1961 Cleveland Indians Game-by-Game Results

American League (AL)
Team Record: 78-83
Finished 5th in the AL
Attendance: 736,120, Avg. 11,502
Ballpark: Cleveland Stadium
Manager: Jimmy Dykes (77-83)
Manager: Mel Harder (1-0)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1961 Cleveland Indians Statistics
1961 Cleveland Indians Roster

The Cleveland Indians of the American League ended the 1961 season with a record of 78 wins and 83 losses, finishing fifth in the AL.

The Indians plated 737 runs and allowed 752 runs. Willie Kirkland paced Cleveland with 27 home runs, while Woodie Held, Bubba Phillips, John Romano and Tito Francona each walloped 20 or more as well. Willie Kirkland accounted for 95 RBI. Jim Piersall led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .322. Mudcat Grant topped the team with 15 wins and a team-best 3.86 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Jimmy Dykes and Mel Harder coached the team.

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Regular Season Runs For: 737
Regular Season Runs Against: 752

Date Game Res Home Road Record
April 11, 1961 Cleveland Indians 9 at Detroit Tigers 5 W 0-0 1-0 1-0
April 14, 1961 Cleveland Indians 2 at Washington Senators 3 L 0-0 1-1 1-1
April 15, 1961 Cleveland Indians 3 at Washington Senators 1 W 0-0 2-1 2-1
April 16, 1961 Cleveland Indians 3 at Washington Senators 2 W 0-0 3-1 3-1
April 19, 1961 Detroit Tigers 5 at Cleveland Indians 2 L 0-1 3-1 3-2
April 20, 1961 Detroit Tigers 11 at Cleveland Indians 4 L 0-2 3-1 3-3
April 21, 1961 Cleveland Indians 5 at Kansas City Athletics 3 W 0-2 4-1 4-3
April 22, 1961 Cleveland Indians 2 at Kansas City Athletics 5 L 0-2 4-2 4-4
April 23, 1961 Cleveland Indians 10 at Kansas City Athletics 8 W 0-2 5-2 5-4
April 24, 1961 Cleveland Indians 5 at Baltimore Orioles 1 W 0-2 6-2 6-4
April 25, 1961 Cleveland Indians 2 at Baltimore Orioles 5 L 0-2 6-3 6-5
April 26, 1961 Cleveland Indians 6 at Baltimore Orioles 3 W 0-2 7-3 7-5
April 27, 1961 Cleveland Indians 3 at New York Yankees 4 L 0-2 7-4 7-6
April 29, 1961 Cleveland Indians 2 at New York Yankees 4 L 0-2 7-5 7-7
April 30, 1961 Boston Red Sox 4 at Cleveland Indians 2 L 0-3 7-5 7-8
April 30, 1961 Boston Red Sox 1 at Cleveland Indians 10 W 1-3 7-5 8-8
May 2, 1961 Chicago White Sox 2 at Cleveland Indians 3 W 2-3 7-5 9-8
May 3, 1961 Chicago White Sox 3 at Cleveland Indians 4 W 3-3 7-5 10-8
May 5, 1961 Washington Senators 5 at Cleveland Indians 2 L 3-4 7-5 10-9
May 7, 1961 Washington Senators 2 at Cleveland Indians 4 W 4-4 7-5 11-9
May 7, 1961 Washington Senators 4 at Cleveland Indians 3 L 4-5 7-5 11-10
May 9, 1961 Cleveland Indians 2 at Chicago White Sox 4 L 4-5 7-6 11-11
May 10, 1961 Cleveland Indians 8 at Chicago White Sox 2 W 4-5 8-6 12-11
May 12, 1961 Baltimore Orioles 4 at Cleveland Indians 2 L 4-6 8-6 12-12
May 13, 1961 Baltimore Orioles 4 at Cleveland Indians 1 L 4-7 8-6 12-13
May 14, 1961 Baltimore Orioles 4 at Cleveland Indians 6 W 5-7 8-6 13-13
May 14, 1961 Baltimore Orioles 0 at Cleveland Indians 1 W 6-7 8-6 14-13
May 15, 1961 Cleveland Indians 13 at Boston Red Sox 2 W 6-7 9-6 15-13
May 16, 1961 Cleveland Indians 7 at Boston Red Sox 8 L 6-7 9-7 15-14
May 17, 1961 Cleveland Indians 1 at Boston Red Sox 0 W 6-7 10-7 16-14
May 19, 1961 New York Yankees 7 at Cleveland Indians 9 W 7-7 10-7 17-14
May 20, 1961 New York Yankees 3 at Cleveland Indians 4 W 8-7 10-7 18-14
