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1966 Cleveland Indians season

Index 1966 Cleveland Indians season

The 1966 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. [1]

81 relations: Al Closter, Al Luplow, American League, Baltimore Orioles, Baseball, Bill Davis (baseball), Birdie Tebbetts, Bob Allen (1960s pitcher), Bob Heffner, Buddy Booker, California League, Cam Carreon, Chico Salmon, Chuck Hinton, Clay Bryant, Cleveland, Cleveland Indians, Cleveland Stadium, Del Crandall, Dick Howser, Dick Radatz, Doc Edwards, Don McMahon, Double-A (baseball), Dubuque, Iowa minor league baseball, Duke Sims, Early Wynn, Eastern League (baseball), Elmer Valo, Fred Whitfield, Gabe Paul, Gary Bell, George Banks (baseball), George Culver, George Strickland (baseball), History of the Oakland Athletics, Jack Kralick, Jim Gentile, Jim Landis, Jim Rittwage, Joe Azcue, Joe Rudi, John O'Donoghue (1960s pitcher), Johnny Lipon, José Vidal (baseball), Larry Brown (infielder), Lee Stange, Leon Wagner, Lou Clinton, Lou Piniella, ..., Luis Tiant, Max Alvis, Midwest League, Minor League Baseball, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Pacific Coast League, Paul Dicken, Pawtucket Indians, Pedro González (baseball), Phil Cavarretta, Phil Roof, Portland Beavers, Ralph Terry, Ray Mueller, Reggie Otero, Reno Silver Sox, Rocky Colavito, Sam McDowell, Sonny Siebert, Steve Hargan, Tom Kelley (baseball), Tony Curry, Tony Martínez, Triple-A (baseball), Vern Fuller, Vernon Stouffer, Vic Davalillo, WJMO, WJW (TV), 1966 Baltimore Orioles season. Expand index (31 more) »

Al Closter

Alan Edward Closter is a former professional baseball pitcher.

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Al Luplow

Alvin David Luplow, Jr. (March 13, 1939 – December 28, 2017) was an American professional baseball outfielder.

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American League

The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League (AL), is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada.

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Baltimore Orioles

The Baltimore Orioles are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball game played between two opposing teams who take turns batting and fielding.

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Bill Davis (baseball)

Arthur Willard Davis (born June 6, 1942 in Graceville, Minnesota) is an American former Major League Baseball first baseman who played for the Cleveland Indians from to and the San Diego Padres in.

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Birdie Tebbetts

George Robert "Birdie" Tebbetts (November 10, 1912 – March 24, 1999) was an American professional baseball player, manager, scout and front office executive.

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Bob Allen (1960s pitcher)

Robert Gray Allen (born October 23, 1937) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher.

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Bob Heffner

Robert Frederic Heffner (born September 13, 1938) nicknamed "Butch," is an American former professional baseball player.

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Buddy Booker

Richard Lee "Buddy" Booker (born May 28, 1942 in Lynchburg, Virginia) is a former Major League Baseball catcher who played for two seasons.

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California League

The California League is a Minor League Baseball league which operates throughout California.

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Cam Carreon

Camilo Carreon (August 6, 1937 – September 2, 1987) was an American Major League Baseball player from 1959 to 1966 for the Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians and Baltimore Orioles.

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Chico Salmon

Ruthford Eduardo "Chico" Salmon (December 3, 1940 in Colón, Panama – September 17, 2000 in Bocas del Toro, Panama) was a Panamanian Major League Baseball utility player.

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Chuck Hinton

Charles Edward (Chuck) Hinton, Jr. (May 3, 1934 – January 27, 2013) was an American professional baseball player.

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Clay Bryant

Claiborne Henry Bryant (November 16, 1911 – April 9, 1999) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1935 through 1940 for the Chicago Cubs.

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Cleveland

Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio, and the county seat of Cuyahoga County.

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Cleveland Indians

The Cleveland Indians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio.

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Cleveland Stadium

Cleveland Stadium, commonly known as Municipal Stadium or Lakefront Stadium, was a multi-purpose stadium located in Cleveland, Ohio.

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Del Crandall

Delmar Wesley Crandall (born March 5, 1930 in Ontario, California) is an American former professional baseball player and manager.

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Dick Howser

Richard Dalton Howser (May 14, 1936 – June 17, 1987) was an American Major League Baseball shortstop, coach, and manager, best known as the manager of the Kansas City Royals during the 1980s, and for guiding them to the franchise's first World Series title in 1985.

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Dick Radatz

Richard Raymond Radatz (April 2, 1937 – March 16, 2005) was an American relief pitcher in Major League Baseball.

