1966 Baltimore Orioles season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Baltimore Orioles 1966 World Series championsAmerican League champions American League Memorial Stadium Baltimore, Maryland 97–63 (.606) 1st Jerold Hoffberger Harry Dalton Hank Bauer WJZ-TV WBAL (AM)(Chuck Thompson, Frank Messer, Bill O'Donnell) The 1966 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing first in the American League with a record of 97 wins and 63 losses, nine games ahead of the runner-up Minnesota Twins. It was their first AL pennant since 1944, when the club was known as the St. Louis Browns. The Orioles swept the NL champion Los Angeles Dodgers in four games to register the first-ever World Series title in the franchise's 67-year history; the team had been founded in 1901 as the Milwaukee Brewers, moving to St. Louis in 1902 and to Baltimore in 1954. The team was managed by Hank Bauer, and played their home games at Memorial Stadium. They drew 1,203,366 fans to their home ballpark, third in the ten-team league. It would be the highest home attendance of the team's first quarter-century at Memorial Stadium, and was eclipsed by the pennant-winning 1979 Orioles.Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/attend.shtml 2025-03-21 Baseball-Reference.com en This was the first season that the ballclub's uniforms featured both the smiling bird head logo on the caps and names on the back of the jerseys. With their sweep of the Dodgers, the Orioles became the last of the eight franchises that made up the American League from 1903 to 1960 to win a World Series. Offseason October 12, 1965: John Orsino was traded by the Orioles to the Washington Senators for Woodie Held.Woodie Held at Baseball Reference November 29, 1965: Ron Stone was drafted from the Orioles by the Kansas City Athletics in the 1965 rule 5 draft.Ron Stone at Baseball Reference December 2, 1965: Norm Siebern was traded by the Orioles to the California Angels for Dick Simpson.Norm Siebern at Baseball Reference December 6, 1965: Darold Knowles and Jackie Brandt were traded by the Orioles to the Philadelphia Phillies for Jack Baldschun.Darold Knowles at Baseball Reference December 9, 1965: Milt Pappas, Jack Baldschun, and Dick Simpson were traded by the Orioles to the Cincinnati Reds for Frank Robinson.Frank Robinson at Baseball Reference March 10, 1966: Lou Piniella was traded by the Orioles to the Cleveland Indians for Cam Carreon.Lou Piniella at Baseball Reference Regular season Right fielder Frank Robinson, acquired via trade from the Cincinnati Reds in the off-season, won the Triple Crown, leading the AL with a .316 average, 49 home runs, and 122 RBI. He was named winner of the American League MVP Award, becoming the first player in the history of Major League Baseball to win MVP honors in both the American and National Leagues.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.153, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 On May 8, 1966, Frank Robinson hit a 540-foot home run off Cleveland Indians pitcher Luis Tiant, becoming the only player to hit a fair ball out of Memorial Stadium.100 Things Orioles Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die, Dan Connolly, Triumph Books, Chicago, 2015, ISBN 978-1-62937-041-5, p.117 It cleared the left field single-deck portion of the grandstand.https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1966/B05082BAL1966.htm Retrosheet Boxscore: Baltimore Orioles 8, Cleveland Indians 3 (2) www.retrosheet.org A flag was later erected near the spot the ball cleared the back wall, with simply the word "HERE" upon it. Season standings Baltimore Orioles Record vs. opponents BAL Opening Day starters Luis Aparicio Paul Blair Curt Blefary Wally Bunker Andy Etchebarren Davey Johnson Boog Powell Brooks Robinson Frank Robinson 1966 Baltimore Oriole roster at Baseball Almanac Notable transactions May 21, 1966: Roger Freed was signed by the Orioles as an amateur free agent.Roger Freed at Baseball-Reference June 13, 1966: Jerry Adair was traded by the Orioles to the Chicago White Sox for Eddie Fisher and minor leaguer John Riddle.Eddie Fisher at Baseball-Reference July 1, 1966: Ron Stone was returned to the Orioles by the Kansas City Athletics. Roster 1966 Baltimore Orioles Roster Pitchers 13 Steve Barber 38 Ed Barnowski 24,40 