1966 Boston Red Sox season

1966 Boston Red Sox
1966 Boston Red Sox
Major League affiliations
	American League (since 1901);
Location
	Fenway Park (since 1912); Boston, Massachusetts (since 1901);
Results
Record	72–90 (.444)
League place	9th (26 GB)
Other information
Owner(s)	Tom Yawkey
General manager(s)	Dick O'Connell
Manager(s)	Billy Herman (64–82); Pete Runnels (8–8);
Local television	WHDH-TV, Ch. 5
Local radio	WHDH-AM 850; (Ken Coleman, Ned Martin, Mel Parnell)
Stats	ESPN.com; BB-reference
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The 1966 Boston Red Sox season was the 66th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished ninth in the American League (AL) with a record of 72 wins and 90 losses, 26 games behind the AL and World Series champion Baltimore Orioles. After this season, the Red Sox would not lose 90 games again until 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	Home	Road
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

1966 American League Records Sources:
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

1966 Boston Red Sox

Roster

Pitchers

28 Dennis Bennett

27 Bucky Brandon

38 Hank Fischer

37 Guido Grilli

16 Jim Lonborg

36 Pete Magrini

44 Don McMahon

23 Dave Morehead

19 Dan Osinski

17 Dick Radatz

18 Garry Roggenburk

21 Bob Sadowski

29 Ken Sanders

30 José Santiago

40 Rollie Sheldon

15 Bill Short

37 Lee Stange

18 Jerry Stephenson

42 Dick Stigman

26 Earl Wilson

26 John Wyatt

Catchers

22 Mike Ryan

10 Bob Tillman

Infielders

39 Mike Andrews

1 Joe Foy

11 Tony Horton

3 Dalton Jones

2 Eddie Kasko

6 Rico Petrocelli

5 George Scott

14 George Smith

Outfielders

20 Joe Christopher

25 Tony Conigliaro

4 Don Demeter

4 Jim Gosger

7 Lenny Green

41 Reggie Smith

12 José Tartabull

24 George Thomas

8 Carl Yastrzemski

Managers

35 Billy Herman

32 Pete Runnels

Coaches

31 Billy Gardner (Third base)

33 Sal Maglie (Pitching)

34 Len Okrie (Bullpen)

32 Pete Runnels (First base)

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

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	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
Dalton Jones	115	252	59	.234	4	23
Bob Tillman	78	204	47	.230	3	24
Jose Tartabull	68	195	54	.277	0	11
George Thomas	61	173	41	.237	5	20
Eddie Kasko	58	136	29	.213	1	12
Lenny Green	85	133	32	.241	1	12
Jim Gosger	40	126	32	.254	5	17
Reggie Smith	6	26	4	.154	0	0
Tony Horton	6	22	3	.136	0	2
Mike Andrews	5	18	3	.167	0	0
Joe Christopher	12	13	1	.077	0	0

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
Jim Lonborg	45	181.2	10	10	3.86	131
Jose Santiago	35	172.0	12	13	3.66	119
Lee Stange	28	153.1	7	9	3.35	77
Earl Wilson	15	100.2	5	5	3.84	67
Dennis Bennett	16	75.0	3	3	3.24	77
Jerry Stephenson	15	66.1	2	5	5.83	50

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
Rollie Sheldon	23	79.2	1	6	4.97	38
Ken Sanders	24	47.1	3	6	3.80	33
Bob Sadowski	11	33.1	1	1	5.40	11
Hank Fischer	6	31.0	2	3	2.90	26
Dave Morehead	12	28.0	1	2	5.46	20
Dick Radatz	16	19.0	0	2	4.74	19
Bill Short	8	8.1	0	0	4.32	2
Pete Magrini	3	7.1	0	1	9.82	3
Guido Grilli	6	4.2	0	1	7.71	4
Garry Roggenburk	1	0.1	0	0	0.00	0

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
Don McMahon	49	8	7	9	2.65	57
Dan Osinski	44	4	3	2	3.61	44
John Wyatt	42	3	4	8	3.14	63
Bucky Brandon	40	8	8	2	3.31	101
Dick Stigman	34	2	1	0	5.44	65

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Toronto Maple Leafs	International League	Dick Williams
AA	Pittsfield Red Sox	Eastern League	Eddie Popowski
A	Winston-Salem Red Sox	Carolina League	Bill Slack
A	Waterloo Hawks	Midwest League	Dave Philley
A	Oneonta Red Sox	New York–Penn League	Matt Sczesny
Rookie	Covington Red Sox	Appalachian League	Rac Slider

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Toronto
Source:[4][5]

References

Jimy Williams page at Baseball Reference
Joe Christopher page at Baseball Reference
Galen Cisco page at Baseball Reference
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
Boston Red Sox Yearbook. 1966. p. 34. Retrieved March 14, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.

External links

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[1] Jimy Williams page at Baseball Reference

[christopher-2] Joe Christopher page at Baseball Reference

[3] Galen Cisco page at Baseball Reference

[4] Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

[5] Boston Red Sox Yearbook. 1966. p. 34. Retrieved March 14, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.

1966 MLB season by team
American League	Baltimore Boston California Chicago Cleveland Detroit Kansas City Minnesota New York Washington
National League	Atlanta Chicago Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis San Francisco
1966 MLB draft 1966 All-Star Game 1966 World Series