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Doc Edwards

Howard Rodney Edwards (born December 10, 1936 in Red Jacket, West Virginia) was a backup catcher with the Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Athletics, New York Yankees, and the Philadelphia Phillies over parts of five seasons spanning eight years.

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Don McMahon

Donald John McMahon (January 4, 1930 – July 22, 1987) was a right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball.

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Double-A (baseball)

Double-A (or Class AA) is the second highest level of play in Minor League Baseball (MiLB) in the United States after Triple-A. There are thirty Double-A teams in three leagues at this classification: Eastern League, Southern League, and the Texas League.

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Dubuque, Iowa minor league baseball

Minor league baseball teams have operated in the city of Dubuque, Iowa under a variety of names and participating in various leagues.

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Duke Sims

Duane B. "Duke" Sims (born June 5, 1941) is an American former professional baseball catcher.

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Early Wynn

Early Wynn Jr. (January 6, 1920 – April 4, 1999), nicknamed "Gus", was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) right-handed pitcher.

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Eastern League (baseball)

The Eastern League is a Minor League Baseball league, which operates primarily in the northeastern United States, although it has had a team in Ohio since 1989.

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Elmer Valo

Elmer William Valo (March 5, 1921 – July 19, 1998), born Imrich Valo, was a Slovak American right fielder, coach and scout in Major League Baseball.

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Fred Whitfield

Fred Dwight Whitfield (January 7, 1938 – January 31, 2013) was an American professional baseball player.

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Gabe Paul

Gabriel Howard Paul (January 4, 1910 – April 26, 1998) was an American executive in Major League Baseball who, between 1951 and 1984, served as general manager of the Cincinnati Reds, Houston Colt.45s, Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees.

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Gary Bell

Wilbur Gary Bell (born November 17, 1936), nicknamed Ding Dong, is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher.

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George Banks (baseball)

George Edward Banks (September 24, 1938 – March 1, 1985) was an American professional baseball player.

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George Culver

George Culver (born July 8, 1943 in Salinas, California) is a former professional baseball player who was a pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1966–1974.

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George Strickland (baseball)

George Bevan Strickland (January 10, 1926 – February 21, 2010), nicknamed "Bo", was an American professional baseball player and manager who spent ten seasons from 1950 to 1960 as am infielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cleveland Indians.

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History of the Oakland Athletics

The history of the Athletics Major League Baseball franchise spans the period from 1901 to the present day, having begun as a charter member franchise in the new American League in Philadelphia before moving to Kansas City in 1955 for 14 seasons and then to its current home on the San Francisco Bay in Oakland, California, in 1968.

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Jack Kralick

John Francis Kralick (June 1, 1935 – September 18, 2012) was a professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1959 to 1967.

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Jim Gentile

James Edward Gentile (born June 3, 1934), also nicknamed "Diamond Jim", is an American former professional baseball first baseman.

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Jim Landis

James Henry Landis (March 9, 1934 – October 7, 2017) was an American professional baseball player.

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Jim Rittwage

James Michael Rittwage (October 23, 1944 in Cleveland, Ohio) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for one season.

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Joe Azcue

José Joaquín Azcue López (born August 18, 1939) is a Cuban former professional baseball player.

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Joe Rudi

Joseph Oden Rudi (born September 7, 1946 in Modesto, California) is a former left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Kansas City & Oakland Athletics (1967–76, 1982), California Angels (1977–80) and Boston Red Sox (1981).

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John O'Donoghue (1960s pitcher)

John Eugene O'Donoghue (born October 7, 1939 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher.

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Johnny Lipon

John Joseph Lipon (November 10, 1922 – August 17, 1998) was an American Major League Baseball shortstop for the Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Browns and Cincinnati Redlegs over the course of nine seasons (1942; 1946; 1948–1954).

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José Vidal (baseball)

José Vidal Nicolás (April 3, 1940 – January 7, 2011), nicknamed "Papito", was a Dominican Major League Baseball outfielder.

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Larry Brown (infielder)

Larry Leslie Brown (born March 1, 1940) is an American former professional baseball infielder, who played for the Cleveland Indians, Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, and Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Lee Stange

Albert Lee Stange (born October 27, 1936) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who grew up in Broadview, Illinois.

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Leon Wagner

Leon Lamar Wagner (May 13, 1934 – January 3, 2004) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) left fielder who played with the San Francisco Giants (1958–59, 1969), St. Louis Cardinals (1960), Los Angeles Angels (1961–63), Cleveland Indians (1964–68) and Chicago White Sox (1968).

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Lou Clinton

Luciean Louis Clinton (October 13, 1937 – December 6, 1997), nicknamed Lu or Lou, was a Major League Baseball outfielder who batted and threw right-handed.

