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1966 Cleveland Indians season

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General manager(s)
  
Gabe Paul

Local radio
  
WERE (1300)

Local television
  
WJW-TV

Owner(s)
  
Gabe Paul, Vernon Stouffer

Manager(s)
  
Birdie Tebbetts, George Strickland

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.

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Offseason

  • Vernon Stouffer bought eighty percent of the Cleveland Indians for eight million dollars.
  • November 28, 1965: Hank Peters resigned from the Kansas City Athletics and became the minor league director for the Cleveland Indians.

    • Notable transactions

  • November 29, 1965: Al Closter was selected by the Indians from the New York Yankees in the first-year player draft.
  • November 29, 1965: Al Luplow was purchased from the Indians by the New York Mets.
  • December 1, 1965: Joe Rudi and Phil Roof were traded by the Indians to the Kansas City Athletics for Jim Landis and Jim Rittwage.
  • January 14, 1966: Lou Clinton was traded by the Indians to the New York Yankees for Doc Edwards.
  • March 10, 1966: Cam Carreon was traded by the Indians to the Baltimore Orioles for Lou Piniella.

    • Regular season

    On May 1, Sam McDowell threw his second consecutive one-hitter for the Indians.

    Notable transactions

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

    • Starters by position

    Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Other batters

    Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Starting pitchers

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

    Other pitchers

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

    Relief pitchers

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

    References

    1966 Cleveland Indians season Wikipedia
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