt Bond1B	38	52	7	9	2	7	1	.173	.613	1.0
Ty ClineCF	12	43	9	9	0	1	1	.209	.635	—
Jack KubiszynSS	25	42	4	9	0	0	0	.214	.464	—
Wynn HawkinsP	30	37	3	4	0	1	0	.108	.262	5.8
Bob Hale1B	42	36	0	6	0	6	0	.167	.367	—
Hal Jones1B	12	35	2	6	2	4	0	.171	.559	—
Bobby LockeP	37	19	1	4	0	2	0	.211	.461	5.1
Al LuplowRF	5	18	0	1	0	0	0	.056	.206	—
Frank FunkP	56	17	1	1	0	2	0	.059	.170	11.8
Dick StigmanP	22	16	1	2	0	1	0	.125	.250	3.7
Johnny AntonelliP	12	15	4	4	0	0	0	.267	.667	—
Bob AllenP	48	12	0	2	0	0	0	.167	.417	6.0
Joe Morgan3B	4	10	0	2	0	0	0	.200	.473	—
Bill DaileyP	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	3.8
Sam McDowellP	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	—
Joe SchaffernothP	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	—
Russ HemanP	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	—
Steve HamiltonP	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	2.000	—

Player	G	GS	W	L	SV	IP	SO	ERA	VAL
Mudcat GrantP	35	35	15	9	0	244.2	146	3.86	10.0
Gary BellP	34	34	12	16	0	228.1	163	4.10	9.1
Jim PerryP	35	35	10	17	0	223.2	90	4.71	6.5
Barry LatmanP	45	18	13	5	5	176.2	108	4.02	10.9
Wynn HawkinsP	30	21	7	9	1	133.0	51	4.06	5.8
Bobby LockeP	37	4	4	4	2	95.1	37	4.53	5.1
Frank FunkP	56	0	11	11	11	92.1	64	3.31	11.8
Bob AllenP	48	0	3	2	3	81.2	42	3.75	6.0
Dick StigmanP	22	6	2	5	0	64.1	48	4.62	3.7
Johnny AntonelliP	11	7	0	4	0	48.0	23	6.56	—
Bill DaileyP	12	0	1	0	0	19.0	7	0.95	3.8
Joe SchaffernothP	15	0	0	1	0	17.0	9	4.76	—
Russ HemanP	6	0	0	0	1	10.0	4	3.60	—
Sam McDowellP	1	1	0	0	0	6.1	5	0.00	—
Steve HamiltonP	2	0	0	0	0	3.0	4	3.00	—

Players traded mid-season are listed with their numbers for this club only.

Batting

Player	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OPS	VAL
Tito FranconaLF	155	592	87	178	16	85	2	.301	.822	12.0
Vic Power1B	147	563	64	151	5	63	4	.268	.678	7.8
Bubba Phillips3B	143	546	64	144	18	72	1	.264	.713	9.3
Willie KirklandRF	146	525	84	136	27	95	7	.259	.792	12.5
Johnny Temple2B	129	518	73	143	3	30	9	.276	.698	7.6
John RomanoC	142	509	76	152	21	80	0	.299	.860	12.3
Woodie HeldSS	146	509	67	136	23	78	0	.267	.822	11.5
Jim PiersallCF	121	484	81	156	6	40	8	.322	.820	9.5
Miguel de la Hoz3B	61	173	20	45	3	23	0	.260	.665	2.7
Chuck EssegianLF	60	166	25	48	12	35	0	.289	.888	—
Don DillardLF	74	147	27	40	7	17	0	.272	.789	4.0
Mudcat GrantP	48	88	8	15	1	6	0	.170	.431	10.0
Valmy ThomasC	27	86	7	18	2	6	0	.209	.575	—
Gary BellP	34	81	8	16	0	9	0	.198	.443	9.1
Jim PerryP	35	73	4	12	0	3	0	.164	.368	6.5
Ken Aspromonte2B	22	70	5	16	0	5	0	.229	.629	—
Bob NiemanLF	39	65	2	23	2	10	1	.354	.955	—
Barry LatmanP	45	55	2	4	0	1	0	.073	.230	10.9
Walt Bond1B	38	52	7	9	2	7	1	.173	.613	1.0
Ty ClineCF	12	43	9	9	0	1	1	.209	.635	—
Jack KubiszynSS	25	42	4	9	0	0	0	.214	.464	—
Wynn HawkinsP	30	37	3	4	0	1	0	.108	.262	5.8
Bob Hale1B	42	36	0	6	0	6	0	.167	.367	—
Hal Jones1B	12	35	2	6	2	4	0	.171	.559	—
Bobby LockeP	37	19	1	4	0	2	0	.211	.461	5.1
Al LuplowRF	5	18	0	1	0	0	0	.056	.206	—
Frank FunkP	56	17	1	1	0	2	0	.059	.170	11.8
Dick StigmanP	22	16	1	2	0	1	0	.125	.250	3.7
Johnny AntonelliP	12	15	4	4	0	0	0	.267	.667	—
Bob AllenP	48	12	0	2	0	0	0	.167	.417	6.0
Joe Morgan3B	4	10	0	2	0	0	0	.200	.473	—
Bill DaileyP	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	3.8
Sam McDowellP	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	—
Joe SchaffernothP	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	—
Russ HemanP	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	—
Steve HamiltonP	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	2.000	—

Pitching

Player	G	GS	W	L	SV	IP	SO	ERA	VAL
Mudcat GrantP	35	35	15	9	0	244.2	146	3.86	10.0
Gary BellP	34	34	12	16	0	228.1	163	4.10	9.1
Jim PerryP	35	35	10	17	0	223.2	90	4.71	6.5
Barry LatmanP	45	18	13	5	5	176.2	108	4.02	10.9
Wynn HawkinsP	30	21	7	9	1	133.0	51	4.06	5.8
Bobby LockeP	37	4	4	4	2	95.1	37	4.53	5.1
Frank FunkP	56	0	11	11	11	92.1	64	3.31	11.8
Bob AllenP	48	0	3	2	3	81.2	42	3.75	6.0
Dick StigmanP	22	6	2	5	0	64.1	48	4.62	3.7
Johnny AntonelliP	11	7	0	4	0	48.0	23	6.56	—
Bill DaileyP	12	0	1	0	0	19.0	7	0.95	3.8
Joe SchaffernothP	15	0	0	1	0	17.0	9	4.76	—
Russ HemanP	6	0	0	0	1	10.0	4	3.60	—
Sam McDowellP	1	1	0	0	0	6.1	5	0.00	—
Steve HamiltonP	2	0	0	0	0	3.0	4	3.00	—