1966 San Francisco Giants season

1966 San Francisco Giants
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1883)
Location
Candlestick Park (since 1960)
San Francisco, California (since 1958)
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

• October 15, 1965: Warren Spahn was released by the Giants.^[1]
• December 2, 1965: Randy Hundley and Bill Hands traded to the Chicago Cubs for Lindy McDaniel and Don Landrum.^[2]

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

• Jesús Alou
• Tito Fuentes
• Len Gabrielson
• Tom Haller
• Jim Ray Hart
• Hal Lanier
• Juan Marichal
• Willie Mays
• Willie McCovey^[3]

Notable transactions

• May 8, 1966: Orlando Cepeda was traded by the Giants to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ray Sadecki.^[4]
• June 10, 1966: Bob Shaw was purchased from the Giants by the New York Mets.^[5]

Game log and schedule

Legend
	Giants win
	Giants loss
	Postponement
Bold	Giants team member

1966 Game Log (93–68) (Home: 47–34; Road: 46–34)
April (11–7) (Home: 7–5; Road: 4–2) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Report 13 April 25 Braves 14 April 26 Braves
May (19–9) (Home: 9–5; Road: 10–4) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Report
June (18–12) (Home: 6–2; Road: 12–10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Report 47 June 1 @ Braves 48 June 2 @ Braves 76 June 30 Braves
July (13–16) (Home: 11–9; Road: 2–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Report 77 July 1 Braves 78 July 2 Braves 79 July 3 Braves 102 July 29 @ Braves 103 July 30 @ Braves 104 July 30 @ Braves 105 July 31 @ Braves
August (17–11) (Home: 10–5; Road: 7–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Report 122 August 19 Braves 123 August 20 Braves 124 August 21 Braves
September (12–13) (Home: 5–8; Road: 7–5) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Report 156 September 26 @ Braves 157 September 27 @ Braves 158 September 28 @ Braves
October (3–0) (Road: 3–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Report

Roster

1966 San Francisco Giants
Roster
Pitchers 42 Bobby Bolin 21 Bob Garibaldi 28 Joe Gibbon 45 Bill Henry 34 Ron Herbel 30 Billy Hoeft 35 Frank Linzy 27 Juan Marichal 39 Lindy McDaniel 36 Gaylord Perry 38 Bob Priddy 48 Rich Robertson 37 Ray Sadecki 29 Bob Shaw		Catchers  1 Bob Barton  2 Dick Dietz  5 Tom Haller 40 Ozzie Virgil Infielders 31 Bob Burda 12 Jim Davenport 23 Tito Fuentes 16 Jim Ray Hart 29 Jack Hiatt 22 Hal Lanier 41 Don Mason 44 Willie McCovey 15 Dick Schofield 15 Bob Schroder		Outfielders 14 Jesús Alou 25 Ollie Brown 30 Orlando Cepeda  7 Len Gabrielson 43 Ken Henderson 47 Frank Johnson 43 Don Landrum 24 Willie Mays 17 Cap Peterson		Manager  3 Herman Franks Coaches  9 Charlie Fox 46 Larry Jansen  8 Cookie Lavagetto

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

^[6]

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. Bob Shaw at Baseball-Reference
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

• 1966 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Reference
• 1966 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Almanac