1966 San Francisco Giants season
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Owner(s) | Horace Stoneham |
General manager(s) | Chub Feeney |
Manager(s) | Herman Franks |
Local television |
KTVU (Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons, Bill Thompson) |
Local radio |
KSFO (Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons, Bill Thompson) |
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The 1966 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 84th year in Major League Baseball, their ninth year in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their seventh at Candlestick Park. The Giants finished second in the National League with a record of 93 wins and 68 losses, a game-and-a-half behind their arch-rivals, the NL champion Los Angeles Dodgers.
Offseason
- October 15, 1965: Warren Spahn was released by the Giants.[1]
- December 2, 1965: Randy Hundley and Bill Hands traded to the Chicago Cubs for Lindy McDaniel and Don Landrum.[2]
Regular season
Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Los Angeles Dodgers | 95 | 67 | 0.586 | — | 53–28 | 42–39 |
San Francisco Giants | 93 | 68 | 0.578 | 1½ | 47–34 | 46–34 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 92 | 70 | 0.568 | 3 | 46–35 | 46–35 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 87 | 75 | 0.537 | 8 | 48–33 | 39–42 |
Atlanta Braves | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | 10 | 43–38 | 42–39 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 83 | 79 | 0.512 | 12 | 43–38 | 40–41 |
Cincinnati Reds | 76 | 84 | 0.475 | 18 | 46–33 | 30–51 |
Houston Astros | 72 | 90 | 0.444 | 23 | 45–36 | 27–54 |
New York Mets | 66 | 95 | 0.410 | 28½ | 32–49 | 34–46 |
Chicago Cubs | 59 | 103 | 0.364 | 36 | 32–49 | 27–54 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | NYM | PHI | PIT | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | — | 7–11 | 10–8 | 14–4–1 | 7–11 | 14–4 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 8–10 | 7–11 | |||||
Chicago | 11–7 | — | 6–12 | 5–13 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 5–13 | 6–12 | 6–12 | 4–14 | |||||
Cincinnati | 8–10 | 12–6 | — | 4–14 | 6–12 | 10–7 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 7–10 | 11–7 | |||||
Houston | 4–14–1 | 13–5 | 14–4 | — | 7–11 | 7–11 | 7–11 | 4–14 | 6–12 | 10–8 | |||||
Los Angeles | 11–7 | 10–8 | 12–6 | 11–7 | — | 12–6 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 10–8 | |||||
New York | 4–14 | 10–8 | 7–10 | 11–7 | 6–12 | — | 7–11 | 5–13 | 9–9 | 7–11 | |||||
Philadelphia | 7-11 | 13–5 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 11–7 | — | 10–8 | 10–8 | 10–8 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 11–7 | 12–6 | 10–8 | 14–4 | 9–9 | 13–5 | 8–10 | — | 7–11 | 8–10 | |||||
San Francisco | 10–8 | 12–6 | 10–7 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 11–7 | — | 12–6 | |||||
St. Louis | 11–7 | 14–4 | 7–11 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 8–10 | 10–8 | 6–12 | — |
Opening Day lineup
- Jesús Alou
- Tito Fuentes
- Len Gabrielson
- Tom Haller
- Jim Ray Hart
- Hal Lanier
- Juan Marichal
- Willie Mays
- Willie McCovey[3]
Notable transactions
- May 8, 1966: Orlando Cepeda was traded by the Giants to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ray Sadecki.[4]
- June 10, 1966: Bob Shaw was purchased from the Giants by the New York Mets.[5]
Game log and schedule
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Roster
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Haller, TomTom Haller | 142 | 471 | 113 | .240 | 27 | 67 |
1B | McCovey, WillieWillie McCovey | 150 | 502 | 148 | .295 | 36 | 96 |
2B | Lanier, HalHal Lanier | 149 | 459 | 106 | .231 | 3 | 37 |
SS | Fuentes, TitoTito Fuentes | 133 | 541 | 141 | .261 | 9 | 40 |
3B | Hart, Jim RayJim Ray Hart | 156 | 578 | 165 | .285 | 33 | 93 |
LF | Alou, JesúsJesús Alou | 110 | 370 | 96 | .259 | 1 | 20 |
CF | Mays, WillieWillie Mays | 152 | 552 | 159 | .288 | 37 | 103 |
RF | Brown, OllieOllie Brown | 115 | 348 | 81 | .233 | 7 | 33 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Davenport, JimJim Davenport | 111 | 305 | 76 | .249 | 9 | 30 |
Gabrielson, LenLen Gabrielson | 94 | 240 | 52 | .217 | 4 | 16 |
Landrum, DonDon Landrum | 72 | 102 | 19 | .186 | 1 | 7 |
Cepeda, OrlandoOrlando Cepeda | 19 | 49 | 14 | .286 | 3 | 15 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Marichal, JuanJuan Marichal | 37 | 307.1 | 25 | 6 | 2.23 | 222 |
Perry, GaylordGaylord Perry | 36 | 255.2 | 21 | 8 | 2.99 | 201 |
Bolin, BobbyBobby Bolin | 36 | 224.1 | 11 | 10 | 2.89 | 143 |
Sadecki, RayRay Sadecki | 26 | 105 | 3 | 7 | 5.40 | 62 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Gibbon, JoeJoe Gibbon | 37 | 81 | 4 | 6 | 3.67 | 48 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Linzy, FrankFrank Linzy | 51 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 2.96 | 57 |
Priddy, BobBob Priddy | 38 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3.96 | 51 |
Henry, BillBill Henry | 35 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.45 | 15 |
Robertson, RichRich Robertson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 2 |
Garibaldi, BobBob Garibaldi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Awards and honors
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Phoenix Giants | Pacific Coast League | Bill Werle |
AA | Waterbury Giants | Eastern League | Andy Gilbert |
A | Fresno Giants | California League | Ed Fitz Gerald |
A | Decatur Commodores | Midwest League | Richie Klaus |
A | Lexington Giants | Western Carolinas League | Alex Cosmidis and Dennis Sommers |
Rookie | Magic Valley Cowboys | Pioneer League | Harvey Koepf |
Notes
- ↑ Warren Spahn at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Randy Hundley Trades and Transactions at Baseball Almanac
- ↑ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1966&t=SFN
- ↑ Orlando Cepeda at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Mets buy Bob Shaw from Giants
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
References
- 1966 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Reference
- 1966 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Almanac