Frank Bertaina 32 Gene Brabender 27 Wally Bunker 25 Moe Drabowsky 28 Eddie Fisher 29 Dick Hall 19 Dave McNally 17 John Miller 37 Stu Miller 22 Jim Palmer 36 Tom Phoebus 24 Bill Short 39 Eddie Watt Catchers 35 Cam Carreon  8 Andy Etchebarren 34 Larry Haney 23 Vic Roznovsky Infielders  7 Jerry Adair 11 Luis Aparicio  7 Mark Belanger 18 Mike Epstein  2 Bob Johnson 15 Davey Johnson 26 Boog Powell  5 Brooks Robinson Outfielders  6 Paul Blair  3 Curt Blefary 16 Sam Bowens 12 Woodie Held 20 Frank Robinson  9 Russ Snyder Other batters 44 Charley Lau Manager 42 Hank Bauer Coaches 31 Harry Brecheen 55 Billy Hunter 41 Sherm Lollar 14 Gene Woodling Game log Past games legend Orioles Win (#bfb) Orioles Loss (#fbb) Game postponed (#bbb) Clinched Pennant (#039) Bold denotes an Orioles pitcher Baltimore Orioles; 1966 Game Log: 97–63 (Home: 48–31; Road: 49–32) y Baltimore Orioles; April: 11–1 (Home: 5–1; Road: 6–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |-bgcolor=#bfb | 1 || April 12 || @ Red Sox || 5–4 (13) || S. Miller (1–0) || Lonborg (0–1) || Watt (1) || 12,386 || 1–0 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 2 || April 13 || @ Red Sox || 8–1 || Palmer (1–0) || Morehead (0–1) || || 1,955 || 2–0 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 3 || April 15 || Yankees || 2–3 || Peterson (1–0) || Bunker (0–1) || || 35,624 || 2–1 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 4 || April 16 || Yankees || 7–2 || McNally (1–0) || Downing (0–1) || S. Miller (1) || 12,128 || 3–1 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 5 || April 17 || Yankees || 5–4 || Hall (1–0) || Ramos (0–2) || S. Miller (2) || 27,802 || 4–1 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 6 || April 19 || Senators || 14–8 || Watt (1–0) || Ortega (0–1) || Drabowsky (1) || 6,045 || 5–1 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 7 || April 20 || Senators || 6–3 || Bunker (1–1) || Richert (0–2) || S. Miller (3) || 6,778 || 6–1 || W4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 8 || April 23 || @ Yankees || 4–3 || McNally (2–0) || Peterson (1–1) || S. Miller (4) || 17,099 || 7–1 || W5 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 9 || April 24 || @ Yankees || 2–1 || Barber (1–0) || Stottlemyre (0–2) || || 13,104 || 8–1 || W6 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 10 || April 26 || Angels || 7–3 || Palmer (2–0) || McGlothlin (1–1) || Hall (1) || 8,208 || 9–1 || W7 |-bgcolor=#bbb | — || April 27 || Twins || colspan=7| Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 1 |-bgcolor=#bbb | — || April 28 || Twins || colspan=7| Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 30 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 11 || April 29 || @ Tigers || 8–1 || Bunker (2–1) || Monbouquette (2–2) || || 13,255 || 10–1 || W8 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 12 || April 30 || @ Tigers || 3–2 || McNally (3–0) || McLain (3–1) || S. Miller (5) || 5,130 || 11–1 || W9 y Baltimore Orioles; May: 14–16 (Home: 6–8; Road: 8–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |-bgcolor=#bfb | 13 || May 1 || @ Tigers || 4–1 || Barber (2–0) || Sparma (1–1) || Hall (2) || 11,719 || 12–1 || W10 |-bgcolor=#bbb | — || May 2 || @ Senators || colspan=7| Postponed (rain); Makeup: June 6 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 14 || May 3 || @ Senators || 0–3 || Ortega (1–1) || Palmer (2–1) || Cox (3) || 8,550 || 12–2 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 15 || May 4 || @ Senators || 2–3 || Lines (1–0) || Bunker (2–2) || Kline (2) || 6,110 || 12–3 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 16 || May 6 || Indians || 3–2 (15) || Hall (2–0) || Allen (1–1) || || 30,767 || 13–3 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 17 || May 7 || Indians || 3–6 || McMahon (1–0) || S. Miller (1–1) || || 9,953 || 13–4 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 18 || May 8 || Indians || 8–2 || Palmer (3–1) || Siebert (2–1) || || – || 14–4 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 19 || May 8 || Indians || 8–3 || Bertaina (1–0) || Tiant (3–1) || || 37,658 || 15–4 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 20 || May 10 || White Sox || 3–2 (12) || Watt (2–0) || Locker (2–2) || || 6,515 || 16–4 || W3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 