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1959 Cleveland Indians (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1958/1960)
89-65, Finished 2nd in American League
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Scored 745 runs, Allowed 646 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 87-67
Managed by Joe Gordon

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

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1959 Stats / Schedule / Transactions / Lineups (1958/1960) / Batting Orders / Splits: Bat / Pitch / Gamelogs: Bat / Pitch

Lineups are the starting lineups for that game.

Explanation

A # next to the game score indicates the opposing starter was a left hander. Holding your mouse (without clicking) over the game date will show you the name of the opposing starter in most browsers. Clicking on the date will take you to the box score. Clicking on the opposing team's name will take you to their batting order for this game.

Game C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF SP DH
1.Fri,4/10 at KCA W (6-4) Nixon Power Martin Held Strickland Minoso Piersall Colavito Bell  
2.Sat,4/11 at KCA W (3-2) Nixon Power Martin Held Strickland Minoso Piersall Colavito Ferrarese  
3.Tue,4/14 vs DET W (8-1) Nixon Power Martin Held Strickland Minoso Piersall Colavito Score  
4.Wed,4/15 vs DET W (2-1) Nixon Power Martin Held Strickland Minoso Piersall Colavito McLish  
5.Fri,4/17 vs KCA W (4-3)# Nixon Power Martin Held Strickland Minoso Piersall Colavito Bell  
6.Sat,4/18 vs KCA W (13-4) Naragon Power Martin Held Strickland Minoso Hardy Colavito Ferrarese  
7.Sun,4/19 vs KCA L (3-4) Naragon Power Martin Held Strickland Minoso Hardy Colavito Score  
8.Tue,4/21 at DET W (14-1) Nixon Power Martin Held Strickland Minoso Piersall Colavito McLish  
9.Wed,4/22 at DET W (10-1) Naragon Power Martin Leek Strickland Minoso Piersall Colavito Bell  
10.Thu,4/23 at DET W (10-4) Naragon Power Martin Leek Strickland Minoso Piersall Colavito Perry  
11.Fri,4/24 vs CHW W (6-4) Nixon Power Martin Leek Strickland Minoso Piersall Colavito Score  
12.Sat,4/25 vs CHW L (6-8) Nixon Power Martin Held Strickland Minoso Piersall Colavito McLish  
13.Sun,4/26 vs CHW L (5-6) Nixon Power Martin Held Strickland Minoso Piersall Colavito Ferrarese  
14.Sun,4/26 vs CHW L (2-5)# Brown Power Martin Leek Strickland Minoso Piersall Colavito Bell  
15.Fri,5/1 vs NYY W (4-2) Nixon Power Martin Leek Strickland Minoso Piersall Colavito McLish  
16.Sat,5/2 vs NYY W (5-2) Nixon Power Martin Jackson Strickland Minoso Piersall Colavito Score  
17.Sun,5/3 vs WSH W (5-0) Nixon Power Martin Jackson Strickland Minoso Piersall Colavito Grant  
18.Sun,5/3 vs WSH L (1-3) Nixon Power Martin Held Strickland Minoso Piersall Colavito Garcia  
19.Tue,5/5 vs BAL W (9-1)# Brown Power Martin Held Strickland Minoso Piersall Colavito Ferrarese  
20.Wed,5/6 vs BAL L (5-6) Nixon Power Martin Held Strickland Minoso Piersall Colavito Bell  
21.Fri,5/8 at CHW W (3-1) Nixon Power Martin Held Strickland Minoso Piersall Colavito McLish  
22.Sat,5/9 at CHW L (5-9) Nixon Power Martin Held Strickland Minoso Piersall Colavito Score  
23.Sun,5/10 at CHW L (4-5)# Nixon Power Martin Held Strickland Minoso Piersall Colavito Grant  
