1966 Chicago Cubs season
| 1966 Chicago Cubs | ||
|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field | |
| City | Chicago | |
| Owners | Philip K. Wrigley | |
| General managers | John Holland | |
| Managers | Leo Durocher | |
| Television | WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Lloyd Pettit) | |
| Radio | WGN (Vince Lloyd, Lou Boudreau) | |
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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
[edit]- December 2, 1965: Lindy McDaniel and Don Landrum were traded by the Cubs to the San Francisco Giants for Randy Hundley and Bill Hands.[1]
- January 10, 1966: Doug Clemens was traded by the Cubs to the Philadelphia Phillies for Wes Covington.[2]
Regular season
[edit]Season standings
[edit]| 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
[edit]Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] | |||||||||||||||
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| 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
[edit]- 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.[3]
- April 28, 1966: Bobby Cox and cash were traded by the Cubs to the Atlanta Braves for Billy Cowan.[4]
- May 14, 1966: Frank Thomas was signed as a free agent by the Cubs.[5]
- May 28, 1966: Wes Covington was released by the Cubs.[2]
- May 29, 1966: John Herrnstein was traded by the Cubs to the Atlanta Braves for Marty Keough and Arnold Earley.[3]
- June 4, 1966: Frank Thomas was released by the Cubs.[5]
- June 22, 1966: Billy Cowan was traded by the Cubs to the Philadelphia Phillies for Norm Gigon.[6]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Infielders
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Outfielders
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Player stats
[edit]| = Indicates team leader |
Batting
[edit]Starters by position
[edit]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 |
Other batters
[edit]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
[edit]Starting pitchers
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Randy Hundley Trades and Transactions at Baseball Almanac
- ^ a b Wes Covington at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b John Herrnstein at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bobby Cox at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b Frank Thomas at Baseball Reference
- ^ Billy Cowan at Baseball-Reference
- ^ "1966 Chicago Cubs Statistics".
References
[edit]- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- 1966 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference