1966 San Francisco Giants season

1966 San Francisco Giants
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s) Horace Stoneham
General manager(s) Chub Feeney
Manager(s) Herman Franks
Local television KTVU
(Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons, Bill Thompson)
Local radio KSFO
(Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons, Bill Thompson)
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The 1966 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 84th year in Major League Baseball, their ninth year in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their seventh at Candlestick Park. The Giants finished second in the National League with a record of 93 wins and 68 losses, a game-and-a-half behind their arch-rivals, the NL champion Los Angeles Dodgers.

Offseason

Regular 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 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

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 —

Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions

Game log and schedule

Legend
 Giants win
 Giants loss
 Postponement
BoldGiants team member
1966 Game Log (93–68) (Home: 47–34; Road: 46–34)

Roster

1966 San Francisco Giants
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

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
C Haller, TomTom Haller 142 471 113 .240 27 67
1B McCovey, WillieWillie McCovey 150 502 148 .295 36 96
2B Lanier, HalHal Lanier 149 459 106 .231 3 37
SS Fuentes, TitoTito Fuentes 133 541 141 .261 9 40
3B Hart, Jim RayJim Ray Hart 156 578 165 .285 33 93
LF Alou, JesúsJesús Alou 110 370 96 .259 1 20
CF Mays, WillieWillie Mays 152 552 159 .288 37 103
RF Brown, OllieOllie Brown 115 348 81 .233 7 33

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
Davenport, JimJim Davenport 111 305 76 .249 9 30
Gabrielson, LenLen Gabrielson 94 240 52 .217 4 16
Landrum, DonDon Landrum 72 102 19 .186 1 7
Cepeda, OrlandoOrlando Cepeda 19 49 14 .286 3 15

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
Marichal, JuanJuan Marichal 37 307.1 25 6 2.23 222
Perry, GaylordGaylord Perry 36 255.2 21 8 2.99 201
Bolin, BobbyBobby Bolin 36 224.1 11 10 2.89 143
Sadecki, RayRay Sadecki 26 105 3 7 5.40 62

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
Gibbon, JoeJoe Gibbon 37 81 4 6 3.67 48

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
Linzy, FrankFrank Linzy 51 7 11 16 2.96 57
Priddy, BobBob Priddy 38 6 3 1 3.96 51
Henry, BillBill Henry 35 1 1 1 2.45 15
Robertson, RichRich Robertson 1 0 0 0 7.71 2
Garibaldi, BobBob Garibaldi 1 0 0 0 0.00 0

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Phoenix Giants Pacific Coast League Bill Werle
AA Waterbury Giants Eastern League Andy Gilbert
A Fresno Giants California League Ed Fitz Gerald
A Decatur Commodores Midwest League Richie Klaus
A Lexington Giants Western Carolinas League Alex Cosmidis and Dennis Sommers
Rookie Magic Valley Cowboys Pioneer League Harvey Koepf

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Notes

  1. ↑ Warren Spahn at Baseball Reference
  2. ↑ Randy Hundley Trades and Transactions at Baseball Almanac
  3. ↑ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1966&t=SFN
  4. ↑ Orlando Cepeda at Baseball-Reference
  5. ↑ Mets buy Bob Shaw from Giants
  6. ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

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