1966 San Francisco Giants season

March 2026 November 2013 San Francisco Giants 1966 National League Candlestick Park San Francisco, California 93 68 y 2nd Horace Stoneham Chub Feeney Herman Franks KTVU(Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons, Bill Thompson) KSFO(Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons, Bill Thompson) The 1966 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 84th year in Major League Baseball, their ninth year in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their seventh at Candlestick Park. The Giants finished second in the National League with a record of 93 wins and 68 losses, a game-and-a-half behind their arch-rivals, the NL champion Los Angeles Dodgers. Offseason October 15, 1965: Warren Spahn was released by the Giants.Warren Spahn at Baseball Reference December 2, 1965: Randy Hundley and Bill Hands traded to the Chicago Cubs for Lindy McDaniel and Don Landrum.Randy Hundley Trades and Transactions at Baseball Almanac Regular season Season standings San Francisco Giants Record vs. opponents SF Opening Day lineup Jesús Alou Tito Fuentes Len Gabrielson Tom Haller Jim Ray Hart Hal Lanier Juan Marichal Willie Mays Willie McCoveyhttp://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1966&t=SFN 1966 San Francisco Giants Roster by Baseball Almanac Notable transactions May 8, 1966: Orlando Cepeda was traded by the Giants to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ray Sadecki.Orlando Cepeda at Baseball-Reference June 10, 1966: Bob Shaw was purchased from the Giants by the New York Mets.Mets buy Bob Shaw from Giants Game log and schedule Legend Giants win Giants loss PostponementBoldGiants team member background:black;color:#fd5a1e; 1966 Game Log (93–68) (Home: 47–34; Road: 46–34) y background:#fd5a1e; ;color:white; April (11–7) (Home: 7–5; Road: 4–2) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Report |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 13 || April 25 || Braves |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 14 || April 26 || Braves |- y background:#fd5a1e; ;color:white; May (19–9) (Home: 9–5; Road: 10–4) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Report y background:#fd5a1e; ;color:white; June (18–12) (Home: 6–2; Road: 12–10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Report |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 47 || June 1 || @ Braves |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 48 || June 2 || @ Braves |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 76 || June 30 || Braves |- y background:#fd5a1e; ;color:white; July (13–16) (Home: 11–9; Road: 2–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Report |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 77 || July 1 || Braves |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 78 || July 2 || Braves |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 79 || July 3 || Braves |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 102 || July 29 || @ Braves |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 103 || July 30 || @ Braves |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 104 || July 30 || @ Braves |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 105 || July 31 || @ Braves |- y background:#fd5a1e; ;color:white; August (17–11) (Home: 10–5; Road: 7–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Report |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 122 || August 19 || Braves |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 123 || August 20 || Braves |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 124 || August 21 || Braves |- y background:#fd5a1e; ;color:white; September (12–13) (Home: 5–8; Road: 7–5) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Report |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 156 || September 26 || @ Braves |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 157 || September 27 || @ Braves |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 158 || September 28 || @ Braves |- y background:#fd5a1e; ;color:white; October (3–0) (Road: 3–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Report Roster 1966 San Francisco Giants Roster Pitchers 42 Bobby Bolin 21 Bob Garibaldi 28 Joe Gibbon 45 Bill Henry 34 Ron Herbel 30 Billy Hoeft 35 Frank Linzy 27 Juan Marichal 39 Lindy McDaniel 36 Gaylord Perry 38 Bob Priddy 48 Rich Robertson 37 Ray Sadecki 29 Bob Shaw Catchers  1 Bob Barton  2 Dick Dietz 40 Ozzie Virgil Infielders 31 Bob Burda 12 Jim Davenport 23 Tito Fuentes 16 Jim Ray Hart 29 Jack Hiatt 22 Hal Lanier 41 Don Mason 44 Willie McCovey 15 Dick Schofield 15 Bob Schroder Outfielders 14 Jesús Alou 25 Ollie Brown 30 Orlando Cepeda  7 Len Gabrielson 43 Ken Henderson 47 Frank Johnson 43 Don Landrum 24 Willie Mays 17 Cap Peterson Manager  3 Herman Franks Coaches  9 Charlie Fox 30 Billy Hoeft 46 Larry Jansen  8 Cookie Lavagetto 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 Tom Haller 142 471 113 .240 27 67 1B Willie McCovey 150 502 148 .295 36 96 2B Hal Lanier 149 459 106 .231 3 37 SS Tito Fuentes 133 541 141 .261 9 40 3B Jim Ray Hart 156 578 165 .285 33 93 LF Len Gabrielson 94 240 52 .217 4 16 CF Willie Mays 152 552 159 .288 37 103 RF Ollie Brown Ollie Brown (baseball) 115 348 81 .233 7 33 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 Jesús Alou 110 370 96 .259 1 20 Jim Davenport 111 305 76 .249 9 30 Cap Peterson 89 190 45 .237 2 19 Don Landrum 72 102 19 .186 1 7 Bob Barton 43 91 16 .176 0 3 Ozzie Virgil Ozzie Virgil Sr. 42 89 19 .213 2 9 Orlando Cepeda 19 49 14 .286 3 15 Bob Burda 37 43 7 .163 0 2 Bob Schroder 10 33 8 .242 0 2 Frank Johnson Frank Johnson (1960s outfielder) 15 32 7 .219 0 0 Ken Henderson 11 29 9 .310 1 1 Don Mason Don Mason (baseball) 42 25 3 .120 1 1 Jack Hiatt 18 23 7 .304 0 1 Dick Dietz 13 23 1 .043 0 0 Dick Schofield Ducky Schofield 11 16 1 .063 0 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 Juan Marichal 37 307.1 25 6 2.23 222 Gaylord Perry 36 255.2 21 8 2.99 201 Bobby Bolin 36 224.1 11 10 2.89 143 Ray Sadecki 26 105.0 3 7 5.40 62 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 Ron Herbel 32 129.2 4 5 4.16 55 Joe Gibbon 37 81.0 4 6 3.67 48 Bob Shaw Bob Shaw (baseball) 13 31.2 1 4 6.25 21 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 Frank Linzy 51 7 11 16 2.96 57 Lindy McDaniel 64 10 5 6 2.66 93 Bob Priddy baseball 38 6 3 1 3.96 51 Bill Henry Bill Henry (baseball, born 1927) 35 1 1 1 2.45 15 Billy Hoeft 4 0 2 0 7.36 3 Rich Robertson Rich Robertson (right-handed pitcher) 1 0 0 0 7.71 2 Bob Garibaldi 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 Awards and honors Willie Mays, Gold Glove Award All-Star Game Willie McCovey, 1B, Starter Willie Mays, Outfield, Starter Jim Ray Hart, 3B, Reserve Juan Marichal, Pitcher, Reserve Gaylord Perry, Pitcher, Reserve Herman Franks, Coach Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Phoenix Giants Pacific Coast League Bill Werle AA Waterbury Giants Eastern League Andy Gilbert A Fresno Giants California League Ed Fitz Gerald A Decatur Commodores Midwest League Richie Klaus A Lexington Giants Western Carolinas League Alex Cosmidis and Dennis Sommers Rookie Magic Valley Cowboys Pioneer League Harvey KoepfJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 Notes References 1966 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Reference 1966 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Almanac Category:San Francisco Giants seasons San Francisco Giants season Category:1966 in sports in California Category:1966 in San Francisco