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1961 Cleveland Indians
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901)
Location
Cleveland Municipal Stadium (Since 1932) Cleveland, Ohio (Since 1901)
1961 Information
Owner(s)	William R. Daley
General Manager(s)	Frank Lane, Gabe Paul
Manager(s)	Jimmy Dykes
Local television	WJW (TV) (Harry Jones, Ken Coleman)
Local radio	WERE (Bob Neal, Jimmy Dudley)

The Cleveland Indians' 1961 season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Cleveland Indians attempting to win the American League.

1 Offseason
2 Regular season
3 Player stats
- 3.1 Batting
  - 3.1.1 Starters by position
  - 3.1.2 Other batters
- 3.2 Pitching
4 Farm system
5 Notes
6 References

Offseason

December 14, 1960: 1960 MLB expansion draft
- Marty Keough was drafted from the Indians by the Washington Senators.^[1]
- Jim King was drafted from the Indians by the Washington Senators.^[2]
December 27, 1960: Paul Casanova was signed as a free agent by the Indians.^[3]

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	109	53	.673	--
Detroit Tigers	101	61	.623	8
Baltimore Orioles	95	67	.623	14
Chicago White Sox	86	76	.531	23
Cleveland Indians	78	83	.484	30.5
Boston Red Sox	76	86	.469	33
Minnesota Twins	70	90	.438	38
Los Angeles Angels	70	91	.435	38.5
Kansas City Athletics	61	100	.379	47.5
Washington Senators	61	100	.379	47.5

Notable transactions

April 23, 1961: Paul Casanova was released by the Indians.^[3]
May 10, 1961: Joe Morgan, a player to be named later and cash were traded by the Indians to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bob Nieman. The Indians completed the deal by sending Mike Lee to the Cardinals on June 1.^[4]
June 12, 1961: Tommy John was signed as an amateur free agent by the Indians.^[5]
September 8, 1961: Chuck Tanner was sold by Indians to the Los Angeles Angels.^[6].
October 5, 1961: Jimmy Piersall was traded by the Indians to the Washington Senators for Dick Donovan, Gene Green, and Jim Mahoney.^[7]

Roster

1961 Cleveland Indians roster

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

11 Johnny Romano
15 Valmy Thomas

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

9 Bob Hale

Manager

35 Jimmy Dykes
43 Mel Harder

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Morgan, JoeJoe Morgan	4	10	2	.200	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Salt Lake City Bees	Pacific Coast League	Herman Franks and Freddie Fitzsimmons
A	Reading Indians	Eastern League	Ray Mueller
B	Burlington Indians	Carolina League	Bill Herring and Walt Novick
D	Selma Cloverleafs	Alabama-Florida League	Walt Novick and Joe Morlan
D	Dubuque Packers	Midwest League	Pinky May

Notes

^ Marty Keough page at Baseball Reference
^ Jim King page at Baseball Reference
^ ^a ^b Paul Casanova page at Baseball Reference
^ Bob Nieman page at Baseball Reference
^ Tommy John page at Baseball Reference
^ Chuck Tanner Trades and Transactions by Baseball Almanac
^ Jim Piersall page at Baseball Reference
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007

References

1961 Cleveland Indians season at Baseball Reference

1961 MLB season by team

American League	Baltimore • Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Kansas City • Los Angeles • Minnesota • New York • Washington

National League	Chicago • Cincinnati • Los Angeles • Milwaukee • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • San Francisco • St. Louis

1961 All-Star Game (1st, 2nd) • 1961 World Series • 1961 MLB expansion draft

Cleveland Indians

Formerly the Grand Rapids Rustlers, Cleveland Bluebirds, Cleveland Blues, Cleveland Bronchos and the Cleveland Naps • Based in Cleveland, Ohio

The Franchise

History • Seasons • Records • Players • Managers and Owners • Broadcasters • Opening Day starting pitchers • Award winners

Ballparks

League Park • Cleveland Municipal Stadium • Jacobs/Progressive Field
Spring Training: Henley Field • Terry Park Ballfield • Clearwater Athletic Field • Hi Corbett Field • Chain of Lakes Park • Goodyear Ballpark

Culture and Lore

Chief Wahoo • John Adams • The Catch • Ten Cent Beer Night • Curse of Rocky Colavito • Cleveland Sports Curse • Major League • "Cleveland Rocks" • Bat Burglary • Bug Game

Important Figures

Nap Lajoie • Addie Joss • Ray Chapman • Tris Speaker • Stan Coveleski • Joe Sewell • Mel Harder • Earl Averill • Hal Trosky • Bob Feller • Lou Boudreau • Bob Lemon • Bill Veeck • Al Rosen • Larry Doby • Mike Garcia • Early Wynn • Herb Score • Rocky Colavito • Mudcat Grant • Sam McDowell • Luis Tiant • Mike Hargrove • Sandy Alomar, Jr. • Jim Thome • Kenny Lofton • Omar Vizquel • Manny Ramirez • Albert Belle • Charles Nagy • Grady Sizemore • Travis Hafner • CC Sabathia • Victor Martinez • Cliff Lee

Retired Numbers

3 • 5 • 14 • 18 • 19 • 21 • 42 • 455

Key Personnel

Owner: Larry Dolan • General Manager: Mark Shapiro • Manager: Manny Acta

World Series
Champions (2)

1920 • 1948

American League
Pennants (5)

1920 • 1948 • 1954 • 1995 • 1997

Division
Championships

Central: 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2001 • 2007 • Wild Card: none

Minor League
Affiliates

AAA: Columbus Clippers • AA: Akron Aeros • A: Kinston Indians • Lake County Captains • Mahoning Valley Scrappers • Rookie: Arizona League Indians • DSL Indians

Other Assets

SportsTime Ohio

Media

TV: SportsTime Ohio • WKYC • Radio: WTAM • Announcers: Tom Hamilton • Mike Hegan • Matt Underwood • Rick Manning

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