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{{Infobox baseball team season
{{MLB yearly infobox-pre1969
| name = Chicago Cubs
| name = Chicago Cubs
| season = 1966
| season = 1966
| misc =
| misc =
⚫
| league = National League
| logo =
⚫
| current league = National League
| y1 = 1876
| Uniform logo =
| ballpark = [[Wrigley Field]]
| ballpark = [[Wrigley Field]]
| y4 = 1916
| city = [[Chicago]]
| city = [[Chicago]]
| y5 = 1871
| owners = [[Philip K. Wrigley]]
| owners = [[Philip K. Wrigley]]
| general managers = [[John Holland (baseball executive)|John Holland]]
| general_managers = [[John Holland (baseball executive)|John Holland]]
| managers = [[Leo Durocher]]
| managers = [[Leo Durocher]]
| television = [[WGN-TV]]<br>([[Jack Brickhouse]], [[Lloyd Pettit]])
| television = [[WGN-TV]]<br />([[Jack Brickhouse]], [[Lloyd Pettit]])
| radio = [[WGN (AM)|WGN]]<br>([[Vince Lloyd]], [[Lou Boudreau]])
| radio = [[WGN (AM)|WGN]]<br />([[Vince Lloyd]], [[Lou Boudreau]])
|}}
|}}
The '''1966 Chicago Cubs season''' was the 94th 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 [[1966 Los Angeles Dodgers season|NL Champion Los Angeles Dodgers]]. The Cubs would not lose 100 or more games in a season for another [[2012 Chicago Cubs season|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]].
The '''1966 Chicago Cubs season''' was the 95th season of the [[Chicago Cubs]] franchise, the 91st in the [[National League (baseball)|National League]] and the 51st at [[Wrigley Field]]. The Cubs finished tenth and last in the [[National League (baseball)|National League]] with a record of 59–103, 36 games behind the [[1966 Los Angeles Dodgers season|NL Champion Los Angeles Dodgers]]. The Cubs would not lose 100 or more games in a season for another [[2012 Chicago Cubs season|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 ==
== 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]].<ref>[http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/trades.php?p=hundlra01 Randy Hundley Trades and Transactions at Baseball Almanac]</ref>
* December 2, 1965: [[Lindy McDaniel]] and [[Don Landrum]] were traded by the Cubs to the [[San Francisco Giants]] for [[Randy Hundley]] and [[Bill Hands]].<ref>[http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/trades.php?p=hundlra01 Randy Hundley Trades and Transactions at Baseball Almanac]</ref>
* January 10, 1966: [[Doug Clemens]] was traded by the Cubs to the [[Philadelphia Phillies]] for [[Wes Covington]].<ref name=covington>[http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/covinwe01.shtml Wes Covington page at Baseball Reference]</ref>
* January 10, 1966: [[Doug Clemens]] was traded by the Cubs to the [[Philadelphia Phillies]] for [[Wes Covington]].<ref name=covington>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/covinwe01.shtml Wes Covington] at ''Baseball Reference''</ref>


== Regular season ==
== Regular season ==


=== Season standings ===
=== Season standings ===
{{1966 National League standings}}
{{1966 National League standings|highlight=Chicago Cubs}}