24.Sun,5/10 at CHW L (0-5) Nixon Power Martin Held Strickland Minoso Piersall Colavito Garcia  
25.Tue,5/12 at NYY W (7-6) Nixon Power Martin Held Strickland Minoso Piersall Colavito McLish  
26.Fri,5/15 at BOS W (4-3) Nixon Power Martin Held Strickland Minoso Piersall Colavito Grant  
27.Sat,5/16 at BOS W (12-6)# Nixon Power Martin Held Strickland Minoso Piersall Colavito Score  
28.Sun,5/17 at BAL L (7-8) Nixon Power Martin Held Strickland Minoso Piersall Colavito McLish  
29.Sun,5/17 at BAL W (8-3) Nixon Power Martin Held Strickland Minoso Piersall Colavito Bell  
30.Mon,5/18 at BAL L (0-3) Nixon Power Martin Held Strickland Minoso Piersall Colavito Ferrarese  
31.Tue,5/19 at WSH W (5-2) Naragon Power Webster Held Hamner Minoso Piersall Colavito Grant  
32.Wed,5/20 at WSH W (5-3) Naragon Power Webster Held Hamner Minoso Piersall Colavito Score  
33.Fri,5/22 vs DET W (1-0) Naragon Power Webster Held Hamner Minoso Piersall Colavito Bell  
34.Sat,5/23 vs DET L (4-6) Nixon Power Webster Held Hamner Minoso Piersall Colavito McLish  
35.Sun,5/24 vs DET W (3-2)# Naragon Power Martin Baxes Hamner Minoso Piersall Colavito Score  
36.Sun,5/24 vs DET L (3-6) Nixon Power Webster Baxes Held Minoso Piersall Colavito Garcia  
37.Tue,5/26 at CHW W (3-0) Fitz Gerald Power Martin Baxes Held Minoso Piersall Colavito Ferrarese  
38.Wed,5/27 at CHW L (1-5) Fitz Gerald Power Martin Baxes Held Minoso Piersall Colavito Bell  
39.Thu,5/28 vs KCA L (2-7)# Fitz Gerald Power Martin Held Strickland Minoso Hardy Colavito Grant  
40.Sat,5/30 vs KCA W (3-2) Nixon Power Martin Held Strickland Minoso Piersall Colavito Score  
41.Sat,5/30 vs KCA L (1-3)# Fitz Gerald Power Martin Baxes Held Minoso Piersall Colavito McLish  
42.Sun,5/31 at DET L (4-7) Fitz Gerald Power Martin Baxes Held Minoso Piersall Colavito Ferrarese  
43.Mon,6/1 at DET L (1-3) Nixon Power Martin Hamner Held Minoso Piersall Colavito Bell  
44.Tue,6/2 vs WSH L (2-3) Fitz Gerald Power Strickland Baxes Held Minoso Francona Colavito Grant  
45.Wed,6/3 vs WSH L (0-4) Nixon Power Martin Held Strickland Minoso Francona Colavito Score  
46.Fri,6/5 vs NYY L (2-11) Nixon Power Martin Held Strickland Minoso Piersall Colavito Bell  
47.Sat,6/6 vs NYY L (1-2) Fitz Gerald Power Martin Jones Held Minoso Piersall Colavito Ferrarese  
48.Sun,6/7 vs NYY W (7-5) Nixon Francona Martin Jones Held Minoso Piersall Colavito Score  
49.Sun,6/7 vs NYY L (3-4) Fitz Gerald Power Martin Hamner Held Minoso Francona Colavito McLish  
50.Tue,6/9 at BAL L (3-7)# Fitz Gerald Power Martin Strickland Held Minoso Piersall Colavito Grant  
51.Wed,6/10 at BAL W (11-8) Brown Power Martin Jones Held Minoso Francona Colavito Bell  
52.Thu,6/11 at BAL W (2-1) Brown Power Martin Jones Held Minoso Francona Colavito Ferrarese  
53.Sat,6/13 at WSH W (8-7) Brown Power Webster Hamner Held Minoso Francona Colavito Garcia  
54.Sun,6/14 at WSH W (9-5) Brown Power Webster Baxes Held Minoso Francona Colavito Grant  
55.Sun,6/14 at WSH W (12-6) Brown Power Webster Baxes Held Minoso Francona Colavito Score  
56.Mon,6/15 at BOS W (5-1) Brown Power Webster Baxes Held Minoso Francona Colavito Bell  
57.Tue,6/16 at BOS W (4-1)# Brown Power Webster Strickland Held Minoso Piersall Colavito McLish  
58.Thu,6/18 at BOS L (6-7) Brown Power Martin Strickland Held Minoso Francona Colavito Locke  
