1966 Philadelphia Phillies season

1966 Philadelphia Phillies
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1883)
Location
Connie Mack Stadium (Since 1938) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Since 1883)
1966 Information
Owner(s)	R. R. M. Carpenter, Jr.
General manager(s)	John Quinn
Manager(s)	Gene Mauch
Local television	WFIL
Local radio	WFIL (By Saam, Bill Campbell, Richie Ashburn)
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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 27, 1965: Pat Corrales, Art Mahaffey, and Alex Johnson were traded by the Phillies to the St. Louis Cardinals for Dick Groat, Bob Uecker and Bill White.^[1]
November 29, 1965: Rubén Amaro was traded by the Phillies to the New York Yankees for Phil Linz.^[2]
November 29, 1965: Rich Barry was drafted by the Phillies from the New York Yankees in the 1965 minor league draft.^[3]
December 6, 1965: Jack Baldschun was traded by the Phillies to the Baltimore Orioles for Darold Knowles and Jackie Brandt.^[4]
January 10, 1966: Wes Covington was traded by the Phillies to the Chicago Cubs for Doug Clemens.^[5]
January 29, 1966: Lowell Palmer was drafted by the Phillies in the 1st round (6th pick) of the secondary phase of the 1966 Major League Baseball Draft. Player signed February 1, 1966.^[6]

Regular season

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 11, 1966: Mike Marshall was purchased from the Phillies by the Detroit Tigers.^[7]
April 21, 1966: Ferguson Jenkins, John Herrnstein and Adolfo Phillips were traded by the Phillies to the Chicago Cubs for Larry Jackson and Bob Buhl.^[8]
June 22, 1966: Norm Gigon was traded by the Phillies to the Chicago Cubs for Billy Cowan.^[9]

Roster

1966 Philadelphia Phillies

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

4 Gene Mauch

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
SS	Groat, DickDick Groat	155	584	152	.260	2	53

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
Uecker, BobBob Uecker	78	207	43	.208	7	30

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

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
Belinsky, BoBo Belinsky	9	0	2	0	2.93	8

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	San Diego Padres	Pacific Coast League	Frank Lucchesi
AA	Macon Peaches	Southern League	Andy Seminick
A	Bakersfield Bears	California League	Dick Teed
A	Tidewater Tides	Carolina League	Bobby Morgan and Lou Kahn
A	Spartanburg Phillies	Western Carolinas League	Bob Wellman
Short-Season A	Huron Phillies	Northern League	Joe Lonnett
Short-Season A	Eugene Emeralds	Northwest League	Hugh Luby

Notes

^ Dick Groat page at Baseball Reference
^ Ruben Amaro page at Baseball Reference
^ Rich Barry page at Baseball Reference
^ Darold Knowles page at Baseball Reference
^ Wes Covington page at Baseball Reference
^ Lowell Palmer page at Baseball-Reference
^ Mike Marshall page at Baseball Reference
^ John Herrnstein page at Baseball Reference
^ Billy Cowan page at Baseball-Reference
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

1966 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference

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

Philadelphia Phillies

Formerly the Philadelphia Quakers • Based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The franchise

History • Seasons • Records • Players • Owners and executives • Managers • Opening Day starters • First-round picks • No-hitters • Award winners and league leaders

Ballparks

Recreation Park • Baker Bowl • Shibe Park • Veterans Stadium • Citizens Bank Park
Spring Training: Coffee Pot Park • Rickwood Field • McKechnie Field • Wilmington Park • Flamingo Field • Clearwater Athletic Field • Jack Russell Memorial Stadium • Carpenter Complex / Bright House Field

Culture

Phillie Phanatic • Curse of Billy Penn • Hot Pants Patrol • Whiz Kids • Baseball Wall of Fame • Sports Hall of Fame • Philadelphia Phillies (NFL) • "High Hopes" • Franchise awards • "Team to Beat" • Roy Halladay's perfect game

Rivalries

New York Mets • Pittsburgh Pirates • Philadelphia Athletics (City Series)

Important figures

Wall of Fame members	Grover Cleveland Alexander • Dick Allen • Richie Ashburn • Bob Boone • Larry Bowa • Jim Bunning • Johnny Callison • Steve Carlton • Gavvy Cravath • Darren Daulton • Ed Delahanty • Del Ennis • Dallas Green • Billy Hamilton • Granny Hamner • Willie Jones • Harry Kalas • Chuck Klein • John Kruk • Greg Luzinski • Garry Maddox • Sherry Magee • Gene Mauch • Tug McGraw • Pat Moran • Paul Owens • Robin Roberts • Pete Rose • Juan Samuel • Eddie Sawyer • Mike Schmidt • Chris Short • Curt Simmons • Tony Taylor • Sam Thompson • John Vukovich • Cy Williams

Franchise record holders	John Coleman • Bill Duggleby • Lenny Dykstra • Kid Gleason • Ryan Howard • George McQuillan • José Mesa • Lefty O'Doul • Jimmy Rollins • Curt Schilling • Kent Tekulve • Chase Utley

Retired numbers

1 • 14 • 20 • 32 • 36 • 42 • P • P

Key personnel

Owner: Bill Giles • President: David Montgomery • General Manager: Rubén Amaro, Jr. • Manager: Charlie Manuel

World Series
championships (2)

1980 • 2008

NL pennants (7)

1915 • 1950 • 1980 • 1983 • 1993 • 2008 • 2009

Division
championships (10)

1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1980 • 1983 • 1993 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011

Minor league
affiliates

AAA: Lehigh Valley IronPigs • AA: Reading Phillies • A: Clearwater Threshers, Lakewood BlueClaws, Williamsport Crosscutters • Rookie: Gulf Coast League Phillies, VSL Phillies, DSL Phillies • Rosters: Minor league rosters

Broadcasting

Television	Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia • WPHL-TV • Comcast Network

Radio	WPHT • WDAS • Phillies radio network affiliates

Broadcasters:	TV: Tom McCarthy • Chris Wheeler • Gary Matthews Radio: Scott Franzke • Larry Andersen

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