1966 New York Mets season

1966 New York Mets
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1962)
Location
Shea Stadium (Since 1964) New York, New York (Since 1962)
1966 Information
Owner(s)	Joan Whitney Payson
General manager(s)	George Weiss and Bing Devine
Manager(s)	Wes Westrum
Local television	WOR-TV
Local radio	WHN (Ralph Kiner, Lindsey Nelson, Bob Murphy)
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The 1966 New York Mets season was the 5th regular season for the Mets. They went 66-95 and finished 9th in the NL. They were managed by Wes Westrum. They played home games at Shea Stadium.

1 Offseason
2 Regular season
3 Player stats
- 3.1 Batting
  - 3.1.1 Starters by position
  - 3.1.2 Other batters
- 3.2 Pitching
4 Farm system
5 Notes
6 References

Offseason

October 20, 1965: Charley Smith and Al Jackson were traded by the Mets to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ken Boyer.^[1]
November 29, 1965: Al Luplow was purchased by the Mets from the Cleveland Indians.^[2]
November 30, 1965: Joe Christopher was traded by the Mets to the Boston Red Sox for Eddie Bressoud.^[3]
January 6, 1966: Gary Kroll was traded by the Mets to the Houston Astros for Johnny Weekly and cash.^[4]

Regular season

September 11, 1966: Pitcher Pat Jarvis of the Atlanta Braves becomes the first of 5,714 strikeout victims of Nolan Ryan’s career.^[5]

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

Notable transactions

April 3, 1966: Tom Seaver was signed as an amateur free agent by the Mets.^[6]
June 4, 1966: Galen Cisco was released by the Mets.^[7]
June 7, 1966: Duffy Dyer was drafted by the Mets in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1966 Major League Baseball Draft (Secondary Phase).^[8]
June 10, 1966: Bob Shaw was purchased by the Mets from the San Francisco Giants.^[9]
August 6, 1966: Ralph Terry was purchased by the Mets from the Kansas City Athletics.^[10]

Roster

1966 New York Mets

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

6 Lou Klimchock

Manager

9 Wes Westrum

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	Boyer, KenKen Boyer	136	496	132	.266	14	61
RF	Luplow, AlAl Luplow	111	334	84	.251	7	31

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

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
Arrigo, GerryGerry Arrigo	17	43.1	3	3	3.74	28
Ryan, NolanNolan Ryan	2	3	0	1	15.00	6

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
Bearnarth, LarryLarry Bearnarth	29	2	3	0	4.45	27

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Jacksonville Suns	International League	Solly Hemus
AA	Williamsport Mets	Eastern League	Bill Virdon
A	Auburn Mets	New York-Penn League	Clyde McCullough
A	Greenville Mets	Western Carolinas League	Pete Pavlick
Rookie	Marion Mets	Appalachian League	Buddy Peterson

Notes

^ Charley Smith page at Baseball Reference
^ Al Luplow page at Baseball Reference
^ Joe Christopher page at Baseball Reference
^ Gary Kroll page at Baseball Reference
^ Baseball’s Top 100: The Game’s Greatest Records, p. 32, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, ISBN 978-1-55365-507-7
^ Tom Seaver page at Baseball Reference
^ Galen Cisco page at Baseball Reference
^ Duffy Dyer page at Baseball Reference
^ Bob Shaw page at Baseball-Reference
^ Ralph Terry page at Baseball Reference

References

1966 New York Mets
1966 New York Mets team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.

1966 MLB season by team

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

National League	Atlanta • Chicago • Cincinnati • Houston • Los Angeles • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis • San Francisco

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

New York Mets

Based in Queens, New York City, New York

The Franchise

History • Expansion Draft • Seasons • Records • Players • New York Mets Hall of Fame • Managers • Owners and executives • Broadcasters • Opening Day starting pitchers • First-round draft picks • SportsNet New York • WFAN • Logos and uniforms

Ballparks

Polo Grounds • Shea Stadium • Citi Field
Spring Training: Al Lang Stadium • Digital Domain Park

Culture and Lore

New York Metropolitans • Continental League • Mr. Met • Kiner's Korner • Jane Jarvis • The Miracle Mets • Michael Sergio • Game 6 • Buckner's Blunder • "The Boyfriend" • Generation K • Grand Slam Single • The Catch • Home Run Apple • Sign Man • Cowbell Man • Curse of Ryan • 9/21/01 • "Meet the Mets" • George Kalinsky • 2000 World Series • Alex Anthony • Frequency • "Let's Go Mets Go"

Key Personnel

Owner: Fred Wilpon • COO: Jeff Wilpon • General Manager: Sandy Alderson • Manager: Terry Collins

Rivalries

Philadelphia Phillies • Atlanta Braves • New York Yankees/Subway Series

Retired Numbers

37 • 14 • 41 • 42 • Shea

World Series Championships

1969 • 1986

National League Pennants

1969 • 1973 • 1986 • 2000

Other titles

Eastern Division: 1969 • 1973 • 1986 • 1988 • 2006 | Wild Card: 1999 (tie-breaker game) • 2000

Minors

Player overview • AAA: Buffalo Bisons • AA: Binghamton Mets • A: St. Lucie Mets • Savannah Sand Gnats • Brooklyn Cyclones • Rookie: Kingsport Mets • GCL Mets • DSL Mets I • DSL Mets II

Seasons (51)

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