1966 Cincinnati Reds season

Major League Baseball season

1966 Cincinnati Reds

Major League affiliations

* National League (since 1890)

Location

* Crosley Field (since 1934)
* Cincinnati (since 1882)

Other information
Owner(s)| Bill DeWitt
General manager(s)| Bill DeWitt
Manager(s)| Don Heffner, Dave Bristol
Local television| WLWT
(Ed Kennedy, Frank McCormick)
Local radio| WCKY
(Jim McIntyre, Claude Sullivan)
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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.

## Offseason[edit]

* 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[edit]

### Season standings[edit]

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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[edit]

1966 National League Records

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

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[edit]

* 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[edit]

1966 Cincinnati Reds

Roster
Pitchers

* 35 Gerry Arrigo
* 27 Jack Baldschun
* 56 Ted Davidson
* 32 Sammy Ellis
* 38 Hank Fischer
* 30 Joey Jay
* 46 Jim Maloney
* 42 Billy McCool
* 43 Don Nottebart
* 41 Joe Nuxhall
* 54 Darrell Osteen
* 31 Jim O'Toole
* 34 Milt Pappas
* 38 John Tsitouris
* 33 Dom Zanni

|  | Catchers

* 7 Jimmie Coker
* 6 Johnny Edwards
* 8 Don Pavletich

Infielders

* 16 Leo Cárdenas
* 18 Gordy Coleman
* 19 Tommy Helms
* 23 Lee May
* 24 Tony Pérez
* 14 Pete Rose
* 15 Chico Ruiz

|  | Outfielders

* 17 Tommy Harper
* 11 Deron Johnson
* 28 Vada Pinson
* 22 Mel Queen
* 12 Art Shamsky
* 20 Dick Simpson

|  | Manager

* 10 Don Heffner (4/15–7/10)
* 4 Dave Bristol (7/14–10/2)

Coaches

* 10 Vern Benson (Third base after 7/14)
* 4 Dave Bristol (Third base until 7/10)
* 3 Mel Harder (Pitching)
* 13 Ray Shore (Batting practice)
* 2 Roy Sievers (First base)
* 9 Whitey Wietelmann (Bullpen)

## Player stats[edit]

### Batting[edit]

#### Starters by position[edit]

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[edit]

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

### Pitching[edit]

#### Starting pitchers[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level  | Team  | League  | Manager

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AAA | Buffalo Bisons | International League | Red Davis
AA | Knoxville Smokies | Southern League | Jack Cassini
A | Peninsula Grays | Carolina League | Pinky May
A | Tampa Tarpons | Florida State League | Lou Fitzgerald
A-Short Season | Sioux Falls Packers | Northern League | Jim Snyder

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## Notes[edit]

1. ^ Frank Robinson at Baseball Reference
2. ^ Marty Keough at Baseball Reference
3. ^ Gary Nolan at Baseball Reference
4. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

## References[edit]

* 1966 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference

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1966 MLB season by team

American League|

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National League|

* Atlanta
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* Houston
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* 1966 MLB draft
* 1966 All-Star Game
* 1966 World Series

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Cincinnati Reds

* Established in 1882
* Formerly the Cincinnati Red Stockings and the Cincinnati Redlegs
* Based in Cincinnati, Ohio

Franchise|

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Lore|

* Carlton Fisk waves it fair
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* 2013 NL Wild Card Game
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Rivalries|

* Cleveland Guardians

Key personnel|

* Owner: Robert Castellini
* President of Baseball Operations: Dick Williams
* General Manager: Nick Krall
* Manager: David Bell

World Series Championships (5)|

* 1919
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* 1882

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Minor league affiliates|

* Louisville Bats (Triple-A)
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