1966 Cleveland Indians Game-by-Game Results
American League (AL)
Team Record: 81-81
Finished 5th in the AL
Attendance: 903,359, Avg. 12,961
Ballpark: Cleveland Stadium
Manager: Birdie Tebbetts (66-57)
Manager: George Strickland (15-24)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1966 Cleveland Indians StatisticsTeam Record: 81-81
Finished 5th in the AL
Attendance: 903,359, Avg. 12,961
Ballpark: Cleveland Stadium
Manager: Birdie Tebbetts (66-57)
Manager: George Strickland (15-24)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1966 Cleveland Indians Roster
The Cleveland Indians of the American League ended the 1966 season with a record of 81 wins and 81 losses, finishing fifth in the AL.
The Indians scored 574 runs and yielded 586 runs. Rocky Colavito walloped 30 home runs for Cleveland, while Max Alvis, Leon Wagner and Fred Whitfield each swatted 20 or more, too. Fred Whitfield accounted for 78 RBI. Leon Wagner led batters with significant playing time by hitting .279. Sonny Siebert topped the team with 16 wins, and Steve Hargan recorded a 2.48 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Birdie Tebbetts and George Strickland coached the team.
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Regular Season Runs For: 574
Regular Season Runs Against: 586
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 11, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Washington Senators 2 | W | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 15, 1966 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Cleveland Indians 8 | W | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | ||
| April 16, 1966 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 2-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | ||
| April 17, 1966 | Boston Red Sox 0 at Cleveland Indians 6 | W | 3-0 | 1-0 | 4-0 | ||
| April 19, 1966 | New York Yankees 1 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 4-0 | 1-0 | 5-0 | ||
| April 20, 1966 | New York Yankees 2 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 5-0 | 1-0 | 6-0 | ||
| April 23, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 5-0 | 2-0 | 7-0 | ||
| April 25, 1966 | Kansas City Athletics 0 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 6-0 | 2-0 | 8-0 | ||
| April 26, 1966 | Kansas City Athletics 0 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 7-0 | 2-0 | 9-0 | ||
| April 28, 1966 | California Angels 1 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 8-0 | 2-0 | 10-0 | ||
| April 29, 1966 | Chicago White Sox 4 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 8-1 | 2-0 | 10-1 | ||
| May 1, 1966 | Chicago White Sox 0 at Cleveland Indians 1 | W | 9-1 | 2-0 | 11-1 | ||
| May 3, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 1 at New York Yankees 0 | W | 9-1 | 3-0 | 12-1 | ||
| May 4, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 2 at New York Yankees 1 | W | 9-1 | 4-0 | 13-1 | ||
| May 5, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 4 at New York Yankees 0 | W | 9-1 | 5-0 | 14-1 | ||
| May 6, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Baltimore Orioles 3 | L | 9-1 | 5-1 | 14-2 | ||
| May 7, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Baltimore Orioles 3 | W | 9-1 | 6-1 | 15-2 | ||
| May 8, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Baltimore Orioles 8 | L | 9-1 | 6-2 | 15-3 | ||
| May 8, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Baltimore Orioles 8 | L | 9-1 | 6-3 | 15-4 | ||
| May 10, 1966 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 9-2 | 6-3 | 15-5 | ||
| May 13, 1966 | Baltimore Orioles 3 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 10-2 | 6-3 | 16-5 | ||
| May 14, 1966 | Baltimore Orioles 1 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 11-2 | 6-3 | 17-5 | ||
| May 15, 1966 | Baltimore Orioles 1 at Cleveland Indians 0 | L | 11-3 | 6-3 | 17-6 | ||
| May 15, 1966 | Baltimore Orioles 1 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 12-3 | 6-3 | 18-6 | ||
| May 17, 1966 | Washington Senators 2 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 13-3 | 6-3 | 19-6 | ||
| May 18, 1966 | Washington Senators 4 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 13-4 | 6-3 | 19-7 | ||
| May 19, 1966 | Washington Senators 7 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 13-5 | 6-3 | 19-8 | ||
| May 20, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Chicago White Sox 2 | W | 13-5 | 7-3 | 20-8 | ||
| May 21, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Chicago White Sox 7 | L | 13-5 | 7-4 | 20-9 | ||
| May 22, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 13-5 | 8-4 | 21-9 | ||
| May 22, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Chicago White Sox 2 | W | 13-5 | 9-4 | 22-9 | ||
| May 24, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Detroit Tigers 7 | L | 13-5 | 9-5 | 22-10 | ||
