1966 St. Louis Cardinals season

Major League Baseball season the Major League Baseball team the National Football League team 1966 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season March 2026 November 2013 St. Louis Cardinals 1966 St Louis Cardinals Cap Insignia.svg National League Busch Stadium IBusch Memorial Stadium St. Louis, Missouri 83–79 (.512) 6th August "Gussie" Busch Bob Howsam Red Schoendienst KSD-TV KMOX (Harry Caray, Jack Buck, Jerry Gross) The 1966 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 85th season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 75th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 83–79 during the season and finished sixth in the National League, 12 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers. Offseason October 20, 1965: Ken Boyer was traded by the Cardinals to the New York Mets for Charley Smith and Al Jackson.Charley Smith page at Baseball Reference October 27, 1965: Dick Groat, Bob Uecker and Bill White were traded by the Cardinals to the Philadelphia Phillies for Pat Corrales, Art Mahaffey, and Alex Johnson.Dick Groat page at Baseball Reference November 29, 1965: Nate Colbert was drafted from the Cardinals by the Houston Astros in the 1965 rule 5 draft.Nate Colbert page at Baseball Reference November 29, 1965: 1965 first-year draft Jimy Williams was drafted by the Cardinals from the Boston Red Sox.Jimy Williams page at Baseball Reference Willie Montañez was drafted from the Cardinals by the California Angels.Willie Montañez page at Baseball Reference Regular season This season marked the final time the Cardinals played in Sportsman's Park/Busch Stadium I, as they played their final home game at that ballpark on May 8, losing to the San Francisco Giants, 10–5. Busch sought to replace the increasingly inadequate Busch Stadium (formerly Sportsman's Park) with a modern facility in a better location. The result was a new multi-purpose, $25 million concrete stadium, also named for Busch's father – Busch Memorial Stadium, also known as Busch II. The Cardinals moved into Busch II four days later, and defeated the Atlanta Braves, 4–3 in 12 innings. On July 12, the Cardinals hosted the 1966 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at their new stadium, in 105 degree heat and humidity, with the NL defeating the AL, 2–1 in ten innings. Busch Memorial Stadium was where the Cardinals would play baseball until the end of 2005. Later derided as a facsimile of the bland, cookie-cutter "multi-purpose stadia" built in multiple locations of the United States during the 1960s and 1970s, Busch Memorial achieved a measure of popularity among St. Louis fans in a way that its cousins in Philadelphia, Atlanta, Pittsburgh, and Cincinnati did not, perhaps due in part to the success of the teams which played there, and perhaps also due to the distinctive roof arches added by architect Edward Durrell Stone — unique touches meant to echo the city's new iconic monument (completed at nearly the same time), the Gateway Arch. Pitcher Bob Gibson and outfielder Curt Flood won Gold Gloves this year. Season standings St. Louis Cardinals Record vs. opponents STL Notable transactions May 5, 1966: Willie Montañez was returned to the Cardinals by the California Angels. May 8, 1966: Ray Sadecki was traded by the Cardinals to the San Francisco Giants for Orlando Cepeda.Orlando Cepeda page at Baseball Reference Roster 1966 St. Louis Cardinals Roster Pitchers 35 Dennis Aust 34 Nelson Briles 32 Steve Carlton 42 Jim Cosman 29 Don Dennis 45 Bob Gibson 43 Joe Hoerner 31 Dick Hughes 38 Al Jackson 39 Larry Jaster 30 Art Mahaffey 37 Ron Piché 37 Ray Sadecki 31 Curt Simmons 40 Tracy Stallard 44 Ray Washburn 36 Ron Willis 46 Hal Woodeshick Catchers  7 Pat Corrales 15 Tim McCarver Infielders 11 Jerry Buchek 28 Orlando Cepeda 23 Tito Francona 16 Phil Gagliano 25 Julián Javier 14 George Kernek 27 Dal Maxvill  1 Charley Smith 26 Ed Spiezio 24 Jimy Williams Outfielders 20 Lou Brock 21 Curt Flood 12 Alex Johnson 22 Ted Savage 18 Mike Shannon 17 Bobby Tolan Other batters 19 Bob Skinner Manager  2 Red Schoendienst Coaches  4 Joe Becker  8 Bob Milliken  3 Joe Schultz  5 Dick Sisler Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league 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; SB = Stolen Bases Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI SB C Tim McCarver 150 543 149 .274 12 68 9 1B Orlando Cepeda 123 452 137 .303 17 589 2B Julián Javier 147 460 105 .228 7 3111 SS Dal Maxvill 134 394 96 .244 0 243 3B Charley Smith 116 391 104 .266 10 430 LF Lou Brock 156 643 183 .285 15 4674 CF Curt Flood 160 626 167 .267 10 7814 RF Mike Shannon 137 459 132 .288 16 648 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 Jerry Buchek 100 284 67 .236 4 25 Phil Gagliano 90 213 54 .254 2 15 Tito Francona 83 156 33 .212 4 17 Bobby Tolan 43 93 16 .172 1 6 Alex Johnson 25 86 16 .186 2 6 Ed Spezio 26 73 16 .219 2 10 Pat Corrales 28 72 13 .181 0 3 George Kernek 20 50 12 .240 0 3 Bob Skinner 49 45 7 .156 1 5 Ted Savage 16 29 5 .172 0 3 Jimy Williams 13 11 3 .273 0 1 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 Bob Gibson 35 280.1 21 12 2.44 225 Al Jackson 36 232.2 13 15 2.51 90 Ray Washburn 27 170.0 11 9 3.76 98 Larry Jaster 26 151.2 11 5 3.26 92 Steve Carlton 9 52.0 3 3 3.12 25 Jim Cosman 1 9.0 1 0 0.00 5 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 Nelson Briles 49 154.0 4 15 3.21 100 Tracy Stallard 20 52.1 1 5 5.68 35 Art Mahaffey 12 35.0 1 4 6.43 19 Curt Simmons 10 33.1 1 1 4.59 14 Ray Sadecki 5 24.1 2 1 2.22 21 Dick Hughes 6 21.0 2 1 1.71 20 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 Joe Hoerner 57 5 1 13 1.54 63 Hal Woodeshick 59 2 1 4 1.92 30 Don Dennis 38 4 2 2 4.98 25 Ron Piché 20 1 3 2 4.26 21 Dennis Aust 9 0 1 1 6.52 7 Ron Willis 4 0 0 1 0.00 2 Awards and records All-Star Game Tim McCarver, Catcher, Reserve Curt Flood, Outfield, Reserve Bob Gibson, Pitcher, Injured (did not play) Tim McCarver, National League leader, Triples, (13). McCarver became the second catcher in the history of the National League to lead the league in triples.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.96, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Tulsa Oilers Pacific Coast League Charlie Metro AA Arkansas Travelers Texas League Vern Rapp A St. Petersburg Cardinals Florida State League Sparky Anderson A Cedar Rapids Cardinals Midwest League Ron Plaza A Rock Hill Cardinals Western Carolinas League Jack Krol A-Short Season Eugene Emeralds Northwest League Hugh Luby Rookie GCL Cardinals Gulf Coast League George Kissell Eugene affiliation shared with Philadelphia PhilliesJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 References 2 External links 1966 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference 1966 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:St. Louis Cardinals seasons Saint Louis Cardinals season St. Louis Cardinals