1966 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1966 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s) John W. Galbreath (majority shareholder); Bing Crosby, Thomas 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

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
Los Angeles Dodgers 95 67 0.586 53–28 42–39
San Francisco Giants 93 68 0.578 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

1966 National League Records

Sources:
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

1966 Game Log: 92–70 (Home: 46–35; Away: 46–35)
Legend:           = Win           = Loss
Bold = Pirates team member

Notable transactions

Roster

1966 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Statistics

Batting

Regular Season[7]
Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Alou, MattyMatty Alou 141 535 183 0.342 2 27
Mota, MannyManny Mota 116 322 107 0.332 5 46
Clemente, RobertoRoberto Clemente 154 638 202 0.317 29 119
Stargell, WillieWillie Stargell 140 485 153 0.315 33 102
Clendenon, DonnDonn Clendenon 155 571 171 0.299 28 98
Alley, GeneGene Alley 147 579 173 0.299 7 43
Bailey, BobBob Bailey 126 380 106 0.279 13 46
Pagan, JoseJose Pagan 109 368 97 0.264 4 54
Mazeroski, BillBill Mazeroski 162 621 163 0.262 16 82
May, JerryJerry May 42 52 13 0.250 1 2
Law, VernVern Law 34 66 16 0.242 1 3
Pagliaroni, JimJim Pagliaroni 123 374 88 0.235 11 49
Blass, SteveSteve Blass 34 52 12 0.231 0 6
Gonder, JesseJesse Gonder 59 160 36 0.225 7 16
Lynch, JerryJerry Lynch 64 56 12 0.214 1 6
Rodgers, AndreAndre Rodgers 36 49 9 0.184 0 4
Fryman, WoodieWoodie Fryman 36 63 10 0.159 0 2
Michael, GeneGene Michael 30 33 5 0.152 0 2
Mikkelsen, PetePete Mikkelsen 71 20 3 0.150 0 0
Spriggs, GeorgeGeorge Spriggs 9 7 1 0.143 0 0
Veale, BobBob Veale 38 94 13 0.138 0 2
Roberts, DaveDave Roberts 14 16 2 0.125 0 0
Cardwell, DonDon Cardwell 32 29 3 0.103 0 3
McBean, AlAl McBean 50 10 1 0.100 0 0
Schwall, DonDon Schwall 11 10 1 0.100 0 0
Sisk, TommieTommie Sisk 34 51 5 0.098 0 2
O'Dell, BillyBilly O'Dell 37 16 1 0.063 0 1
Bosch, DonDon Bosch 3 2 0 0.000 0 0
Face, RoyRoy Face 54 11 0 0.000 0 0
Purkey, BobBob Purkey 11 4 0 0.000 0 0
Walker, LukeLuke Walker 10 2 0 0.000 0 0
Shellenback, JimJim Shellenback 2 0 0 0 0

Pitching

Regular Season[8]
Player G IP W L ERA SO
Purkey, BobBob Purkey 10 1923 0 1 1.37 5
Schwall, DonDon Schwall 11 4123 3 2 2.16 24
Face, RoyRoy Face 54 70 6 6 2.70 67
O'Dell, BillyBilly O'Dell 37 7113 3 2 2.78 47
Veale, BobBob Veale 38 26813 16 12 3.02 229
Mikkelsen, PetePete Mikkelsen 71 126 9 8 3.07 76
McBean, AlAl McBean 47 8623 4 3 3.22 54
Fryman, WoodieWoodie Fryman 36 18123 12 9 3.81 105
Blass, SteveSteve Blass 34 15523 11 7 3.87 76
Law, VernVern Law 31 17723 12 8 4.05 88
Sisk, TommieTommie Sisk 34 150 10 5 4.14 60
Walker, LukeLuke Walker 10 10 0 1 4.50 7
Cardwell, DonDon Cardwell 32 10123 6 6 4.60 60
Shellenback, JimJim Shellenback 2 3 0 0 9.00 0

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
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

References

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