| May 24, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Detroit Tigers 0 | W | 13-5 | 10-5 | 23-10 | ||
| May 25, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 13 at Detroit Tigers 2 | W | 13-5 | 11-5 | 24-10 | ||
| May 26, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 8 at Detroit Tigers 4 | W | 13-5 | 12-5 | 25-10 | ||
| May 27, 1966 | Minnesota Twins 4 at Cleveland Indians 5 | W | 14-5 | 12-5 | 26-10 | ||
| May 28, 1966 | Minnesota Twins 1 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 15-5 | 12-5 | 27-10 | ||
| May 29, 1966 | Minnesota Twins 1 at Cleveland Indians 0 | L | 15-6 | 12-5 | 27-11 | ||
| May 29, 1966 | Minnesota Twins 5 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 15-7 | 12-5 | 27-12 | ||
| May 30, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 3 at California Angels 4 | L | 15-7 | 12-6 | 27-13 | ||
| May 30, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 1 at California Angels 5 | L | 15-7 | 12-7 | 27-14 | ||
| May 31, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 7 at California Angels 5 | W | 15-7 | 13-7 | 28-14 | ||
| June 1, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Kansas City Athletics 8 | L | 15-7 | 13-8 | 28-15 | ||
| June 2, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Kansas City Athletics 11 | L | 15-7 | 13-9 | 28-16 | ||
| June 3, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Minnesota Twins 5 | W | 15-7 | 14-9 | 29-16 | ||
| June 4, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 7 at Minnesota Twins 4 | W | 15-7 | 15-9 | 30-16 | ||
| June 5, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Minnesota Twins 9 | L | 15-7 | 15-10 | 30-17 | ||
| June 7, 1966 | New York Yankees 7 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 15-8 | 15-10 | 30-18 | ||
| June 8, 1966 | New York Yankees 1 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 16-8 | 15-10 | 31-18 | ||
| June 10, 1966 | Washington Senators 0 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 17-8 | 15-10 | 32-18 | ||
| June 11, 1966 | Washington Senators 4 at Cleveland Indians 6 | W | 18-8 | 15-10 | 33-18 | ||
| June 12, 1966 | Washington Senators 3 at Cleveland Indians 6 | W | 19-8 | 15-10 | 34-18 | ||
| June 14, 1966 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Cleveland Indians 8 | W | 20-8 | 15-10 | 35-18 | ||
| June 14, 1966 | Boston Red Sox 11 at Cleveland Indians 7 | L | 20-9 | 15-10 | 35-19 | ||
| June 15, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 8 at New York Yankees 5 | W | 20-9 | 16-10 | 36-19 | ||
| June 16, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 6 at New York Yankees 7 | L | 20-9 | 16-11 | 36-20 | ||
| June 17, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Washington Senators 5 | L | 20-9 | 16-12 | 36-21 | ||
| June 18, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 7 at Washington Senators 2 | W | 20-9 | 17-12 | 37-21 | ||
| June 19, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Washington Senators 2 | L | 20-9 | 17-13 | 37-22 | ||
| June 20, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Washington Senators 4 | L | 20-9 | 17-14 | 37-23 | ||
| June 21, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Boston Red Sox 1 | W | 20-9 | 18-14 | 38-23 | ||
| June 22, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Boston Red Sox 6 | L | 20-9 | 18-15 | 38-24 | ||
| June 22, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Boston Red Sox 2 | W | 20-9 | 19-15 | 39-24 | ||
| June 23, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 8 at Boston Red Sox 6 | W | 20-9 | 20-15 | 40-24 | ||
| June 24, 1966 | Kansas City Athletics 7 at Cleveland Indians 5 | L | 20-10 | 20-15 | 40-25 | ||
| June 25, 1966 | Kansas City Athletics 7 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 20-11 | 20-15 | 40-26 | ||
| June 26, 1966 | Kansas City Athletics 4 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 20-12 | 20-15 | 40-27 | ||
| June 26, 1966 | Kansas City Athletics 3 at Cleveland Indians 14 | W | 21-12 | 20-15 | 41-27 | ||
| June 27, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Minnesota Twins 6 | L | 21-12 | 20-16 | 41-28 | ||
| June 28, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 0 at Minnesota Twins 4 | L | 21-12 | 20-17 | 41-29 | ||
| June 29, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Minnesota Twins 1 | W | 21-12 | 21-17 | 42-29 | ||
| June 30, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Minnesota Twins 0 | W | 21-12 | 22-17 | 43-29 | ||
| July 1, 1966 | California Angels 0 at Cleveland Indians 5 | W | 22-12 | 22-17 | 44-29 | ||
| July 2, 1966 | California Angels 2 at Cleveland Indians 5 | W | 23-12 | 22-17 | 45-29 | ||
| July 3, 1966 | California Angels 10 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 23-13 | 22-17 | 45-30 | ||
| July 3, 1966 | California Angels 4 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 23-14 | 22-17 | 45-31 | ||
