1966 Cleveland Indians season

1966 Cleveland Indians
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901)
Location
Cleveland Municipal Stadium (Since 1932) Cleveland, Ohio (Since 1901)
1966 Information
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)
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.

1 Offseason
- 1.1 Notable transactions
2 Regular season
3 Player stats
- 3.1 Batting
  - 3.1.1 Starters by position
  - 3.1.2 Other batters
- 3.2 Pitching
4 Farm system
5 Notes
6 References

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
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

April 6, 1966: Ralph Terry was traded by the Indians to the Kansas City Athletics for John O'Donoghue and cash.^[8]

Roster

1966 Cleveland Indians

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

3 George Strickland
1 Birdie Tebbetts

Coaches

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
2B	González, PedroPedro González	110	352	82	.233	2	17
SS	Brown, LarryLarry 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
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

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
Bell, GaryGary Bell	40	254.1	14	15	3.22	194
McDowell, SamSam 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
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

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Allen, BobBob Allen	36	2	2	5	4.21	33

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Portland Beavers	Pacific Coast League	Johnny Lipon
AA	Pawtucket Indians	Eastern League	Clay Bryant
A	Reno Silver Sox	California League	Phil Cavarretta
A	Dubuque Packers	Midwest League	Elmer Valo

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, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007

References

1966 Cleveland Indians season at Baseball Reference

1966 MLB season by team

American League	Baltimore • Boston • California • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Kansas City • Minnesota • New York • Washington

National League	Atlanta • Chicago • Cincinnati • Houston • Los Angeles • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis • San Francisco

1966 Major League Baseball Draft • 1966 All-Star Game • 1966 World Series

Cleveland Indians

Formerly the Grand Rapids Rustlers, Cleveland Lake Shores, Cleveland Bluebirds and Cleveland Naps • Based in Cleveland, Ohio

The Franchise

History • Seasons • Records • Players • Owners and executives • Managers • Broadcasters • Opening Day starting pitchers • No-hitters • Award winners • First-round draft picks

Ballparks

League Park • Cleveland Municipal Stadium • Jacobs/Progressive Field
Spring Training: Henley Field • Terry Park Ballfield • Clearwater Athletic Field • Hi Corbett Field • Chain of Lakes Park • Goodyear Ballpark

Culture and Lore

Chief Wahoo • John Adams • 1910 Chalmers Award • Feller's Opening Day No-Hitter • The Catch • Herb Score • Ten Cent Beer Night • Curse of Rocky Colavito • Barker's Perfect Game • Slider • Bat Burglary • Bug Game • "Cleveland Rocks" • The Kid from Cleveland • Major League • Major League II

Retired Numbers

3 • 5 • 14 • 18 • 19 • 21 • 42 • 455

Key Personnel

Owner: Larry Dolan • President: Mark Shapiro • Executive VP/GM: Chris Antonetti • Manager: Manny Acta

World Series
Champions (2)

1920 • 1948

American League
Pennants (5)

1920 • 1948 • 1954 • 1995 • 1997

Division
Championships

Central: 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2001 • 2007 • Wild Card: none

Minor League
Affiliates

AAA: Columbus Clippers • AA: Akron Aeros • A: Carolina Mudcats • Lake County Captains • Mahoning Valley Scrappers • Rookie: Arizona League Indians • Dominican Summer Indians

Other Assets

SportsTime Ohio

Rivalries

Cincinnati Reds

Media

TV: SportsTime Ohio • WKYC • Radio: WTAM
Announcers: Tom Hamilton • Matt Underwood • Rick Manning • Al Pawlowski • Mike Hargrove

Seasons (110)

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1966 Cleveland Indians season

Contents

Offseason

Notable transactions

Regular season

Season standings

Notable transactions

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Other batters

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

Farm system

Notes

References