1961 Indianapolis Indians Statistics

Playoffs - Houston Buffs 4 games, Indianapolis Indians 1

The Indianapolis Indians of the American Association ended the 1961 season with a record of 86 wins and 64 losses, finishing first in the AA.

The Indians scored 712 runs and surrendered 693 runs. Cliff Cook walloped 32 home runs for Indianapolis, while Don Pavletich swatted 15 or more, too. Cliff Cook drove in 119 runs. Joe Gaines led all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .315 average. Don Rudolph topped the team with 18 wins, and Claude Osteen, too added 15 or more wins, too Claude Osteen recorded a 3.53 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Members of the 1961 Indianapolis Indians who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Johnny Edwards, Claude Osteen, Joe Gaines, Jake Jacobs, Chuck Hinton, Harry Anderson, Cliff Cook, Lou Skizas, Sammy Ellis, Sandy Valdespino, Mike Cuellar, Jim Snyder, Buddy Gilbert, Ted Beard, Chico Ruiz, Rudy Hernández, Bob Miller, Don Rudolph, John Briggs, Joe Hicks, Bob Schmidt, Carlos Bernier, Cloyd Boyer, John Tsitouris, Chet Boak, Don Pavletich, Tom Qualters, Hal Bevan, Larry Raines and Ray Rippelmeyer.

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Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.

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