1966 Cincinnati Reds season
The 1966 Cincinnati Reds season consisted of the Reds finishing in seventh place in the National League with a record of 76–84, 18 games behind the NL Champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The Reds were managed by Don Heffner (37–46) and Dave Bristol (39–38), who replaced Heffner in mid-July.
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| Owners | Bill DeWitt |
| General managers | Bill DeWitt |
| Managers | Don Heffner, Dave Bristol |
| Local television | WLWT (Ed Kennedy, Frank McCormick) |
| Local radio | WCKY (Jim McIntyre, Claude Sullivan) |
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Offseason
- December 9, 1965: Frank Robinson was traded by the Reds to the Baltimore Orioles for Milt Pappas, Jack Baldschun, and Dick Simpson.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| 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
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| 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 | — | |||||
Notable transactions
- April 4, 1966: Marty Keough was purchased from the Reds by the Atlanta Braves.[2]
- June 7, 1966: Gary Nolan was drafted by the Reds in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 1966 Major League Baseball draft.[3]
Roster
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Player stats
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 | Johnny Edwards | 98 | 282 | 54 | .191 | 6 | 39 |
| 1B | Tony Pérez | 99 | 257 | 68 | .265 | 4 | 39 |
| 2B | Pete Rose | 156 | 654 | 205 | .313 | 16 | 70 |
| SS | Leo Cárdenas | 160 | 568 | 145 | .255 | 20 | 81 |
| 3B | Tommy Helms | 138 | 542 | 154 | .284 | 9 | 49 |
| LF | Deron Johnson | 142 | 505 | 130 | .257 | 24 | 81 |
| CF | Vada Pinson | 156 | 618 | 178 | .288 | 16 | 76 |
| RF | Tommy Harper | 149 | 553 | 154 | .278 | 5 | 31 |
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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| Don Pavletich | 83 | 235 | 69 | .294 | 12 | 38 |
| Art Shamsky | 96 | 234 | 54 | .231 | 21 | 47 |
| Gordy Coleman | 91 | 227 | 57 | .251 | 5 | 37 |
| Jimmie Coker | 50 | 111 | 28 | .252 | 4 | 14 |
| Chico Ruiz | 82 | 110 | 28 | .255 | 0 | 5 |
| Dick Simpson | 92 | 84 | 20 | .238 | 4 | 14 |
| Lee May | 25 | 75 | 25 | .333 | 2 | 10 |
| Mel Queen | 56 | 55 | 7 | .127 | 0 | 5 |
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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| Jim Maloney | 32 | 224.2 | 16 | 8 | 2.80 | 216 |
| Sammy Ellis | 41 | 221.0 | 12 | 19 | 5.29 | 154 |
| Milt Pappas | 33 | 209.2 | 12 | 11 | 4.29 | 133 |
| Jim O'Toole | 25 | 142.0 | 5 | 7 | 3.55 | 96 |
| Joey Jay | 12 | 73.2 | 6 | 2 | 3.91 | 44 |
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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| Joe Nuxhall | 35 | 130.0 | 6 | 8 | 4.50 | 71 |
| Hank Fischer | 11 | 38.0 | 0 | 6 | 6.63 | 24 |
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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| Billy McCool | 57 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 2.48 | 104 |
| Don Nottebart | 59 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 3.07 | 69 |
| Ted Davidson | 54 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3.90 | 54 |
| Jack Baldschun | 42 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.49 | 44 |
| Darrell Osteen | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12.00 | 17 |
| Mel Queen | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.43 | 9 |
| Dom Zanni | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 |
| Gerry Arrigo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.91 | 3 |
| John Tsitouris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 0 |
Farm system
Notes
- Frank Robinson at Baseball Reference
- Marty Keough at Baseball Reference
- Gary Nolan at Baseball Reference
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
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