1966 Baltimore Orioles season
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1966 World Series Champions 1966 American League Champions | |
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Record | 97–63 (.606) |
League place | 1st |
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Owner(s) | Jerold Hoffberger |
General manager(s) | Harry Dalton |
Manager(s) | Hank Bauer |
Local television | WJZ-TV |
Local radio |
WBAL (AM) (Chuck Thompson, Frank Messer, Bill O'Donnell) |
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The 1966 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing first in the American League with a record of 97 wins and 63 losses, nine games ahead of the runner-up Minnesota Twins. It was their first AL pennant since 1944, when the club was known as the St. Louis Browns. The Orioles swept the NL champion Los Angeles Dodgers in four games to register their first-ever World Series title. The team was managed by Hank Bauer, and played their home games at Memorial Stadium.
Offseason
- October 12, 1965: John Orsino was traded by the Orioles to the Washington Senators for Woodie Held.[1]
- November 29, 1965: Ron Stone was drafted from the Orioles by the Kansas City Athletics in the 1965 rule 5 draft.[2]
- December 2, 1965: Norm Siebern was traded by the Orioles to the California Angels for Dick Simpson.[3]
- December 6, 1965: Darold Knowles and Jackie Brandt were traded by the Orioles to the Philadelphia Phillies for Jack Baldschun.[4]
- December 9, 1965: Milt Pappas, Jack Baldschun, and Dick Simpson were traded by the Orioles to the Cincinnati Reds for Frank Robinson.[5]
- March 10, 1966: Lou Piniella was traded by the Orioles to the Cleveland Indians for Cam Carreon.[6]
Regular season
Right fielder Frank Robinson, acquired via trade from the Cincinnati Reds in the off-season, won the Triple Crown, leading the AL with a .316 average, 49 home runs, and 122 RBI. He was named winner of the American League MVP Award, becoming the first player in the history of Major League Baseball to win MVP honors in both the American and National Leagues.[7]
Season standings
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Baltimore Orioles | 97 | 63 | 0.606 | — | 48–31 | 49–32 |
Minnesota Twins | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | 9 | 49–32 | 40–41 |
Detroit Tigers | 88 | 74 | 0.543 | 10 | 42–39 | 46–35 |
Chicago White Sox | 83 | 79 | 0.512 | 15 | 45–36 | 38–43 |
Cleveland Indians | 81 | 81 | 0.500 | 17 | 41–40 | 40–41 |
California Angels | 80 | 82 | 0.494 | 18 | 42–39 | 38–43 |
Kansas City Athletics | 74 | 86 | 0.463 | 23 | 42–39 | 32–47 |
Washington Senators | 71 | 88 | 0.447 | 25½ | 42–36 | 29–52 |
Boston Red Sox | 72 | 90 | 0.444 | 26 | 40–41 | 32–49 |
New York Yankees | 70 | 89 | 0.440 | 26½ | 35–46 | 35–43 |
Record vs. opponents
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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 starters[8]
- Luis Aparicio
- Paul Blair
- Curt Blefary
- Wally Bunker
- Andy Etchebarren
- Davey Johnson
- Boog Powell
- Brooks Robinson
- Frank Robinson
Notable transactions
- May 21, 1966: Roger Freed was signed by the Orioles as an amateur free agent.[9]
- June 13, 1966: Jerry Adair was traded by the Orioles to the Chicago White Sox for Eddie Fisher and minor leaguer John Riddle.[10]
- July 1, 1966: Ron Stone was returned to the Orioles by the Kansas City Athletics.[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 | Etchebarren, AndyAndy Etchebarren | 121 | 412 | 91 | .221 | 11 | 50 |
1B | Powell, BoogBoog Powell | 140 | 491 | 141 | .287 | 34 | 109 |
2B | Johnson, DaveyDavey Johnson | 131 | 501 | 129 | .257 | 7 | 56 |
3B | Robinson, BrooksBrooks Robinson | 157 | 620 | 167 | .269 | 23 | 100 |
SS | Aparicio, LuisLuis Aparicio | 151 | 659 | 182 | .276 | 6 | 41 |
LF | Blefary, CurtCurt Blefary | 131 | 419 | 107 | .255 | 23 | 64 |
CF | Blair, PaulPaul Blair | 133 | 303 | 84 | .277 | 6 | 33 |
RF | Robinson, FrankFrank Robinson | 155 | 576 | 182 | .316 | 49 | 122 |
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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Snyder, RussRuss Snyder | 117 | 373 | 114 | .306 | 3 | 41 |
Bowens, SamSam Bowens | 89 | 243 | 51 | .210 | 6 | 20 |