=== Record vs. opponents ===
=== Record vs. opponents ===
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=== Notable transactions ===
=== 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]].<ref name=herrnstein>[http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/herrnjo01.shtml John Herrnstein page at Baseball Reference]</ref>
* 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]].<ref name=herrnstein>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/herrnjo01.shtml John Herrnstein] at ''Baseball Reference''</ref>
* April 28, 1966: [[Bobby Cox]] and cash were traded by the Cubs to the [[Atlanta Braves]] for [[Billy Cowan]].<ref>[http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/coxbo01.shtml Bobby Cox page at Baseball Reference]</ref>
* April 28, 1966: [[Bobby Cox]] and cash were traded by the Cubs to the [[Atlanta Braves]] for [[Billy Cowan]].<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/coxbo01.shtml Bobby Cox] at ''Baseball Reference''</ref>
* May 14, 1966: [[Frank Thomas (outfielder)|Frank Thomas]] was signed as a free agent by the Cubs.<ref name=thomas>[http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/thomafr03.shtml Frank Thomas page at Baseball Reference]</ref>
* May 14, 1966: [[Frank Thomas (outfielder)|Frank Thomas]] was signed as a free agent by the Cubs.<ref name=thomas>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/t/thomafr03.shtml Frank Thomas] at ''Baseball Reference''</ref>
* May 28, 1966: Wes Covington was released by the Cubs.<ref name=covington/>
* May 28, 1966: Wes Covington was released by the Cubs.<ref name=covington/>
* May 29, 1966: John Herrnstein was traded by the Cubs to the [[Atlanta Braves]] for [[Marty Keough]] and [[Arnold Earley]].<ref name=herrnstein/>
* May 29, 1966: John Herrnstein was traded by the Cubs to the [[Atlanta Braves]] for [[Marty Keough]] and [[Arnold Earley]].<ref name=herrnstein/>
* June 4, 1966: Frank Thomas was released by the Cubs.<ref name=thomas/>
* June 4, 1966: Frank Thomas was released by the Cubs.<ref name=thomas/>
* June 22, 1966: [[Billy Cowan]] was traded by the Cubs to the [[Philadelphia Phillies]] for [[Norm Gigon]].<ref>[http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cowanbi01.shtml Billy Cowan page at Baseball-Reference]</ref>
* June 22, 1966: [[Billy Cowan]] was traded by the Cubs to the [[Philadelphia Phillies]] for [[Norm Gigon]].<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cowanbi01.shtml Billy Cowan] at ''Baseball-Reference''</ref>


=== Roster ===
=== Roster ===
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|-
|-
| valign="top" | '''Pitchers'''
| valign="top" | '''Pitchers'''
* {{MLBplayer|39|[[Ted Abernathy]]}}
{{MLBplayer|39|[[Ted Abernathy]]}}
* {{MLBplayer|32|[[Ernie Broglio]]}}
{{MLBplayer|32|[[Ernie Broglio]]}}
* {{MLBplayer|31|[[Bob Buhl]]}}
{{MLBplayer|31|[[Bob Buhl]]}}
* {{MLBplayer|45|[[Len Church]]}}
{{MLBplayer|45|[[Len Church]]}}
* {{MLBplayer|45|[[Bill Connors (baseball)|Bill Connors]]}}
{{MLBplayer|45|[[Bill Connors (baseball)|Bill Connors]]}}
* {{MLBplayer|46|[[Dave Dowling]]}}
{{MLBplayer|46|[[Dave Dowling]]}}
* {{MLBplayer|47|[[Arnold Earley]]}}
{{MLBplayer|47|[[Arnold Earley]]}}
* {{MLBplayer|37|[[Dick Ellsworth]]}}
{{MLBplayer|37|[[Dick Ellsworth]]}}
* {{MLBplayer|47|[[Chuck Estrada]]}}
{{MLBplayer|47|[[Chuck Estrada]]}}
* {{MLBplayer|13|[[Bill Faul (baseball)|Bill Faul]]}}
{{MLBplayer|13|[[Bill Faul (baseball)|Bill Faul]]}}
* {{MLBplayer|49|[[Bill Hands]]}}
{{MLBplayer|49|[[Bill Hands]]}}
* {{MLBplayer|42|[[Chuck Hartenstein]]}}
{{MLBplayer|42|[[Chuck Hartenstein]]}}
* {{MLBplayer|33|[[Bob Hendley]]}}
{{MLBplayer|33|[[Bob Hendley]]}}
* {{MLBplayer|40|[[Billy Hoeft]]}}
{{MLBplayer|40|[[Billy Hoeft]]}}
* {{MLBplayer|30|[[Ken Holtzman]]}}
{{MLBplayer|30|[[Ken Holtzman]]}}
* {{MLBplayer|46|[[Larry Jackson]]}}
{{MLBplayer|46|[[Larry Jackson]]}}
* {{MLBplayer|31|[[Ferguson Jenkins]]}}
{{MLBplayer|31|[[Ferguson Jenkins]]}}
* {{MLBplayer|34|[[Cal Koonce]]}}
{{MLBplayer|34|[[Cal Koonce]]}}
* {{MLBplayer|43|[[Don Lee (baseball)|Don Lee]]}}
{{MLBplayer|43|[[Don Lee (baseball)|Don Lee]]}}
* {{MLBplayer|41|[[Fred Norman]]}}
{{MLBplayer|41|[[Fred Norman (baseball)|Fred Norman]]}}
* {{MLBplayer|32|[[Rich Nye]]}}
{{MLBplayer|32|[[Rich Nye]]}}
* {{MLBplayer|36|[[Robin Roberts (baseball)|Robin Roberts]]}}
{{MLBplayer|36|[[Robin Roberts (baseball)|Robin Roberts]]}}
* {{MLBplayer|39|[[Curt Simmons]]}}
{{MLBplayer|39|[[Curt Simmons]]}}
| width="25px" |
| width="25px" |
| valign="top" | '''Catchers'''
| valign="top" | '''Catchers'''
* {{MLBplayer|25|[[Don Bryant (baseball)|Don Bryant]]}}
{{MLBplayer|25|[[Don Bryant (baseball)|Don Bryant]]}}
* {{MLBplayer|&nbsp;9|[[Randy Hundley]]}}
{{MLBplayer|&nbsp;9|[[Randy Hundley]]}}
* {{MLBplayer|25|[[Chris Krug]]}}
{{MLBplayer|25|[[Chris Krug]]}}
'''Infielders'''
'''Infielders'''
* {{MLBplayer|17|[[Joey Amalfitano]]}}
{{MLBplayer|17|[[Joey Amalfitano]]}}
* {{MLBplayer|14|[[Ernie Banks]]}}
{{MLBplayer|14|[[Ernie Banks]]}}
* {{MLBplayer|18|[[Glenn Beckert]]}}
{{MLBplayer|18|[[Glenn Beckert]]}}
* {{MLBplayer|23|[[Ron Campbell (baseball)|Ron Campbell]]}}
{{MLBplayer|23|[[Ron Campbell (baseball)|Ron Campbell]]}}
* {{MLBplayer|&nbsp;7|[[John Herrnstein]]}}
{{MLBplayer|&nbsp;7|[[John Herrnstein]]}}
* {{MLBplayer|11|[[Don Kessinger]]}}
{{MLBplayer|11|[[Don Kessinger]]}}
* {{MLBplayer|28|[[Roberto Peña]]}}
{{MLBplayer|28|[[Roberto Peña]]}}
* {{MLBplayer|22|[[Paul Popovich]]}}
{{MLBplayer|22|[[Paul Popovich]]}}
* {{MLBplayer|10|[[Ron Santo]]}}
{{MLBplayer|10|[[Ron Santo]]}}
* {{MLBplayer|&nbsp;8|[[Lee Thomas (baseball)|Lee Thomas]]}}
{{MLBplayer|&nbsp;8|[[Lee Thomas (baseball)|Lee Thomas]]}}
| width="25px" |
| width="25px" |
| valign="top" | '''Outfielders'''
| valign="top" | '''Outfielders'''
* {{MLBplayer|21|[[George Altman]]}}
{{MLBplayer|21|[[George Altman]]}}
* {{MLBplayer|12|[[John Boccabella]]}}
{{MLBplayer|12|[[John Boccabella]]}}
* {{MLBplayer|29|[[Byron Browne]]}}
{{MLBplayer|29|[[Byron Browne (baseball)|Byron Browne]]}}
* {{MLBplayer|20|[[Ty Cline]]}}
{{MLBplayer|20|[[Ty Cline]]}}
* {{MLBplayer|43|[[Wes Covington]]}}
{{MLBplayer|43|[[Wes Covington]]}}
* {{MLBplayer|28|[[Marty Keough]]}}
{{MLBplayer|28|[[Marty Keough]]}}
* {{MLBplayer|&nbsp;7|[[Harvey Kuenn]]}}
{{MLBplayer|&nbsp;7|[[Harvey Kuenn]]}}
* {{MLBplayer|20,41|[[Adolfo Phillips]]}}
{{MLBplayer|20,41|[[Adolfo Phillips]]}}
* {{MLBplayer|27|[[Bob Raudman]]}}
{{MLBplayer|27|[[Bob Raudman]]}}
* {{MLBplayer|19|[[Jimmy Stewart (baseball)|Jimmy Stewart]]}}
{{MLBplayer|19|[[Jimmy Stewart (baseball)|Jimmy Stewart]]}}
* {{MLBplayer|23|[[Carl Warwick]]}}
{{MLBplayer|23|[[Carl Warwick]]}}
* {{MLBplayer|26|[[Billy Williams (left fielder)|Billy Williams]]}}
{{MLBplayer|26|[[Billy Williams (left fielder)|Billy Williams]]}}
'''Other batters'''
'''Other batters'''
* {{MLBplayer|34|[[Frank Thomas (outfielder)|Frank Thomas]]}}
{{MLBplayer|34|[[Frank Thomas (outfielder)|Frank Thomas]]}}
| width="25px" |
| width="25px" |
| valign="top" | '''Manager'''
| valign="top" | '''Manager'''
* {{MLBplayer|&nbsp;2|[[Leo Durocher]]}}
{{MLBplayer|&nbsp;2|[[Leo Durocher]]}}
'''Coaches'''
'''Coaches'''
* {{MLBplayer|&nbsp;3|[[Freddie Fitzsimmons]]}}
{{MLBplayer|&nbsp;3|[[Freddie Fitzsimmons|Fred Fitzsimmons]]}}
* {{MLBplayer|&nbsp;5|[[Whitey Lockman]]}}
{{MLBplayer|&nbsp;5|[[Whitey Lockman]]}}
* {{MLBplayer|&nbsp;7|[[Pete Reiser]]}}
{{MLBplayer|&nbsp;7|[[Pete Reiser]]}}
* {{MLBplayer|&nbsp;4|[[Verlon Walker]]}}
{{MLBplayer|&nbsp;4|[[Verlon Walker]]}}
|-
|-
|}
|}
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==== Starters by position ====
==== Starters by position ====
''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''
''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! style="background:#0e3386;color:red;" width="5%" | Pos.
! style="background:#0e3386;color:red;" width="5%" | Pos.
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| SS || {{sortname|Don|Kessinger}} || 150 || 533 || 146 || .274 || 1 || 43
| SS || {{sortname|Don|Kessinger}} || 150 || 533 || 146 || .274 || 1 || 43
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| LF || {{sortname|Byron|Browne}} || 120 || 419 || 102 || .243 || 16 || 51
| LF || {{sortname|Byron|Browne|dab=baseball}} || 120 || 419 || 102 || .243 || 16 || 51
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| CF || {{sortname|Adolfo|Phillips}} || 116 || 416 || 109 || .262 || 16 || 36
| CF || {{sortname|Adolfo|Phillips}} || 116 || 416 || 109 || .262 || 16 || 36
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| RF || {{sortname|Billy|Williams|Billy Williams (left fielder)}} || bgcolor="#FFCC00"|162 || 648 || 179 || .276 || 29 || 91
| RF || {{sortname|Billy|Williams|Billy Williams (left fielder)}} || bgcolor="#FFCC00"|162 || 648 || 179 || .276 || 29 || 91
|}<ref>http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/1966.shtml</ref>
|}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/1966.shtml|title = 1966 Chicago Cubs Statistics}}</ref>


==== Other batters ====
==== Other batters ====
''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''
''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! style="background:#0e3386;color:red;" width="16%" | Player
! style="background:#0e3386;color:red;" width="16%" | Player
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! style="background:#0e3386;color:red;" width="9%" | HR
! style="background:#0e3386;color:red;" width="9%" | HR
! style="background:#0e3386;color:red;" width="9%" | RBI
! style="background:#0e3386;color:red;" width="9%" | RBI
|- align="center"
| [[John Boccabella]] || 75 || 206 || 47 || .228 || 6 || 25
|- align="center"
| [[George Altman]] || 88 || 185 || 41 || .222 || 5 || 17
|- align="center"
| [[Lee Thomas (baseball)|Lee Thomas]] || 75 || 149 || 36 || .242 || 1 || 9
|- align="center"
| [[Jimmy Stewart (baseball)|Jimmy Stewart]] || 57 || 90 || 16 || .178 || 0 || 4
|- align="center"
| [[Ron Campbell (baseball)|Ron Campbell]] || 24 || 60 || 13 || .217 || 0 || 4
|- align="center"
| [[Joey Amalfitano]] || 41 || 38 || 6 || .158 || 0 || 3
|- align="center"
| [[Bob Raudman]] || 8 || 29 || 7 || .241 || 0 || 2
|- align="center"
| [[Chris Krug]] || 11 || 28 || 6 || .214 || 0 || 1
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Marty|Keough}} || 33 || 26 || 6 || .231 || 0 || 5
| {{sortname|Marty|Keough}} || 33 || 26 || 6 || .231 || 0 || 5
|- align="center"
| [[Don Bryant (baseball)|Don Bryant]] || 13 || 26 || 8 || .308 || 0 || 4
|- align="center"
| [[Carl Warwick]] || 16 || 22 || 5 || .227 || 0 || 0
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|John|Herrnstein}} || 9 || 17 || 3 || .176 || 0 || 0
| {{sortname|John|Herrnstein}} || 9 || 17 || 3 || .176 || 0 || 0
|- align="center"
| [[Roberto Peña]] || 6 || 17 || 3 || .176 || 0 || 1
|- align="center"
| [[Ty Cline]] || 7 || 17 || 6 || .353 || 0 || 2
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Wes|Covington}} || 9 || 11 || 1 || .091 || 0 || 0
| {{sortname|Wes|Covington}} || 9 || 11 || 1 || .091 || 0 || 0
|- align="center"
| [[Paul Popovich]] || 2 || 6 || 0 || .000 || 0 || 0
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Frank|Thomas|Frank Thomas (outfielder)}} || 5 || 5 || 0 || .000 || 0 || 0
| {{sortname|Frank|Thomas|Frank Thomas (outfielder)}} || 5 || 5 || 0 || .000 || 0 || 0
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[Harvey Kuenn]] || 3 || 3 || 1 || .333 || 0 || 0
|}
|}


