1959 Cleveland Indians season
The 1959 Cleveland Indians season was the 59th in franchise history. The Indians finished in second place in the American League with a record of 89 wins and 65 losses, five games behind the AL Champion Chicago White Sox.Offseason
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
Player stats
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 | Player | 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 |
Other batters
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 |
| 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
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 35 | 235.1 | 19 | 8 | 3.63 | 113 |
| 44 | 234 | 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
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 38 | 165.1 | 10 | 7 | 4.14 | 85 |
| 44 | 153 | 12 | 10 | 2.65 | 79 |
| 24 | 77.2 | 0 | 1 | 5.22 | 17 |
| 15 | 76 | 5 | 3 | 3.20 | 45 |
| 29 | 72 | 3 | 6 | 4.00 | 49 |
| 13 | 66 | 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
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| 26 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5.32 | 23 |
| 18 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1.80 | 9 |
| 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
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Mobile, Selma
