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1966 San Francisco Giants season
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| 1966 San Francisco Giants | ||
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| League | National League | |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park | |
| City | San Francisco, California | |
| Owners | Horace Stoneham | |
| General managers | Chub Feeney | |
| Managers | Herman Franks | |
| Television | KTVU (Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons, Bill Thompson) | |
| Radio | KSFO (Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons, Bill Thompson) | |
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The 1966 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 84th year in Major League Baseball, their ninth year in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their seventh at Candlestick Park. The Giants finished second in the National League with a record of 93 wins and 68 losses, a game-and-a-half behind their arch-rivals, the NL champion Los Angeles Dodgers.
Offseason
- October 15, 1965: Warren Spahn was released by the Giants.[1]
- December 2, 1965: Randy Hundley and Bill Hands traded to the Chicago Cubs for Lindy McDaniel and Don Landrum.[2]
Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 95 | 67 | 0.586 | — | 53–28 | 42–39 |
| San Francisco Giants | 93 | 68 | 0.578 | 1½ | 47–34 | 46–34 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 92 | 70 | 0.568 | 3 | 46–35 | 46–35 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 87 | 75 | 0.537 | 8 | 48–33 | 39–42 |
| Atlanta Braves | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | 10 | 43–38 | 42–39 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 83 | 79 | 0.512 | 12 | 43–38 | 40–41 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 76 | 84 | 0.475 | 18 | 46–33 | 30–51 |
| Houston Astros | 72 | 90 | 0.444 | 23 | 45–36 | 27–54 |
| New York Mets | 66 | 95 | 0.410 | 28½ | 32–49 | 34–46 |
| Chicago Cubs | 59 | 103 | 0.364 | 36 | 32–49 | 27–54 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | NYM | PHI | PIT | SF | STL | |||||
| Atlanta | — | 7–11 | 10–8 | 14–4–1 | 7–11 | 14–4 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 8–10 | 7–11 | |||||
| Chicago | 11–7 | — | 6–12 | 5–13 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 5–13 | 6–12 | 6–12 | 4–14 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 8–10 | 12–6 | — | 4–14 | 6–12 | 10–7 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 7–10 | 11–7 | |||||
| Houston | 4–14–1 | 13–5 | 14–4 | — | 7–11 | 7–11 | 7–11 | 4–14 | 6–12 | 10–8 | |||||
| Los Angeles | 11–7 | 10–8 | 12–6 | 11–7 | — | 12–6 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 10–8 | |||||
| New York | 4–14 | 10–8 | 7–10 | 11–7 | 6–12 | — | 7–11 | 5–13 | 9–9 | 7–11 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 7-11 | 13–5 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 11–7 | — | 10–8 | 10–8 | 10–8 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 11–7 | 12–6 | 10–8 | 14–4 | 9–9 | 13–5 | 8–10 | — | 7–11 | 8–10 | |||||
| San Francisco | 10–8 | 12–6 | 10–7 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 11–7 | — | 12–6 | |||||
| St. Louis | 11–7 | 14–4 | 7–11 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 8–10 | 10–8 | 6–12 | — | |||||
Opening Day lineup
- Jesús Alou
- Tito Fuentes
- Len Gabrielson
- Tom Haller
- Jim Ray Hart
- Hal Lanier
- Juan Marichal
- Willie Mays
- Willie McCovey[3]
Notable transactions
- May 8, 1966: Orlando Cepeda was traded by the Giants to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ray Sadecki.[4]
- June 10, 1966: Bob Shaw was purchased from the Giants by the New York Mets.[5]
Game log and schedule
| Legend | |
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| Giants win | |
| Giants loss | |
| Postponement | |
| Bold | Giants team member |
| 1966 Game Log (93–68) (Home: 47–34; Road: 46–34) | |||||||||||
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May (19–9) (Home: 9–5; Road: 10–4)
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October (3–0) (Road: 3–0) |