1966 Cincinnati Reds 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

• 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
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	—

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

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 Dave Bristol Coaches 10 Vern Benson  4 Dave Bristol  3 Mel Harder (Pitching) 13 Ray Shore  2 Roy Sievers  9 Whitey Wietelmann

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

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
Simpson, DickDick Simpson	92	84	20	.238	4	14
Queen, MelMel Queen	56	55	7	.127	0	5

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
Pappas, MiltMilt Pappas	33	209.2	12	11	4.29	133

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

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
Davidson, TedTed Davidson	54	5	4	4	3.90	54
Baldschun, JackJack Baldschun	42	1	5	0	5.49	44
Queen, MelMel Queen	7	0	0	1	6.43	9
Arrigo, GerryGerry Arrigo	3	0	0	0	4.91	3

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
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

^[4]

Notes

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

• 1966 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference