1966 Cleveland Indians season
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| Owner(s) | Gabe Paul, Vernon Stouffer | |
| General manager(s) | Gabe Paul | |
| Manager(s) | Birdie Tebbetts, George Strickland | |
| Local television | WJW (TV) (Harry Jones, Herb Score) |
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| Local radio | WERE (1300 AM) (Jimmy Dudley, Bob Neal) |
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The 1966 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fifth in the American League with a record of 81-81, 17 games behind the Baltimore Orioles.
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Offseason [edit]
- Vernon Stouffer bought eighty percent of the Cleveland Indians for eight million dollars.[1]
- November 28, 1965: Hank Peters resigned from the Kansas City Athletics and became the minor league director for the Cleveland Indians. [2]
Notable transactions [edit]
- November 29, 1965: Al Closter was selected by the Indians from the New York Yankees in the first-year player draft.[3]
- November 29, 1965: Al Luplow was purchased from the Indians by the New York Mets.[4]
- December 1, 1965: Joe Rudi and Phil Roof were traded by the Indians to the Kansas City Athletics for Jim Landis and Jim Rittwage.[5]
- January 14, 1966: Lou Clinton was traded by the Indians to the New York Yankees for Doc Edwards.[6]
- March 10, 1966: Cam Carreon was traded by the Indians to the Baltimore Orioles for Lou Piniella.[7]
Regular season [edit]
On May 1, Sam McDowell threw his second consecutive one-hitter for the Indians.
Season standings [edit]
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Baltimore Orioles | 97 | 63 | .606 | -- |
| Minnesota Twins | 89 | 73 | .549 | 9 |
| Detroit Tigers | 88 | 74 | .543 | 10 |
| Chicago White Sox | 83 | 79 | .512 | 15 |
| Cleveland Indians | 81 | 81 | .500 | 17 |
| California Angels | 80 | 82 | .494 | 18 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 74 | 86 | .463 | 23 |
| Washington Senators | 71 | 88 | .447 | 25.5 |
| Boston Red Sox | 72 | 90 | .444 | 26 |
| New York Yankees | 70 | 89 | .440 | 26.5 |
Notable transactions [edit]
- April 6, 1966: Ralph Terry was traded by the Indians to the Kansas City Athletics for John O'Donoghue and cash.[8]
Roster [edit]
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Player stats [edit]
Batting [edit]
Starters by position [edit]
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 |
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| 2B | Pedro González | 110 | 352 | 82 | .233 | 2 | 17 |
| SS | Larry Brown | 105 | 340 | 78 | .229 | 3 | 17 |
Other batters [edit]
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 |
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| Jim Landis | 85 | 158 | 35 | .222 | 3 | 14 |
| Bill Davis | 23 | 38 | 6 | .158 | 1 | 4 |
| José Vidal | 17 | 32 | 6 | .188 | 0 | 3 |
Pitching [edit]
Starting pitchers [edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Gary Bell | 40 | 254.1 | 14 | 15 | 3.22 | 194 |
| Sam McDowell | 35 | 194.1 | 9 | 8 | 2.87 | 225 |
Other pitchers [edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Steve Hargan | 38 | 192 | 13 | 10 | 2.48 | 132 |
| John O'Donoghue | 32 | 108 | 6 | 8 | 3.83 | 49 |
| George Culver | 5 | 9.2 | 0 | 2 | 8.38 | 6 |
Relief pitchers [edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Bob Allen | 36 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4.21 | 33 |
Farm system [edit]
See also: Minor league baseball
Notes [edit]
- ^ Steinbrenner: The Last Lion of Baseball, p. 4, Bill Madden, Harper Collins Publishing, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-0-06-169031-0
- ^ Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, p.95, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-0-8027-1745-0
- ^ Al Closter page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Al Luplow page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Joe Rudi page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Doc Edwards page at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Lou Piniella page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Ralph Terry page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007
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