1966 Cincinnati Reds season explained

The 1966 Cincinnati Reds season consisted of the Reds finishing in seventh place in the National League with a record of 76–84, 18 games behind the NL Champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The Reds were managed by Don Heffner (37–46) and Dave Bristol (39–38), who replaced Heffner in mid-July.

Offseason

• December 9, 1965: Frank Robinson was traded by the Reds to the Baltimore Orioles for Milt Pappas, Jack Baldschun, and Dick Simpson.^[1]

Regular season

Notable transactions

• April 4, 1966: Marty Keough was purchased from the Reds by the Atlanta Braves.^[2]
• June 7, 1966: Gary Nolan was drafted by the Reds in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 1966 Major League Baseball draft.^[3]

Roster

1966 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		Outfielders		Manager (4/15–7/10) (7/14–10/2)Coaches (Third base after 7/14) (Third base until 7/10) (Pitching) (Batting practice) (First base) (Bullpen)

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
C		98	282	54	.191	6	39
1B		99	257	68	.265	4	39
2B		156	654	205	.313	16	70
SS		160	568	145	.255	20	81
3B		138	542	154	.284	9	49
LF		142	505	130	.257	24	81
CF		156	618	178	.288	16	76
RF		149	553	154	.278	5	31

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
	83	235	69	.294	12	38
	96	234	54	.231	21	47
	91	227	57	.251	5	37
	50	111	28	.252	4	14
	82	110	28	.255	0	5
	92	84	20	.238	4	14
	25	75	25	.333	2	10
	56	55	7	.127	0	5

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
	32	224.2	16	8	2.80	216
	41	221.0	12	19	5.29	154
	33	209.2	12	11	4.29	133
	25	142.0	5	7	3.55	96
	12	73.2	6	2	3.91	44

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
	35	130.0	6	8	4.50	71
	11	38.0	0	6	6.63	24

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
	57	8	8	18	2.48	104
	59	5	4	11	3.07	69
	54	5	4	4	3.90	54
	42	1	5	0	5.49	44
	13	0	2	1	12.00	17
	7	0	0	1	6.43	9
	5	0	0	0	0.00	5
	3	0	0	0	4.91	3
	1	0	0	0	18.00	0

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

^[4]

References

• 1966 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/robinfr02.shtml Frank Robinson
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/keougma01.shtml Marty Keough
3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/n/nolanga01.shtml Gary Nolan
4. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007