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1959 Cleveland Indians

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1958 / 1960

89-65, Finished 2nd in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Joe Gordon (89-65)
Scored 745 runs, Allowed 646 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 87-67

Ballparks: Cleveland Stadium · Attendance: 1,497,976 (2nd of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 96 · one-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 96

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1958 / 1960 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Team Roster & Games By Position

Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR WAR Salary
Jim Baxes 30 R R 6' 1" 190 Jul 5, 1928 1st 77 63 77 69 0 0 0 48 22 0 0 0 0 0 12 1 0.9 $
Gary Bell 22 R R 6' 1" 196 Nov 17, 1936 2 44 28 44 44 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.5 $
Jim Bolger 27 R R 6' 2" 180 Feb 23, 1932 7 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 -0.2 $
John Briggs 25 R R 5' 10" 175 Jan 24, 1934 4 4 1 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $
Dick Brodowski 26 R R 6' 1" 182 Jul 26, 1932 6 18 0 18 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 $
Dick Brown 24 R R 6' 2" 176 Jan 17, 1935 3 48 40 48 48 0 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.4 $
Al Cicotte 29 R R 6' 3" 185 Dec 23, 1929 3 26 1 26 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.9 $
Rocky Colavito 25 R R 6' 3" 190 Aug 10, 1933 5 154 154 154 154 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 154 154 0 0 5.4 $28,000 All-Star
Gordy Coleman 24 L R 6' 3" 208 Jul 5, 1934 1st 6 3 6 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.3 $
Don Dillard 22 L R 6' 1" 200 Jan 8, 1937 1st 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0.0 $
Don Ferrarese 30 R L 5' 9" 170 Jun 19, 1929 5 15 10 15 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 $
Ed Fitz Gerald 35 R R 6' 0" 170 May 21, 1924 12 49 38 49 45 0 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.9 $
Tito Francona 25 L L 5' 11" 190 Nov 4, 1933 4 122 95 122 96 0 0 35 0 0 0 4 61 0 64 27 0 5.8 $
Mike Garcia 35 R R 6' 1" 195 Nov 17, 1923 12 29 8 29 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.7 $
Mudcat Grant 23 R R 6' 1" 186 Aug 13, 1935 2 42 19 42 38 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.2 $
Granny Hamner 32 R R 5' 10" 163 Apr 26, 1927 16 27 13 27 19 0 0 0 7 5 10 0 0 0 0 11 0 -0.4 $
Carroll Hardy 26 R R 6' 0" 185 May 18, 1933 2 32 8 32 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 0 15 13 7 -0.1 $
Jack Harshman 31 L L 6' 2" 178 Jul 12, 1927 9 21 6 21 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 1.2 $
Woodie Held 27 R R 5' 10" 167 Mar 25, 1932 4 143 139 143 143 0 0 0 3 40 103 0 6 0 6 1 0 3.8 $
Randy Jackson 33 R R 6' 1" 180 Feb 10, 1926 10 3 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -0.2 $
Willie Jones 33 R R 6' 1" 188 Aug 16, 1925 13 11 4 11 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.2 $
Gene Leek 22 R R 6' 0" 185 Jul 15, 1936 1st 13 9 13 13 0 0 0 0 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 $
Bobby Locke 25 R R 5' 11" 185 Mar 3, 1934 1st 24 7 24 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.8 $
Billy Martin 31 R R 5' 11" 165 May 16, 1928 9 73 66 73 71 0 0 0 67 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.9 $
Cal McLish 33 B R 6' 0" 179 Dec 1, 1925 10 35 32 35 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 $ All-Star
Minnie Minoso 33 R R 5' 10" 175 Nov 29, 1925 10 148 148 148 148 0 0 0 0 0 0 148 0 0 148 0 0 6.2 $ All-Star
Billy Moran 25 R R 5' 11" 185 Nov 27, 1933 2 11 4 11 9 0 0 0 6 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 -0.5 $
Hal Naragon 30 L R 6' 0" 160 Oct 1, 1928 7 14 8 14 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.4 $
Russ Nixon 24 L R 6' 1" 195 Feb 19, 1935 3 82 68 82 74 0 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 -0.9 $
Jim Perry 23 B R 6' 4" 190 Oct 30, 1935 1st 44 13 44 44 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.8 $
Jim Piersall 29 R R 6' 0" 175 Nov 14, 1929 9 100 77 100 91 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 91 0 91 7 7 1.6 $
Bud Podbielan 35 R R 6' 1" 170 Mar 6, 1924 9 6 0 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 $
Vic Power 31 R R 6' 0" 186 Nov 1, 1927 6 147 146 147 147 0 0 121 21 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.9 $ All-Star
Humberto Robinson 29 R R 6' 1" 155 Jun 25, 1930 4 5 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $
Herb Score 26 L L 6' 2" 185 Jun 7, 1933 5 30 25 30 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1.7 $
Bob Smith 31 R L 6' 0" 185 May 13, 1928 2 12 3 12 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.5 $
George Strickland 33 R R 6' 1" 175 Jan 10, 1926 9 132 122 132 131 0 0 0 4 80 50 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.2 $
Jake Striker 25 L L 6' 2" 200 Oct 23, 1933 1st 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 $
Chuck Tanner 30 L L 6' 0" 185 Jul 4, 1928 5 14 10 14 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0 10 4 0 -0.4 $
Elmer Valo 38 L R 5' 11" 190 Mar 5, 1921 18 34 0 34 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 34 0 0.2 $
Ray Webster 21 R R 6' 0" 175 Nov 15, 1937 1st 40 15 40 28 0 0 0 24 4 0 0 0 0 0 8 10 -0.2 $
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR WAR Salary

Uniform Numbers

Baseball Hall of Fame: Team Uniform Colors and Appearance

Billy Martin
Randy Jackson
Woodie Held
George Strickland
Ray Webster
Rocky Colavito
Granny Hamner
Gene Leek
Ed Fitz Gerald

Minnie Minoso
Vic Power
Dick Brown
Willie Jones
Tito Francona
Russ Nixon
Elmer Valo
Billy Moran
Hal Naragon

Al Cicotte
Cal McLish
Jack Harshman
Bobby Locke
Bud Podbielan
Jake Striker
Mike Garcia
Dick Brodowski
Herb Score
Bob Smith
Bobby Locke
Humberto Robinson

Carroll Hardy
Jim Perry
Jim Baxes
John Briggs
Mudcat Grant
Don Ferrarese
Jim Piersall
Don Dillard
Gary Bell

Chuck Tanner
Jim Bolger
Gordy Coleman

1958 / 1960 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

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