1966 Chicago Cubs season

1966 Chicago Cubs
Major League affiliations
	National League (since 1876);
Location
	Wrigley Field (since 1916); Chicago (since 1870);
Other information
Owner(s)	Philip K. Wrigley
General manager(s)	John Holland
Manager(s)	Leo Durocher
Local television	WGN-TV; (Jack Brickhouse, Lloyd Pettit)
Local radio	WGN; (Vince Lloyd, Lou Boudreau)
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The 1966 Chicago Cubs season was the 95th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 91st in the National League and the 51st at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished tenth and last in the National League with a record of 59–103, 36 games behind the NL Champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The Cubs would not lose 100 or more games in a season for another 46 seasons. One of the defining trades in Cubs history occurred on April 21, when the Cubs acquired future Cy Young Award winner Ferguson Jenkins in a trade with the Philadelphia Phillies.

Offseason

December 2, 1965: Lindy McDaniel and Don Landrum were traded by the Cubs to the San Francisco Giants for Randy Hundley and Bill Hands.^[1]
January 10, 1966: Doug Clemens was traded by the Cubs to the Philadelphia Phillies for Wes Covington.^[2]

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 21, 1966: Larry Jackson and Bob Buhl were traded by the Cubs to the Philadelphia Phillies for Ferguson Jenkins, John Herrnstein and Adolfo Phillips.^[3]
April 28, 1966: Bobby Cox and cash were traded by the Cubs to the Atlanta Braves for Billy Cowan.^[4]
May 14, 1966: Frank Thomas was signed as a free agent by the Cubs.^[5]
May 28, 1966: Wes Covington was released by the Cubs.^[2]
May 29, 1966: John Herrnstein was traded by the Cubs to the Atlanta Braves for Marty Keough and Arnold Earley.^[3]
June 4, 1966: Frank Thomas was released by the Cubs.^[5]
June 22, 1966: Billy Cowan was traded by the Cubs to the Philadelphia Phillies for Norm Gigon.^[6]

Roster

1966 Chicago Cubs

Roster

Pitchers

39 Ted Abernathy

32 Ernie Broglio

31 Bob Buhl

45 Len Church

45 Bill Connors

46 Dave Dowling

47 Arnold Earley

37 Dick Ellsworth

47 Chuck Estrada

13 Bill Faul

49 Bill Hands

42 Chuck Hartenstein

33 Bob Hendley

40 Billy Hoeft

30 Ken Holtzman

46 Larry Jackson

31 Ferguson Jenkins

34 Cal Koonce

43 Don Lee

41 Fred Norman

32 Rich Nye

36 Robin Roberts

39 Curt Simmons

Catchers

25 Don Bryant

9 Randy Hundley

25 Chris Krug

Infielders

17 Joey Amalfitano

14 Ernie Banks

18 Glenn Beckert

23 Ron Campbell

7 John Herrnstein

11 Don Kessinger

28 Roberto Peña

22 Paul Popovich

10 Ron Santo

8 Lee Thomas

Outfielders

21 George Altman

12 John Boccabella

29 Byron Browne

20 Ty Cline

43 Wes Covington

28 Marty Keough

7 Harvey Kuenn

20,41 Adolfo Phillips

27 Bob Raudman

19 Jimmy Stewart

23 Carl Warwick

26 Billy Williams

Other batters

34 Frank Thomas

Manager

2 Leo Durocher

Coaches

3 Freddie Fitzsimmons

5 Whitey Lockman

7 Pete Reiser

4 Verlon Walker

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

Batting

Starters by position

Note: 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	Randy Hundley	149	526	124	.236	19	63
1B	Ernie Banks	141	511	139	.272	15	75
2B	Glenn Beckert	153	656	188	.287	1	59
3B	Ron Santo	155	561	175	.312	30	94
SS	Don Kessinger	150	533	146	.274	1	43
LF	Byron Browne	120	419	102	.243	16	51
CF	Adolfo Phillips	116	416	109	.262	16	36
RF	Billy Williams	162	648	179	.276	29	91

^[7]

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.	RBI
Marty Keough	33	26	6	.231	5
John Herrnstein	9	17	3	.176	0
Wes Covington	9	11	1	.091	0
Frank Thomas	5	5	0	.000	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
Dick Ellsworth	38	269.1	8	22	3.98	144
Ken Holtzman	34	220.2	11	16	3.79	171
Ernie Broglio	15	62.1	2	6	6.35	34
Dave Dowling	1	9	1	0	2.00	3
Bob Buhl	1	2.1	0	0	15.43	1

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
Ferguson Jenkins	60	182	6	8	3.31	148
Bill Hands	41	159	8	15	4.58	93
Larry Jackson	3	8	0	2	13.50	5

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
Bob Hendley	43	4	5	7	3.91	65
Ted Abernathy	20	1	3	4	6.18	18
Arnold Earley	13	2	1	0	3.57	12
Bill Connors	11	0	1	0	7.31	3
Len Church	4	0	1	0	7.50	3

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Tacoma Cubs	Pacific Coast League	Les Peden
AA	Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs	Texas League	Stan Hack, Pete Reiser and Lou Klein
A	Lodi Crushers	California League	Don Elston and Ray Perry
A	Quincy Cubs	Midwest League	Walt Dixon
A-Short Season	Duluth–Superior Dukes	Northern League	Joe Grace
Rookie	Treasure Valley Cubs	Pioneer League	George Freese

Notes

↑ Randy Hundley Trades and Transactions at Baseball Almanac
1 2 Wes Covington at Baseball Reference
1 2 John Herrnstein at Baseball Reference
↑ Bobby Cox at Baseball Reference
1 2 Frank Thomas at Baseball Reference
↑ Billy Cowan at Baseball-Reference
↑ https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/1966.shtml

References

Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
1966 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference

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[1] Randy Hundley Trades and Transactions at Baseball Almanac

[covington-2] 1 2 Wes Covington at Baseball Reference

[herrnstein-3] 1 2 John Herrnstein at Baseball Reference

[4] Bobby Cox at Baseball Reference

[thomas-5] 1 2 Frank Thomas at Baseball Reference

[6] Billy Cowan at Baseball-Reference

[7] ttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/1966.shtml

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

1966 Chicago Cubs
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Location
Wrigley Field (since 1916) Chicago (since 1870)
Other information
Owner(s)	Philip K. Wrigley
General manager(s)	John Holland
Manager(s)	Leo Durocher
Local television	WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Lloyd Pettit)
Local radio	WGN (Vince Lloyd, Lou Boudreau)
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