TEAM HISTORY
Thursday, 10/19/1968
Final Record :
Paul Minner won the Platinum Glove Award at Pitcher.
Bill Serena won the Platinum Glove Award at Third Base.
Wins : 76, Losses : 78, Pct. : .494, Position in Division : 5, 11.0 games behind leader.
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Year 1951 Recap :
Draft Picks :
Round 1 pick: 1B Pete Runnels. Signing Bonus: $660,000
Round 2 pick: P Phil Paine. Signing Bonus: $35,000
Round 2 pick: 1B Lou Limmer. Signing Bonus: $224,000
Round 3 pick: P George Zuverink. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Round 4 pick: P Leo Cristante. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Round 5 pick: SS Bill Jennings. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Johnny Schmitz won the Platinum Glove Award at Pitcher.
Bill Serena won the Platinum Glove Award at Third Base.
Final Record :
Wins : 83, Losses : 71, Pct. : .539, Position in Division : 3, 5.0 games behind leader.
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Year 1952 Recap :
Draft Picks :
Round 1 pick: P Gene Conley. Signing Bonus: $270,400
Round 2 pick: RF Lee Walls. Signing Bonus: $84,000
Round 3 pick: P Ron Kline. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Round 4 pick: P Ron Necciai. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Round 5 pick: 2B Skeeter Kell. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Bill Serena won the Gold Glove Award at Third Base.
Final Record :
Wins : 65, Losses : 89, Pct. : .422, Position in Division : 7, 27.5 games behind leader.
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Year 1953 Recap :
Draft Picks :
Round 1 pick: 2B Jim Gilliam. Signing Bonus: $860,000
Round 2 pick: P Jerry Lane. Signing Bonus: $35,000
Round 3 pick: P Dick Tomanek. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Round 4 pick: LF Harry Hanebrink. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Round 5 pick: P Bobo Holloman. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Willard Marshall won the Gold Glove Award at Rightfield.
Final Record :
Wins : 79, Losses : 75, Pct. : .513, Position in Division : 4, 12.5 games behind leader.
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Year 1954 Recap :
Fan loyalty drops to Average...
Draft Picks :
Round 1 pick: P Don Mossi. Signing Bonus: $0
Draft Picks :
Round 1 pick: C Lou Berberet. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 2 pick: RF Joe Taylor
Round 3 pick: SS Gair Allie
Round 4 pick: RF Nino Escalera
Round 5 pick: P Johnny Gray
Wayne Terwilliger won the Gold Glove Award at Second Base.
Final Record :
Wins : 63, Losses : 91, Pct. : .409, Position in Division : 7, 33.0 games behind leader.
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Year 1955 Recap :
Draft Picks :
Round 1 pick: RF Rocky Colavito. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 2 pick: 1B Marv Throneberry. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 3 pick: 1B Gail Harris
Round 4 pick: P Don Kaiser
Round 5 pick: 3B Bubba Phillips
Round 6 pick: P Babe Birrer
Preston Ward won the Gold Glove Award at First Base.
Jim Gilliam won the Gold Glove Award at Second Base.
Johnny Wyrostek won the Gold Glove Award at Rightfield.
Final Record :
Wins : 48, Losses : 106, Pct. : .312, Position in Division : 8, 45.0 games behind leader.
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Year 1956 Recap :
Draft Picks :
Round 1 pick: RF Frank Robinson. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 2 pick: RF Al Pilarcik. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 3 pick: 1B Art Schult
Round 4 pick: P Jim Constable
Dick Kryhoski won the Gold Glove Award at First Base.
Jim Gilliam won the Gold Glove Award at Second Base.
Final Record :
Wins : 61, Losses : 93, Pct. : .396, Position in Division : 7, 45.0 games behind leader.
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Year 1957 Recap :
Fan loyalty drops to Fair...
Draft Picks :
Round 1 pick: 1B Ed Bouchee. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 2 pick: 2B Jerry Kindall. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 3 pick: P George Witt. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 4 pick: 2B Milt Graff
Frank Robinson was named NL Rookie Of The Year Award !
He batted .290 in 583 AB, with 49 homers and 117 RBI.
Ed Bouchee won the Gold Glove Award at First Base.
Final Record :
Wins : 69, Losses : 85, Pct. : .448, Position in Division : 5, 40.0 games behind leader.
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Year 1958 Recap :
Draft Picks :
Round 1 pick: P Milt Pappas. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 3 pick: 1B Jim Marshall. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 4 pick: C Moe Thacker. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 5 pick: P Al Schroll. Signing Bonus: $0
Jerry Lane won the Gold Glove Award at Pitcher.
Jim Gilliam won the Gold Glove Award at Second Base.
Final Record :
Wins : 65, Losses : 89, Pct. : .422, Position in Division : 6, 54.0 games behind leader.
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Year 1959 Recap :
Draft Picks :
Round 1 pick: CF Vada Pinson. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 2 pick: P Orlando Pena. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 4 pick: P Joe Schaffernoth
Round 5 pick: P Gene Snyder
Final Record :
Wins : 82, Losses : 72, Pct. : .532, Position in Division : 4, 16.0 games behind leader.