May 21, 1961 Cleveland Indians 9 at Minnesota Twins 0 W 8-7 11-7 19-14
May 21, 1961 Cleveland Indians 2 at Minnesota Twins 0 W 8-7 12-7 20-14
May 22, 1961 Cleveland Indians 7 at Minnesota Twins 5 W 8-7 13-7 21-14
May 23, 1961 Cleveland Indians 0 at Los Angeles Angels 9 L 8-7 13-8 21-15
May 24, 1961 Cleveland Indians 7 at Los Angeles Angels 1 W 8-7 14-8 22-15
May 25, 1961 Cleveland Indians 13 at Los Angeles Angels 5 W 8-7 15-8 23-15
May 27, 1961 Kansas City Athletics 7 at Cleveland Indians 5 L 8-8 15-8 23-16
May 28, 1961 Kansas City Athletics 1 at Cleveland Indians 9 W 9-8 15-8 24-16
May 28, 1961 Kansas City Athletics 8 at Cleveland Indians 4 L 9-9 15-8 24-17
May 30, 1961 Minnesota Twins 5 at Cleveland Indians 7 W 10-9 15-8 25-17
May 30, 1961 Minnesota Twins 3 at Cleveland Indians 4 W 11-9 15-8 26-17
June 2, 1961 Los Angeles Angels 4 at Cleveland Indians 6 W 12-9 15-8 27-17
June 3, 1961 Los Angeles Angels 4 at Cleveland Indians 9 W 13-9 15-8 28-17
June 4, 1961 Los Angeles Angels 4 at Cleveland Indians 8 W 14-9 15-8 29-17
June 4, 1961 Los Angeles Angels 3 at Cleveland Indians 5 W 15-9 15-8 30-17
June 5, 1961 Cleveland Indians 7 at Washington Senators 5 W 15-9 16-8 31-17
June 6, 1961 Cleveland Indians 14 at Washington Senators 3 W 15-9 17-8 32-17
June 7, 1961 Cleveland Indians 11 at Washington Senators 0 W 15-9 18-8 33-17
June 8, 1961 Cleveland Indians 1 at Detroit Tigers 2 L 15-9 18-9 33-18
June 8, 1961 Cleveland Indians 1 at Detroit Tigers 0 W 15-9 19-9 34-18
June 9, 1961 Cleveland Indians 5 at Detroit Tigers 4 W 15-9 20-9 35-18
June 10, 1961 Cleveland Indians 0 at Detroit Tigers 2 L 15-9 20-10 35-19
June 11, 1961 Kansas City Athletics 3 at Cleveland Indians 7 W 16-9 20-10 36-19
June 11, 1961 Kansas City Athletics 3 at Cleveland Indians 4 W 17-9 20-10 37-19
June 12, 1961 Kansas City Athletics 7 at Cleveland Indians 5 L 17-10 20-10 37-20
June 13, 1961 New York Yankees 2 at Cleveland Indians 7 W 18-10 20-10 38-20
June 14, 1961 New York Yankees 11 at Cleveland Indians 5 L 18-11 20-10 38-21
June 15, 1961 New York Yankees 3 at Cleveland Indians 2 L 18-12 20-10 38-22
June 16, 1961 Baltimore Orioles 1 at Cleveland Indians 3 W 19-12 20-10 39-22
June 17, 1961 Baltimore Orioles 4 at Cleveland Indians 1 L 19-13 20-10 39-23
June 18, 1961 Baltimore Orioles 8 at Cleveland Indians 5 L 19-14 20-10 39-24
June 18, 1961 Baltimore Orioles 1 at Cleveland Indians 2 W 20-14 20-10 40-24
June 20, 1961 Cleveland Indians 3 at Chicago White Sox 5 L 20-14 20-11 40-25
June 21, 1961 Cleveland Indians 1 at Chicago White Sox 11 L 20-14 20-12 40-26
June 21, 1961 Cleveland Indians 3 at Chicago White Sox 15 L 20-14 20-13 40-27
June 23, 1961 Detroit Tigers 15 at Cleveland Indians 7 L 20-15 20-13 40-28
June 24, 1961 Detroit Tigers 5 at Cleveland Indians 4 L 20-16 20-13 40-29
June 25, 1961 Detroit Tigers 3 at Cleveland Indians 4 W 21-16 20-13 41-29
June 25, 1961 Detroit Tigers 6 at Cleveland Indians 3 L 21-17 20-13 41-30
June 27, 1961 Washington Senators 8 at Cleveland Indians 5 L 21-18 20-13 41-31
June 28, 1961 Washington Senators 5 at Cleveland Indians 2 L 21-19 20-13 41-32
June 28, 1961 Washington Senators 2 at Cleveland Indians 3 W 22-19 20-13 42-32
June 29, 1961 Washington Senators 3 at Cleveland Indians 1 L 22-20 20-13 42-33
June 30, 1961 Cleveland Indians 10 at Boston Red Sox 2 W 22-20 21-13 43-33
July 1, 1961 Cleveland Indians 7 at Boston Red Sox 3 W 22-20 22-13 44-33
July 2, 1961 Cleveland Indians 12 at Boston Red Sox 6 W 22-20 23-13 45-33
July 3, 1961 Cleveland Indians 0 at Baltimore Orioles 5 L 22-20 23-14 45-34
July 4, 1961 Cleveland Indians 1 at Baltimore Orioles 5 L 22-20 23-15 45-35
July 5, 1961 Cleveland Indians 0 at New York Yankees 6 L 22-20 23-16 45-36
July 6, 1961 Cleveland Indians 0 at New York Yankees 4 L 22-20 23-17 45-37
July 7, 1961 Chicago White Sox 0 at Cleveland Indians 9 W 23-20 23-17 46-37
July 8, 1961 Chicago White Sox 2 at Cleveland Indians 3 W 24-20 23-17 47-37
July 9, 1961 Chicago White Sox 9 at Cleveland Indians 8 L 24-21 23-17 47-38
July 9, 1961 Chicago White Sox 7 at Cleveland Indians 5 L 24-22 23-17 47-39
July 13, 1961 Minnesota Twins 9 at Cleveland Indians 6 L 24-23 23-17 47-40
July 14, 1961 Los Angeles Angels 5 at Cleveland Indians 7 W 25-23 23-17 48-40
July 15, 1961 Los Angeles Angels 6 at Cleveland Indians 5 L 25-24 23-17 48-41
July 16, 1961 Minnesota Twins 12 at Cleveland Indians 5 L 25-25 23-17 48-42
July 16, 1961 Minnesota Twins 5 at Cleveland Indians 7 W 26-25 23-17 49-42
July 18, 1961 Boston Red Sox 9 at Cleveland Indians 2 L 26-26 23-17 49-43
July 19, 1961 Boston Red Sox 1 at Cleveland Indians 4 W 27-26 23-17 50-43
July 19, 1961 Boston Red Sox 8 at Cleveland Indians 9 W 28-26 23-17 51-43
July 20, 1961 Boston Red Sox 11 at Cleveland Indians 12 W 29-26 23-17 52-43
July 21, 1961 Cleveland Indians 3 at Minnesota Twins 4 L 29-26 23-18 52-44
July 22, 1961 Cleveland Indians 4 at Minnesota Twins 0 W 29-26 24-18 53-44
July 23, 1961 Cleveland Indians 0 at Minnesota Twins 10 L 29-26 24-19 53-45
July 25, 1961 Cleveland Indians 2 at Kansas City Athletics 3 L 29-26 24-20 53-46
July 26, 1961 Cleveland Indians 12 at Kansas City Athletics 5 W 29-26 25-20 54-46
July 27, 1961 Cleveland Indians 1 at Kansas City Athletics 2 L 29-26 25-21 54-47
July 28, 1961 Cleveland Indians 5 at Los Angeles Angels 8 L 29-26 25-22 54-48
July 29, 1961 Cleveland Indians 8 at Los Angeles Angels 3 W 29-26 26-22 55-48
July 30, 1961 Cleveland Indians 6 at Los Angeles Angels 8 L 29-26 26-23 55-49
August 2, 1961 Chicago White Sox 2 at Cleveland Indians 3 W 30-26 26-23 56-49
August 2, 1961 Chicago White Sox 8 at Cleveland Indians 4 L 30-27 26-23 56-50
August 3, 1961 Chicago White Sox 8 at Cleveland Indians 6 L 30-28 26-23 56-51
August 4, 1961 Cleveland Indians 1 at Detroit Tigers 6 L 30-28 26-24 56-52
August 5, 1961 Cleveland Indians 6 at Detroit Tigers 7 L 30-28 26-25 56-53
August 6, 1961 Cleveland Indians 9 at Detroit Tigers 5 W 30-28 27-25 57-53
August 6, 1961 Cleveland Indians 1 at Detroit Tigers 2 L 30-28 27-26 57-54
August 8, 1961 Washington Senators 5 at Cleveland Indians 6 W 31-28 27-26 58-54
August 9, 1961 Washington Senators 1 at Cleveland Indians 3 W 32-28 27-26 59-54
August 11, 1961 Los Angeles Angels 2 at Cleveland Indians 3 W 33-28 27-26 60-54
August 12, 1961 Los Angeles Angels 3 at Cleveland Indians 0 L 33-29 27-26 60-55
August 13, 1961 Los Angeles Angels 8 at Cleveland Indians 7 L 33-30 27-26 60-56
August 15, 1961 Boston Red Sox 8 at Cleveland Indians 0 L 33-31 27-26 60-57
August 16, 1961 Boston Red Sox 4 at Cleveland Indians 6 W 34-31 27-26 61-57
August 17, 1961 Boston Red Sox 3 at Cleveland Indians 4 W 35-31 27-26 62-57
August 18, 1961 New York Yankees 1 at Cleveland Indians 5 W 36-31 27-26 63-57