| July 4, 1966 | Minnesota Twins 5 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 23-15 | 22-17 | 45-32 | ||
| July 5, 1966 | Minnesota Twins 4 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 23-16 | 22-17 | 45-33 | ||
| July 6, 1966 | Minnesota Twins 4 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 23-17 | 22-17 | 45-34 | ||
| July 8, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Kansas City Athletics 2 | L | 23-17 | 22-18 | 45-35 | ||
| July 9, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Kansas City Athletics 3 | W | 23-17 | 23-18 | 46-35 | ||
| July 10, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Kansas City Athletics 5 | L | 23-17 | 23-19 | 46-36 | ||
| July 10, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Kansas City Athletics 4 | L | 23-17 | 23-20 | 46-37 | ||
| July 14, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Chicago White Sox 2 | L | 23-17 | 23-21 | 46-38 | ||
| July 15, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Chicago White Sox 4 | L | 23-17 | 23-22 | 46-39 | ||
| July 16, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Chicago White Sox 7 | L | 23-17 | 23-23 | 46-40 | ||
| July 17, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 7 at Detroit Tigers 3 | W | 23-17 | 24-23 | 47-40 | ||
| July 17, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 15 at Detroit Tigers 2 | W | 23-17 | 25-23 | 48-40 | ||
| July 18, 1966 | California Angels 1 at Cleveland Indians 6 | W | 24-17 | 25-23 | 49-40 | ||
| July 19, 1966 | Chicago White Sox 5 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 24-18 | 25-23 | 49-41 | ||
| July 20, 1966 | Chicago White Sox 6 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 24-19 | 25-23 | 49-42 | ||
| July 21, 1966 | Chicago White Sox 7 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 24-20 | 25-23 | 49-43 | ||
| July 22, 1966 | Detroit Tigers 10 at Cleveland Indians 5 | L | 24-21 | 25-23 | 49-44 | ||
| July 23, 1966 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Cleveland Indians 6 | W | 25-21 | 25-23 | 50-44 | ||
| July 24, 1966 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 25-22 | 25-23 | 50-45 | ||
| July 24, 1966 | Detroit Tigers 0 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 26-22 | 25-23 | 51-45 | ||
| July 25, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Washington Senators 3 | W | 26-22 | 26-23 | 52-45 | ||
| July 26, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 7 at Baltimore Orioles 4 | W | 26-22 | 27-23 | 53-45 | ||
| July 27, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Baltimore Orioles 7 | L | 26-22 | 27-24 | 53-46 | ||
| July 29, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 1 at California Angels 2 | L | 26-22 | 27-25 | 53-47 | ||
| July 30, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 1 at California Angels 2 | L | 26-22 | 27-26 | 53-48 | ||
| July 31, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 3 at California Angels 2 | W | 26-22 | 28-26 | 54-48 | ||
| August 2, 1966 | Baltimore Orioles 8 at Cleveland Indians 6 | L | 26-23 | 28-26 | 54-49 | ||
| August 3, 1966 | Baltimore Orioles 6 at Cleveland Indians 9 | W | 27-23 | 28-26 | 55-49 | ||
| August 4, 1966 | Baltimore Orioles 1 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 28-23 | 28-26 | 56-49 | ||
| August 5, 1966 | New York Yankees 4 at Cleveland Indians 5 | W | 29-23 | 28-26 | 57-49 | ||
| August 5, 1966 | New York Yankees 3 at Cleveland Indians 0 | L | 29-24 | 28-26 | 57-50 | ||
| August 6, 1966 | New York Yankees 5 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 29-25 | 28-26 | 57-51 | ||
| August 7, 1966 | New York Yankees 3 at Cleveland Indians 5 | W | 30-25 | 28-26 | 58-51 | ||
| August 7, 1966 | New York Yankees 4 at Cleveland Indians 6 | W | 31-25 | 28-26 | 59-51 | ||
| August 8, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Boston Red Sox 3 | L | 31-25 | 28-27 | 59-52 | ||
| August 9, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Boston Red Sox 0 | W | 31-25 | 29-27 | 60-52 | ||
| August 10, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 0 at Boston Red Sox 2 | L | 31-25 | 29-28 | 60-53 | ||
| August 11, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Boston Red Sox 13 | L | 31-25 | 29-29 | 60-54 | ||
| August 12, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 3 at New York Yankees 2 | W | 31-25 | 30-29 | 61-54 | ||
| August 13, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 2 at New York Yankees 1 | W | 31-25 | 31-29 | 62-54 | ||
| August 14, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 4 at New York Yankees 6 | L | 31-25 | 31-30 | 62-55 | ||
| August 14, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 3 at New York Yankees 7 | L | 31-25 | 31-31 | 62-56 | ||
| August 15, 1966 | Washington Senators 3 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 32-25 | 31-31 | 63-56 | ||
