 Although the 1961 season ended up being a disappointment, the Indians had a brief flurry of pennant fever early in the 1961 season.After starting 12-13, the Indians started to streak, going 22-4 over their next 26 games to reach a record of 34-17 (were 38-20 after 58 games).However the Indians cooled off afterwards and were quickly knocked out of first place, as they went 44-66 the rest of the year.