1966 Cleveland Indians

81-81 • .500 Win% • 5th in AL

The 1966 Cleveland Indians went 81-81 (.500) finishing 5th in the AL. The club scored 574 runs, allowed 586, and played home games at Cleveland Stadium. Team leaders included Rocky Colavito (30 HR, 72 RBI) and Sonny Siebert (16-8, 2.80 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

81 Wins
81 Losses
.500 Win %
5th Rank
574 R 586 RA
Diff -12

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574 Runs Scored
586 Runs Allowed
-12 Run Diff
920K Attendance

📈 vs. 1966 AL Average

Batting Avg .237 1% below the 1966 league average (.240)
OBP .296 3% below the 1966 league average (.305)
SLG .360 2% below the 1966 league average (.368)
Team ERA 3.23 6% better than the 1966 league average (3.44)
Runs Scored 574 9% below the 1966 league average (628 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCleveland Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 920,251
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Avg per Game 11,361

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1966

Batting Avg

1 Leon Wagner 0.279 2 Joe Azcue 0.275 3 Duke Sims 0.263 4 Chico Salmon 0.256 5 Chuck Hinton 0.256

Home Runs

1 Rocky Colavito 30 2 Fred Whitfield 27 3 Leon Wagner 23 4 Max Alvis 17 5 Chuck Hinton 12

RBI

1 Fred Whitfield 78 2 Rocky Colavito 72 3 Leon Wagner 66 4 Max Alvis 55 5 Chuck Hinton 50
1966 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Max Alvis 157 596 67 146 22 3 17 55 50 98 4 0.245
Leon Wagner 150 549 70 153 20 0 23 66 46 69 5 0.279
Rocky Colavito 151 533 68 127 13 0 30 72 76 81 2 0.238
Fred Whitfield 137 502 59 121 15 2 27 78 27 76 1 0.241
Chico Salmon 126 422 46 108 13 2 7 40 21 41 10 0.256
Pedro Gonzalez 110 352 21 82 9 2 2 17 15 54 8 0.233
Chuck Hinton 123 348 46 89 9 3 12 50 35 66 10 0.256
Vic Davalillo 121 344 42 86 6 4 3 19 24 37 8 0.250
Larry Brown 105 340 29 78 12 0 3 17 36 58 0 0.229
Joe Azcue 98 302 22 83 10 1 9 37 20 22 0 0.275
Jim Landis 85 158 23 35 5 1 3 14 20 25 2 0.222
Dick Howser 67 140 18 32 9 1 2 4 15 23 2 0.229
Duke Sims 52 133 12 35 2 2 6 19 11 31 0 0.263
Del Crandall 50 108 10 25 2 0 4 8 14 9 0 0.231
Sonny Siebert 34 85 4 11 2 0 0 3 1 21 0 0.129
Gary Bell 40 76 2 10 0 1 0 2 4 25 0 0.132
Sam McDowell 36 60 2 12 0 1 0 1 1 27 0 0.200
Steve Hargan 38 58 2 7 0 0 0 4 2 23 0 0.121
Vern Fuller 16 47 7 11 2 1 2 2 7 6 0 0.234
Jim Gentile 33 47 2 6 1 0 2 4 5 18 0 0.128
Bill Davis 23 38 2 6 1 0 1 4 6 9 0 0.158
Luis Tiant 46 36 0 4 0 0 0 3 1 12 0 0.111
John O'Donoghue 32 33 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 9 0 0.152
Jose Vidal 17 32 4 6 1 1 0 3 5 11 0 0.188
Buddy Booker 18 28 6 6 1 0 2 5 2 6 0 0.214
Tom Kelley 31 28 2 4 0 0 0 3 0 19 0 0.143
Tony Martinez 17 17 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 1 0.294
Tony Curry 19 16 4 2 0 0 0 3 3 8 0 0.125
Jack Kralick 27 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.077
Bob Allen 36 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.111
Dick Radatz 39 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.111
George Banks 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.250
Lee Stange 8 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.250
George Culver 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Paul Dicken 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Don McMahon 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bob Heffner 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1966

ERA

1 Steve Hargan 2.48 2 Luis Tiant 2.79 3 Sonny Siebert 2.80 4 Sam McDowell 2.87 5 Gary Bell 3.22

Wins

1 Sonny Siebert 16 2 Gary Bell 14 3 Steve Hargan 13 4 Luis Tiant 12 5 Sam McDowell 9

Strikeouts

1 Sam McDowell 225 2 Gary Bell 194 3 Sonny Siebert 163 4 Luis Tiant 145 5 Steve Hargan 132
1966 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Gary Bell 14 15 3.22 40 37 0 254.1 211 91 79 194
Sonny Siebert 16 8 2.80 34 32 1 241.0 193 75 62 163
Sam McDowell 9 8 2.87 35 28 3 194.1 130 62 102 225
Steve Hargan 13 10 2.48 38 21 0 192.0 173 53 45 132
Luis Tiant 12 11 2.79 46 16 8 155.0 121 48 50 145
John O'Donoghue 6 8 3.83 32 13 0 108.0 109 46 23 49
Tom Kelley 4 8 4.34 31 7 0 95.1 97 46 42 64
Jack Kralick 3 4 3.82 27 4 0 68.1 69 29 20 31
Dick Radatz 0 3 4.61 39 0 10 56.2 49 29 34 49
Bob Allen 2 2 4.21 36 0 5 51.1 56 24 13 33
Lee Stange 1 0 2.81 8 2 0 16.0 17 5 3 8
Bob Heffner 0 1 3.46 5 1 0 13.0 12 5 3 7
Don McMahon 1 1 2.92 12 0 1 12.1 8 4 6 5
George Culver 0 2 8.38 5 1 0 9.2 15 9 7 6

👥 Roster (37)

Bob Allen Max Alvis Joe Azcue George Banks Gary Bell Buddy Booker Larry Brown Rocky Colavito Del Crandall George Culver Tony Curry Vic Davalillo +25 more

37 players

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The 1966 Cleveland Indians in brief

The 1966 Cleveland Indians won 81 games and lost 81, ending up 5th in the AL. With 574 runs scored and 586 given up, the 1966 differential was -12. At the plate the Cleveland Indians hit .237, 1% worse than the league's .240. The staff ERA of 3.23 was 6% better than the league average of 3.44. The 1966 Cleveland Indians scored 9% fewer runs than the average club (574 against 628).

Cleveland Stadium was home in 1966, drawing a total attendance of 920,251. Rocky Colavito led the club in home runs with 30. Fred Whitfield led in RBI with 78. Sonny Siebert was the top winner, with 16 victories. Sam McDowell struck out 225, the most on the club. Dick Radatz closed out 10 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1966 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1966 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1966 Cleveland Indians finished 81-81 (.500 win pct).
Who led the 1966 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Rocky Colavito led the 1966 Cleveland Indians with 30 home runs.
What was the 1966 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1966 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 3.23.
Did the 1966 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
No. The 1966 Cleveland Indians did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1966 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1966 Cleveland Indians played home games at Cleveland Stadium.
Who led the 1966 Cleveland Indians in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Rocky Colavito (30 HR, 72 RBI) and Sonny Siebert (16-8, 2.80 ERA).
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