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Lou Piniella

Louis Victor Piniella (usually; born August 28, 1943) is a former professional baseball player and manager.

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Luis Tiant

Luis Clemente Tiant Vega (born November 23, 1940) is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) right-handed starting pitcher.

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Max Alvis

Roy Maxwell Alvis (born February 2, 1938) is a former American Major League Baseball (MLB) player who played on two major league teams for nine seasons.

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Midwest League

The Midwest League is a Minor League Baseball league, established in 1954 and based in the Midwestern United States.

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Minor League Baseball

Minor League Baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball (MLB) and provide opportunities for player development and a way to prepare for the major leagues.

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New York Mets

The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens.

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New York Yankees

The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx.

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Pacific Coast League

The Pacific Coast League (PCL) is a Minor League Baseball league operating in the Western, Midwestern, and Southeastern United States.

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Paul Dicken

Paul Franklin Dicken (born October 2, 1943 in DeLand, Florida) is a former Major League Baseball player who played for two seasons.

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Pawtucket Indians

For the tribe, see Pennacook The Pawtucket Indians were a minor league baseball team affiliated with the Cleveland Indians.

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Pedro González (baseball)

Pedro González Olivares (born December 12, 1937 in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic) is a former Major League Baseball second baseman.

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Phil Cavarretta

Philip Joseph Cavarretta (July 19, 1916 – December 18, 2010) was an American Major League Baseball first baseman, outfielder, and manager.

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Phil Roof

Philip Anthony Roof (born March 5, 1941) is an American former professional baseball player, coach and minor league manager.

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Portland Beavers

The Portland Beavers was the name of separate minor league baseball teams, which represented Portland, Oregon, in the Pacific Coast League (PCL).

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Ralph Terry

Ralph Willard Terry (born January 9, 1936) is an American former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball.

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Ray Mueller

Ray Coleman Mueller (March 8, 1912 – June 29, 1994) was an American professional baseball player.

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Reggie Otero

Regino José Otero Gómez (September 7, 1915, Havana, Cuba – October 21, 1988, Hialeah, Florida) was a Cuban baseball player who had a long career in the minor leagues in the United States (1936–53), and played briefly with the Chicago Cubs in 1945.

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Reno Silver Sox

The Reno Silver Sox were a minor league baseball team that existed on and off from 1947 to 1992.

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Rocky Colavito

Rocco Domenico "Rocky" Colavito Jr. (born August 10, 1933) is a former right fielder in Major League Baseball best known for his years with the Cleveland Indians.

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Sam McDowell

Samuel Edward Thomas McDowell (born September 21, 1942 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), is a former professional baseball pitcher.

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Sonny Siebert

Wilfred Charles "Sonny" Siebert (born January 14, 1937 in St. Mary, Missouri, United States) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher from 1964 to 1975.

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Steve Hargan

Steven Lowell Hargan (born September 8, 1942), is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1965–1972 and 1974–1977.

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Tom Kelley (baseball)

Thomas Henry "Tom" Kelley (January 5, 1944 – September 25, 2015) was an American former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Cleveland Indians and the Atlanta Braves in parts of seven seasons spanning 1964–1973.

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Tony Curry

George Anthony Curry (December 22, 1937 – October 16, 2006) was a Bahamian professional baseball player, an outfielder who appeared in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies (1960–61) and Cleveland Indians (1966).

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Tony Martínez

Gabriel Antonio Martínez Díaz (March 18, 1940 – August 24, 1991) was a Cuban-born Major League Baseball shortstop who played in parts of four seasons for the Cleveland Indians (1963–66), appearing in 73 career games.

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Triple-A (baseball)

Triple-A (or Class AAA) is the highest level of play in Minor League Baseball in the United States and Mexico.

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Vern Fuller

Vernon Gordon Fuller (born March 1, 1944 in Menomonie, Wisconsin) is a retired American professional baseball player.

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Vernon Stouffer

Vernon B. Stouffer, (22 August 1901 – 26 July 1974) owned a national chain of restaurants, motor inns, and food-service operations and the Cleveland Indians from 1966-72.

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Vic Davalillo

Víctor José Davalillo Romero (born July 31, 1936) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball player.

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WJMO

WJMO (1300 AM) is a commercial urban gospel radio station licensed to Cleveland, Ohio.

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WJW (TV)

WJW, virtual and VHF digital channel 8, is a Fox-affiliated television station licensed to Cleveland, Ohio, United States.

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1966 Baltimore Orioles season

The 1966 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing first in the American League with a record of 97 wins and 63 losses, nine games ahead of the runner-up Minnesota Twins.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_Cleveland_Indians_season

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