1966 Cincinnati Reds season

March 2026 November 2013 Cincinnati Reds 1966 National League Crosley Field Cincinnati Bill DeWitt Bill DeWitt Don Heffner, Dave Bristol WLWT(Ed Kennedy, Frank McCormick) WCKY(Jim McIntyre, Claude Sullivan) The 1966 Cincinnati Reds season was the 97th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball. The Reds finished 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.Frank Robinson at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Cincinnati Reds Record vs. opponents CIN Notable transactions April 4, 1966: Marty Keough was purchased from the Reds by the Atlanta Braves.Marty Keough at Baseball Reference June 7, 1966: Gary Nolan was drafted by the Reds in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 1966 Major League Baseball draft.Gary Nolan at Baseball Reference 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 (4/15–7/10)  4 Dave Bristol (7/14–10/2) Coaches 10 Vern Benson (Third base after 7/14)  4 Dave Bristol (Third base until 7/10)  3 Mel Harder (Pitching) 13 Ray Shore (Batting practice)  2 Roy Sievers (First base)  9 Whitey Wietelmann (Bullpen) 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 Johnny Edwards 98 282 54 .191 6 39 1B Tony Pérez 99 257 68 .265 4 39 2B Pete Rose 156 654 205 .313 16 70 SS Leo Cárdenas 160 568 145 .255 20 81 3B Tommy Helms 138 542 154 .284 9 49 LF Deron Johnson 142 505 130 .257 24 81 CF Vada Pinson 156 618 178 .288 16 76 RF Tommy Harper 149 553 154 .278 5 31 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 Don Pavletich 83 235 69 .294 12 38 Art Shamsky 96 234 54 .231 21 47 Gordy Coleman 91 227 57 .251 5 37 Jimmie Coker 50 111 28 .252 4 14 Chico Ruiz 82 110 28 .255 0 5 Dick Simpson 92 84 20 .238 4 14 Lee May 25 75 25 .333 2 10 Mel Queen Mel Queen (pitcher/outfielder) 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 Jim Maloney 32 224.2 16 8 2.80 216 Sammy Ellis 41 221.0 12 19 5.29 154 Milt Pappas 33 209.2 12 11 4.29 133 Jim O'Toole 25 142.0 5 7 3.55 96 Joey Jay 12 73.2 6 2 3.91 44 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 Joe Nuxhall 35 130.0 6 8 4.50 71 Hank Fischer 11 38.0 0 6 6.63 24 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 Billy McCool 57 8 8 18 2.48 104 Don Nottebart 59 5 4 11 3.07 69 Ted Davidson 54 5 4 4 3.90 54 Jack Baldschun 42 1 5 0 5.49 44 Darrell Osteen 13 0 2 1 12.00 17 Mel Queen Mel Queen (pitcher/outfielder) 7 0 0 1 6.43 9 Dom Zanni 5 0 0 0 0.00 5 Gerry Arrigo 3 0 0 0 4.91 3 John Tsitouris 1 0 0 0 18.00 0 Awards and honors Tommy Helms, Rookie of the Year All-Star Game Leo Cardenas, Shortstop, Reserve Billy McCool, Pitcher, Reserve Farm system Minor League Baseball 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 SnyderJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 Notes References 1966 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference Category:Cincinnati Reds seasons Cincinnati Reds season Cincinnati Reds Category:1960s in Cincinnati