1966 Cleveland Indians
[edit] Summary
The 1966 Cleveland Indians finished with a record of 81-81. They scored 574 runs and belted 155 home runs to go along with a .237 batting average. Rocky Colavito led the team in home runs with 30. Fred Whitfield knocked in 78 runs. Leon Wagner led the team with 153 hits for a .279 average.
The team allowed 586 runs and had a team ERA of 3.23. Sonny Siebert led the team with 16 wins. Sam McDowell led the team with 225 strikeouts. Dick Radatz was the team's best fireman, with 10 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Max Alvis | 3B | 157 | 596 | 67 | 146 | 17 | 55 | 4 | .304 | .378 | .682 | .245 |
| Larry Brown | SS | 105 | 340 | 29 | 78 | 3 | 17 | 0 | .309 | .291 | .600 | .229 |
| Bill Davis | 1B | 23 | 38 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .267 | .263 | .530 | .158 |
| Vern Fuller | 2B | 16 | 47 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .357 | .447 | .804 | .234 |
| Jim Gentile | 1B | 33 | 47 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .212 | .277 | .489 | .128 |
| Pedro Gonzalez | 2B | 110 | 352 | 21 | 82 | 2 | 17 | 8 | .268 | .287 | .555 | .233 |
| Dick Howser | 2B | 67 | 140 | 18 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .299 | .350 | .649 | .229 |
| Tony Martinez | SS | 17 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .294 | .627 | .294 |
| Chico Salmon | SS | 126 | 422 | 46 | 108 | 7 | 40 | 10 | .289 | .346 | .635 | .256 |
| Fred Whitfield | 1B | 137 | 502 | 59 | 121 | 27 | 78 | 1 | .283 | .440 | .723 | .241 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Rocky Colavito | OF | 151 | 533 | 68 | 127 | 30 | 72 | 2 | .336 | .432 | .768 | .238 |
| Vic Davalillo | OF | 121 | 344 | 42 | 86 | 3 | 19 | 8 | .297 | .317 | .614 | .250 |
| Chuck Hinton | OF | 123 | 348 | 46 | 89 | 12 | 50 | 10 | .323 | .402 | .725 | .256 |
| Jim Landis | OF | 85 | 158 | 23 | 35 | 3 | 14 | 2 | .317 | .323 | .640 | .222 |
| Jose Vidal | OF | 17 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .297 | .281 | .578 | .188 |
| Leon Wagner | OF | 150 | 549 | 70 | 153 | 23 | 66 | 5 | .334 | .441 | .775 | .279 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Joe Azcue | C | 98 | 302 | 22 | 83 | 9 | 37 | 0 | .319 | .404 | .723 | .275 |
| Buddy Booker | C | 18 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .267 | .464 | .731 | .214 |
| Del Crandall | C | 50 | 108 | 10 | 25 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .320 | .361 | .681 | .231 |
| Duke Sims | C | 52 | 133 | 12 | 35 | 6 | 19 | 0 | .338 | .444 | .782 | .263 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| George Banks | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 | |
| Tony Curry | 19 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .263 | .125 | .388 | .125 | |
| Paul Dicken | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5474 | 574 | 1300 | 155 | 536 | 53 | .294 | .360 | .654 | .237 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bob Allen | 36 | 0 | 51.3 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 5 | 33 | 13 | 4.21 | 1.345 | |||
| Gary Bell | 40 | 37 | 254.3 | 14 | 15 | .483 | 0 | 194 | 79 | 3.22 | 1.140 | |||
| George Culver | 5 | 1 | 9.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 8.38 | 2.268 | |||
| Steve Hargan | 38 | 21 | 192 | 13 | 10 | .565 | 0 | 132 | 45 | 2.48 | 1.135 | |||
| Bob Heffner | 5 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3.46 | 1.154 | |||
| Tom Kelley | 31 | 7 | 95.3 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 0 | 64 | 42 | 4.34 | 1.459 | |||
| Jack Kralick | 27 | 4 | 68.3 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 0 | 31 | 20 | 3.82 | 1.303 | |||
| Sam McDowell | 35 | 28 | 194.3 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 3 | 225 | 102 | 2.87 | 1.194 | |||
| Don McMahon | 12 | 0 | 12.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2.92 | 1.138 | |||
| John O'Donoghue | 32 | 13 | 108 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 0 | 49 | 23 | 3.83 | 1.222 | |||
| Dick Radatz | 39 | 0 | 56.7 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 10 | 49 | 34 | 4.61 | 1.464 | |||
| Sonny Siebert | 34 | 32 | 241 | 16 | 8 | .667 | 1 | 163 | 62 | 2.80 | 1.058 | |||
| Lee Stange | 8 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2.81 | 1.250 | |||
| Luis Tiant | 46 | 16 | 155 | 12 | 11 | .522 | 8 | 145 | 50 | 2.79 | 1.103 | |||
| Team Totals | 388 | 162 | 1467.2 | 81 | 81 | .500 | 28 | 1111 | 489 | 3.23 | 1.192 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Max Alvis | 157 |
| At Bats | Max Alvis | 596 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Max Alvis | 655 |
| Batting Average | Leon Wagner | .279 |
| On-Base % | Rocky Colavito | .336 |
| Slugging % | Leon Wagner | .441 |
| OPS | Leon Wagner | .775 |
| Runs | Leon Wagner | 70 |
| Hits | Leon Wagner | 153 |
| Total Bases | Leon Wagner | 242 |
| Doubles | Max Alvis | 22 |
| Triples | Vic Davalillo | 4 |
| Home Runs | Rocky Colavito | 30 |
| RBI | Fred Whitfield | 78 |
| Walks | Rocky Colavito | 76 |
| Strikeouts | Max Alvis | 98 |
| Stolen Bases | Chuck Hinton and Chico Salmon | 10 |
| Caught Stealing | Max Alvis | 7 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Gary Bell and Luis Tiant | 8 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Joe Azcue and Fred Whitfield | 5 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Rocky Colavito | 25 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Sonny Siebert | 16 |
| Losses | Gary Bell | 15 |
| Saves | Dick Radatz | 10 |
| Won-Loss % | Sonny Siebert | .667 |
| ERA | Steve Hargan | 2.48 |
| WHIP | Sonny Siebert | 1.058 |
| Innings Pitched | Gary Bell | 254.3 |
| Games | Luis Tiant | 46 |
| Games Started | Gary Bell | 37 |
| Strikeouts | Sam McDowell | 225 |
| Complete Games | Gary Bell | 12 |
| Shutouts | Sam McDowell and Luis Tiant | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Gary Bell | 1028 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Gary Bell | 91 |
| Hits Allowed | Gary Bell | 211 |
| Walks Allowed | Sam McDowell | 102 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Sonny Siebert | 25 |
| Doubles Allowed | Gary Bell | 38 |
| Triples Allowed | Gary Bell | 9 |
| Wild Pitches | Gary Bell | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Sam McDowell and Sonny Siebert | 6 |
| Double Plays Induced | Gary Bell | 21 |
