The 1966 Cincinnati Reds season was the 97th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball. The Reds finished in seventh place in the National League with a record of 76–84, 18 games behind the NL Champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The Reds were managed by Don Heffner (37–46) and Dave Bristol (39–38), who replaced Heffner in mid-July.

Offseason December 9, 1965: Frank Robinson was traded by the Reds to the Baltimore Orioles for Milt Pappas, Jack Baldschun, and Dick Simpson.Frank Robinson at Baseball Reference

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions April 4, 1966: Marty Keough was purchased from the Reds by the Atlanta Braves.Marty Keough at Baseball Reference June 7, 1966: Gary Nolan was drafted by the Reds in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 1966 Major League Baseball draft.Gary Nolan at Baseball Reference

Roster 1966 Cincinnati Reds Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager (4/15–7/10) (7/14–10/2) Coaches (Third base after 7/14) (Third base until 7/10) (Pitching) (Batting practice) (First base) (Bullpen)

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 Johnny Edwards 98 282 54 .191 6 39 1B Tony Pérez 99 257 68 .265 4 39 2B Pete Rose 156 654 205 .313 16 70 SS Leo Cárdenas 160 568 145 .255 20 81 3B Tommy Helms 138 542 154 .284 9 49 LF Deron Johnson 142 505 130 .257 24 81 CF Vada Pinson 156 618 178 .288 16 76 RF Tommy Harper 149 553 154 .278 5 31

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 Don Pavletich 83 235 69 .294 12 38 Art Shamsky 96 234 54 .231 21 47 Gordy Coleman 91 227 57 .251 5 37 Jimmie Coker 50 111 28 .252 4 14 Chico Ruiz 82 110 28 .255 0 5 92 84 20 .238 4 14 Lee May 25 75 25 .333 2 10 56 55 7 .127 0 5

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 Jim Maloney 32 224.2 16 8 2.80 216 Sammy Ellis 41 221.0 12 19 5.29 154 33 209.2 12 11 4.29 133 Jim O'Toole 25 142.0 5 7 3.55 96 Joey Jay 12 73.2 6 2 3.91 44

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 Joe Nuxhall 35 130.0 6 8 4.50 71 Hank Fischer 11 38.0 0 6 6.63 24

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 Billy McCool 57 8 8 18 2.48 104 Don Nottebart 59 5 4 11 3.07 69 54 5 4 4 3.90 54 42 1 5 0 5.49 44 Darrell Osteen 13 0 2 1 12.00 17 7 0 0 1 6.43 9 Dom Zanni 5 0 0 0 0.00 5 3 0 0 0 4.91 3 John Tsitouris 1 0 0 0 18.00 0

Awards and honors Tommy Helms, Rookie of the Year

All-Star Game Leo Cardenas, Shortstop, Reserve Billy McCool, Pitcher, Reserve

Farm system

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

Notes

References 1966 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference