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The1959Cleveland Indians season was the 59th season in franchise history. The Indians finished in second place in theAmerican League with a record of 89 wins and 65 losses, 5 games behind the American League ChampionChicago White Sox.

Offseason

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October 27, 1958:Jay Porter was traded by the Indians to theWashington Senators forOssie Álvarez.^[1]
November 20, 1958:Don Mossi,Ray Narleski, andOssie Álvarez were traded by the Indians to theDetroit Tigers forBilly Martin andAl Cicotte.^[2]
December 2, 1958:Vic Wertz andGary Geiger were traded by the Indians to theBoston Red Sox forJimmy Piersall.^[3]
January 23, 1959:Earl Averill, Jr. andMorrie Martin were traded by the Indians to theChicago Cubs forJim Bolger andJohn Briggs.^[4]

Regular season

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On June 10,right fielder Rocky Colavito hit four home runs in one game against theBaltimore Orioles.^[5]

Season standings

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American League
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago White Sox	94	60	.610	—	47‍–‍30	47‍–‍30
Cleveland Indians	89	65	.578	5	43‍–‍34	46‍–‍31
New York Yankees	79	75	.513	15	40‍–‍37	39‍–‍38
Detroit Tigers	76	78	.494	18	41‍–‍36	35‍–‍42
Boston Red Sox	75	79	.487	19	43‍–‍34	32‍–‍45
Baltimore Orioles	74	80	.481	20	38‍–‍39	36‍–‍41
Kansas City Athletics	66	88	.429	28	37‍–‍40	29‍–‍48
Washington Senators	63	91	.409	31	34‍–‍43	29‍–‍48

Record vs. opponents

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1959 American League record v t e Sources:[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Team	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	KCA	NYY	WSH
Baltimore	—	8–14	11–11–1	10–12	13–9	8–14	12–10	12–10
Boston	14–8	—	8–14	8–14	11–11	11–11	13–9	10–12
Chicago	11–11–1	14–8	—	15–7	13–9	12–10	13–9–1	16–6
Cleveland	12–10	14–8	7–15	—	14–8	15–7	11–11	16–6
Detroit	9–13	11–11	9–13	8–14	—	15–7	14–8	10–12
Kansas City	14–8	11–11	10–12	7–15	7–15	—	5–17	12–10
New York	10–12	9–13	9–13–1	11–11	8–14	17–5	—	15–7
Washington	10–12	12–10	6–16	6–16	12–10	10–12	7–15	—

Notable transactions

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April 11, 1959:Mickey Vernon was traded by the Indians to theMilwaukee Braves forHumberto Robinson.^[6]
May 4, 1959:Randy Jackson was traded by the Indians to theChicago Cubs forBob Smith.^[7]
June 6, 1959: Jim Bolger and cash were traded by the Indians to thePhiladelphia Phillies forWillie Jones.^[4]
September 9, 1959:Chuck Tanner was purchased by the Indians from the Boston Red Sox.^[8]

Opening Day Lineup

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Opening Day Starters
#	Name	Position
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

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Roster

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1959 Cleveland Indians
Roster
Pitchers 39Gary Bell 32John Briggs 48Dick Brodowski 20Al Cicotte 34Don Ferrarese 25Mike Garcia 33Mudcat Grant 23Jack Harshman 23,29Bobby Locke 22Cal McLish 31Jim Perry 23Bud Podbielan 29Humberto Robinson 27Herb Score 28Bob Smith 23Jake Striker		Catchers 11Dick Brown 8Ed Fitz Gerald 18Hal Naragon 15Russ Nixon Infielders 32Jim Baxes 45Gordy Coleman 7Granny Hamner 3Woodie Held 2Randy Jackson 12Willie Jones 7Gene Leek 1Billy Martin 18Billy Moran 10Vic Power 4George Strickland 5Ray Webster		Outfielders 6Rocky Colavito 14Tito Francona 30Carroll Hardy 9Minnie Miñoso 37Jimmy Piersall 26Chuck Tanner 17Elmer Valo Other batters 45Jim Bolger 38Don Dillard		Manager 35Joe Gordon Coaches 43Mel Harder(Pitching) 42Red Kress(First Base) 21Bob Lemon 41Bill Lobe(Bullpen) 40Jo-Jo White(Third Base)

1959 Cleveland Indians

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

45Jim Bolger
38Don Dillard

Manager

35Joe Gordon

Coaches

43Mel Harder(Pitching)
42Red Kress(First Base)
21Bob Lemon
41Bill Lobe(Bullpen)
40Jo-Jo White(Third Base)

