1966 Minnesota Twins season
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Owner(s) | Calvin Griffith (majority owner, with Thelma Griffith Haynes) |
General manager(s) | Calvin Griffith |
Manager(s) | Sam Mele |
Local television | WTCN-TV |
Local radio | 830 WCCO AM (Herb Carneal, Halsey Hall, Ray Scott) |
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The 1966 Minnesota Twins finished 89–73, second in the American League. 1,259,374 fans attended Twins games, the second highest total in the American League.
Regular season
Jim Kaat won an AL best 25 games. Kaat became the first pitcher in the history of the American League to win 25 games but not win the Cy Young Award.[1] Kaat also won his fifth Gold Glove.
Tony Oliva led the AL with 191 hits. Harmon Killebrew again led the team with 39 HR and 110 RBI.
Four Twins made the All-Star Game: first baseman Harmon Killebrew, outfielder Tony Oliva, catcher Earl Battey, and pitcher Jim Kaat.
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 |
Record vs. opponents
1966 American League Records
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIN | NYY | WSH | |||
Baltimore | — | 12–6 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 11–5 | 10–8 | 15–3 | 11–7 | |||
Boston | 6–12 | — | 9–9 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 8–10 | 8–10 | |||
California | 6–12 | 9–9 | — | 8–10 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 11–7 | 7–11 | |||
Chicago | 9–9 | 7–11 | 10–8 | — | 11–7 | 8–10 | 13–5 | 4–14 | 9–9–1 | 12–6 | |||
Cleveland | 10–8 | 11–7 | 8–10 | 7–11 | — | 9–9 | 6–12 | 9–9 | 12–6 | 9–9 | |||
Detroit | 9–9 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 9–9 | — | 6–12 | 11–7 | 11–7 | 13–5 | |||
Kansas City | 5–11 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 5–13 | 12–6 | 12–6 | — | 8–10 | 5–13 | 9–9 | |||
Minnesota | 8–10 | 12–6 | 7–11 | 14–4 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 10–8 | — | 8–10 | 14–4 | |||
New York | 3–15 | 10–8 | 7–11 | 9–9–1 | 6–12 | 7–11 | 13–5 | 10–8 | — | 5–10 | |||
Washington | 7–11 | 10–8 | 11–7 | 6–12 | 9–9 | 5–13 | 9–9 | 4–14 | 10–5 | — |
Notable transactions
- June 7, 1966: 1966 Major League Baseball Draft
- Steve Garvey was drafted by the Twins in the 3rd round, but did not sign.[2]
- Roger Freed was drafted by the Twins, but the pick was voided.[3]
Roster
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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 | Earl Battey | 115 | 364 | 93 | .255 | 4 | 34 |
1B | Don Mincher | 139 | 431 | 108 | .251 | 14 | 62 |
2B | Bernie Allen | 101 | 319 | 76 | .238 | 5 | 30 |
3B | Harmon Killebrew | 162 | 569 | 160 | .281 | 39 | 110 |
SS | Zoilo Versalles | 137 | 543 | 135 | .249 | 7 | 36 |
LF | Jimmie Hall | 120 | 356 | 85 | .239 | 20 | 47 |
CF | Ted Uhlaender | 105 | 367 | 83 | .226 | 2 | 22 |
RF | Tony Oliva | 159 | 622 | 191 | .307 | 25 | 87 |
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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César Tovar | 134 | 465 | 121 | .260 | 2 | 41 |
Ron Clark | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 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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Jim Kaat | 41 | 304.2 | 25 | 13 | 2.75 | 205 |
Mudcat Grant | 35 | 249 | 13 | 13 | 3.25 | 110 |
Jim Perry | 33 | 184.1 | 11 | 7 | 2.54 | 122 |
Dave Boswell | 28 | 169.1 | 12 | 5 | 3.14 | 173 |
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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Jim Merritt | 31 | 144 | 7 | 14 | 3.38 | 124 |
Dwight Siebler | 23 | 49.2 | 2 | 2 | 3.44 | 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 |
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Al Worthington | 65 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 2.46 | 93 |
Pete Cimino | 35 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5.06 | 1 |
Ron Keller | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.06 | 1 |
Farm system
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References
- Player stats from www.baseball-reference.com
- Team info from www.baseball-almanac.com
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External links
- ↑ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 236, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ↑ Steve Garvey page at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Roger Freed page at Baseball-Reference