Johnson, BobBob Johnson | 71 | 157 | 34 | .217 | 1 | 10 |
Held, WoodieWoodie Held | 56 | 82 | 17 | .207 | 1 | 7 |
Roznovsky, VicVic Roznovsky | 41 | 97 | 23 | .237 | 1 | 10 |
Haney, LarryLarry Haney | 20 | 56 | 9 | .161 | 1 | 3 |
Lau, CharlieCharlie Lau | 18 | 12 | 6 | .500 | 0 | 5 |
Adair, JerryJerry Adair | 17 | 52 | 15 | .288 | 0 | 3 |
Belanger, MarkMark Belanger | 8 | 19 | 3 | .158 | 0 | 0 |
Epstein, MikeMike Epstein | 6 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 0 | 3 |
Carreon, CamCam Carreon | 4 | 9 | 2 | .222 | 0 | 2 |
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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McNally, DaveDave McNally | 34 | 213 | 13 | 6 | 3.17 | 158 |
Palmer, JimJim Palmer | 30 | 208.1 | 15 | 10 | 3.46 | 147 |
Bunker, WallyWally Bunker | 29 | 142.2 | 10 | 6 | 4.29 | 89 |
Barber, SteveSteve Barber | 25 | 133.1 | 10 | 5 | 2.30 | 91 |
Short, BillBill Short | 6 | 37.2 | 2 | 3 | 2.87 | 27 |
Phoebus, TomTom Phoebus | 3 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1.23 | 17 |
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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Watt, EddieEddie Watt | 43 | 145.2 | 9 | 7 | 3.83 | 102 |
Miller, JohnJohn Miller | 23 | 100.2 | 4 | 8 | 4.74 | 81 |
Bertaina, FrankFrank Bertaina | 16 | 63.1 | 2 | 5 | 3.13 | 46 |
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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Miller, StuStu Miller | 51 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 2.25 | 67 |
Drabowsky, MoeMoe Drabowsky | 44 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 2,81 | 98 |
Fisher, EddieEddie Fisher | 44 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 2.64 | 39 |
Hall, DickDick Hall | 32 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 3.95 | 44 |
Brabender, GeneGene Brabender | 31 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3.55 | 62 |
Barnowski, EdEd Barnowski | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 2 |
1966 World Series
AL Baltimore Orioles (4) vs. NL Los Angeles Dodgers (0)
Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance | Time of Game |
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1 | Orioles – 5, Dodgers – 2 | October 5 | Dodger Stadium | 55,941 | 2:56 |
2 | Orioles – 6, Dodgers – 0 | October 6 | Dodger Stadium | 55,947 | 2:26 |
3 | Dodgers – 0, Orioles – 1 | October 8 | Memorial Stadium | 54,445 | 1:55 |
4 | Dodgers – 0, Orioles – 1 | October 9 | Memorial Stadium | 54,458 | 1:45 |
Awards and honors
- Frank Robinson, AL Most Valuable Player Award[11]
- Frank Robinson, Associated Press Athlete of the Year
- Frank Robinson, Triple Crown Winner[12][13]
- Frank Robinson, Babe Ruth Award[14]
- Frank Robinson, World Series Most Valuable Player Award[15]
- Brooks Robinson, All-Star Game MVP[15]
- Gold Glove Awards
- Brooks Robinson, third base[16]
- Luis Aparicio, shortstop[16]
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Elmira
Notes
- ↑ Woodie Held at Baseball Reference
- 1 2 Ron Stone at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Norm Siebern at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Darold Knowles at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Frank Robinson at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Lou Piniella at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.153, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ↑ 1966 Baltimore Oriole roster at Baseball Almanac
- ↑ Roger Freed at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Eddie Fisher at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ American League MVP Award voting results at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Triple Crown winners at Baseball Reference
- ↑ 1966 Batting leaders at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Babe Ruth Award winners at Baseball Reference
- 1 2 1966 Post-Season Awards at Baseball Reference
- 1 2 American League Gold Glove Award winners at Baseball Reference
References
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- 1966 Baltimore Orioles at Baseball Reference
- 1966 Baltimore Orioles season at Baseball Almanac
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