1966 San Francisco Giants season

1966  San Francisco Giants
League	National League
Ballpark	Candlestick Park
City	San Francisco, California
Owners	Horace Stoneham
General managers	Chub Feeney
Managers	Herman Franks
Television	KTVU (Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons, Bill Thompson)
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

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• t
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National League

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Los Angeles Dodgers	95	67	.586	—	53‍–‍28	42‍–‍39
San Francisco Giants	93	68	.578	1½	47‍–‍34	46‍–‍34
Pittsburgh Pirates	92	70	.568	3	46‍–‍35	46‍–‍35
Philadelphia Phillies	87	75	.537	8	48‍–‍33	39‍–‍42
Atlanta Braves	85	77	.525	10	43‍–‍38	42‍–‍39
St. Louis Cardinals	83	79	.512	12	43‍–‍38	40‍–‍41
Cincinnati Reds	76	84	.475	18	46‍–‍33	30‍–‍51
Houston Astros	72	90	.444	23	45‍–‍36	27‍–‍54
New York Mets	66	95	.410	28½	32‍–‍49	34‍–‍46
Chicago Cubs	59	103	.364	36	32‍–‍49	27‍–‍54

Record vs. opponents

1966 National League record v t e 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 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 30 Billy Hoeft 46 Larry Jansen  8 Cookie Lavagetto

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

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	Tom Haller	142	471	113	.240	27	67
1B	Willie McCovey	150	502	148	.295	36	96
2B	Hal Lanier	149	459	106	.231	3	37
SS	Tito Fuentes	133	541	141	.261	9	40
3B	Jim Ray Hart	156	578	165	.285	33	93
LF	Len Gabrielson	94	240	52	.217	4	16
CF	Willie Mays	152	552	159	.288	37	103
RF	Ollie 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
Jesús Alou	110	370	96	.259	1	20
Jim Davenport	111	305	76	.249	9	30
Cap Peterson	89	190	45	.237	2	19
Don Landrum	72	102	19	.186	1	7
Bob Barton	43	91	16	.176	0	3
Ozzie Virgil	42	89	19	.213	2	9
Orlando Cepeda	19	49	14	.286	3	15
Bob Burda	37	43	7	.163	0	2
Bob Schroder	10	33	8	.242	0	2
Frank Johnson	15	32	7	.219	0	0
Ken Henderson	11	29	9	.310	1	1
Don Mason	42	25	3	.120	1	1
Jack Hiatt	18	23	7	.304	0	1
Dick Dietz	13	23	1	.043	0	0
Dick Schofield	11	16	1	.063	0	0

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
Juan Marichal	37	307.1	25	6	2.23	222
Gaylord Perry	36	255.2	21	8	2.99	201
Bobby Bolin	36	224.1	11	10	2.89	143
Ray Sadecki	26	105.0	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
Ron Herbel	32	129.2	4	5	4.16	55
Joe Gibbon	37	81.0	4	6	3.67	48
Bob Shaw	13	31.2	1	4	6.25	21

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
Frank Linzy	51	7	11	16	2.96	57
Lindy McDaniel	64	10	5	6	2.66	93
Bob Priddy	38	6	3	1	3.96	51
Bill Henry	35	1	1	1	2.45	15
Billy Hoeft	4	0	2	0	7.36	3
Rich Robertson	1	0	0	0	7.71	2
Bob Garibaldi	1	0	0	0	0.00	0

Awards and honors

• Willie Mays, Gold Glove Award

All-Star Game

• Willie McCovey, 1B, Starter
• Willie Mays, Outfield, Starter
• Jim Ray Hart, 3B, Reserve
• Juan Marichal, Pitcher, Reserve
• Gaylord Perry, Pitcher, Reserve
• Herman Franks, Coach

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

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

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Notes

1. Warren Spahn at Baseball Reference
2. Randy Hundley Trades and Transactions at Baseball Almanac
3. "1966 San Francisco Giants Roster by Baseball Almanac".
4. Orlando Cepeda at Baseball-Reference
5. Mets buy Bob Shaw from Giants
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