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==== Starting pitchers ====
==== Starting pitchers ====
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! style="background:#0e3386;color:red;" width="16%" | Player
! style="background:#0e3386;color:red;" width="16%" | Player
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| {{sortname|Ernie|Broglio}} || 15 || 62.1 || 2 || 6 || 6.35 || 34
| {{sortname|Ernie|Broglio}} || 15 || 62.1 || 2 || 6 || 6.35 || 34
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Dave|Dowling}} || 1 || 9 || 1 || 0 || 2.00 || 3
| {{sortname|Dave|Dowling}} || 1 || 9.0 || 1 || 0 || 2.00 || 3
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Bob|Buhl}} || 1 || 2.1 || 0 || 0 || 15.43 || 1
| {{sortname|Bob|Buhl}} || 1 || 2.1 || 0 || 0 || 15.43 || 1
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==== Other pitchers ====
==== Other pitchers ====
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! style="background:#0e3386;color:red;" width="16%" | Player
! style="background:#0e3386;color:red;" width="16%" | Player
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! style="background:#0e3386;color:red;" width="9%" | SO
! style="background:#0e3386;color:red;" width="9%" | SO
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Ferguson|Jenkins}} || bgcolor="#FFCC00"|60 || 182 || 6 || 8 || bgcolor="#FFCC00"|3.31 || 148
| {{sortname|Ferguson|Jenkins}} || bgcolor="#FFCC00"|60 || 182.0 || 6 || 8 || bgcolor="#FFCC00"|3.31 || 148
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Bill|Hands}} || 41 || 159 || 8 || 15 || 4.58 || 93
| {{sortname|Bill|Hands}} || 41 || 159.0 || 8 || 15 || 4.58 || 93
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Larry|Jackson}} || 3 || 8 || 0 || 2 || 13.50 || 5
| [[Curt Simmons]] || 19 || 77.1 || 4 || 7 || 4.07 || 24
|- align="center"
| [[Bill Faul (baseball)|Bill Faul]] || 17 || 51.1 || 1 || 4 || 5.08 || 32
|- align="center"
| [[Robin Roberts (baseball)|Robin Roberts]] || 11 || 48.1 || 2 || 3 || 6.14 || 28
|- align="center"
| [[Rich Nye]] || 3 || 17.0 || 0 || 2 || 2.12 || 9
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Larry|Jackson}} || 3 || 8.0 || 0 || 2 || 13.50 || 5
|}
|}


