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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.
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 |
Record vs. opponents[edit]
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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[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 | González, PedroPedro González | 110 | 352 | 82 | .233 | 2 | 17 |
| SS | Brown, LarryLarry 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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| Landis, JimJim Landis | 85 | 158 | 35 | .222 | 3 | 14 |
| Davis, BillBill Davis | 23 | 38 | 6 | .158 | 1 | 4 |
| Vidal, JoséJosé 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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| Bell, GaryGary Bell | 40 | 254.1 | 14 | 15 | 3.22 | 194 |
| McDowell, SamSam 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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| Hargan, SteveSteve Hargan | 38 | 192 | 13 | 10 | 2.48 | 132 |
| O'Donoghue, JohnJohn O'Donoghue | 32 | 108 | 6 | 8 | 3.83 | 49 |
| Culver, GeorgeGeorge 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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| Allen, BobBob 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
References[edit]
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