The 1966 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 84th year in Major League Baseball, their ninth year in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their seventh at Candlestick Park. The Giants finished second in the National League with a record of 93 wins and 68 losses, a game-and-a-half behind their arch-rivals, the NL champion Los Angeles Dodgers.
Offseason October 15, 1965: Warren Spahn was released by the Giants.Warren Spahn at Baseball Reference December 2, 1965: Randy Hundley and Bill Hands traded to the Chicago Cubs for Lindy McDaniel and Don Landrum.Randy Hundley Trades and Transactions at Baseball Almanac
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day lineup Jesús Alou Tito Fuentes Len Gabrielson Tom Haller Jim Ray Hart Hal Lanier Juan Marichal Willie Mays Willie McCovey
Notable transactions May 8, 1966: Orlando Cepeda was traded by the Giants to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ray Sadecki.Orlando Cepeda at Baseball-Reference June 10, 1966: Bob Shaw was purchased from the Giants by the New York Mets.Mets buy Bob Shaw from Giants
Game log and schedule Legend Giants win Giants loss PostponementBoldGiants team member
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 13 || April 25 || Braves |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 14 || April 26 || Braves
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 47 || June 1 || @ Braves |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 48 || June 2 || @ Braves |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 76 || June 30 || Braves
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 77 || July 1 || Braves |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 78 || July 2 || Braves |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 79 || July 3 || Braves |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 102 || July 29 || @ Braves |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 103 || July 30 || @ Braves |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 104 || July 30 || @ Braves |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 105 || July 31 || @ Braves
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 122 || August 19 || Braves |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 123 || August 20 || Braves |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 124 || August 21 || Braves
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 156 || September 26 || @ Braves |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 157 || September 27 || @ Braves |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 158 || September 28 || @ Braves
Roster 1966 San Francisco Giants Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches
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 142 471 113 .240 27 67 1B 150 502 148 .295 36 96 2B 149 459 106 .231 3 37 SS 133 541 141 .261 9 40 3B 156 578 165 .285 33 93 LF 94 240 52 .217 4 16 CF 152 552 159 .288 37 103 RF 115 348 81 .233 7 33
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 110 370 96 .259 1 20 111 305 76 .249 9 30 89 190 45 .237 2 19 72 102 19 .186 1 7 43 91 16 .176 0 3 42 89 19 .213 2 9 19 49 14 .286 3 15 37 43 7 .163 0 2 10 33 8 .242 0 2 15 32 7 .219 0 0 11 29 9 .310 1 1 42 25 3 .120 1 1 18 23 7 .304 0 1 13 23 1 .043 0 0 11 16 1 .063 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 37 307.1 25 6 2.23 222 36 255.2 21 8 2.99 201 36 224.1 11 10 2.89 143 26 105.0 3 7 5.40 62
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 32 129.2 4 5 4.16 55 37 81.0 4 6 3.67 48 13 31.2 1 4 6.25 21
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 51 7 11 16 2.96 57 64 10 5 6 2.66 93 38 6 3 1 3.96 51 35 1 1 1 2.45 15 4 0 2 0 7.36 3 1 0 0 0 7.71 2 1 0 0 0 0.00 0
Awards and honors Willie Mays, Gold Glove Award
All-Star Game
Willie McCovey, 1B, Starter Willie Mays, Outfield, Starter Jim Ray Hart, 3B, Reserve Juan Marichal, Pitcher, Reserve Gaylord Perry, Pitcher, Reserve Herman Franks, Coach
Farm system
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
Notes
References 1966 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Reference 1966 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Almanac