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1959 Cleveland Indians season

Field	Value
name	Cleveland Indians
season	1959
league	American League
ballpark	Cleveland Municipal Stadium
city	Cleveland, Ohio
owners	William R. Daley
general_managers	Frank Lane
managers	Joe Gordon
television	WEWS-TV
(Ken Coleman, Bill McColgan)
radio	WERE
(Jimmy Dudley, Bob Neal)

(Ken Coleman, Bill McColgan) (Jimmy Dudley, Bob Neal) |}}

The 1959 Cleveland Indians season was the 59th season in franchise history. The Indians finished in second place in the American League with a record of 89 wins and 65 losses, 5 games behind the American League Champion Chicago White Sox.

Offseason

October 27, 1958: Jay Porter was traded by the Indians to the Washington Senators for Ossie Álvarez.
November 20, 1958: Don Mossi, Ray Narleski, and Ossie Álvarez were traded by the Indians to the Detroit Tigers for Billy Martin and Al Cicotte.
December 2, 1958: Vic Wertz and Gary Geiger were traded by the Indians to the Boston Red Sox for Jimmy Piersall.
January 23, 1959: Earl Averill, Jr. and Morrie Martin were traded by the Indians to the Chicago Cubs for Jim Bolger and John Briggs.

Regular season

On June 10, right fielder Rocky Colavito hit four home runs in one game against the Baltimore Orioles.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

April 11, 1959: Mickey Vernon was traded by the Indians to the Milwaukee Braves for Humberto Robinson.
May 4, 1959: Randy Jackson was traded by the Indians to the Chicago Cubs for Bob Smith.
June 6, 1959: Jim Bolger and cash were traded by the Indians to the Philadelphia Phillies for Willie Jones.
September 9, 1959: Chuck Tanner was purchased by the Indians from the Boston Red Sox.

Opening Day Lineup

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37	Jimmy Piersall	CF
1	Billy Martin	2B
9	Minnie Miñoso	LF
6	Rocky Colavito	RF
15	Russ Nixon	C
10	Vic Power	1B
3	Woodie Held	3B
4	George Strickland	2B
39	Gary Bell	P

Roster

1959 Cleveland Indians
Roster
Pitchers

Player stats

	= Indicates team leader

	= Indicates league leader

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	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	82	258	62	.240	1	29
1B	147	595	172	.289	10	60
2B	73	242	63	.260	9	24
SS	143	525	132	.251	29	71
3B	132	441	105	.238	3	48
LF	148	570	172	.302	21	92
CF	100	317	78	.246	4	30
RF	154	588	151	.257	42*	111

Tied with Harmon Killebrew (WSH) for league lead

Other batters

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

G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
122	399	145	.363	20	79
77	247	59	.239	15	34
48	141	31	.220	5	16
49	129	35	.271	1	4
40	74	15	.203	2	10
27	67	11	.164	1	3
32	53	11	.208	0	2
14	48	12	.250	1	5
14	36	10	.278	0	5
13	36	8	.222	1	5
34	24	7	.292	0	5
11	18	4	.222	0	1
11	17	5	.294	0	2
6	15	8	.533	0	2
10	10	4	.400	0	1
8	7	0	.000	0	0
7	7	1	.143	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
35	235.1	19	8	3.63	113
44	234.0	16	11	4.04	136
30	160.2	9	11	4.71	147
1	6.2	1	0	2.70	5

Other pitchers

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

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
38	165.1	10	7	4.14	85
44	153.0	12	10	2.65	79
24	77.2	0	1	5.22	17
15	76.0	5	3	3.20	45
29	72.0	3	6	4.00	49
13	66.0	5	1	2.59	35
12	29.1	0	1	5.22	17
4	12.2	0	1	5.22	17

Relief pitchers

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

G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
18	2	2	5	1.80	9
26	3	1	1	5.32	23
6	0	1	0	5.84	5
5	1	0	0	4.15	6

Awards and honors

First All-Star Game: Rocky Colavito, Vic Power
Second All-Star Game: Rocky Colavito, Vic Power

League leaders

Rocky Colavito, American League leader in home runs (tied)

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Mobile, Selma

References

[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/porteja01.shtml Jay Porter page at Baseball Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/martibi02.shtml Billy Martin page at Baseball Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/piersji01.shtml Jim Piersall page at Baseball Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bolgeji01.shtml Jim Bolger page at Baseball Reference]
''Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures'', 2008 Edition, p. 258, David Nemec and Scott latow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, {{ISBN. 978-0-451-22363-0
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/v/vernomi01.shtml Mickey Vernon page at Baseball Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/smithbo05.shtml Bob Smith page at Baseball Reference]
[http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/trades.php?p=tannech01 Chuck Tanner Trades and Transactions by Baseball Almanac]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/KC1/KC1195904100.shtml "1959 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference"]
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition''. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

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