 He made the major leagues for good in and was the Cubs' starting second baseman for the latter half of that season, then split the job with Don Zimmer in .With standout youngster Ken Hubbs coming up through the organization, Kindall was traded to the Cleveland Indians on November 27, 1961, for pitcher Bobby Locke.In , he responded by playing in a career-high 154 games, and setting personal bests in hits (123), home runs (13) and runs batted in (55).