1961 Cleveland Indians

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W-L Record: 78-83 -- 5th in American League - Manager: Jimmy Dykes, Mel Harder Location: Baseball Stadium: Cleveland Municipal Stadium Top Draft Pick: Attendance: 725,547 Youngest Player: Sam McDowell (18) Oldest Player: Bob Nieman (34) Longest Tenure: Vic Power, Gary Bell, Woodie Held, Mudcat Grant (4)

Statistics

Roster

Personnel

Baseball Roster for 1961 Cleveland Indians

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	Born	Place	High Level	mlbYears	Salary
24	Bob Allen	P	23	L	L	6-2	185	10/23/1937	Tatum,Texas	MLB	1961-1967
23	Johnny Antonelli	P	31	L	L	6-0	190	4/12/1930	Rochester,New York	MLB	1948-1961
2	Ken Aspromonte	2B	29	R	R	6-0	180	9/22/1931	Brooklyn,New York	MLB	1957-1963
39	Gary Bell	P	24	R	R	6-1	198	11/17/1936	San Antonio,Texas	MLB	1958-1969
12	Walt Bond	OF-1B	23	L	R	6-7	228	10/19/1937	Denmark,Tennessee	MLB	1960-1967
9	Ty Cline	OF	22	R	R	6-0	170	6/15/1939	Hampton,South Carolina	MLB	1960-1971
27	Bill Dailey	P	26	R	R	6-3	185	5/13/1935	Arlington,Virginia	MLB	1961-1964
1,7	Mike De la Hoz	P	22	R	R	5-11	175	10/2/1938	Havana,Cuba	MLB	1960-1969
36	Don Dillard	OF	24	L	R	6-1	200	1/8/1937	Greenville,South Carolina	MLB	1959-1965
30	Chuck Essegian	OF	29	R	R	5-11	202	8/9/1931	Boston,Massachusetts	MLB	1958-1963
14	Tito Francona	OF-1B	27	L	L	5-11	190	11/4/1933	Aliquippa,Pennsylvania	MLB	1956-1970
38	Frank Funk	P	25	R	R	6-0	175	8/30/1935	Washington,DC	MLB	1960-1963
33	Mudcat Grant	P	25	R	R	6-1	186	8/13/1935	Lacoochee,Florida	MLB	1958-1971
9	Bob Hale	1B	27	L	L	5-10	195	11/7/1933	Sarasota,Florida	MLB	1955-1961
27	Steve Hamilton	P	25	L	L	6-7	195	11/30/1935	Columbia,Kentucky	MLB	1961-1972
34	Wynn Hawkins	P	25	R	R	6-3	195	2/20/1936	East Palestine,Ohio	MLB	1960-1962
3	Woodie Held	SS-OF	29	R	R	5-11	180	3/25/1932	Sacramento,California	MLB	1954-1969
20	Russ Heman	P	28	R	R	6-4	200	2/10/1933	Olive,California	MLB	1961-1961
7	Hal Jones	1B	25	R	R	6-2	194	4/9/1936	Louisiana,Missouri	MLB	1961-1962
8	Willie Kirkland	OF	27	L	R	6-1	206	2/17/1934	Siluria,Alabama	MLB	1958-1966
6	Jack Kubiszyn	SS-3B	24	R	R	5-11	170	12/19/1936	Buffalo,New York	MLB	1961-1962
18	Barry Latman	P	25	R	R	6-3	210	5/21/1936	Los Angeles,California	MLB	1957-1967
29	Bobby Locke	P	27	R	R	5-11	185	3/3/1934	Rowes Run,Pennsylvania	MLB	1959-1968
32	Al Luplow	OF	22	L	R	5-11	180	3/13/1939	Saginaw,Michigan	MLB	1961-1967
17	Sam McDowell	P	18	L	L	6-5	218	9/21/1942	Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania	MLB	1961-1975
4	Joe Morgan	3B	30	L	R	5-10	170	11/19/1930	Walpole,Massachusetts	MLB	1959-1964
4	Bob Nieman	OF	34	R	R	5-11	195	1/26/1927	Cincinnati,Ohio	MLB	1951-1962
31	Jim Perry	P	25	B	R	6-4	200	10/30/1935	Williamston,North Carolina	MLB	1959-1975
5	Bubba Phillips	3B-OF	33	R	R	5-9	180	2/24/1928	West Point,Mississippi	MLB	1955-1964
37	Jim Piersall	OF	31	R	R	6-0	175	11/14/1929	Waterbury,Connecticut	MLB	1950-1967
10	Vic Power	1B	33	R	R	5-11	195	11/1/1927	Arecibo,Puerto Rico	MLB	1954-1965
11	Johnny Romano	C	26	R	R	5-11	205	8/23/1934	Hoboken,New Jersey	MLB	1958-1967
23	Joe Schaffernoth	P	23	R	R	6-4	195	8/6/1937	Trenton,New Jersey	MLB	1959-1961
22	Dick Stigman	P	25	L	L	6-3	200	1/24/1936	Nimrod,Minnesota	MLB	1960-1966
16	Johnny Temple	2B	33	R	R	5-11	175	8/8/1927	Lexington,North Carolina	MLB	1952-1964
15	Valmy Thomas	C	32	R	R	5-9	165	10/21/1928	Santurce,Puerto Rico	MLB	1957-1961

Team Personnel

Luke Appling (Assistant Coach)
Ken Coleman (Broadcaster)
Jimmy Dudley (Broadcaster)
Jimmy Dykes (Manager)
Mel Harder (Manager)
Mel Harder (Pitching Coach)
Harry Jones (Broadcaster)
Mel McGaha (Assistant Coach)
Bob Neal (Broadcaster)

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