1961 Cleveland Indians season

MLB yearly infobox-pre1969 alt‎
name = Cleveland Indians
season = 1961
misc =

current league = American League
y1 = 1901
Uniform logo =
ballpark = Cleveland Municipal Stadium
y4 = 1932
city = Cleveland, Ohio
y5 = 1901
owners = William R. Daley
general manager = Frank Lane, Gabe Paul
managers = Jimmy Dykes
television = WJW (TV)
(Harry Jones, Ken Coleman)
radio = WERE
(Bob Neal, Jimmy Dudley)|The Cleveland Indians' 1961 season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Cleveland Indians attempting to win the American League.

Offseason

*December 27, 1960: Paul Casanova was signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/casanpa01.shtml]

Regular season

eason standings

Transactions

*April 23, 1961: Paul Casanova was released by the Cleveland Indians. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/casanpa01.shtml]
*June 12, 1961: Tommy John was signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/j/johnto01.shtml Tommy John Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*September 8, 1961: Chuck Tanner was sold by Cleveland Indians to Los Angeles Angels. [ [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/trades.php?p=tannech01 Chuck Tanner Trades and Transactions by Baseball Almanac ] ] .
* October 5, 1961: Jimmy Piersall was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Washington Senators for Dick Donovan, Gene Green, and Jim Mahoney. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/piersji01.shtml Jim Piersall Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Roster