1966 Pittsburgh Pirates season
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Owner(s) | John W. Galbreath (majority shareholder); Bing Crosby, Thomas Johnson (minority shareholders) |
General manager(s) | Joe L. Brown |
Manager(s) | Harry Walker |
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KDKA-TV Bob Prince, Jim Woods, Don Hoak |
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The 1966 Pittsburgh Pirates season involved the team's third-place finish in the National League at 92–70, three games behind the NL Champion Los Angeles Dodgers.
Offseason
- November 22, 1965: Bill Virdon was released by the Pirates.[2]
- November 29, 1965: 1965 rule 5 draft
- Dave Roberts was selected by the Pirates from the Houston Astros.[3]
- Jesse Gonder was drafted by the Pirates from the Atlanta Braves.[4]
- January 29, 1966: Del Unser was drafted by the Pirates in the 4th round of the secondary phase of the 1966 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign.[5]
Regular season
Pirates outfielder Roberto Clemente was the National League's Most Valuable Player for the 1966 season.
Season standings
National League | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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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 |
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 | — |
Notable transactions
- June 7, 1966: Bill Laxton was drafted by the Pirates in the 7th round of the 1966 Major League Baseball Draft.[6]
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 | Pagliaroni, JimJim Pagliaroni | 123 | 374 | 88 | .235 | 11 | 49 |
1B | Clendenon, DonnDonn Clendenon | 155 | 571 | 171 | .299 | 28 | 98 |
2B | Mazeroski, BillBill Mazeroski | 162 | 621 | 163 | .262 | 16 | 82 |
3B | Bailey, BobBob Bailey | 126 | 380 | 106 | .279 | 13 | 46 |
SS | Alley, GeneGene Alley | 147 | 579 | 173 | .299 | 7 | 43 |
LF | Stargell, WillieWillie Stargell | 140 | 485 | 153 | .315 | 33 | 102 |
CF | Alou, MattyMatty Alou | 141 | 535 | 183 | .342 | 2 | 27 |
RF | Clemente, RobertoRoberto Clemente | 154 | 638 | 202 | .317 | 29 | 119 |
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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Pagán, JoséJosé Pagán | 109 | 368 | 97 | .264 | 4 | 54 |
Gonder, JesseJesse Gonder | 59 | 160 | 36 | .225 | 7 | 16 |
Roberts, DaveDave Roberts | 14 | 16 | 2 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
Bosch, DonDon Bosch | 3 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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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Fryman, WoodieWoodie Fryman | 36 | 181.2 | 12 | 9 | 3.81 | 105 |
Law, VernVern Law | 31 | 177.2 | 12 | 8 | 4.05 | 88 |
Blass, SteveSteve Blass | 34 | 155.2 | 11 | 7 | 3.87 | 76 |
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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Cardwell, DonDon Cardwell | 32 | 101.2 | 6 | 6 | 4.60 | 60 |
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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Face, RoyRoy Face | 54 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 2.70 | 67 |
Purkey, BobBob Purkey | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.37 | 5 |
Shellenback, JimJim Shellenback | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
Farm system
Notes
- ↑ From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
- ↑ Bill Virdon page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Dave Roberts page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Jesse Gonder page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Del Unser page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Bill Laxton page at Baseball Reference
References
- 1966 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
- 1966 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac
- 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.
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