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Year 1960 Recap :
Draft Picks :
Round 1 pick: C Johnny Romano. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 2 pick: RF Joe Gaines. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 3 pick: 1B Ray Barker. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 4 pick: P Sherman Jones. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 5 pick: P Tom Borland. Signing Bonus: $0
Rocky Colavito was named NL-Batter of the Year!
He batted .363 in 581 AB, with 50 homers and 127 RBI.
Paul Minner won the Gold Glove Award at Pitcher.
Johnny Romano won the Gold Glove Award at Catcher.
Final Record :
Wins : 82, Losses : 71, Pct. : .536, Position in Division : 3, 20.0 games behind leader.
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Year 1961 Recap :
Draft Picks :
Round 1 pick: 2B Dick Mcauliffe. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 2 pick: P Rollie Sheldon. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 3 pick: 2B Ken Hubbs. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 3 pick: P Jim Duffalo. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 4 pick: CF Jay Hankins. Signing Bonus: $0
Frank Robinson was named NL-Batter of the Year!
He batted .340 in 576 AB, with 56 homers and 156 RBI.
Johnny Romano won the Gold Glove Award at Catcher.
Final Record :
Wins : 95, Losses : 67, Pct. : .586, Position in Division : 3, 13.0 games behind leader.
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Year 1962 Recap :
Round 3 pick: 1B Dave Roberts. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 4 pick: RF Dick Simpson. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 5 pick: P Bob Botz
Vada Pinson was named NL-Batter of the Year!
He batted .360 in 639 AB, with 31 homers and 118 RBI.
Lou Berberet won the Gold Glove Award at Catcher.
Vada Pinson won the Gold Glove Award at Centerfield.
Final Record :
Wins : 83, Losses : 79, Pct. : .512, Position in Division : 6, 15.0 games behind leader.
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Year 1963 Recap :
Fan loyalty increases to Average!
Round 3 pick: 1B Dick Nen. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 5 pick: C John Sullivan. Signing Bonus: $0
Final Record :
Wins : 66, Losses : 96, Pct. : .407, Position in Division : 9, 32.0 games behind leader.
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Year 1964 Recap :
Team market falls to Below Average.
Draft Picks :
Round 1 pick: P Sam Mcdowell. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 2 pick: P Steve Blass. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 3 pick: 1B Jeoff Long. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 4 pick: 2B Bobby Knoop. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 5 pick: P Bill Wakefield. Signing Bonus: $0
Final Record :
Wins : 71, Losses : 91, Pct. : .438, Position in Division : 9, 32.0 games behind leader.
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Year 1965 Recap :
Draft Picks :
Round 1 pick: P Catfish Hunter. Signing Bonus: $0
Draft Picks :
Round 1 pick: P Ken Holtzman. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 3 pick: CF Bill Voss. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 4 pick: LF Bob Oliver. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 5 pick: P Mike Kekich. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 6 pick: 3B Danny Napoleon. Signing Bonus: $0
Joe Cunningham won the Gold Glove Award at First Base.
Clete Boyer won the Gold Glove Award at Shortstop.
Final Record :
Wins : 62, Losses : 100, Pct. : .383, Position in Division : 9, 38.0 games behind leader.
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Year 1966 Recap :
Draft Picks :
Round 1 pick: C Dick Dietz. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 2 pick: P Gene Brabender. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 3 pick: P Rich Nye. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 3 pick: C Ken Suarez. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 4 pick: CF Ed Stroud. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 5 pick: P Ron Willis. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 6 pick: 1B George Kopacz. Signing Bonus: $0
Final Record :
Wins : 83, Losses : 79, Pct. : .512, Position in Division : 5, 14.5 games behind leader.
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Year 1967 Recap :
Draft Picks :
Round 1 pick: 1B Joe Rudi. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 2 pick: P George Stone. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 2 pick: LF Curt Motton. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 3 pick: 1B Ray Webster. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 4 pick: SS Tom Matchick. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 4 pick: P Dave Leonhard. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 5 pick: P Larry Loughlin. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 6 pick: P Cecil Perkins. Signing Bonus: $0
Final Record :
Wins : 74, Losses : 88, Pct. : .457, Position in Division : 7, 22.0 games behind leader.
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Year 1968 Recap :
Round 3 pick: CF Joe Keough. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 4 pick: P Horacio Pina. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 5 pick: P Ed Sprague
Round 6 pick: SS Chico Fernandez
Jim Owens was named NL Rookie Of The Year Award !
In 35 games started, he pitched 274.2 innings, fanning 133 and walking 80 batters.
Sam Mcdowell was named NL-Pitcher of the year !
In 45 games started, he pitched 378.2 innings, fanning 340 and walking 176 batters.
Frank Robinson was named NL-Batter of the Year!
He batted .303 in 552 AB, with 51 homers and 137 RBI.
Bob Bailey won the Gold Glove Award at Third Base.

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