1966 Pittsburgh Pirates season
1966 Pittsburgh Pirates | |
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Owner(s) | John W. Galbreath (majority shareholder); Bing Crosby, Thomas P. Johnson (minority shareholders) |
General manager(s) | Joe L. Brown |
Manager(s) | Harry Walker |
Local television | KDKA-TV Bob Prince, Jim Woods, Don Hoak |
Local radio | KDKA 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]
- December 1, 1965: Matty Alou was traded to the Pirates by the San Francisco Giants for Ozzie Virgil and Joe Gibbon.[5]
- December 10, 1965: Bob Friend was traded by the Pirates to the New York Yankees for Pete Mikkelsen.[6]
- 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.[7]
Regular season[]
Pirates outfielder Roberto Clemente was the National League's Most Valuable Player for the 1966 season.
Season standings[]
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Los Angeles Dodgers | 95 | 67 | 0.586 | — | 53–28 | 42–39 |
San Francisco Giants | 93 | 68 | 0.578 | 1½ | 47–34 | 46–34 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 92 | 70 | 0.568 | 3 | 46–35 | 46–35 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 87 | 75 | 0.537 | 8 | 48–33 | 39–42 |
Atlanta Braves | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | 10 | 43–38 | 42–39 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 83 | 79 | 0.512 | 12 | 43–38 | 40–41 |
Cincinnati Reds | 76 | 84 | 0.475 | 18 | 46–33 | 30–51 |
Houston Astros | 72 | 90 | 0.444 | 23 | 45–36 | 27–54 |
New York Mets | 66 | 95 | 0.410 | 28½ | 32–49 | 34–46 |
Chicago Cubs | 59 | 103 | 0.364 | 36 | 32–49 | 27–54 |
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 | — |
Game log[]
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April: 10–5 (Home: 6–3; Away: 4–2)
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May: 14–15 (Home: 5–7; Away: 9–8)
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June: 19–9 (Home: 11–4; Away: 8–5)
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July: 17–14 (Home: 8–6; Away: 9–8)
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August: 18–12 (Home: 11–6; Away: 7–6)
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September: 14–12 (Home: 5–6; Away: 9–6)
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Legend: = Win = Loss Bold = Pirates team member |
Opening Day lineup[]
Opening Day Starters | ||
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# | Name | Position |
18 | Matty Alou | CF |
14 | Gene Alley | SS |
21 | Roberto Clemente | RF |
8 | Willie Stargell | LF |
17 | Donn Clendenon | 1B |
9 | Bill Mazeroski | 2B |
7 | Bob Bailey | 3B |
10 | Jim Pagliaroni | C |
39 | Bob Veale | SP |
Notable transactions[]
- April 7, 1966: Bob Purkey was sold to the Pirates by the St. Louis Cardinals.[9]
- June 7, 1966: 1966 Major League Baseball draft
- Richie Hebner was drafted by the Pirates in the 1st round of the 1966 Major League Baseball Draft.[10]
- Dave Cash was drafted by the Pirates in the 5th round of the 1966 Major League Baseball Draft.[11]
- Gene Clines was drafted by the Pirates in the 6th round of the 1966 Major League Baseball Draft.[12]
- June 15, 1966: Don Schwall was traded by the Pirates to the Atlanta Braves for Billy O'Dell.[13]
Roster[]
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Statistics[]
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Farm system[]
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Columbus Jets | International League | Larry Shepard |
AA | Asheville Tourists | Southern League | Harding "Pete" Peterson |
A | Raleigh Pirates | Carolina League | Joe Morgan |
A | Clinton Pirates | Midwest League | Frank Oceak |
A | Gastonia Pirates | Western Carolinas League | Bob Clear |
Rookie | Salem Pirates | Appalachian League | George Detore |
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
- ^ Matty Alou at "Baseball Almanac"
- ^ Pete Mikkelsen at "Baseball Almanac"
- ^ Del Unser page at Baseball Reference
- ^ 1966 Opening Day lineup at "Baseball-Almanac"
- ^ Bob Purkey at "Baseball Almanac"
- ^ Richie Hebner at "Baseball Almanac"
- ^ Dave Cash at "Baseball Almanac"
- ^ Gene Clines at "Baseball Almanac"
- ^ Don Schwall at "Baseball Almanac"
- ^ "Major League Baseball Regular Season Hitting Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
- ^ "Major League Baseball Regular Season Pitching Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
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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