| 1966 New York Yankees | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | American League | |||
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium | |||
| City | New York City | |||
| Owners | CBS | |||
| General managers | Ralph Houk,Dan Topping, Jr. | |||
| Managers | Johnny Keane,Ralph Houk | |||
| Television | WPIX (Red Barber,Phil Rizzuto,Jerry Coleman,Joe Garagiola) | |||
| Radio | WCBS (AM) (Phil Rizzuto,Red Barber,Jerry Coleman,Joe Garagiola) | |||
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The 1966New 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 eventual World Series championBaltimore Orioles. New York was managed byJohnny Keane andRalph Houk. The Yankees played atYankee Stadium. Keane managed his final MLB game in early May, and died the following January at the age of 55.
The Yankees finished in tenth place, although arguably a "strong" tenth.[1] It was the first time they had finished in last place since1912, their last year atthe Hilltop. The Yankees would not finish in last place again for anothertwenty four years. It was also first time that the Yankees did not win the pennant in consecutive seasons since not winning the pennant in 3 straight seasons from 1944 to 1946.
On September 22, a paid attendance of 413 was announced at the 65,000-seatYankee Stadium.[2]WPIX announcerRed 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 executiveMike Burke as team president. A week later, Barber was invited to breakfast where Burke told him that his contract would not be renewed.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Orioles | 97 | 63 | .606 | — | 48–31 | 49–32 |
| Minnesota Twins | 89 | 73 | .549 | 9 | 49–32 | 40–41 |
| Detroit Tigers | 88 | 74 | .543 | 10 | 42–39 | 46–35 |
| Chicago White Sox | 83 | 79 | .512 | 15 | 45–36 | 38–43 |
| Cleveland Indians | 81 | 81 | .500 | 17 | 41–40 | 40–41 |
| California Angels | 80 | 82 | .494 | 18 | 42–39 | 38–43 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 74 | 86 | .463 | 23 | 42–39 | 32–47 |
| Washington Senators | 71 | 88 | .447 | 25½ | 42–36 | 29–52 |
| Boston Red Sox | 72 | 90 | .444 | 26 | 40–41 | 32–49 |
| New York Yankees | 70 | 89 | .440 | 26½ | 35–46 | 35–43 |
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KCA | MIN | NYY | WAS | |||
| 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 | — | |||
| 1966 New York Yankees | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches | ||||||
| = Indicates team leader |
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 | 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Steve Whitaker | 31 | 114 | 28 | .246 | 7 | 15 |
| Ray Barker | 61 | 75 | 14 | .187 | 3 | 13 |
| Billy Bryan | 27 | 69 | 15 | .217 | 4 | 5 |
| Bobby Murcer | 21 | 69 | 12 | .174 | 0 | 5 |
| Dick Schofield | 25 | 58 | 9 | .155 | 0 | 2 |
| Roger Repoz | 37 | 43 | 15 | .349 | 0 | 9 |
| Mike Hegan | 13 | 39 | 8 | .205 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Ferraro | 10 | 28 | 5 | .179 | 0 | 0 |
| Rubén Amaro | 14 | 23 | 5 | .217 | 0 | 3 |
| John Miller | 6 | 23 | 2 | .087 | 1 | 2 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Stottlemyre | 37 | 251.0 | 12 | 20 | 3.80 | 146 |
| Fritz Peterson | 34 | 215.0 | 12 | 11 | 3.31 | 96 |
| Al Downing | 30 | 200.0 | 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 | 23.0 | 1 | 1 | 3.52 | 16 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitey Ford | 22 | 73.0 | 2 | 5 | 2.47 | 43 |
| Bob Friend | 12 | 44.2 | 1 | 2 | 4.84 | 22 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Ramos | 52 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 3.61 | 58 |
| Hal Reniff | 56 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3.21 | 79 |
| 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 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: GCL Yankees[8]