1966 Atlanta Braves season
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1966 Atlanta Braves season
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| Owner(s) | William Bartholomay | |
| General manager(s) | John McHale | |
| Manager(s) | Bobby Bragan, Billy Hitchcock | |
| Local television | WSB-TV | |
| Local radio | WSB (Larry Munson, Ernie Johnson, Milo Hamilton, Dizzy Dean) |
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The 1966 Atlanta Braves season was the first for the franchise in Atlanta, following their relocation from Milwaukee, where the team had played the previous 13 seasons. The Braves finished their inaugural year in Atlanta in fifth place in the National League with a record of 85-77, ten games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Braves played their first season of home games at Atlanta Stadium.
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Offseason
- November 29, 1965: Jesse Gonder was drafted from the Braves by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1965 rule 5 draft.[1]
- January 29, 1966: Tom Seaver was drafted by the Braves in the secondary phase of the 1966 Major League Baseball Draft, but the pick was voided.[2]
Regular season
- July 3, 1966: Tony Cloninger became the first National League player -- and, as of 2010, the only pitcher -- to hit two grand slams in one game.[3]
- September 11, 1966: Rookie pitcher Pat Jarvis of the Braves became the first of 5,714 strikeout victims of Nolan Ryan’s career.[4]
Season standings
| National League | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| Los Angeles Dodgers | 95 | 67 | -- | .586 |
| San Francisco Giants | 93 | 68 | 1.5 | .578 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 92 | 70 | 3 | .568 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 87 | 75 | 8 | .537 |
| Atlanta Braves | 85 | 77 | 10 | .525 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 83 | 79 | 12 | .512 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 76 | 84 | 18 | .475 |
| Houston Astros | 72 | 90 | 23 | .444 |
| New York Mets | 66 | 95 | 28.5 | .410 |
| Chicago Cubs | 59 | 103 | 36 | .364 |
National transactions
- April 4, 1966: Marty Keough was purchased by the Braves from the Cincinnati Reds.[5]
- April 5, 1966: Frank Thomas was released by the Braves.[6]
- April 28, 1966: Billy Cowan was traded by the Braves to the Chicago Cubs for future Braves manager Bobby Cox and cash.[7]
- May 29, 1966: Marty Keough and Arnold Earley were traded by the Braves to the Chicago Cubs for John Herrnstein.[8]
- June 7, 1966: Al Santorini was drafted by the Braves in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1966 Major League Baseball Draft.[9]
Roster
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Infielders
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Player stats
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 |
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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 |
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| Félix Millán | 37 | 91 | 25 | .275 | 0 | 5 |
| Sandy Alomar | 31 | 44 | 4 | .091 | 0 | 2 |
| John Herrnstein | 17 | 18 | 4 | .222 | 0 | 1 |
| Marty Keough | 17 | 17 | 1 | .059 | 0 | 1 |
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 |
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| Tony Cloninger | 39 | 257.2 | 14 | 11 | 4.12 | 178 |
| Wade Blasingame | 16 | 67.2 | 3 | 7 | 5.32 | 34 |
| Pat Jarvis | 10 | 62.1 | 6 | 2 | 2.31 | 41 |
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 |
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| Hank Fischer | 14 | 48.1 | 2 | 3 | 3.91 | 22 |
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 |
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| Clay Carroll | 73 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 2.37 | 67 |
| Chi-Chi Olivo | 47 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4.23 | 41 |
| Ted Abernathy | 38 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3.86 | 42 |
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Austin
Notes
- ^ Jesse Gonder page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Tom Seaver page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 259, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ^ Baseball’s Top 100: The Game’s Greatest Records, p. 32, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, ISBN 978-1-55365-507-7
- ^ Marty Keough page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Frank Thomas page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bobby Cox page at Baseball Reference
- ^ John Herrnstein page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Al Santorini page at Baseball-Reference
References
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- 1966 Atlanta Braves season at Baseball Reference
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