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 |
Local radio | WERE (1300) |
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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. The 1966 season started off hopeful for the Cleveland Indians as they won their first ten games, and held a 27-10 record in late May. They would hold first place as late as June 12 but were out of first place after that and never returned to the top. A struggle in run production brought the Indians back to the .500 mark, as a seemingly promising season ended up being one of the most disappointing.
Offseason
- 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
- 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
On May 1, Sam McDowell threw his second consecutive one-hitter for the Indians.
Season standings
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 |
Record vs. opponents
1966 American League Records
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIN | NYY | WSH | |||
Baltimore | — | 12–6 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 11–5 | 10–8 | 15–3 | 11–7 | |||
Boston | 6–12 | — | 9–9 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 8–10 | 8–10 | |||
California | 6–12 | 9–9 | — | 8–10 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 11–7 | 7–11 | |||
Chicago | 9–9 | 7–11 | 10–8 | — | 11–7 | 8–10 | 13–5 | 4–14 | 9–9–1 | 12–6 | |||
Cleveland | 10–8 | 11–7 | 8–10 | 7–11 | — | 9–9 | 6–12 | 9–9 | 12–6 | 9–9 | |||
Detroit | 9–9 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 9–9 | — | 6–12 | 11–7 | 11–7 | 13–5 | |||
Kansas City | 5–11 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 5–13 | 12–6 | 12–6 | — | 8–10 | 5–13 | 9–9 | |||
Minnesota | 8–10 | 12–6 | 7–11 | 14–4 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 10–8 | — | 8–10 | 14–4 | |||
New York | 3–15 | 10–8 | 7–11 | 9–9–1 | 6–12 | 7–11 | 13–5 | 10–8 | — | 5–10 | |||
Washington | 7–11 | 10–8 | 11–7 | 6–12 | 9–9 | 5–13 | 9–9 | 4–14 | 10–5 | — |
Notable transactions
- April 6, 1966: Ralph Terry was traded by the Indians to the Kansas City Athletics for John O'Donoghue and cash.[8]
Roster
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
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
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
Starting pitchers
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
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
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
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Notes
- ↑ 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, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007