August 19, 1961 New York Yankees 3 at Cleveland Indians 2 L 36-32 27-26 63-58
August 20, 1961 New York Yankees 5 at Cleveland Indians 2 L 36-33 27-26 63-59
August 20, 1961 New York Yankees 6 at Cleveland Indians 0 L 36-34 27-26 63-60
August 22, 1961 Detroit Tigers 8 at Cleveland Indians 1 L 36-35 27-26 63-61
August 23, 1961 Detroit Tigers 2 at Cleveland Indians 4 W 37-35 27-26 64-61
August 24, 1961 Detroit Tigers 6 at Cleveland Indians 0 L 37-36 27-26 64-62
August 25, 1961 Cleveland Indians 2 at Chicago White Sox 3 L 37-36 27-27 64-63
August 26, 1961 Cleveland Indians 5 at Chicago White Sox 10 L 37-36 27-28 64-64
August 27, 1961 Cleveland Indians 3 at Chicago White Sox 9 L 37-36 27-29 64-65
August 27, 1961 Cleveland Indians 6 at Chicago White Sox 10 L 37-36 27-30 64-66
August 29, 1961 Cleveland Indians 6 at Washington Senators 4 W 37-36 28-30 65-66
August 30, 1961 Cleveland Indians 9 at Washington Senators 0 W 37-36 29-30 66-66
August 31, 1961 Cleveland Indians 3 at Washington Senators 2 W 37-36 30-30 67-66
September 1, 1961 Cleveland Indians 5 at Baltimore Orioles 4 W 37-36 31-30 68-66
September 2, 1961 Cleveland Indians 6 at Baltimore Orioles 0 W 37-36 32-30 69-66
September 2, 1961 Cleveland Indians 2 at Baltimore Orioles 3 L 37-36 32-31 69-67
September 3, 1961 Cleveland Indians 0 at Baltimore Orioles 1 L 37-36 32-32 69-68
September 4, 1961 Cleveland Indians 7 at Boston Red Sox 2 W 37-36 33-32 70-68
September 5, 1961 Cleveland Indians 9 at Boston Red Sox 5 W 37-36 34-32 71-68
September 6, 1961 Cleveland Indians 4 at Boston Red Sox 9 L 37-36 34-33 71-69
September 7, 1961 Cleveland Indians 3 at New York Yankees 7 L 37-36 34-34 71-70
September 8, 1961 Cleveland Indians 1 at New York Yankees 9 L 37-36 34-35 71-71
September 9, 1961 Cleveland Indians 7 at New York Yankees 8 L 37-36 34-36 71-72
September 10, 1961 Cleveland Indians 6 at New York Yankees 7 L 37-36 34-37 71-73
September 10, 1961 Cleveland Indians 3 at New York Yankees 9 L 37-36 34-38 71-74
September 13, 1961 Baltimore Orioles 0 at Cleveland Indians 5 W 38-36 34-38 72-74
September 15, 1961 Minnesota Twins 3 at Cleveland Indians 2 L 38-37 34-38 72-75
September 16, 1961 Minnesota Twins 0 at Cleveland Indians 2 W 39-37 34-38 73-75
September 17, 1961 Minnesota Twins 5 at Cleveland Indians 3 L 39-38 34-38 73-76
September 17, 1961 Minnesota Twins 5 at Cleveland Indians 0 L 39-39 34-38 73-77
September 19, 1961 Kansas City Athletics 2 at Cleveland Indians 6 W 40-39 34-38 74-77
September 19, 1961 Kansas City Athletics 6 at Cleveland Indians 0 L 40-40 34-38 74-78
September 20, 1961 Kansas City Athletics 4 at Cleveland Indians 2 L 40-41 34-38 74-79
September 22, 1961 Cleveland Indians 3 at Kansas City Athletics 4 L 40-41 34-39 74-80
September 23, 1961 Cleveland Indians 9 at Kansas City Athletics 5 W 40-41 35-39 75-80
September 26, 1961 Cleveland Indians 7 at Minnesota Twins 3 W 40-41 36-39 76-80
September 27, 1961 Cleveland Indians 4 at Minnesota Twins 10 L 40-41 36-40 76-81
September 28, 1961 Cleveland Indians 12 at Minnesota Twins 5 W 40-41 37-40 77-81
September 29, 1961 Cleveland Indians 4 at Los Angeles Angels 6 L 40-41 37-41 77-82
September 30, 1961 Cleveland Indians 6 at Los Angeles Angels 11 L 40-41 37-42 77-83
October 1, 1961 Cleveland Indians 8 at Los Angeles Angels 5 W 40-41 38-42 78-83


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