1966 New York Yankees season

Season for the Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees March 2026 November 2013 New York Yankees 1966 American League Yankee Stadium New York City 70 89 y 10th CBS Ralph Houk, Dan Topping, Jr. Johnny Keane, Ralph Houk WPIX(Red Barber, Phil Rizzuto, Jerry Coleman, Joe Garagiola) WCBS (AM)(Phil Rizzuto, Red Barber, Jerry Coleman, Joe Garagiola) The 1966 New York Yankees season was the 64th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 70–89, finishing 26.5 games behind the eventual World Series champion Baltimore Orioles. New York was managed by Johnny Keane and Ralph Houk. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. Keane managed his final MLB game in early May, and died the following January at the age of 55. The Yankees finished in tenth place, although arguably a "strong" tenth.Last-Place Yanks Last-Day Victors October 3, 1966 United Press International New York Times 83 It was the first time they had finished in last place since 1912, their last year at the Hilltop. The Yankees would not finish in last place again for another twenty four years. It was also first time that the Yankees did not win the pennant in consecutive seasons since not winning the pennant in 3 straight seasons from 1944 to 1946. On September 22, a paid attendance of 413 was announced at the 65,000-seat Yankee Stadium.Retrosheet Boxscore: Chicago White Sox 4, New York Yankees 1 WPIX announcer Red Barber asked the TV cameras to pan the empty stands as he commented on the low attendance. Although denied the camera shots on orders from the Yankees' head of media relations, he said, "I don't know what the paid attendance is today, but whatever it is, it is the smallest crowd in the history of Yankee Stadium, and this crowd is the story, not the game." By a horrible stroke of luck, that game was the first for CBS executive Mike Burke as team president. A week later, Barber was invited to breakfast where Burke told him that his contract would not be renewed. Offseason November 29, 1965: Rich Barry was drafted from the Yankees by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1965 minor league draft.Rich Barry page at Baseball-Reference January 14, 1966: Doc Edwards was traded by the Yankees to the Cleveland Indians for Lou Clinton.Doc Edwards page at Baseball-Reference January 29, 1966: Darrell Evans was drafted by the Yankees in the 2nd round of the 1966 Major League Baseball draft (secondary phase), but did not sign.Darrell Evans page at Baseball-Reference Regular season Season standings New York Yankees Record vs. opponents NYY Notable transactions May 3, 1966: Al Closter was purchased by the Yankees from the Washington Senators.Al Closter page at Baseball-Reference June 7, 1966: Joe Pactwa was drafted by the Yankees in the 18th round of the 1966 Major League Baseball draft.Joe Pactwa page at Baseball-Reference Roster 1966 New York Yankees Roster Pitchers 47,49 Stan Bahnsen 56 Jim Bouton 45 Jack Cullen 24 Al Downing 16 Whitey Ford 19 Bob Friend 39 Steve Hamilton 29 Bill Henry 52 Fritz Peterson 14 Pedro Ramos 18 Hal Reniff 30 Mel Stottlemyre 22 Fred Talbot 58 Dooley Womack Catchers 23 Billy Bryan 41 Jake Gibbs 32 Elston Howard Infielders 12 Rubén Amaro 42 Ray Barker  6 Clete Boyer 20 Horace Clarke 43 Mike Ferraro 34 Mike Hegan 45 John Miller 17 Bobby Murcer 25 Joe Pepitone  1 Bobby Richardson 27 Dick Schofield Outfielders 40 Lou Clinton 11 Héctor López  7 Mickey Mantle  9 Roger Maris 43 Roger Repoz 15 Tom Tresh 28 Steve Whitaker 48 Roy White Manager 35 Ralph Houk 21 Johnny Keane Coaches 35 Vern Benson  2 Frankie Crosetti 44 Jim Hegan 36 Wally Moses 55 Spud Murray 31 Jim Turner 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 Elston Howard 126 410 105 .256 6 35 1B Joe Pepitone 152 585 149 .255 31 83 2B Bobby Richardson 149 610 153 .251 7 42 3B Clete Boyer 144 500 120 .240 14 57 SS Horace Clarke 96 312 83 .266 6 28 LF Tom Tresh 151 537 125 .233 27 68 CF Mickey Mantle 106 333 96 .288 23 56 RF Roger Maris 119 348 81 .233 13 43 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 Roy White 115 316 71 .225 7 20 Jake Gibbs 62 182 47 .258 3 20 Lou Clinton 80 159 35 .220 5 21 Héctor López 54 117 25 .214 4 16 Steve Whitaker Steve Whitaker (baseball) 31 114 28 .246 7 15 Ray Barker Ray Barker (baseball) 61 75 14 .187 3 13 Billy Bryan Billy Bryan (baseball) 27 69 15 .217 4 5 Bobby Murcer 21 69 12 .174 0 5 Dick Schofield Ducky Schofield 25 58 9 .155 0 2 Roger Repoz 37 43 15 .349 0 9 Mike Hegan 13 39 8 .205 0 2 Mike Ferraro 10 28 5 .179 0 0 Rubén Amaro Rubén Amaro, Sr. 14 23 5 .217 0 3 John Miller John Miller (first baseman) 6 23 2 .087 1 2 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 Mel Stottlemyre 37 251.0 12 20 3.80 146 Fritz Peterson 34 215.0 12 11 3.31 96 Al Downing Al Downing (baseball) 30 200.0 10 11 3.56 152 Fred Talbot Fred Talbot (baseball) 23 124.1 7 7 4.15 85 Jim Bouton 24 120.1 3 8 2.69 65 Stan Bahnsen 4 23.0 1 1 3.52 16 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 Whitey Ford 22 73.0 2 5 2.47 43 Bob Friend 12 44.2 1 2 4.84 22 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 Pedro Ramos 52 3 9 13 3.61 58 Hal Reniff 56 3 7 9 3.21 79 Dooley Womack 42 7 3 4 2.64 50 Steve Hamilton sportsman, born 1934 44 8 3 3 3.00 57 Jack Cullen 5 1 0 0 3.97 7 Bill Henry Bill Henry (New York Yankees pitcher) 2 0 0 0 0.00 3 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Toledo Mud Hens International League Loren Babe AA Columbus Confederate Yankees Southern League Jack Reed A Greensboro Yankees Carolina League Gary Blaylock A Fort Lauderdale Yankees Florida State League Lamar North A Binghamton Triplets New York–Penn League Frank Verdi Rookie Johnson City Yankees Appalachian League Bob Bauer Rookie GCL Yankees Gulf Coast League Dick Berardino LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: GCL YankeesJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 Notes 2 References 1966 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference 1966 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:New York Yankees seasons New York Yankees New York Yankees Category:1960s in the Bronx