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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1963 / 1965
79-83, Finished 6th in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Sam Mele (79-83)
Scored 737 runs, Allowed 678 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 87-75
Ballparks: Metropolitan Stadium · Attendance: 1,207,514 (3rd of 10)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 99 · one-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 101
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| Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | DoB | Yrs | G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | PH | PR | WAR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Allen | 25 | L | R | 6' 0" | 175 | Apr 16, 1939 | 3 | 74 | 69 | 74 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.6 | $ | |
| Bob Allison | 29 | R | R | 6' 3" | 205 | Jul 11, 1934 | 7 | 149 | 135 | 149 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 28 | 16 | 61 | 9 | 1 | 6.2 | $ | All-Star |
| Gerry Arrigo | 23 | L | L | 6' 1" | 185 | Jun 12, 1941 | 4 | 41 | 12 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | $8,500 | |
| George Banks | 25 | R | R | 5' 11" | 185 | Sep 24, 1938 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | $9,500 | |
| Earl Battey | 29 | R | R | 6' 1" | 205 | Jan 5, 1935 | 10 | 131 | 121 | 131 | 125 | 0 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1.0 | $ | |
| Bill Bethea | 22 | R | R | 6' 0" | 175 | Jan 1, 1942 | 1st | 10 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -0.1 | $4,500 | |
| Bud Bloomfield | 28 | R | R | 5' 11" | 175 | Jan 5, 1936 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Dave Boswell | 19 | R | R | 6' 3" | 185 | Jan 20, 1945 | 1st | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Bill Dailey | 29 | R | R | 6' 3" | 185 | Mar 13, 1935 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.3 | $ | |
| Gary Dotter | 21 | L | L | 6' 1" | 180 | Aug 7, 1942 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Bill Fischer | 33 | R | R | 6' 0" | 190 | Oct 11, 1930 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.5 | $ | |
| Jerry Fosnow | 23 | R | L | 6' 4" | 195 | Sep 21, 1940 | 1st | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.6 | $ | |
| Johnny Goryl | 30 | R | R | 5' 10" | 175 | Oct 21, 1933 | 6 | 58 | 25 | 58 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | -1.0 | $ | |
| Mudcat Grant | 28 | R | R | 6' 1" | 186 | Aug 13, 1935 | 7 | 39 | 23 | 39 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1.0 | $18,000 | |
| Lenny Green | 31 | L | L | 5' 11" | 170 | Jan 6, 1933 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 3 | -0.3 | $15,000 | |
| Jimmie Hall | 26 | L | R | 6' 0" | 175 | Mar 7, 1938 | 2 | 149 | 127 | 149 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 0 | 137 | 12 | 0 | 3.7 | $ | All-Star |
| Ron Henry | 27 | R | R | 6' 1" | 180 | Aug 7, 1936 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Jim Kaat | 25 | L | L | 6' 4" | 205 | Nov 7, 1938 | 6 | 46 | 34 | 46 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3.3 | $17,000 | |
| Harmon Killebrew HOF | 28 | R | R | 6' 0" | 195 | Jun 29, 1936 | 11 | 158 | 157 | 158 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 0 | 1 | 157 | 1 | 0 | 4.3 | $ | All-Star |
| Jerry Kindall | 29 | R | R | 6' 2" | 175 | May 27, 1935 | 8 | 62 | 34 | 62 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -1.3 | $ | |
| Johnny Klippstein | 36 | R | R | 6' 1" | 173 | Oct 17, 1927 | 15 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | $19,500 | |
| Frank Kostro | 26 | R | R | 6' 2" | 190 | Aug 4, 1937 | 3 | 59 | 19 | 59 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 0.0 | $8,500 | |
| Joe McCabe | 25 | R | R | 6' 0" | 190 | Aug 27, 1938 | 1st | 14 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -0.4 | $7,000 | |
| Don Mincher | 26 | L | R | 6' 3" | 205 | Jun 24, 1938 | 5 | 120 | 65 | 120 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 1.3 | $ | |
| Chuck Nieson | 21 | R | R | 6' 2" | 185 | Sep 24, 1942 | 1st | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Joe Nossek | 23 | R | R | 6' 0" | 178 | Nov 8, 1940 | 1st | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Tony Oliva | 25 | L | R | 6' 1" | 175 | Jul 20, 1938 | 3 | 161 | 159 | 161 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 154 | 159 | 2 | 0 | 5.9 | $7,500 | All-Star |
| Camilo Pascual | 30 | R | R | 5' 11" | 170 | Jan 20, 1934 | 11 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | $46,500 | All-Star |
| Jim Perry | 28 | B | R | 6' 4" | 190 | Oct 30, 1935 | 6 | 42 | 1 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | $ | |
| Bill Pleis | 26 | L | L | 5' 10" | 170 | Aug 5, 1937 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Vic Power | 36 | R | R | 6' 0" | 186 | Nov 1, 1927 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Rich Reese | 22 | L | L | 6' 3" | 185 | Sep 29, 1941 | 1st | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Jim Roland | 21 | R | L | 6' 3" | 175 | Dec 14, 1942 | 3 | 30 | 13 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Rich Rollins | 26 | R | R | 5' 10" | 185 | Apr 16, 1938 | 4 | 148 | 146 | 148 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.2 | $ | |
| Garland Shifflett | 29 | R | R | 5' 10" | 165 | Mar 28, 1935 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Dwight Siebler | 26 | R | R | 6' 2" | 184 | Aug 5, 1937 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Jim Snyder | 31 | R | R | 6' 1" | 185 | Aug 15, 1932 | 3 | 26 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -0.7 | $ | |
| Lee Stange | 27 | R | R | 5' 10" | 170 | Oct 27, 1936 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.8 | $ | |
| Dick Stigman | 28 | R | L | 6' 3" | 200 | Jan 24, 1936 | 5 | 32 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Zoilo Versalles | 24 | R | R | 5' 10" | 146 | Dec 18, 1939 | 6 | 160 | 158 | 160 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.8 | $ | |
| Jay Ward | 25 | R | R | 6' 1" | 185 | Sep 9, 1938 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Bill Whitby | 20 | R | R | 6' 1" | 190 | Jul 29, 1943 | 1st | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Al Worthington | 35 | R | R | 6' 2" | 195 | Feb 5, 1929 | 9 | 41 | 0 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | $ | |
| Jerry Zimmerman | 29 | R | R | 6' 2" | 185 | Sep 21, 1934 | 4 | 63 | 31 | 63 | 63 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -0.5 | $ | |
| Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | DoB | Yrs | G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | PH | PR | WAR |