1966 Philadelphia Phillies season

In 1966, the Philadelphia Phillies had a winning record of 87-75. During the winning season the Phillies also beat two of their biggest rivals, the Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Mets. They had the third highest winning percentage in the National League that year. The Phillies are owned by R. R. M. Carpenter, Jr. and since 1938 the Phillies have played home games in Connie Mack Stadium. While in the off season the Phillies purchased and traded several players. Among the purchased was Mike Marshall from the Detroit Tigers. Throughout its history, players could be added to the team via the farm system. The primary farm team was the Triple A San Diego Padres and the Double A Macon Peaches. However, no players were added this season from the farm system.

1966 Philadelphia Phillies
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s)R. R. M. Carpenter, Jr.
General manager(s)John J. Quinn
Manager(s)Gene Mauch
Local televisionWFIL
Local radioWFIL
(By Saam, Bill Campbell, Richie Ashburn)
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Regular season

Season standings
National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Los Angeles Dodgers 9567 0.586 — 53–28 42–39
San Francisco Giants 9368 0.578 1½ 47–34 46–34
Pittsburgh Pirates 9270 0.568 3 46–35 46–35
Philadelphia Phillies 8775 0.537 8 48–33 39–42
Atlanta Braves 8577 0.525 10 43–38 42–39
St. Louis Cardinals 8379 0.512 12 43–38 40–41
Cincinnati Reds 7684 0.475 18 46–33 30–51
Houston Astros 7290 0.444 23 45–36 27–54
New York Mets 6695 0.410 28½ 32–49 34–46
Chicago Cubs 59103 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 —7–1110–814–4–17–1114–411–77–118–107–11
Chicago 11–7—6–125–138–108–105–136–126–124–14
Cincinnati 8–1012–6—4–146–1210–710–88–107–1011–7
Houston 4–14–113–514–4—7–117–117–114–146–1210–8
Los Angeles 11–710–812–611–7—12–611–79–99–910–8
New York 4–1410–87–1011–76–12—7–115–139–97–11
Philadelphia 7-1113–58–1011–77–1111–7—10–810–810–8
Pittsburgh 11–712–610–814–49–913–58–10—7–118–10
San Francisco 10–812–610–712–69–99–98–1011–7—12–6
St. Louis 11–714–47–118–108–1011–78–1010–86–12—

Notable Transactions

Game Log
Legend
 Phillies win
 Phillies loss
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BoldPhillies team member
1966 Game Log[10]
Overall Record: 87–75

Roster
1966 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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
SSDick Groat155584152.260253

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
Bob Uecker7820743.208730

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

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
Bo Belinsky90202.938

Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA San Diego Padres Pacific Coast League Frank Lucchesi
AA Macon Peaches Southern League Andy Seminick
A Bakersfield Bears California League Dick Teed
A Tidewater Tides Carolina League Bobby Morgan and Lou Kahn
A Spartanburg Phillies Western Carolinas League Bob Wellman
A-Short Season Huron Phillies Northern League Joe Lonnett
A-Short Season Eugene Emeralds Northwest League Hugh Luby

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Spartanburg

Eugene affiliation shared with St. Louis Cardinals[21]

Notes
  1. Dick Groat at Baseball Reference
  2. Rubén Amaro at Baseball Reference
  3. Rich Barry at Baseball Reference
  4. Darold Knowles at Baseball Reference
  5. Wes Covington at Baseball Reference
  6. Lowell Palmer at Baseball-Reference
  7. Mike Marshall at Baseball Reference
  8. John Herrnstein at Baseball Reference
  9. Billy Cowan at Baseball-Reference
  10. "1966 Philadelphia Phillies Schedule, Box Scores and Splits". Baseball-Reference.com.
  11. "The Majors". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 13, 1966. p. 26. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  12. Thisted, Red (April 19, 1966). "Monday's Game at Philly 'Rained Out': Blassingame, Bunning Duel Tonight". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 2, part 2. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  13. "Baseball". Milwaukee Journal. April 23, 1966. p. 15. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  14. "The Majors". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 25, 1966. p. 37. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  15. "The Nutshell". Milwaukee Sentinel. April 28, 1966. p. 2, part 2. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  16. "Baseball". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec. May 11, 1966. p. 38. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  17. "Baseball". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec. August 13, 1966. p. 27. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  18. "Buc-Phil Tilt Rained Out". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 28, 1966. p. 22. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
  19. "Baseball Standings". Milwaukee Journal. October 2, 1966. p. 1 (Sports). Retrieved September 4, 2015.
  20. "Dodger Sure of a Flag Tie; Pirates Drop Out: Giants Win 5–4 and 2–0". Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press (AP). October 2, 1966. p. 1 (Sports). Retrieved September 4, 2015.
  21. 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
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