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1968 Cleveland Indians (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1967/1969)
86-75, Finished 3rd in American League
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Scored 516 runs, Allowed 504 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 82-79
Managed by Alvin Dark

Ballpark: Cleveland Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 857,994 (7th of 10)
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Batting - 99, Pitching - 100
  (one-year): Batting - 102, Pitching - 102
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1968 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (1967/1969) / Lineups / Batting Orders / SplitsBat / Pitch / GamelogsBat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

November 21, 1967

Traded George Culver, Fred Whitfield, and Bob Raudman to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Tommy Harper.

Traded Dick Radatz to the Chicago Cubs. Received a player to be named later and cash. The Chicago Cubs sent Bob Raudman (November 21, 1967) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

November 28, 1967

Traded John O'Donoghue and Gordy Lund to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Eddie Fisher, Bob Scott (minors), and John Scruggs (minors).

Vicente Romo drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1967 rule 5 draft.

Drafted Ken Suarez from the Oakland Athletics in the 1967 rule 5 draft.

Drafted Darrell Sutherland from the New York Mets in the 1967 minor league draft.

November 29, 1967

Traded Chuck Hinton to the California Angels. Received Jose Cardenal.

1968

Bill Faul received from the Chicago Cubs in an unknown transaction.

Billy Williams sent to the Seattle Pilots in an unknown transaction.

January 27, 1968

Drafted Ray Bare in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1968 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign the player.

Drafted Rick Sawyer in the 3rd round of the 1968 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).

March 30, 1968

Traded Bobby Tiefenauer to the Chicago Cubs. Received Rob Gardner.

April 1, 1968 (Standings)

Sold Marv Staehle to the Seattle Pilots.

April 26, 1968 (Standings)

Purchased Billy Rohr from the Boston Red Sox.

the Los Angeles Dodgers returned Vicente Romo (earlier draft pick).

May, 1968 (Standings)

Gus Gil sent to the Seattle Pilots in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

June 4, 1968 (Standings)

Sold Bill Faul to the Cincinnati Reds.

June 7, 1968 (Standings)

Drafted Rick Austin in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1968 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).

Drafted Bob Kaiser in the 3rd round of the 1968 amateur draft.

Drafted John Morlan in the 4th round of the 1968 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign the player.

Drafted Ray Bare in the 6th round of the 1968 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign the player.

Drafted Larry Johnson in the 9th round of the 1968 amateur draft.

Drafted Vince Colbert in the 11th round of the 1968 amateur draft.

Drafted Chuck Machemehl in the 12th round of the 1968 amateur draft.

Drafted Steve Stone in the 16th round of the 1968 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted John Lowenstein in the 18th round of the 1968 amateur draft.

Drafted Doug Bird in the 29th round of the 1968 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Dave Augustine in the 33rd round of the 1968 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

June 13, 1968 (Standings)

Traded Leon Wagner to the Chicago White Sox. Received Russ Snyder.

June 15, 1968 (Standings)

Traded Vic Davalillo to the California Angels. Received Jimmie Hall.

June 28, 1968 (Standings)

Traded Willie Smith to the Chicago Cubs. Received Lou Johnson.

July, 1968 (Standings)

the Cincinnati Reds returned Bill Faul following previous purchase.

July 9, 1968 (Standings)

Sold Orlando Pena to the Seattle Pilots.

September 8, 1968 (Standings)

Sold Jose Vidal to the Seattle Pilots.

October 8, 1968 (Standings)

Traded Eddie Fisher to the California Angels. Received Jack Hamilton.

October 15, 1968 (Standings)

Tommy Harper selected by the Seattle Pilots as the 3rd pick in the 1968 expansion draft.

Chico Salmon selected by the Seattle Pilots as the 11th pick in the 1968 expansion draft.

Lou Piniella selected by the Seattle Pilots as the 28th pick in the 1968 expansion draft.

Billy Harris selected by the Kansas City Royals as the 36th pick in the 1968 expansion draft.

Mike Hedlund selected by the Kansas City Royals as the 45th pick in the 1968 expansion draft.

Fran Healy selected by the Kansas City Royals as the 56th pick in the 1968 expansion draft.

October 21, 1968

Traded Bill Davis to the San Diego Padres. Received a player to be named later. The San Diego Padres sent Zoilo Versalles (December 2, 1968) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

December 2, 1968

Drafted Larry Burchart from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1968 first-year draft.

Drafted Ron Law from the Chicago Cubs in the 1968 minor league draft.

1969

Vic Albury sent to the San Diego Padres in an unknown transaction.

Bill Faul sent to the Kansas City Royals in an unknown transaction.

Sam Parrilla sent to the Philadelphia Phillies in an unknown transaction.

Jay Ward received from the Minnesota Twins in an unknown transaction.

February 1, 1969

Drafted Rich Hinton in the 4th round of the 1969 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign the player.

March 31, 1969

Traded George Woodson (minors) to the Washington Senators. Received Cap Peterson.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

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