1966 Los Angeles Dodgers season

The 1966 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 77th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 9th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 5th season playing their home games at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles California. The Dodgers won the National League championship with a 95–67 record ( games over the San Francisco Giants), but were swept by the Baltimore Orioles in the World Series.

Regular season Sandy Koufax became the first pitcher to win three Cy Young Awards in a career.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 234, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York,

Season recap The defending World Series champion Dodgers relied upon the same model that brought them the championship in 1965; great pitching, tight defense, and speed. However, pitchers Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale held out nearly all of spring training due to a contract dispute, finally signing just before the start of the regular season. Drysdale had a sub par season going 13–16 with a 3.42 E.R.A. Koufax went 27–9 with a 1.73 E.R.A. Claude Osteen had his best season to date, winning 17 games with a 2.85 E.R.A., and rookie Don Sutton replaced Johnny Podres in the rotation, chipping in with 12 wins and a 2.99 E.R.A. Phil Regan had a good season, going 14–1 with 21 saves.

The National League race was a 4 team affair between the Dodgers, Giants, Pirates, and Phillies, with all but the Phillies taking their turn in 1st place during the summer. The Dodgers vaulted to the top with an 8-game win streak in mid-September. However, the pennant was still not decided until the final day of the season. The Giants, who had eliminated the Pirates by beating them on the next to last day, needed to beat the Pirates again in the season's final game, and then hope the Dodgers would lose both games of a double header in Philadelphia to the Phillies. If that happened, the Giants would have trailed the Dodgers by 1/2 game, and would still have had to fly to Cincinnati to play the Reds in a make-up game, needing a win to tie for 1st. The Giants defeated the Pirates in extra innings, and the Dodgers lost the first game of the double header, blowing a lead in the 8th inning. However, while the Giants were waiting at the Pittsburgh airport (not knowing if they were going to fly to Cincinnati or go home), Koufax beat the Phillies in the second game of the double header. While they were waiting, a reporter asked Giants pitcher Ron Herbel "you guys don't know where you're going yet, do you?" Herbel replied "we know where we're going. No way superman (Koufax) loses the second game."

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup +Opening Day startersName Position Maury Wills ShortstopWes Parker First basemanWillie Davis Center fielderRon Fairly Right fielderJim Lefebvre Third basemanLou Johnson Left fielderJohn RoseboroCatcherNate Oliver Second basemanClaude Osteen Starting pitcher

Notable transactions April 26, 1966: signed Jim Gilliam out of retirement. May 10, 1966: Johnny Podres was acquired from the Dodgers by the Detroit Tigers.Johnny Podres page at Baseball Reference May 27, 1966: Howie Reed was traded by the Dodgers to the California Angels for Dick Egan and a player to be named later. The Angels completed the deal by sending John Butler (minors) to the Dodgers on December 7.Howie Reed page at Baseball Reference May 28, 1966: Wes Covington was signed as a free agent by the Dodgers.Wes Covington page at Baseball Reference July 5, 1966: Signed 1B Dick Stuart as a free agent. September 10, 1966: Thad Tillotson and cash were traded by the Dodgers to the New York Yankees for Dick Schofield.Thad Tillotson page at Baseball Reference

Roster 1966 Los Angeles Dodgers Roster Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders Outfielders

Other batters Manager

Coaches

Game log Regular season Legend Dodgers win Dodgers loss Postponement Clinched pennantBoldDodgers team member

|- bgcolor="bbbbbb" | — || || 11:00a.m. PDT || 37th All-Star Game || colspan=8 | American League vs. National League (Busch Memorial Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri)

Detailed records National League Opponent Home Away Total Pct. Runs scored Runs allowed Atlanta Braves 7–2 4–5 11–7 78 62 Chicago Cubs 6–3 4–5 10–8 63 59 Cincinnati Reds 7–2 5–4 12–6 66 46 Houston Astros 5–4 6–3 11–7 85 58 Los Angeles Dodgers — — — — — — New York Mets 7–2 5–4 12–6 93 54 Philadelphia Phillies 7–2 4–5 11–7 62 44 Pittsburgh Pirates 5–4 4–5 9–9 64 72 San Francisco Giants 4–5 5–4 9–9 55 59 St. Louis Cardinals 4–5 6–3 10–8 40 36 53–28 42–39 95–67 606 490

Month-by-Month Month Games Won Lost Win % April 18 11 7 60 47 May 27 16 11 110 89 June 28 14 14 106 98 July 28 18 10 85 69 August 30 15 15 125 111 September 29 20 9 111 69 October 2 1 1 9 7 Total 162 95 67 606 490 Games Won Lost Win % Home 81 53 28 286 220 Road 81 42 39 320 270 Total 162 95 67 606 490

Composite Box + 1966 Los Angeles Dodgers Inning–by–Inning Boxscore Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 R H E Opponents 63 61 43 41 57 47 61 63 42 6 2 1 1 1 490 1287 135 Dodgers 82 42 83 66 61 73 54 71 58 8 3 3 1 2 606 1399 133 Sources:

Postseason Game log

|-style="background:#fbb;" | 1 || || 1:00p.m. PDT || Orioles || L 2–5 || Drabowski (1–0) || Drysdale (0–1) || — || 2:56 || 55,941 || BAL 1–0 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 2 || || 1:00p.m. PDT || Orioles || L 0–6 || Palmer (1–0) || Koufax (0–1) || — || 2:26 || 55,947 || BAL 2–0 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 3 || || 10:00a.m. PDT || @ Orioles || L 0–1 || Bunker (1–0) || Osteen (0–1) || — || 1:55 || 54,445 || BAL 3–0 || L3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 4 || || 11:00a.m. PDT || @ Orioles || L 0–1 || McNally (1–0) || Drysdale (0–2) || — || 1:45 || 54,458 || BAL 4–0 || L4

Starting Lineups Regular Season Batting Order

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Defensive Lineup

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World Series Batting Order

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Defensive Lineup

Game Umpires Regular Season

World Series

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

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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

1966 Los Angeles Dodgers season

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