1966 New York Yankees season
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1966 New York Yankees season
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| Owner(s) | CBS | |
| Manager(s) | Johnny Keane and Ralph Houk | |
| Local television | WPIX | |
| Local radio | WCBS (AM) (Joe Garagiola, Phil Rizzuto, Red Barber, Jerry Coleman) |
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The 1966 New York Yankees season was the 64th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 70-89, finishing 26.5 games behind the Baltimore Orioles. New York was managed by Johnny Keane and Ralph Houk. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. Keane managed his final MLB game in early-May, and died the following January at the age of 55.
The Yankees finished in 10th place, although arguably a "strong" tenth.[1] It was the first time they had finished in last place since 1912, their last year at the Hilltop.
On September 22, paid attendance of 413 was announced at the 65,000-seat Yankee Stadium.[2] WPIX announcer Red Barber asked the TV cameras to pan the empty stands as he commented on the low attendance. Although denied the camera shots on orders from the Yankees' head of media relations, he said, "I don't know what the paid attendance is today, but whatever it is, it is the smallest crowd in the history of Yankee Stadium, and this crowd is the story, not the game." By a horrible stroke of luck, that game was the first for CBS executive Mike Burke as team president. A week later, Barber was invited to breakfast where Burke told him that his contract wouldn't be renewed.
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Offseason
- November 29, 1965: Rich Barry was drafted from the Yankees by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1965 minor league draft.[3]
- January 14, 1966: Doc Edwards was traded by the Yankees to the Cleveland Indians for Lou Clinton.[4]
- January 29, 1966: Darrell Evans was drafted by the Yankees in the 2nd round of the 1966 Major League Baseball Draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign.[5]
Regular season
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Baltimore Orioles | 97 | 63 | .606 | -- |
| Minnesota Twins | 89 | 73 | .549 | 9 |
| Detroit Tigers | 88 | 74 | .543 | 10 |
| Chicago White Sox | 83 | 79 | .512 | 15 |
| Cleveland Indians | 81 | 81 | .500 | 17 |
| California Angels | 80 | 82 | .494 | 18 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 74 | 86 | .463 | 23 |
| Washington Senators | 71 | 88 | .447 | 25.5 |
| Boston Red Sox | 72 | 90 | .444 | 26 |
| New York Yankees | 70 | 89 | .440 | 26.5 |
Notable transactions
- May 3, 1966: Al Closter was purchased by the Yankees from the Washington Senators.[6]
- June 7, 1966: Joe Pactwa was drafted by the Yankees in the 18th round of the 1966 Major League Baseball Draft.[7]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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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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| C | Elston Howard | 126 | 410 | 105 | .256 | 6 | 35 |
| 1B | Joe Pepitone | 152 | 585 | 149 | .255 | 31 | 83 |
| 2B | Bobby Richardson | 149 | 610 | 153 | .251 | 7 | 42 |
| 3B | Clete Boyer | 144 | 500 | 120 | .240 | 14 | 57 |
| SS | Horace Clarke | 96 | 312 | 83 | .266 | 6 | 28 |
| LF | Tom Tresh | 151 | 537 | 125 | .233 | 27 | 68 |
| CF | Mickey Mantle | 106 | 333 | 96 | .288 | 23 | 56 |
| RF | Roger Maris | 119 | 348 | 81 | .233 | 13 | 43 |
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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| Roy White | 115 | 316 | 71 | .225 | 7 | 20 |
| Jake Gibbs | 62 | 182 | 47 | .258 | 3 | 20 |
| Lou Clinton | 80 | 159 | 35 | .220 | 5 | 21 |
| Héctor López | 54 | 117 | 25 | .214 | 4 | 16 |
| Billy Bryan | 27 | 69 | 15 | .217 | 4 | 5 |
| Dick Schofield | 25 | 58 | 9 | .155 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Hegan | 13 | 39 | 8 | .205 | 0 | 2 |
| Rubén Amaro | 14 | 23 | 5 | .217 | 0 | 3 |
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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| Mel Stottlemyre | 37 | 251 | 12 | 20 | 3.80 | 146 |
| Fritz Peterson | 34 | 215 | 12 | 11 | 3.31 | 96 |
| Al Downing | 30 | 200 | 10 | 11 | 3.56 | 152 |
| Fred Talbot | 23 | 124.1 | 7 | 7 | 4.15 | 85 |
| Jim Bouton | 24 | 120.1 | 3 | 8 | 2.69 | 65 |
| Stan Bahnsen | 4 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 3.52 | 16 |
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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| Whitey Ford | 22 | 73 | 2 | 5 | 2.47 | 43 |
| Bob Friend | 12 | 44.2 | 1 | 2 | 4.84 | 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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| Hal Reniff | 56 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3.21 | 79 |
| Pedro Ramos | 52 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 3.61 | 58 |
| Dooley Womack | 42 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2.64 | 50 |
| Steve Hamilton | 44 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 | 57 |
| Jack Cullen | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.97 | 7 |
| Bill Henry | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 |
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: GCL Yankees[8]
Notes
- ^ United Press International (October 3, 1966). "Last-Place Yanks Last-Day Victors". New York Times: p. 83.
- ^ Retrosheet Boxscore: Chicago White Sox 4, New York Yankees 1
- ^ Rich Barry page at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Doc Edwards page at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Darrell Evans page at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Al Closter page at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Joe Pactwa page at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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