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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1966 / 1968
91-71, Finished 2nd in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Sam Mele (25-25) and Cal Ermer (66-46)
Scored 671 runs, Allowed 590 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 90-72
Ballparks: Metropolitan Stadium · Attendance: 1,483,547 (2nd of 10)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 109, Pitching - 108 · one-year: Batting - 107, Pitching - 106
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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 | |||
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| Bob Allison | 32 | R | R | 6' 3" | 205 | Jul 11, 1934 | 10 | 153 | 144 | 153 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 0 | 10 | 146 | 9 | 0 | 2.5 | $ | |
| Earl Battey | 32 | R | R | 6' 1" | 205 | Jan 5, 1935 | 13 | 48 | 33 | 48 | 41 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | -0.8 | $ | |
| Walt Bond | 29 | L | R | 6' 7" | 228 | Oct 19, 1937 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Dave Boswell | 22 | R | R | 6' 3" | 185 | Jan 20, 1945 | 4 | 44 | 32 | 44 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5.2 | $19,000 | |
| Rod Carew HOF | 21 | L | R | 6' 0" | 170 | Oct 1, 1945 | 1st | 137 | 131 | 137 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2.4 | $7,000 | All-Star |
| Dean Chance | 26 | R | R | 6' 3" | 200 | Jun 1, 1941 | 7 | 41 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.6 | $47,500 | All-Star |
| Ron Clark | 24 | R | R | 5' 10" | 175 | Jan 14, 1943 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Mudcat Grant | 31 | R | R | 6' 1" | 186 | Aug 13, 1935 | 10 | 27 | 14 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.3 | $35,000 | |
| Carroll Hardy | 34 | R | R | 6' 0" | 185 | May 18, 1933 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0.2 | $ | |
| Jackie Hernandez | 26 | R | R | 5' 11" | 165 | Sep 11, 1940 | 3 | 29 | 7 | 29 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | -0.4 | $7,000 | |
| Hank Izquierdo | 36 | R | R | 5' 11" | 175 | Mar 20, 1931 | 1st | 16 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Jim Kaat | 28 | L | L | 6' 4" | 205 | Nov 7, 1938 | 9 | 45 | 38 | 45 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.2 | $54,000 | |
| Pat Kelly | 22 | L | L | 6' 1" | 185 | Jul 30, 1944 | 1st | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Harmon Killebrew HOF | 31 | R | R | 6' 0" | 195 | Jun 29, 1936 | 14 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | $60,000 | All-Star |
| Ron Kline | 35 | R | R | 6' 3" | 205 | Mar 9, 1932 | 14 | 54 | 0 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | $35,000 | |
| Andy Kosco | 25 | R | R | 6' 3" | 205 | Oct 5, 1941 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | -0.1 | $10,000 | |
| Frank Kostro | 29 | R | R | 6' 2" | 190 | Aug 4, 1937 | 5 | 32 | 2 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 0 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Jim Merritt | 23 | L | L | 6' 3" | 175 | Dec 9, 1943 | 3 | 37 | 28 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | $ | |
| Mel Nelson | 31 | R | L | 6' 0" | 185 | May 30, 1936 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Graig Nettles | 22 | L | R | 6' 0" | 180 | Aug 20, 1944 | 1st | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Russ Nixon | 32 | L | R | 6' 1" | 195 | Feb 19, 1935 | 11 | 74 | 41 | 74 | 69 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | -0.5 | $ | |
| Tony Oliva | 28 | L | R | 6' 1" | 175 | Jul 20, 1938 | 6 | 146 | 145 | 146 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 146 | 1 | 0 | 3.8 | $40,000 | All-Star |
| Jim Ollom | 21 | R | L | 6' 4" | 210 | Jul 8, 1945 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.6 | $ | |
| Jim Perry | 31 | B | R | 6' 4" | 190 | Oct 30, 1935 | 9 | 39 | 11 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.3 | $ | |
| Frank Quilici | 28 | R | R | 6' 1" | 170 | May 11, 1939 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 23 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -0.4 | $ | |
| Rich Reese | 25 | L | L | 6' 3" | 185 | Sep 29, 1941 | 4 | 95 | 13 | 95 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 49 | 8 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Jim Roland | 24 | R | L | 6' 3" | 175 | Dec 14, 1942 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | $ | |
| Rich Rollins | 29 | R | R | 5' 10" | 185 | Apr 16, 1938 | 7 | 109 | 90 | 109 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | -1.1 | $20,000 | |
| Dwight Siebler | 29 | R | R | 6' 2" | 184 | Aug 5, 1937 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Cesar Tovar | 26 | R | R | 5' 9" | 155 | Jul 3, 1940 | 3 | 164 | 162 | 164 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 72 | 9 | 10 | 64 | 6 | 74 | 1 | 0 | 2.1 | $ | |
| Ted Uhlaender | 27 | L | R | 6' 2" | 190 | Oct 21, 1939 | 3 | 133 | 104 | 133 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 0 | 118 | 13 | 8 | 0.9 | $10,000 | |
| Sandy Valdespino | 28 | L | L | 5' 8" | 170 | Jan 24, 1939 | 3 | 99 | 9 | 99 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 36 | 12 | -1.1 | $ | |
| Zoilo Versalles | 27 | R | R | 5' 10" | 146 | Dec 18, 1939 | 9 | 160 | 152 | 160 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2.0 | $38,000 | |
| Al Worthington | 38 | R | R | 6' 2" | 195 | Feb 5, 1929 | 12 | 59 | 0 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | $ | |
| Jerry Zimmerman | 32 | R | R | 6' 2" | 185 | Sep 21, 1934 | 7 | 104 | 81 | 104 | 104 | 0 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.1 | $ | |
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