==== Relief pitchers ====
==== Relief pitchers ====
''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! style="background:#0e3386;color:red;" width="16%" | Player
! style="background:#0e3386;color:red;" width="16%" | Player
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|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Bob|Hendley}} || 43 || 4 || 5 || bgcolor="#FFCC00"|7 || 3.91 || 65
| {{sortname|Bob|Hendley}} || 43 || 4 || 5 || bgcolor="#FFCC00"|7 || 3.91 || 65
|- align=center
| [[Cal Koonce]] || 45 || 5 || 5 || 2 || 3.81 || 65
|- align="center"
| [[Billy Hoeft]] || 36 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 4.61 || 30
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Ted|Abernathy}} || 20 || 1 || 3 || 4 || 6.18 || 18
| {{sortname|Ted|Abernathy}} || 20 || 1 || 3 || 4 || 6.18 || 18
|- align="center"
| [[Don Lee (baseball)|Don Lee]] || 16 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 7.11 || 7
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Arnold|Earley}} || 13 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 3.57 || 12
| {{sortname|Arnold|Earley}} || 13 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 3.57 || 12
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Bill|Connors|Bill Connors (baseball)}} || 11 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 7.31 || 3
| {{sortname|Bill|Connors|Bill Connors (baseball)}} || 11 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 7.31 || 3
|- align="center"
| [[Chuck Estrada]] || 9 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 7.30 || 3
|- align="center"
| [[Chuck Hartenstein]] || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1.93 || 4
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Len|Church}} || 4 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 7.50 || 3
| {{sortname|Len|Church}} || 4 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 7.50 || 3
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[Fred Norman (baseball)|Fred Norman]] || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4.50 || 6
|}
|}


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{{MLB Farm System|level15=[[Triple-A (baseball)|AAA]]|team15=[[Tacoma Cubs]]|league15=[[Pacific Coast League]]|manager15=[[Les Peden]]
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|level16=[[Double-A (baseball)|AA]] |team16=[[Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs]]|league16=[[Texas League]]|manager16=[[Stan Hack]], [[Pete Reiser]] and [[Lou Klein]]
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|level17=[[Single-A (baseball)|A]] |team17=[[Lodi Crushers (California League)|Lodi Crushers]]|league17=[[California League]]|manager17=[[Don Elston]] and [[Ray Perry (baseball)|Ray Perry]]
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== References ==
== References ==
*{{Cite book| editor1-last=Johnson| editor1-first=Lloyd| editor2-last=Wolff| editor2-first=Miles| title=The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball| edition=2nd| location=Durham, North Carolina| publisher=Baseball America| year=1997| isbn=978-0-9637189-8-3}}
*{{Cite book| editor1-last=Johnson| editor1-first=Lloyd| editor2-last=Wolff| editor2-first=Miles| title=The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball| edition=2nd| location=Durham, North Carolina| publisher=Baseball America| year=1997| isbn=978-0-9637189-8-3}}
*[http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/1966.shtml 1966 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference]
*[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/1966.shtml 1966 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference]


