1966 Boston Red Sox season
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Owner(s) | Tom Yawkey |
General manager(s) | Dick O'Connell |
Manager(s) | Billy Herman (W-64; L-82) and Pete Runnels (W-8; L-8) |
Local television | WHDH-TV, Ch. 5 |
Local radio | WHDH-AM 850 (Ken Coleman, Ned Martin, Mel Parnell) |
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The 1966 Boston Red Sox season involved the Red Sox finishing 9th in the American League with a record of 72 wins and 90 losses, 26 games behind the Baltimore Orioles. After 1966, the Red Sox would not lose 90 games until 46 years later in 2012.
Offseason
- November 29, 1965: Jimy Williams was drafted from the Red Sox by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1965 first-year draft.[1]
- November 30, 1965: Eddie Bressoud was traded by the Red Sox to the New York Mets for Joe Christopher.[2]
Regular season
Season standings
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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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
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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 | — |
Opening Day lineup
14 | George Smith | 2B |
24 | George Thomas | CF |
8 | Carl Yastrzemski | LF |
25 | Tony Conigliaro | RF |
5 | George Scott | 3B |
11 | Tony Horton | 1B |
6 | Rico Petrocelli | SS |
22 | Mike Ryan | C |
26 | Earl Wilson | P |
Notable transactions
- June 6, 1966: Galen Cisco was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.[3]
- June 14, 1966: Joe Christopher and Earl Wilson were traded by the Red Sox to the Detroit Tigers for Don Demeter and a player to be named later. The Tigers completed the deal by sending Julio Navarro to the Red Sox on June 21.[2]
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 | Mike Ryan | 116 | 369 | 79 | .214 | 2 | 32 |
1B | George Scott | 162 | 601 | 147 | .245 | 27 | 90 |
2B | George Smith | 128 | 403 | 86 | .213 | 8 | 37 |
3B | Joe Foy | 151 | 554 | 145 | .262 | 15 | 63 |
SS | Rico Petrocelli | 139 | 522 | 124 | .238 | 18 | 59 |
LF | Carl Yastrzemski | 160 | 594 | 165 | .278 | 16 | 80 |
CF | Don Demeter | 73 | 226 | 66 | .292 | 9 | 29 |
RF | Tony Conigliaro | 150 | 558 | 148 | .265 | 28 | 93 |
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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George Thomas | 61 | 173 | 41 | .237 | 5 | 20 |
Tony Horton | 6 | 22 | 3 | .136 | 0 | 2 |
Joe Christopher | 12 | 13 | 1 | .077 | 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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Dennis Bennett | 16 | 75 | 3 | 3 | 3.24 | 77 |
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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Bucky Brandon | 40 | 157.2 | 8 | 8 | 3.31 | 101 |
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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John Wyatt | 42 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3.14 | 63 |
Farm system
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LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Toronto
Notes
References
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- 1966 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 1966 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com