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 December 2, 1965: Lindy McDaniel and Don Landrum were traded by the Cubs to the San Francisco Giants for Randy Hundley and Bill Hands.Randy Hundley Trades and Transactions at Baseball Almanac January 10, 1966: Doug Clemens was traded by the Cubs to the Philadelphia Phillies for Wes Covington.Wes Covington at Baseball Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
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.John Herrnstein at Baseball Reference April 28, 1966: Bobby Cox and cash were traded by the Cubs to the Atlanta Braves for Billy Cowan.Bobby Cox at Baseball Reference May 14, 1966: Frank Thomas was signed as a free agent by the Cubs.Frank Thomas at Baseball Reference May 28, 1966: Wes Covington was released by the Cubs. May 29, 1966: John Herrnstein was traded by the Cubs to the Atlanta Braves for Marty Keough and Arnold Earley. June 4, 1966: Frank Thomas was released by the Cubs. June 22, 1966: Billy Cowan was traded by the Cubs to the Philadelphia Phillies for Norm Gigon.Billy Cowan at Baseball-Reference
Roster 1966 Chicago Cubs Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches
Player stats = Indicates team leader
Batting
Starters by position 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 149 526 124 .236 19 63 1B 141 511 139 .272 15 75 2B 153 656 188 .287 1 59 3B 155 561 175 .312 30 94 SS 150 533 146 .274 1 43 LF 120 419 102 .243 16 51 CF 116 416 109 .262 16 36 RF 162 648 179 .276 29 91
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 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 33 26 6 .231 0 5 Don Bryant 13 26 8 .308 0 4 Carl Warwick 16 22 5 .227 0 0 9 17 3 .176 0 0 Roberto Peña 6 17 3 .176 0 1 Ty Cline 7 17 6 .353 0 2 9 11 1 .091 0 0 Paul Popovich 2 6 0 .000 0 0 5 5 0 .000 0 0 Harvey Kuenn 3 3 1 .333 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 38 269.1 8 22 3.98 144 34 220.2 11 16 3.79 171 15 62.1 2 6 6.35 34 1 9.0 1 0 2.00 3 1 2.1 0 0 15.43 1
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 60 182.0 6 8 3.31 148 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 3 8.0 0 2 13.50 5
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 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 20 1 3 4 6.18 18 Don Lee 16 2 1 0 7.11 7 13 2 1 0 3.57 12 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 4 0 1 0 7.50 3 Fred Norman 2 0 0 0 4.50 6
Awards and honors Ron Santo, Gold Glove
All-Star Game
Ron Santo, Third Base, Reserve
Farm system
Notes
References
1966 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference