1966 Philadelphia Phillies season

1966 Philadelphia Phillies
Major League affiliations
	National League (since 1883);
Location
	Connie Mack Stadium (since 1938);
	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (since 1883);
Other information
Owner(s)	R. R. M. Carpenter, Jr.
Manager(s)	Gene Mauch
Local television	WFIL
Local radio	WFIL; (By Saam, Bill Campbell, Richie Ashburn)
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Offseason

October 27, 1965: Pat Corrales, Art Mahaffey, and Alex Johnson were traded by the Phillies to the St. Louis Cardinals for Dick Groat, Bob Uecker and Bill White.^[1]
November 29, 1965: Rubén Amaro was traded by the Phillies to the New York Yankees for Phil Linz.^[2]
November 29, 1965: Rich Barry was drafted by the Phillies from the New York Yankees in the 1965 minor league draft.^[3]
December 6, 1965: Jack Baldschun was traded by the Phillies to the Baltimore Orioles for Darold Knowles and Jackie Brandt.^[4]
January 10, 1966: Wes Covington was traded by the Phillies to the Chicago Cubs for Doug Clemens.^[5]
January 29, 1966: Lowell Palmer was drafted by the Phillies in the 1st round (6th pick) of the secondary phase of the 1966 Major League Baseball Draft. Player signed February 1, 1966.^[6]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
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

Notable transactions

April 11, 1966: Mike Marshall was purchased from the Phillies by the Detroit Tigers.^[7]
April 21, 1966: Ferguson Jenkins, John Herrnstein and Adolfo Phillips were traded by the Phillies to the Chicago Cubs for Larry Jackson and Bob Buhl.^[8]
June 22, 1966: Norm Gigon was traded by the Phillies to the Chicago Cubs for Billy Cowan.^[9]

Roster

1966 Philadelphia Phillies

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

4 Gene Mauch

Coaches

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
SS	Groat, DickDick Groat	155	584	152	.260	2	53

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
Uecker, BobBob Uecker	78	207	43	.208	7	30

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

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

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
Belinsky, BoBo Belinsky	9	0	2	0	2.93	8

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Spartanburg

Eugene affiliation shared with St. Louis Cardinals^[10]

Notes

^ Dick Groat page at Baseball Reference
^ Ruben Amaro page at Baseball Reference
^ Rich Barry page at Baseball Reference
^ Darold Knowles page at Baseball Reference
^ Wes Covington page at Baseball Reference
^ Lowell Palmer page at Baseball-Reference
^ Mike Marshall page at Baseball Reference
^ John Herrnstein page at Baseball Reference
^ Billy Cowan 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

References

1966 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference

[1] Dick Groat page at Baseball Reference

[2] Ruben Amaro page at Baseball Reference

[3] Rich Barry page at Baseball Reference

[4] Darold Knowles page at Baseball Reference

[5] Wes Covington page at Baseball Reference

[6] Lowell Palmer page at Baseball-Reference

[7] Mike Marshall page at Baseball Reference

[8] John Herrnstein page at Baseball Reference

[9] Billy Cowan page at Baseball-Reference

[10] 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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