1966 Los Angeles Dodgers season

1966 Los Angeles Dodgers 1966 National League Champions
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1890)
Location
Dodger Stadium (Since 1962) Los Angeles, California (Since 1958)
1966 Information
Owner(s)	Walter O'Malley
General manager(s)	Buzzie Bavasi
Manager(s)	Walter Alston
Local television	KTTV (11)
Local radio	KFI Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett KWKW José García, Jaime Jarrin
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The 1966 Los Angeles Dodgers won the National League championship with a 95–67 record (1½ games over the San Francisco Giants), but lost to the Baltimore Orioles in four games in the World Series.

Regular season

Sandy Koufax became the first pitcher to win three Cy Young Awards in a career.^[1]

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Los Angeles Dodgers	95	67	--	.586
San Francisco Giants	93	68	1.5	.578
Pittsburgh Pirates	92	70	3	.568
Philadelphia Phillies	87	75	8	.537
Atlanta Braves	85	77	10	.525
St. Louis Cardinals	83	79	12	.512
Cincinnati Reds	76	84	18	.475
Houston Astros	72	90	23	.444
New York Mets	66	95	28.5	.410
Chicago Cubs	59	103	36	.364

Opening Day lineup

Opening Day Starters
Name	Position
Maury Wills	Shortstop
Wes Parker	First baseman
Willie Davis	Center fielder
Ron Fairly	Right fielder
Jim Lefebvre	Third baseman
Lou Johnson	Right fielder
Johnny Roseboro	Catcher
Nate Oliver	Second baseman
Claude Osteen	Starting pitcher

Notable transactions

May 10, 1966: Johnny Podres was acquired from the Dodgers by the Detroit Tigers.^[2]
May 27, 1966: Howie Reed was traded by the Dodgers to the California Angels for Dick Egan and a player to be named later. The Angels completed the deal by sending John Butler (minors) to the Dodgers on December 7.^[3]
May 28, 1966: Wes Covington was signed as a free agent by the Dodgers.^[4]
June 7, 1966: 1966 Major League Baseball Draft notable picks:

Round 2: John Gamble

Round 8: Charlie Hough

Round 9: Bill Russell

Round 12: Billy Grabarkewitz

Round 15: Ted Sizemore

Round 40: Ray Lamb

Round 55: Bob Randall (did not sign)^[5]

September 10, 1966: Thad Tillotson and cash were traded by the Dodgers to the New York Yankees for Dick Schofield.^[6]

Roster

1966 Los Angeles Dodgers

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

43 Willie Crawford

Manager

24 Walter Alston

Coaches

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
3B	Kennedy, JohnJohn Kennedy	125	274	55	.201	3	24
SS	Wills, MauryMaury Wills	143	594	162	.273	1	39

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

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
Koufax, SandySandy Koufax	41	323	27	9	1.73	317
Drysdale, DonDon Drysdale	40	273.2	13	16	3.42	177

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

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
Miller, BobBob Miller	46	4	2	5	2.77	58
Brewer, JimJim Brewer	13	0	2	2	3.68	8
Podres, JohnnyJohnny Podres	1	0	0	0	0.00	0

1966 World Series

Main article: 1966 World Series

Game 1

October 5, 1966 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. Attendance: 55,941

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Baltimore (A)	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	9	0
Los Angeles (N)	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0
W: Moe Drabowsky (1–0) L: Don Drysdale (0–1)
HR: BAL – Frank Robinson (1), Brooks Robinson (1) LAD – Jim Lefebvre (1)

Game 2

October 6, 1966 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. Attendance: 55,947

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Baltimore (A)	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	2	0	6	8	0
Los Angeles (N)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	6
W: Jim Palmer (1–0) L: Sandy Koufax (0–1)

Game 3

October 8, 1966 at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland. Attendance: 54,445

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Los Angeles (N)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Baltimore (A)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	X	1	3	0
W: Wally Bunker (1–0) L: Claude Osteen (0–1)
HR: BAL – Paul Blair (1)

Game 4

October 9, 1966 at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland. Attendance: 54,458

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Los Angeles (N)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Baltimore (A)	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	X	1	4	0
W: Dave McNally (1–0) L: Don Drysdale (0–2)
HR: BAL – Frank Robinson (2)

Awards and honors

Cy Young Award
- Sandy Koufax
Gold Glove Award
- Johnny Roseboro, catcher
Comeback Player of the Year Award
- Phil Regan

All-Stars

1966 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Sandy Koufax, starter, pitcher
- Jim Lefebvre, starter, second base
- Phil Regan, reserve
- Maury Wills, reserve

The Sporting News awards

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Spokane Indians	Pacific Coast League	Roy Hartsfield
AA	Albuquerque Dodgers	Texas League	Bob Kennedy
A	Santa Barbara Dodgers	California League	Norm Sherry
A	Jamestown Dodgers	New York-Penn League	Bill Berrier
A	Tri-City Atoms	Northwest League	Duke Snider
Rookie	Ogden Dodgers	Pioneer League	Tommy Lasorda

Notes

^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 234, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
^ Johnny Podres page at Baseball Reference
^ Howie Reed page at Baseball Reference
^ Wes Covington page at Baseball Reference
^ 1966 Los Angeles Dodgers picks in the June draft
^ Thad Tillotson page at Baseball Reference
^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/aw_hut.shtml

References

External links

1966 MLB season by team

American League	Baltimore • Boston • California • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Kansas City • Minnesota • New York • Washington

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1966 Major League Baseball Draft • 1966 All-Star Game • 1966 World Series

Preceded by Los Angeles Dodgers 1965	National League Championship Season 1966	Succeeded by St. Louis Cardinals 1967

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