21 || May 11 || White Sox || 2–3 (11) || Locker (3–2) || Brabender (0–1) || Buzhardt (1) || 10,063 || 16–5 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 22 || May 12 || White Sox || 3–5 || Lamabe (1–0) || Watt (2–1) || Fisher (4) || 6,079 || 16–6 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 23 || May 13 || @ Indians || 3–4 (11) || O'Donoghue (3–0) || Hall (2–1) || || 12,301 || 16–7 || L3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 24 || May 14 || @ Indians || 1–2 || Siebert (3–1) || Bunker (2–3) || || 12,518 || 16–8 || L4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 25 || May 15 || @ Indians || 1–0 (13) || Watt (3–1) || Hargan (0–1) || || – || 17–8 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 26 || May 15 || @ Indians || 1–2 || Stange (1–0) || McNally (3–1) || || 34,186 || 17–9 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 27 || May 17 || Red Sox || 8–6 || Watt (4–1) || Stephenson (2–3) || || 8,442 || 18–9 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 28 || May 18 || Red Sox || 1–2 (10) || Wilson (3–2) || Palmer (3–2) || || 5,431 || 18–10 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 29 || May 19 || Red Sox || 1–3 || Lonborg (1–2) || Barber (2–1) || Radatz (3) || 5,477 || 18–11 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 30 || May 20 || Tigers || 8–4 || Bunker (3–3) || Sparma (1–3) || Watt (2) || – || 19–11 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 31 || May 20 || Tigers || 5–9 || Monbouquette (3–3) || McNally (3–2) || Sherry (5) || 26,094 || 19–12 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 32 || May 21 || Tigers || 5–7 || McLain (7–1) || J. Miller (0–1) || || 24,946 || 19–13 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 33 || May 22 || Tigers || 2–3 || Lolich (5–3) || Bertaina (1–1) || Podres (1) || 16,694 || 19–14 || L3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 34 || May 24 || @ White Sox || 6–4 || Palmer (4–2) || Lamabe (1–1) || Hall (3) || 13,335 || 20–14 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 35 || May 25 || @ White Sox || 2–3 || John (3–2) || Barber (2–2) || Fisher (5) || 14,079 || 20–15 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 36 || May 26 || @ White Sox || 7–1 || McNally (4–2) || Pizarro (3–1) || S. Miller (6) || 3,814 || 21–15 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 37 || May 27 || @ Athletics || 4–2 || Bunker (4–3) || Sheldon (2–5) || S. Miller (7) || 9,872 || 22–15 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 38 || May 28 || @ Athletics || 9–2 || Drabowsky (1–0) || Terry (0–3) || || 12,393 || 23–15 || W3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 39 || May 29 || @ Athletics || 3–6 || Hunter (4–3) || Palmer (4–3) || Aker (5) || 10,378 || 23–16 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 40 || May 30 || @ Twins || 5–1 || Barber (3–2) || Merritt (0–3) || S. Miller (8) || 26,482 || 24–16 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 41 || May 30 || @ Twins || 4–7 || Worthington (2–1) || Hall (2–2) || || 12,140 || 24–17 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 42 || May 31 || @ Twins || 14–5 || Watt (5–1) || Pascual (6–4) || || 7,072 || 25–17 || W1 y Baltimore Orioles; June: 25–8 (Home: 11–2; Road: 14–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |-bgcolor=#bfb | 43 || June 1 || @ Angels || 9–7 (10) || Drabowsky (2–0) || Brunet (2–3) || Hall (4) || 22,862 || 26–17 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 44 || June 2 || @ Angels || 9–6 (10) || S. Miller (2–1) || Lee (2–2) || || 10,430 || 27–17 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 45 || June 3 || Athletics || 3–2 || Palmer (5–3) || Hunter (4–4) || || 11,178 || 28–17 || W4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 46 || June 4 || Athletics || 9–0 || Barber (4–2) || Dobson (2–4) || || – || 29–17 || W5 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 47 || June 4 || Athletics || 6–5 (12) || S. Miller (3–1) || Sheldon (3–6) || || 24,213 || 30–17 || W6 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 48 || June 5 || Athletics || 4–9 || Dickson (1–0) || Bunker (4–4) || Aker (7) || 9,745 || 30–18 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 49 || June 6 || @ Senators || 3–5 || Ortega (5–2) || J. Miller (0–2) || || 7,418 || 30–19 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 50 || June 7 || Senators || 6–5 (12) || Watt (6–1) || Bosman (1–2) || || 7,215 || 31–19 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 51 || June 8 || Senators || 6–5 (14) || S. Miller (4–1) || Humphreys (1–1) || || – || 32–19 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 52 || June 8 || Senators || 8–7 || Brabender (1–1) || Bosman (1–3) || Watt (3) || 9,612 || 33–19 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 53 || June 9 || Senators || 4–2 || McNally (5–2) || Segui (2–5) || S. Miller (9) || 6,318 || 34–19 || W4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 54 || June 10 || Red Sox || 9–2 || Bunker (5–4) || Stange (1–1) || || 16,052 || 35–19 || W5 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 55 || June 11 || Red Sox || 2–8 || Lonborg (3–4) || J. Miller (0–3) || McMahon (2) || 11,682 || 35–20 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 56 || June 12 || Red Sox || 8–1 || Barber (5–2) || Wilson (5–5) || || 9,755 || 36–20 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 57 || June 13 || Yankees || 8–0 || Palmer (6–3) || Downing (6–4) || Watt (4) || 28,225 || 37–20 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 58 || June 14 || Yankees || 2–1 || S. Miller (5–1) || Bouton (1–2) || || 37,891 || 38–20 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 59 || June 15 || @ Senators || 6–4 || Bunker (6–4) || Bosman (1–4) || Drabowsky (2) || 13,507 || 39–20 || W3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 60 || June 16 || @ Senators || 1–2 || Richert (7–6) || Bertaina (1–2) || Kline (10) || 4,764 || 39–21 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 61 || June 17 || @ Red Sox || 5–3 || Barber (6–2) || Lonborg (3–5) || S. Miller (10) || 15,825 || 40–21 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 62 || June 18 || @ Red Sox || 16–6 || Palmer (7–3) || Sadowski (1–1) || Brabender (1) || 7,957 || 41–21 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 63 || June 19 || @ Red Sox || 5–3 || McNally (6–2) || Stange (1–2) || Fisher (7) || – || 42–21 || W3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 64 || June 19 || @ Red Sox || 2–5 || Santiago (5–4) || J. Miller (0–4) || Wyatt (3) || 19,350 || 42–22 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 65 || June 21 || @ Yankees || 7–5 || Bunker (7–4) || Stottlemyre (6–7) || S. Miller (11) || – || 43–22 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 66 || June 21 || @ Yankees || 3–8 || Reniff (1–0) || Bertaina (1–3) || || 29,449 || 43–23 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 67 || June 22 || @ Yankees || 3–0 || Barber (7–2) || Talbot (5–5) || || 17,239 || 44–23 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 68 || June 23 || @ Yankees || 5–2 || Palmer (8–3) || Downing (6–5) || Fisher (8) || 10,640 || 45–23 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 69 || June 24 || @ Angels || 4–5 (14) || Sanford (8–2) || Fisher (1–4) || || 32,088 || 45–24 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 70 || June 25 || @ Angels || 1–0 || Bunker (8–4) || Brunet (5–5) || Hall (5) || 35,174 || 46–24 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 71 || June 26 || @ Angels || 12–7 || J. Miller (1–4) || Rojas (2–2) || Fisher (9) || 23,314 || 47–24 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 72 || June 27 || @ Angels || 4–1 || Barber (8–2) || M. López (4–7) || S. Miller (12) || 18,321 || 48–24 || W3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 73 || June 28 || @ Athletics || 3–4 || Dobson (4–6) || Palmer (8–4) || Aker (14) || 11,291 || 48–25 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 74 || June 29 || @ Athletics || 5–2 || Hall (3–2) || Krausse (4–4) || || 11,291 || 49–25 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 75 || June 30 || @ Athletics || 11–3 || Brabender (2–1) || Terry (1–5) || || 8,137 || 50–25 || W2 y Baltimore Orioles; July: 19–10 (Home: 14–6; Road: 5–4) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |-bgcolor=#bfb | 76 || July 1 || Twins || 4–1 || Barber (9–2) || Kaat (9–6) || Fisher (10) || – || 51–25 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 77 || July 1 || Twins || 2–0 || Short (1–0) || Merritt (0–6) || || 31,944 || 52–25 || W4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 