1966 Chicago Cubs season

March 2026 November 2013 Chicago Cubs 1966 National League Wrigley Field Chicago 59 103 y 10th Philip K. Wrigley John Holland Leo Durocher WGN-TV(Jack Brickhouse, Lloyd Pettit) WGN(Vince Lloyd, Lou Boudreau) The 1966 Chicago Cubs season was the 95th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 91st in the National League and the 51st at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished tenth and last in the National League with a record of 59–103, 36 games behind the NL Champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The Cubs would not lose 100 or more games in a season for another 46 seasons. One of the defining trades in Cubs history occurred on April 21, when the Cubs acquired future Cy Young Award winner Ferguson Jenkins in a trade with the Philadelphia Phillies. Offseason December 2, 1965: Lindy McDaniel and Don Landrum were traded by the Cubs to the San Francisco Giants for Randy Hundley and Bill Hands.Randy Hundley Trades and Transactions at Baseball Almanac January 10, 1966: Doug Clemens was traded by the Cubs to the Philadelphia Phillies for Wes Covington.Wes Covington at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Chicago Cubs Record vs. opponents CHC Notable transactions April 21, 1966: Larry Jackson and Bob Buhl were traded by the Cubs to the Philadelphia Phillies for Ferguson Jenkins, John Herrnstein and Adolfo Phillips.John Herrnstein at Baseball Reference April 28, 1966: Bobby Cox and cash were traded by the Cubs to the Atlanta Braves for Billy Cowan.Bobby Cox at Baseball Reference May 14, 1966: Frank Thomas was signed as a free agent by the Cubs.Frank Thomas at Baseball Reference May 28, 1966: Wes Covington was released by the Cubs. May 29, 1966: John Herrnstein was traded by the Cubs to the Atlanta Braves for Marty Keough and Arnold Earley. June 4, 1966: Frank Thomas was released by the Cubs. June 22, 1966: Billy Cowan was traded by the Cubs to the Philadelphia Phillies for Norm Gigon.Billy Cowan at Baseball-Reference Roster 1966 Chicago Cubs Roster Pitchers 39 Ted Abernathy 32 Ernie Broglio 31 Bob Buhl 45 Len Church 45 Bill Connors 46 Dave Dowling 47 Arnold Earley 37 Dick Ellsworth 47 Chuck Estrada 13 Bill Faul 49 Bill Hands 42 Chuck Hartenstein 33 Bob Hendley 40 Billy Hoeft 30 Ken Holtzman 46 Larry Jackson 31 Ferguson Jenkins 34 Cal Koonce 43 Don Lee 41 Fred Norman 32 Rich Nye 36 Robin Roberts 39 Curt Simmons Catchers 25 Don Bryant  9 Randy Hundley 25 Chris Krug Infielders 17 Joey Amalfitano 14 Ernie Banks 18 Glenn Beckert 23 Ron Campbell  7 John Herrnstein 11 Don Kessinger 28 Roberto Peña 22 Paul Popovich 10 Ron Santo  8 Lee Thomas Outfielders 21 George Altman 12 John Boccabella 29 Byron Browne 20 Ty Cline 43 Wes Covington 28 Marty Keough  7 Harvey Kuenn 20,41 Adolfo Phillips 27 Bob Raudman 19 Jimmy Stewart 23 Carl Warwick 26 Billy Williams Other batters 34 Frank Thomas Manager  2 Leo Durocher Coaches  3 Fred Fitzsimmons  5 Whitey Lockman  7 Pete Reiser  4 Verlon Walker Player stats = Indicates team leader Batting Starters by position Note: 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 Randy Hundley 149 526 124 .236 19 63 1B Ernie Banks 141 511 139 .272 15 75 2B Glenn Beckert 153 656 188 .287 1 59 3B Ron Santo 155 561 175 .312 30 94 SS Don Kessinger 150 533 146 .274 1 43 LF Byron Browne baseball 120 419 102 .243 16 51 CF Adolfo Phillips 116 416 109 .262 16 36 RF Billy Williams Billy Williams (left fielder) 162 648 179 .276 29 91https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/1966.shtml 1966 Chicago Cubs Statistics 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 John Boccabella 75 206 47 .228 6 25 George Altman 88 185 41 .222 5 17 Lee Thomas 75 149 36 .242 1 9 Jimmy Stewart 57 90 16 .178 0 4 Ron Campbell 24 60 13 .217 0 4 Joey Amalfitano 41 38 6 .158 0 3 Bob Raudman 8 29 7 .241 0 2 Chris Krug 11 28 6 .214 0 1 Marty Keough 33 26 6 .231 0 5 Don Bryant 13 26 8 .308 0 4 Carl Warwick 16 22 5 .227 0 0 John Herrnstein 9 17 3 .176 0 0 Roberto Peña 6 17 3 .176 0 1 Ty Cline 7 17 6 .353 0 2 Wes Covington 9 11 1 .091 0 0 Paul Popovich 2 6 0 .000 0 0 Frank Thomas Frank Thomas (outfielder) 5 5 0 .000 0 0 Harvey Kuenn 3 3 1 .333 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 Dick Ellsworth 38 269.1 8 22 3.98 144 Ken Holtzman 34 220.2 11 16 3.79 171 Ernie Broglio 15 62.1 2 6 6.35 34 Dave Dowling 1 9.0 1 0 2.00 3 Bob Buhl 1 2.1 0 0 15.43 1 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 Ferguson Jenkins 60 182.0 6 8 3.31 148 Bill Hands 41 159.0 8 15 4.58 93 Curt Simmons 19 77.1 4 7 4.07 24 Bill Faul 17 51.1 1 4 5.08 32 Robin Roberts 11 48.1 2 3 6.14 28 Rich Nye 3 17.0 0 2 2.12 9 Larry Jackson baseball 3 8.0 0 2 13.50 5 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 Bob Hendley 43 4 5 7 3.91 65 Cal Koonce 45 5 5 2 3.81 65 Billy Hoeft 36 1 2 3 4.61 30 Ted Abernathy 20 1 3 4 6.18 18 Don Lee 16 2 1 0 7.11 7 Arnold Earley 13 2 1 0 3.57 12 Bill Connors Bill Connors (baseball) 11 0 1 0 7.31 3 Chuck Estrada 9 1 1 0 7.30 3 Chuck Hartenstein 5 0 0 0 1.93 4 Len Church 4 0 1 0 7.50 3 Fred Norman 2 0 0 0 4.50 6 Awards and honors Ron Santo, Gold Glove All-Star Game Ron Santo, Third Base, Reserve Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Tacoma Cubs Pacific Coast League Les Peden AA Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs Texas League Stan Hack, Pete Reiser and Lou Klein A Lodi Crushers California League Don Elston and Ray Perry A Quincy Cubs Midwest League Walt Dixon A-Short Season Duluth–Superior Dukes Northern League Joe Grace Rookie Treasure Valley Cubs Pioneer League George Freese 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 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference Category:Chicago Cubs seasons Chicago Cubs season Chicago Cubs Category:1966 in Chicago