| August 16, 1966 | Washington Senators 6 at Cleveland Indians 5 | L | 32-26 | 31-31 | 63-57 | ||
| August 17, 1966 | Washington Senators 3 at Cleveland Indians 5 | W | 33-26 | 31-31 | 64-57 | ||
| August 18, 1966 | Chicago White Sox 0 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 34-26 | 31-31 | 65-57 | ||
| August 19, 1966 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 35-26 | 31-31 | 66-57 | ||
| August 20, 1966 | Chicago White Sox 4 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 35-27 | 31-31 | 66-58 | ||
| August 21, 1966 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 35-28 | 31-31 | 66-59 | ||
| August 23, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Baltimore Orioles 1 | W | 35-28 | 32-31 | 67-59 | ||
| August 24, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 10 at Baltimore Orioles 4 | W | 35-28 | 33-31 | 68-59 | ||
| August 25, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Baltimore Orioles 4 | L | 35-28 | 33-32 | 68-60 | ||
| August 26, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 0 at Washington Senators 1 | L | 35-28 | 33-33 | 68-61 | ||
| August 27, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Washington Senators 3 | L | 35-28 | 33-34 | 68-62 | ||
| August 28, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Washington Senators 3 | L | 35-28 | 33-35 | 68-63 | ||
| August 29, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 0 at Chicago White Sox 2 | L | 35-28 | 33-36 | 68-64 | ||
| August 30, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Chicago White Sox 2 | W | 35-28 | 34-36 | 69-64 | ||
| August 31, 1966 | Baltimore Orioles 5 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 35-29 | 34-36 | 69-65 | ||
| September 1, 1966 | Baltimore Orioles 1 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 36-29 | 34-36 | 70-65 | ||
| September 2, 1966 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 36-30 | 34-36 | 70-66 | ||
| September 2, 1966 | Detroit Tigers 7 at Cleveland Indians 5 | L | 36-31 | 34-36 | 70-67 | ||
| September 3, 1966 | Detroit Tigers 8 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 36-32 | 34-36 | 70-68 | ||
| September 4, 1966 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 36-33 | 34-36 | 70-69 | ||
| September 5, 1966 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 37-33 | 34-36 | 71-69 | ||
| September 5, 1966 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 37-34 | 34-36 | 71-70 | ||
| September 6, 1966 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Cleveland Indians 6 | W | 38-34 | 34-36 | 72-70 | ||
| September 7, 1966 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 38-35 | 34-36 | 72-71 | ||
| September 9, 1966 | California Angels 7 at Cleveland Indians 8 | W | 39-35 | 34-36 | 73-71 | ||
| September 10, 1966 | California Angels 9 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 39-36 | 34-36 | 73-72 | ||
| September 11, 1966 | California Angels 8 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 39-37 | 34-36 | 73-73 | ||
| September 13, 1966 | Kansas City Athletics 3 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 39-38 | 34-36 | 73-74 | ||
| September 14, 1966 | Kansas City Athletics 3 at Cleveland Indians 0 | L | 39-39 | 34-36 | 73-75 | ||
| September 15, 1966 | Kansas City Athletics 1 at Cleveland Indians 0 | L | 39-40 | 34-36 | 73-76 | ||
| September 16, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 39-40 | 34-37 | 73-77 | ||
| September 17, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Detroit Tigers 2 | W | 39-40 | 35-37 | 74-77 | ||
| September 18, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Detroit Tigers 5 | W | 39-40 | 36-37 | 75-77 | ||
| September 20, 1966 | Minnesota Twins 1 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 40-40 | 36-37 | 76-77 | ||
| September 21, 1966 | Minnesota Twins 2 at Cleveland Indians 6 | W | 41-40 | 36-37 | 77-77 | ||
| September 23, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 0 at Kansas City Athletics 2 | L | 41-40 | 36-38 | 77-78 | ||
| September 24, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Kansas City Athletics 1 | W | 41-40 | 37-38 | 78-78 | ||
| September 25, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Kansas City Athletics 2 | W | 41-40 | 38-38 | 79-78 | ||
| September 27, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Minnesota Twins 5 | L | 41-40 | 38-39 | 79-79 | ||
| September 28, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Minnesota Twins 0 | W | 41-40 | 39-39 | 80-79 | ||
| September 30, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 0 at California Angels 2 | L | 41-40 | 39-40 | 80-80 | ||
| October 1, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 2 at California Angels 0 | W | 41-40 | 40-40 | 81-80 | ||
| October 2, 1966 | Cleveland Indians 0 at California Angels 2 | L | 41-40 | 40-41 | 81-81 |