78 || July 2 || Twins || 6–5 || S. Miller (6–1) || Roggenburk (1–2) || || – || 53–25 || W5 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 79 || July 2 || Twins || 3–2 || Fisher (2–4) || Grant (5–11) || || 28,403 || 54–25 || W6 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 80 || July 3 || Twins || 4–2 || McNally (7–2) || Cimino (1–2) || S. Miller (13) || 15,715 || 55–25 || W7 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 81 || July 4 || Athletics || 6–9 || Hunter (8–6) || Brabender (2–2) || Aker (17) || 24,129 || 55–26 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 82 || July 6 || Athletics || 11–0 || Barber (10–2) || Stafford (0–3) || || – || 56–26 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 83 || July 6 || Athletics || 8–9 (11) || Aker (5–1) || J. Miller (1–5) || || 14,409 || 56–27 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 84 || July 8 || Angels || 2–1 || S. Miller (7–1) || M. López (4–9) || || 19,312 || 57–27 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 85 || July 9 || Angels || 10–2 || Palmer (9–4) || Chance (7–10) || Fisher (11) || – || 58–27 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 86 || July 9 || Angels || 1–2 || Wright (3–2) || McNally (7–3) || Rojas (7) || 27,606 || 58–28 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 87 || July 10 || Angels || 0–4 || Brunet (9–5) || Barber (10–3) || || 16,632 || 58–29 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bbcaff | ASG || July 12 || AL @ NL || 1–2 || Perry (1–0) || Richert (0–1) || || 49,936 || — || N/A |-bgcolor=#fbb | 88 || July 14 || @ Tigers || 3–4 || Wilson (9–7) || Barber (10–4) || Peña (3) || 30,571 || 58–30 || L3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 89 || July 15 || @ Tigers || 5–8 (13) || Monbouquette (5–6) || S. Miller (7–2) || || 43,647 || 58–31 || L4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 90 || July 16 || @ Tigers || 8–2 || McNally (8–3) || McLain (13–5) || || 29,767 || 59–31 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 91 || July 17 || @ White Sox || 1–5 || Peters (6–7) || Short (1–1) || || – || 59–32 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 92 || July 17 || @ White Sox || 3–2 || Palmer (10–4) || Lamabe (4–6) || S. Miller (14) || 27,789 || 60–32 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 93 || July 18 || @ White Sox || 5–3 || J. Miller (2–5) || Pizarro (6–5) || Drabowsky (3) || 17,899 || 61–32 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 94 || July 19 || Tigers || 13–3 || Watt (7–1) || Wilson (9–8) || || 24,261 || 62–32 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 95 || July 20 || Tigers || 10–7 || Brabender (3–2) || McLain (13–6) || Drabowsky (4) || 28,203 || 63–32 || W4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 96 || July 21 || Tigers || 6–4 || McNally (9–3) || Monbouquette (5–7) || Fisher (12) || 29,107 || 64–32 || W5 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 97 || July 22 || White Sox || 3–1 || Palmer (11–4) || Peters (6–8) || || 25,772 || 65–32 || W6 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 98 || July 23 || White Sox || 5–4 || Short (2–1) || John (8–6) || S. Miller (15) || 25,908 || 66–32 || W7 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 99 || July 24 || White Sox || 0–4 || Howard (5–1) || Watt (7–2) || || 25,404 || 66–33 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 100 || July 26 || Indians || 4–7 || Bell (11–6) || Barber (10–5) || Tiant (2) || 23,990 || 66–34 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 101 || July 27 || Indians || 7–1 || McNally (10–3) || O'Donoghue (6–7) || || 22,294 || 67–34 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 102 || July 29 || @ Twins || 3–0 || Palmer (12–4) || Merritt (2–9) || Fisher (13) || 30,288 || 68–34 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 103 || July 30 || @ Twins || 0–7 || Boswell (10–5) || Short (2–2) || || 27,276 || 68–35 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 104 || July 31 || @ Twins || 4–0 || Watt (8–2) || Kaat (14–8) || Fisher (14) || 31,228 || 69–35 || W1 y Baltimore Orioles; August: 14–14 (Home: 4–7; Road: 10–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |-bgcolor=#bfb | 105 || August 2 || @ Indians || 8–6 || Hall (4–2) || Kelley (3–6) || || 17,936 || 70–35 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 106 || August 3 || @ Indians || 6–9 || Siebert (11–6) || Palmer (12–5) || Tiant (4) || 14,432 || 70–36 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 107 || August 4 || @ Indians || 1–3 || Bell (12–7) || Short (2–3) || || 13,036 || 70–37 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 108 || August 5 || Senators || 2–4 || Humphreys (4–1) || Watt (8–3) || Kline (18) || 14,618 || 70–38 || L3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 109 || August 6 || Senators || 4–0 || McNally (11–3) || Moore (2–1) || || 25,963 || 71–38 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 110 || August 7 || @ Senators || 2–6 || Richert (12–9) || J. Miller (2–6) || || 14,703 || 71–39 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 111 || August 9 || @ Yankees || 1–4 || Peterson (9–7) || Palmer (12–6) || || 21,109 || 71–40 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 112 || August 10 || @ Yankees || 9–4 || Hall (5–2) || Talbot (9–9) || || 19,804 || 72–40 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 113 || August 11 || @ Yankees || 6–5 (11) || Brabender (4–2) || Ramos (3–8) || || 14,481 || 73–40 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 114 || August 12 || @ Senators || 2–1 || Drabowsky (3–0) || Richert (12–10) || Fisher (15) || – || 74–40 || W3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 115 || August 12 || @ Senators || 1–4 || Moore (3–1) || J. Miller (2–7) || Humphreys (2) || 22,470 || 74–41 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 116 || August 13 || Senators || 5–2 || Palmer (13–6) || Ortega (8–11) || Fisher (16) || 19,202 || 75–41 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 117 || August 14 || @ Senators || 6–0 || Watt (9–3) || Kreutzer (0–3) || Brabender (2) || 11,769 || 76–41 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 118 || August 15 || @ Red Sox || 4–2 (11) || Fisher (3–4) || Wyatt (1–6) || Hall (6) || 10,018 || 77–41 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 119 || August 16 || @ Red Sox || 6–4 || J. Miller (3–7) || Brandon (4–6) || || 17,131 || 78–41 || W4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 120 || August 17 || @ Red Sox || 8–4 || Palmer (14–6) || Santiago (11–10) || S. Miller (16) || 15,328 || 79–41 || W5 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 121 || August 19 || @ Tigers || 4–10 || Lolich (12–8) || Brabender (4–3) || || 35,504 || 79–42 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 122 || August 20 || @ Tigers || 8–3 || McNally (12–3) || McLain (14–11) || Fisher (17) || 21,235 || 80–42 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 123 || August 21 || @ Tigers || 4–9 || Wilson (15–9) || Bunker (8–5) || || 30,146 || 80–43 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 124 || August 23 || Indians || 1–2 || McDowell (8–5) || Palmer (14–7) || || 22,578 || 80–44 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 125 || August 24 || Indians || 4–10 || Siebert (14–7) || Watt (9–4) || Tiant (8) || 19,427 || 80–45 || L3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 126 || August 25 || Indians || 4–3 (11) || S. Miller (8–2) || Tiant (7–8) || || 17,079 || 81–45 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 127 || August 26 || Red Sox || 3–2 (12) || Drabowsky (4–0) || Osinski (2–3) || || 13,657 || 82–45 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 128 || August 27 || Red Sox || 2–3 || Lonborg (7–8) || Bertaina (1–4) || McMahon (8) || 23,790 || 82–46 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 129 || August 28 || Red Sox || 2–3 || Brandon (5–7) || Fisher (3–5) || Wyatt (6) || 12,220 || 82–47 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 130 || August 29 || Tigers || 3–6 || McLain (16–11) || McNally (12–4) || || 22,941 || 82–48 || L3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 131 || August 30 || Tigers || 4–5 || Wilson (16–9) || Watt (9–5) || Peña (7) || 28,207 || 82–49 || L4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 132 || August 31 || @ Indians || 5–1 || J. Miller (4–7) || Tiant (7–10) || S. Miller (17) || 18,771 || 83–49 || W1 y Baltimore Orioles; September: 13–13 (Home: 7–6; Road: 6–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |-bgcolor=#fbb | 133 || September 1 || @ Indians || 1–4 || Siebert (15–7) || Palmer (14–8) || || 16,476 || 83–50 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 134 || September 2 || @ White Sox || 8–9 (11) || Higgins (1–0) || S. Miller (8–3) || || 9,151 || 83–51 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 135 || September 3 || @ White Sox || 4–1 || Bunker (9–5) || Lamabe (7–7) || Hall (7) || 9,294 || 84–51 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 136 || September 4 || @ White Sox || 8–5 || Drabowsky (5–0) || Locker (9–8) || Fisher (18) || 17,725 || 85–51 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 137 || September 5 || Yankees || 5–4 || Fisher (4–5) || Peterson (11–10) || || – || 86–51 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 138 || September 5 || Yankees || 7–4 || Hall (6–2) || Downing (8–10) || Fisher (19) || 36,832 || 87–51 || W4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 139 || September 6 || Yankees || 4–1 || McNally (13–4) || Bouton (2–7) || || 15,540 || 88–51 || W5 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 140 || September 7 || Yankees || 3–2 || Fisher (5–5) || Stottlemyre (12–17) || S. Miller (18) || 13,703 || 89–51 || W6 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 141 || September 9 || @ Twins || 1–6 || Kaat (23–9) || Watt (9–6) || || 26,531 || 89–52 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 142 || September 10 || @ Twins || 2–7 || Merritt (5–13) || J. Miller (4–8) || || 21,259 || 89–53 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 143 || September 11 || @ Twins || 6–11 || Worthington (6–3) || S. Miller (8–4) || || 25,618 || 89–54 || L3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 144 || September 12 || Angels || 5–6 || Rojas (7–4) || Fisher (5–6) || Lee (14) || 5,122 || 89–55 || L4 |-bgcolor=#bbb | — || September 13 || Angels || colspan=7| Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 15 |-bgcolor=#bbb | — || September 14 || Angels || colspan=7| Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 19 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 145 || September 15 || Angels || 2–0 || Phoebus (1–0) || Chance (10–16) || || – || 90–55 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 146 || September 15 || Angels || 4–3 || Fisher (6–6) || Kelso (0–1) || || 7,617 || 91–55 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 147 || September 16 || White Sox || 0–4 || Horlen (9–12) || McNally (13–5) || || 14,326 || 91–56 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 148 || September 17 || White Sox || 1–3 || John (14–9) || Palmer (14–9) || || 11,007 || 91–57 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 149 || September 18 || White Sox || 3–4 || Howard (9–5) || Bunker (9–6) || Wilhelm (4) || 12,036 || 91–58 || L3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 150 || September 19 || Angels || 11–9 || Drabowsky (6–8) || Sanford (13–7) || || 2,280 || 92–58 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 151 || September 20 || @ Athletics || 4–0 || Phoebus (2–0) || Hunter (8–11) || || 10,828 || 93–58 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 152 || September 21 || @ Athletics || 10–8 || S. Miller (9–4) || Stock (2–2) || Fisher (20) || 12,021 || 94–58 || W3 |-bgcolor=#039 | 153 || September 22 || @ Athletics || 6–1 || Palmer (15–9) || Krausse (14–9) || || 5,250 || 95–58 || W4 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 154 || September 23 || @ Angels || 0–2 || M. López (7–14) || Bertaina (1–5) || || 17,874 || 95–59 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 155 || September 24 || @ Angels || 6–3 || Bunker (10–6) || Wright (4–7) || Drabowsky (5) || 22,540 || 96–59 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 156 || September 25 || @ Angels || 1–6 || Chance (11–17) || Phoebus (2–1) || || 14,785 || 96–60 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bbb | — || September 27 || Athletics || colspan=7| Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 28; later September 29; then cancelled entirely (rain) |-bgcolor=#bbb | — || September 28 || Athletics || colspan=7| Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 29; then cancelled entirely (rain) |-bgcolor=#fbb | 157 || September 30 || Twins || 7–10 || Grant (13–13) || McNally (13–6) || Worthington (15) || – || 