Player stats

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= Indicates team leader

= Indicates league leader

Batting

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Starters by position

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Russ Nixon	82	258	62	.240	1	29
1B	Vic Power	147	595	172	.289	10	60
2B	Billy Martin	73	242	63	.260	9	24
SS	Woodie Held	143	525	132	.251	29	71
3B	George Strickland	132	441	105	.238	3	48
LF	Minnie Miñoso	148	570	172	.302	21	92
CF	Jimmy Piersall	100	317	78	.246	4	30
RF	Rocky Colavito	154	588	151	.257	42*	111

Tied with Harmon Killebrew (WSH) for league lead

Other batters

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

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Tito Francona	122	399	145	.363	20	79
Jim Baxes	77	247	59	.239	15	34
Dick Brown	48	141	31	.220	5	16
Ed Fitz Gerald	49	129	35	.271	1	4
Ray Webster	40	74	15	.203	2	10
Granny Hamner	27	67	11	.164	1	3
Carroll Hardy	32	53	11	.208	0	2
Chuck Tanner	14	48	12	.250	1	5
Hal Naragon	14	36	10	.278	0	5
Gene Leek	13	36	8	.222	1	5
Elmer Valo	34	24	7	.292	0	5
Willie Jones	11	18	4	.222	0	1
Billy Moran	11	17	5	.294	0	2
Gordy Coleman	6	15	8	.533	0	2
Don Dillard	10	10	4	.400	0	1
Jim Bolger	8	7	0	.000	0	0
Randy Jackson	7	7	1	.143	0	0

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Cal McLish	35	235.1	19	8	3.63	113
Gary Bell	44	234.0	16	11	4.04	136
Herb Score	30	160.2	9	11	4.71	147
Jake Striker	1	6.2	1	0	2.70	5

Other pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Mudcat Grant	38	165.1	10	7	4.14	85
Jim Perry	44	153.0	12	10	2.65	79
Bobby Locke	24	77.2	0	1	5.22	17
Don Ferrarese	15	76.0	5	3	3.20	45
Mike Garcia	29	72.0	3	6	4.00	49
Jack Harshman	13	66.0	5	1	2.59	35
Bob Smith	12	29.1	0	1	5.22	17
John Briggs	4	12.2	0	1	5.22	17

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Dick Brodowski	18	2	2	5	1.80	9
Al Cicotte	26	3	1	1	5.32	23
Bud Podbielan	6	0	1	0	5.84	5
Humberto Robinson	5	1	0	0	4.15	6

Awards and honors

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League leaders

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

Farm system

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Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	San Diego Padres	Pacific Coast League	Catfish Metkovich
AA	Mobile Bears	Southern Association	Mel McGaha
A	Reading Indians	Eastern League	Al Hollingsworth
B	Burlington Indians	Carolina League	Pinky May
C	Minot Mallards	Northern League	Ken Landenberger
D	Selma Cloverleafs	Alabama–Florida League	Johnny Lipon
D	North Platte Indians	Nebraska State League	Mark Wylie
D	Batavia Indians	New York–Penn League	Paul O'Dea

References

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^Jay Porter page at Baseball Reference
^Billy Martin page at Baseball Reference
^Jim Piersall page at Baseball Reference
^^a ^bJim 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
^Mickey Vernon page at Baseball Reference
^Bob Smith page at Baseball Reference
^Chuck Tanner Trades and Transactions by Baseball Almanac
^"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

External links

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v t e 1959 MLB season by team
American League	Baltimore Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit Kansas City New York Washington
National League	Chicago Cincinnati Los Angeles Milwaukee Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis San Francisco
1959 All-Star Game (1st,2nd) 1959 World Series

Cleveland Guardians

Established in1894
Former names (all in Cleveland unless noted) -Grand Rapids Rustlers,Lake Shores,Bluebirds,Bronchos,Naps,Indians
Based inCleveland, Ohio

Franchise

Ballparks

Culture and lore

Rivalries

Ohio Cup
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Key personnel

Owner/Chairman/CEO:Paul J. Dolan
President:Chris Antonetti
General manager:Mike Chernoff
Manager:Stephen Vogt

Postseason appearances (18)

Division championships (13)

American League pennants (6)

World Series championships (2)

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Hall of Famers

Minors

Triple-A:Columbus Clippers
Double-A:Akron RubberDucks
High-A:Lake County Captains
Single-A:Lynchburg Hillcats
Rookie:Arizona Complex League Guardians
Dominican Summer League Guardians Goryl
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