1966 Washington Senators season

1966 Washington Senators
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1961)
Location
D.C. Stadium (since 1962)
Washington, D.C. (since 1961)
Other information
Owner(s)	James M. Johnston and James H. Lemon
General manager(s)	George Selkirk
Manager(s)	Gil Hodges
Local television	WTOP
Local radio	WTOP (Dan Daniels, John MacLean)
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The 1966 Washington Senators season involved the Senators finishing 8th in the American League with a record of 71 wins and 88 losses.

Offseason

October 12, 1965: Woodie Held was traded by the Senators to the Baltimore Orioles for John Orsino.^[1]
November 19, 1965: Don Zimmer was released by the Senators.^[2]
November 29, 1965: Bob Saverine was drafted by the Senators from the Houston Astros in the 1965 rule 5 draft.^[3]

Regular season

Emmett Ashford, the first black umpire in Major League Baseball history made his debut at D.C. Stadium on April 9, 1966.

Opening Day starters

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
Baltimore Orioles	97	63	.606	--
Minnesota Twins	89	73	.549	9
Detroit Tigers	88	74	.543	10
Chicago White Sox	83	79	.512	15
Cleveland Indians	81	81	.500	17
California Angels	80	82	.494	18
Kansas City Athletics	74	86	.463	23
Washington Senators	71	88	.447	25.5
Boston Red Sox	72	90	.444	26
New York Yankees	70	89	.440	26.5

Record vs. opponents

1966 American League Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIN	NYY	WSH
Baltimore	—	12–6	12–6	9–9	8–10	9–9	11–5	10–8	15–3	11–7
Boston	6–12	—	9–9	11–7	7–11	8–10	9–9	6–12	8–10	8–10
California	6–12	9–9	—	8–10	10–8	9–9	9–9	11–7	11–7	7–11
Chicago	9–9	7–11	10–8	—	11–7	8–10	13–5	4–14	9–9–1	12–6
Cleveland	10–8	11–7	8–10	7–11	—	9–9	6–12	9–9	12–6	9–9
Detroit	9–9	10–8	9–9	10–8	9–9	—	6–12	11–7	11–7	13–5
Kansas City	5–11	9–9	9–9	5–13	12–6	12–6	—	8–10	5–13	9–9
Minnesota	8–10	12–6	7–11	14–4	9–9	7–11	10–8	—	8–10	14–4
New York	3–15	10–8	7–11	9–9–1	6–12	7–11	13–5	10–8	—	5–10
Washington	7–11	10–8	11–7	6–12	9–9	5–13	9–9	4–14	10–5	—

Notable transactions

April 5, 1966: Al Closter was purchased by the Senators from the Cleveland Indians.^[4]
April 13, 1966: Diego Seguí was purchased by the Senators from the Kansas City Athletics.^[5]
July 30, 1966: Diego Seguí was traded by the Senators to the Kansas City Athletics for Jim Duckworth.^[5]

Draft Picks

June 7, 1966: Del Unser was drafted by the Senators in the 1st round (18th pick) of the secondary phase of the 1966 Major League Baseball Draft. Player signed June 28, 1966.^[6]

Roster

1966 Washington Senators

Roster

Pitchers

31 Dave Baldwin

25,38 Dick Bosman

22 Tom Cheney

25 Al Closter

37 Joe Coleman

29,50 Casey Cox

35 Pete Craig

17 Jim Duckworth

19 Jim Hannan

18,23 Bob Humphreys

27 Ron Kline

31 Howie Koplitz

32 Frank Kreutzer

18 Dick Lines

16 Mike McCormick

25 Barry Moore

20 Buster Narum

26 Phil Ortega

24 Pete Richert

32 Diego Seguí

Catchers

8 Mike Brumley

21 Doug Camilli

20 Paul Casanova

28 Jim French

Infielders

1 Don Blasingame

11 Ed Brinkman

10 Bob Chance

1 Tim Cullen

3 Joe Cunningham

7 Ken Hamlin

3 Ken Harrelson

2 Ken McMullen

5 Dick Nen

12 John Orsino

22 Dick Phillips

15 Bob Saverine

Outfielders

17 Hank Allen

9 Frank Howard

30 Jim King

6 Willie Kirkland

4 Don Lock

34 Fred Valentine

Manager

14 Gil Hodges

Coaches

44 Joe Pignatano

43 George Susce

41 Rube Walker

42 Eddie Yost

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
C	Casanova, PaulPaul Casanova	122	429	109	.254	13	44
2B	Saverine, BobBob Saverine	120	406	102	.251	5	24
SS	Brinkman, EdEd Brinkman	158	582	133	.229	7	48
LF	Howard, FrankFrank Howard	146	493	137	.278	18	71

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
Valentine, FredFred Valentine	146	508	140	.276	16	59
Hamlin, KenKen Hamlin	66	158	34	.215	1	16
Camilli, DougDoug Camilli	44	107	22	.206	2	8
Orsino, JohnJohn Orsino	14	23	4	.174	0	0
French, JimJim French	10	24	5	.208	0	3
Cunningham, JoeJoe Cunningham	3	8	1	.125	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
Duckworth, JimJim Duckworth	5	14.1	0	3	5.02	14
Coleman, JoeJoe Coleman	1	9	1	0	2.00	4

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
Seguí, DiegoDiego Seguí	21	72	3	7	5.00	54
Bosman, DickDick Bosman	13	39	2	6	7.60	20
Cheney, TomTom Cheney	3	5.1	0	1	5.06	3

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
Cox, CaseyCasey Cox	66	4	5	7	3.50	46
Baldwin, DaveDave Baldwin	4	0	0	0	3.86	4
Koplitz, HowieHowie Koplitz	1	0	0	0	0.00	0
Craig, PetePete Craig	1	0	0	0	4.50	1
Closter, AlAl Closter	1	0	0	0	0.00	0

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Hawaii Islanders	Pacific Coast League	George Case
AA	York White Roses	Eastern League	Billy Klaus
A	Burlington Senators	Carolina League	Wayne Terwilliger
A	Geneva Senators	New York–Penn League	Gordon Mackenzie

Notes

References

1966 Washington Senators team page at Baseball Reference
1966 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.

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 MLB draft 1966 All-Star Game 1966 World Series

Texas Rangers

Formerly the Washington Senators
Based in Arlington, Texas (Dallas–Ft. Worth)

Franchise

Ballparks

Griffith Stadium RFK Stadium Arlington Stadium Globe Life Park in Arlington

Spring training	Pompano Beach Municipal Stadium Ranger Stadium Surprise Stadium

Culture and lore

Rivalries

Houston Astros

Retired numbers

Key personnel

Owners: Ray Davis & Bob R. Simpson
General Manager: Jon Daniels
Manager: Jeff Banister

Texas Rangers
Hall of Fame

Wild card berths (1)

2012

American League
West Division titles (6)

American League
championships (2)

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Minor league affiliates

Seasons (55)

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