1966 Washington Senators season

March 2026 November 2013 Washington Senators 1966 Washington Senators Cap Logo (1963 to 1967).svg American League D.C. Stadium Washington, D.C. 71–88 (.447) 8th James M. Johnston and James H. Lemon George Selkirk Gil Hodges WTOP WTOP(Dan Daniels, John MacLean) List of Texas Rangers seasons The 1966 Washington Senators season involved the Senators finishing eighth in the American League with a record of 71 wins and 88 losses. Offseason October 12, 1965: Woodie Held was traded by the Senators to the Baltimore Orioles for John Orsino.Woodie Held page at Baseball Reference November 19, 1965: Don Zimmer was released by the Senators.Don Zimmer page at Baseball Reference November 29, 1965: Bob Saverine was drafted by the Senators from the Houston Astros in the 1965 rule 5 draft.Bob Saverine page at Baseball Reference Regular season Emmett Ashford, the first black umpire in Major League Baseball history made his debut at D.C. Stadium on April 9, 1966. Opening Day starters Ed Brinkman Doug Camilli Joe Cunningham Ken Hamlin Frank Howard Don Lock Ken McMullen Pete Richert Fred Valentine Season standings Washington Senators Record vs. opponents WAS Notable transactions April 5, 1966: Al Closter was purchased by the Senators from the Cleveland Indians.Al Closter page at Baseball Reference April 13, 1966: Diego Seguí was purchased by the Senators from the Kansas City Athletics.Diego Segui page at Baseball Reference July 30, 1966: Diego Seguí was traded by the Senators to the Kansas City Athletics for Jim Duckworth. Draft picks June 7, 1966: Del Unser was drafted by the Senators in the 1st round (18th pick) of the secondary phase of the 1966 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed June 28, 1966.Del Unser page at Baseball Reference Roster 1966 Washington Senators Roster Pitchers 31 Dave Baldwin 25,38 Dick Bosman 22 Tom Cheney 25 Al Closter 37 Joe Coleman 29,50 Casey Cox 35 Pete Craig 17 Jim Duckworth 19 Jim Hannan 18,23 Bob Humphreys 27 Ron Kline 31 Howie Koplitz 32 Frank Kreutzer 18 Dick Lines 16 Mike McCormick 25 Barry Moore 20 Buster Narum 26 Phil Ortega 24 Pete Richert 32 Diego Seguí Catchers  8 Mike Brumley 21 Doug Camilli 20 Paul Casanova 28 Jim French Infielders  1 Don Blasingame 11 Ed Brinkman 10 Bob Chance  1 Tim Cullen  3 Joe Cunningham  7 Ken Hamlin  3 Ken Harrelson  2 Ken McMullen  5 Dick Nen 12 John Orsino 22 Dick Phillips 15 Bob Saverine Outfielders 17 Hank Allen  9 Frank Howard 30 Jim King  6 Willie Kirkland  4 Don Lock 34 Fred Valentine Manager 14 Gil Hodges Coaches 44 Joe Pignatano 43 George Susce 41 Rube Walker 42 Eddie Yost 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 Paul Casanova 122 429 109 .254 13 44 1B Ken Harrelson 71 250 62 .248 7 28 2B Bob Saverine 120 406 102 .251 5 24 SS Ed Brinkman 158 582 133 .229 7 48 3B Ken McMullen 147 524 122 .233 13 54 LF Frank Howard Frank Howard (baseball) 146 493 137 .278 18 71 CF Don Lock 138 386 90 .233 16 48 RF Jim King 117 310 77 .248 10 30 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 Fred Valentine Fred Valentine (baseball) 146 508 140 .276 16 59 Dick Nen 94 235 50 .213 6 30 Don Blasingame 68 200 43 .215 1 11 Willie Kirkland 124 163 31 .190 6 17 Ken Hamlin Ken Hamlin (baseball) 66 158 34 .215 1 16 Doug Camilli 44 107 22 .206 2 8 Bob Chance 37 57 10 .175 1 8 Dick Phillips 25 37 6 .162 0 4 Tim Cullen 18 34 8 .235 0 0 Hank Allen 9 31 12 .387 1 6 Jim French Jim French (baseball) 10 24 5 .208 0 3 John Orsino 14 23 4 .174 0 0 Mike Brumley 9 18 2 .111 0 0 Joe Cunningham Joe Cunningham (baseball) 3 8 1 .125 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 Pete Richert 36 245.2 14 14 3.37 195 Mike McCormick 41 216.0 11 14 3.46 101 Phil Ortega 33 197.1 12 12 3.92 121 Barry Moore 12 62.1 3 3 3.75 28 Jim Duckworth Jim Duckworth (baseball) 5 14.1 0 3 5.02 14 Joe Coleman Joe Coleman (1970s pitcher) 1 9.0 1 0 2.00 4 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 Jim Hannan 30 114.0 3 9 4.26 68 Diego Seguí 21 72.0 3 7 5.00 54 Dick Bosman 13 39.0 2 6 7.60 20 Frank Kreutzer 9 31.1 0 5 6.03 24 Tom Cheney Tom Cheney (baseball) 3 5.1 0 1 5.06 3 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 Ron Kline 63 6 4 23 2.39 46 Casey Cox 66 4 5 7 3.50 46 Bob Humphreys 58 7 3 3 2.82 88 Dick Lines 53 5 2 2 2.28 49 Dave Baldwin Dave Baldwin (baseball) 4 0 0 0 3.86 4 Buster Narum 3 0 0 0 21.60 0 Howie Koplitz 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 Pete Craig 1 0 0 0 4.50 1 Al Closter 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Hawaii Islanders Pacific Coast League George Case AA York White Roses Eastern League Billy Klaus A Burlington Senators Carolina League Wayne Terwilliger A Geneva Senators New York–Penn League Gordon Mackenzie Notes 2 References 1966 Washington Senators team page at Baseball Reference 1966 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 3rd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 2007 978-1-932391-17-6 Category:Washington Senators (1961–1971) seasons Washington Senators season Washington Senators