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[[Category:Chicago Cubs seasons]]
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[[Category:1966 Major League Baseball season|Chicago Cubs season]]
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Latest revision as of 20:11, 15 September 2024

1966 Chicago Cubs
LeagueNational League
BallparkWrigley Field
CityChicago
OwnersPhilip K. Wrigley
General managersJohn Holland
ManagersLeo Durocher
TelevisionWGN-TV
(Jack Brickhouse, Lloyd Pettit)
RadioWGN
(Vince Lloyd, Lou Boudreau)
← 1965 Seasons 1967 →

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

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Regular season

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Season standings

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National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Los Angeles Dodgers 95 67 .586 — 53‍–‍28 42‍–‍39
San Francisco Giants 93 68 .578 1½ 47‍–‍34 46‍–‍34
Pittsburgh Pirates 92 70 .568 3 46‍–‍35 46‍–‍35
Philadelphia Phillies 87 75 .537 8 48‍–‍33 39‍–‍42
Atlanta Braves 85 77 .525 10 43‍–‍38 42‍–‍39
St. Louis Cardinals 83 79 .512 12 43‍–‍38 40‍–‍41
Cincinnati Reds 76 84 .475 18 46‍–‍33 30‍–‍51
Houston Astros 72 90 .444 23 45‍–‍36 27‍–‍54
New York Mets 66 95 .410 28½ 32‍–‍49 34‍–‍46
Chicago Cubs 59 103 .364 36 32‍–‍49 27‍–‍54

Record vs. opponents

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1966 National League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
Team ATL CHC CIN HOU LAD NYM PHI PIT SF STL
Atlanta — 7–11 10–8 14–4–1 7–11 14–4 11–7 7–11 8–10 7–11
Chicago 11–7 — 6–12 5–13 8–10 8–10 5–13 6–12 6–12 4–14
Cincinnati 8–10 12–6 — 4–14 6–12 10–7 10–8 8–10 7–10 11–7
Houston 4–14–1 13–5 14–4 — 7–11 7–11 7–11 4–14 6–12 10–8
Los Angeles 11–7 10–8 12–6 11–7 — 12–6 11–7 9–9 9–9 10–8
New York 4–14 10–8 7–10 11–7 6–12 — 7–11 5–13 9–9 7–11
Philadelphia 7-11 13–5 8–10 11–7 7–11 11–7 — 10–8 10–8 10–8
Pittsburgh 11–7 12–6 10–8 14–4 9–9 13–5 8–10 — 7–11 8–10
San Francisco 10–8 12–6 10–7 12–6 9–9 9–9 8–10 11–7 — 12–6
St. Louis 11–7 14–4 7–11 8–10 8–10 11–7 8–10 10–8 6–12 —


Notable transactions

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Roster

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1966 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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= Indicates team leader

Batting

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Starters by position

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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 120 419 102 .243 16 51
CF Adolfo Phillips 116 416 109 .262 16 36
RF Billy Williams 162 648 179 .276 29 91

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Other batters

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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 5 5 0 .000 0 0
Harvey Kuenn 3 3 1 .333 0 0

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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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

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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 3 8.0 0 2 13.50 5

Relief pitchers

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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 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

Farm system

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See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
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

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  1. ^ Randy Hundley Trades and Transactions at Baseball Almanac
  2. ^ a b Wes Covington at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ a b John Herrnstein at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ Bobby Cox at Baseball Reference
  5. ^ a b Frank Thomas at Baseball Reference
  6. ^ Billy Cowan at Baseball-Reference
  7. ^ "1966 Chicago Cubs Statistics".

References

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