96–61 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 158 || September 30 || Twins || 2–8 || Merritt (7–14) || Palmer (15–10) || || 12,260 || 96–62 || L3 y Baltimore Orioles; October: 1–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |-bgcolor=#bbb | — || October 1 || Twins || colspan=7| Postponed (rain); Makeup: October 2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 159 || October 2 || Twins || 6–2 || Bertaina (2–5) || Kaat (25–13) || Drabowsky (6) || – || 97–62 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 160 || October 2 || Twins || 0–1 || Perry (11–7) || Watt (9–7) || Worthington (16) || 13,340 || 97–63 || L1 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   ⌖ Position Player G Games played AB At bats H Hits AVG Average HR Home runs RBI Runs batted in C Andy Etchebarren 121 412 91 .221 11 50 1B Boog Powell 140 491 141 .287 34 109 2B Davey Johnson 131 501 129 .257 7 56 3B Brooks Robinson 157 620 167 .269 23 100 SS Luis Aparicio 151 659 182 .276 6 41 LF Curt Blefary 131 419 107 .255 23 64 CF Paul Blair Paul Blair (baseball) 133 303 84 .277 6 33 RF Frank Robinson 155 576 182 .316 49 122 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G Games played AB At bats H Hits AVG Average HR Home runs RBI Runs batted in Russ Snyder 117 373 114 .306 3 41 Sam Bowens 89 243 51 .210 6 20 Bob Johnson Bob Johnson (infielder) 71 157 34 .217 1 10 Vic Roznovsky 41 97 23 .237 1 10 Woodie Held 56 82 17 .207 1 7 Larry Haney 20 56 9 .161 1 3 Jerry Adair 17 52 15 .288 0 3 Mark Belanger 8 19 3 .158 0 0 Charley Lau 18 12 6 .500 0 5 Mike Epstein 6 11 2 .182 0 3 Cam Carreon 4 9 2 .222 0 2 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G Games played IP W L ERA SO Dave McNally 34 213.0 13 6 3.17 158 Jim Palmer 30 208.1 15 10 3.46 147 Wally Bunker 29 142.2 10 6 4.29 89 Steve Barber 25 133.1 10 5 2.30 91 Bill Short 6 37.2 2 3 2.87 27 Tom Phoebus 3 22.0 2 1 1.23 17 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G Games played IP W L ERA SO Eddie Watt 43 145.2 9 7 3.83 102 John Miller John Miller (pitcher) 23 100.2 4 8 4.74 81 Frank Bertaina 16 63.1 2 5 3.13 46 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G Games played W L SV ERA SO Stu Miller 51 9 4 18 2.25 67 Eddie Fisher Eddie Fisher (baseball) 44 5 3 13 2.64 39 Moe Drabowsky 44 6 0 7 2.81 98 Dick Hall Dick Hall (baseball) 32 6 2 7 3.95 44 Gene Brabender 31 4 3 2 3.55 62 Ed Barnowski 2 0 0 0 3.00 2 1966 World Series 1966 World Series +AL Baltimore Orioles (4) vs. NL Los Angeles Dodgers (0)GameScoreDateLocationAttendanceTime of Game1 Orioles – 5, Dodgers – 2 October 5 Dodger Stadium 55,941 2:562 Orioles – 6, Dodgers – 0 October 6 Dodger Stadium 55,947 2:263 Dodgers – 0, Orioles – 1 October 8 Memorial Stadium 54,445 1:554 Dodgers – 0, Orioles – 1 October 9 Memorial Stadium 54,458 1:45 Awards and honors Frank Robinson, AL Most Valuable Player AwardAmerican League MVP Award voting results at Baseball Reference Frank Robinson, Associated Press Athlete of the Year Frank Robinson, Triple Crown WinnerTriple Crown winners at Baseball Reference1966 Batting leaders at Baseball Reference Frank Robinson, Babe Ruth AwardBabe Ruth Award winners at Baseball Reference Frank Robinson, World Series Most Valuable Player Award1966 Post-Season Awards at Baseball Reference Brooks Robinson, All-Star Game MVP Gold Glove Awards Brooks Robinson, third baseAmerican League Gold Glove Award winners at Baseball Reference Luis Aparicio, shortstop Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Rochester Red Wings International League Earl Weaver AA Elmira Pioneers Eastern League Darrell Johnson A Stockton Ports California League Harry Malmberg A Miami Marlins Florida State League Billy DeMars A-Short Season Aberdeen Pheasants Northern League Cal Ripken Sr. Rookie Bluefield Orioles Appalachian League Joe Altobelli LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Elmira Notes 2 References Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 1966 Baltimore Orioles at Baseball Reference 1966 Baltimore Orioles season at Baseball Almanac External links 1966 Orioles Roster through Baseball Cards – OriolesCards.com Category:Baltimore Orioles seasons Baltimore Orioles season Category:American League champion seasons Category:World Series champion seasons Baltimore Orioles Category:1960s in Baltimore