59.Fri,6/19 at NYY L (2-3)# Brown Power Martin Strickland Held Minoso Hardy Colavito Bell  
60.Sat,6/20 at NYY L (2-10) Nixon Power Strickland Baxes Held Minoso Francona Colavito Score  
61.Sun,6/21 at NYY W (4-2) Brown Power Martin Strickland Held Minoso Francona Colavito McLish  
62.Sun,6/21 at NYY W (5-4) Nixon Power Martin Strickland Held Minoso Francona Colavito Grant  
63.Tue,6/23 vs BAL L (1-5) Brown Power Martin Strickland Held Minoso Francona Colavito Bell  
64.Wed,6/24 vs BAL L (4-7) Brown Power Webster Strickland Held Minoso Francona Colavito Score  
65.Thu,6/25 vs BAL W (3-2) Brown Power Hamner Strickland Held Minoso Francona Colavito Locke  
66.Fri,6/26 vs BOS W (11-5) Brown Power Hamner Strickland Held Minoso Francona Colavito McLish  
67.Sat,6/27 vs BOS L (4-6) Brown Power Hamner Strickland Held Minoso Francona Colavito Grant  
68.Sun,6/28 vs BOS W (5-4) Nixon Power Hamner Strickland Held Minoso Francona Colavito Bell  
69.Sun,6/28 vs BOS W (1-0)# Brown Power Baxes Strickland Held Minoso Piersall Colavito Score  
70.Tue,6/30 vs CHW W (3-1)# Brown Power Baxes Strickland Held Minoso Piersall Colavito McLish  
71.Wed,7/1 vs CHW L (5-6) Brown Power Baxes Strickland Held Minoso Francona Colavito Grant  
72.Thu,7/2 at KCA L (4-6) Brown Power Baxes Strickland Held Minoso Francona Colavito Bell  
73.Fri,7/3 at KCA W (8-4) Brown Power Baxes Strickland Held Minoso Francona Colavito Score  
74.Sat,7/4 at DET W (6-1) Brown Power Baxes Strickland Held Minoso Francona Colavito McLish  
75.Sat,7/4 at DET W (12-9) Nixon Power Baxes Strickland Held Minoso Francona Colavito Locke  
76.Sun,7/5 at DET W (5-4) Brown Power Baxes Hamner Strickland Minoso Francona Colavito Garcia  
77.Thu,7/9 at CHW L (3-4)# Brown Power Baxes Strickland Held Minoso Francona Colavito Score  
78.Fri,7/10 at CHW W (8-4) Brown Power Baxes Strickland Held Minoso Francona Colavito McLish  
79.Sat,7/11 vs DET W (8-7)# Brown Power Baxes Strickland Held Minoso Francona Colavito Garcia  
80.Sun,7/12 vs DET L (2-6) Nixon Power Baxes Strickland Held Minoso Francona Colavito Locke  
81.Sun,7/12 vs DET W (8-4) Fitz Gerald Power Baxes Strickland Held Minoso Francona Colavito Cicotte  
82.Tue,7/14 at NYY L (0-1)# Fitz Gerald Power Baxes Strickland Held Minoso Francona Colavito Score  
83.Thu,7/16 at NYY L (5-7) Fitz Gerald Power Baxes Strickland Held Minoso Francona Colavito McLish  
84.Thu,7/16 at NYY L (0-4)# Brown Power Martin Strickland Held Minoso Piersall Colavito Smith  
85.Fri,7/17 at BOS W (8-7) Fitz Gerald Power Martin Strickland Held Minoso Francona Colavito Locke  
86.Sat,7/18 at BOS W (7-5) Brown Power Martin Strickland Held Francona Piersall Colavito Score  
87.Sun,7/19 at BOS L (5-6) Brown Power Martin Strickland Held Francona Piersall Colavito Bell  
88.Sun,7/19 at BOS W (5-3)# Fitz Gerald Power Martin Strickland Held Francona Piersall Colavito Grant  
89.Tue,7/21 vs NYY W (5-1)# Fitz Gerald Power Martin Strickland Held Minoso Francona Colavito McLish  
90.Wed,7/22 vs NYY L (5-8) Fitz Gerald Power Baxes Strickland Held Minoso Francona Colavito Score  
91.Thu,7/23 vs NYY W (8-5) Fitz Gerald Power Baxes Strickland Held Minoso Francona Colavito Smith  
92.Fri,7/24 vs WSH W (5-2) Nixon Power Baxes Strickland Held Minoso Piersall Colavito Bell