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1966 Los Angeles Dodgers 1966 National League Champions
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1890)
Location
Dodger Stadium (Since 1962) Los Angeles, California (Since 1958)
1966 Information
Owner(s)	Walter O'Malley
General Manager(s)	Buzzie Bavasi
Manager(s)	Walter Alston
Local television	KTTV (11)
Local radio	KFI Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett KWKW Jose Garcia, Jaime Jarrin

The 1966 Los Angeles Dodgers won the National League championship with a 95-67 record (1.5 games over the San Francisco Giants), but lost to the Baltimore Orioles in four games in the World Series.

Regular season

Sandy Koufax became the first pitcher to win three Cy Young Awards in a career.^[1]

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

Opening Day lineup

Opening Day Starters
Name	Position
Maury Wills	Shortstop
Wes Parker	First baseman
Willie Davis	Center fielder
Ron Fairly	Right fielder
Jim Lefebvre	Third baseman
Lou Johnson	Right fielder
Johnny Roseboro	Catcher
Nate Oliver	Second baseman
Claude Osteen	Starting pitcher

Notable transactions

May 10, 1966: Johnny Podres was acquired from the Dodgers by the Detroit Tigers.^[2]
May 27, 1966: Howie Reed was traded by the Dodgers to the California Angels for Dick Egan and a player to be named later. The Angels completed the deal by sending John Butler (minors) to the Dodgers on December 7.^[3]
May 28, 1966: Wes Covington was signed as a free agent by the Dodgers.^[4]
June 7, 1966: 1966 Major League Baseball Draft notable picks:

Round 2: John Gamble

Round 8: Charlie Hough

Round 9: Bill Russell

Round 12: Billy Grabarkewitz

Round 15: Ted Sizemore

Round 40: Ray Lamb

Round 55: Bob Randall (did not sign)^[5]

September 10, 1966: Thad Tillotson and cash were traded by the Dodgers to the New York Yankees for Dick Schofield.^[6]

Roster

1966 Los Angeles Dodgers roster

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

43 Willie Crawford

Manager

24 Walter Alston

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

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

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
Koufax, SandySandy Koufax	41	323	27	9	1.73	317

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

1966 World Series

Main article: 1966 World Series

Game 1

October 5, 1966 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. Attendance: 55,941

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Baltimore (A)	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	9	0
Los Angeles (N)	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0
W: Moe Drabowsky (1-0) L: Don Drysdale (0-1)
HR: BAL – Frank Robinson (1), Brooks Robinson (1) LAD – Jim Lefebvre (1)

Game 2

October 6, 1966 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. Attendance: 55,947

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Baltimore (A)	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	2	0	6	8	0
Los Angeles (N)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	6
W: Jim Palmer (1-0) L: Sandy Koufax (0-1)

Game 3

October 8, 1966 at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland. Attendance: 54,445

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Los Angeles (N)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Baltimore (A)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	X	1	3	0
W: Wally Bunker (1-0) L: Claude Osteen (0-1)
HR: BAL – Paul Blair (1)

Game 4

October 9, 1966 at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland. Attendance: 54,458

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Los Angeles (N)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Baltimore (A)	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	X	1	4	0
W: Dave McNally (1-0) L: Don Drysdale (0-2)
HR: BAL – Frank Robinson (2)

Awards and honors

1966 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Sandy Koufax starter
- Jim Lefebvre starter
- Phil Regan reserve
- Maury Wills reserve
Cy Young Award.
- Sandy Koufax
Gold Glove Award
- Johnny Roseboro
Comeback Player of the Year Award
- Phil Regan
TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year Award
- Don Sutton
TSN Pitcher of the Year Award
- Sandy Koufax
TSN Fireman of the Year Award
- Phil Regan
TSN National League All-Star
- Sandy Koufax
Hutch Award
- Sandy Koufax^[7]

Farm system

AAA: Spokane Indians (managed by Roy Hartsfield)- Pacific Coast League
AA: Albuquerque Dodgers (managed by Bob Kennedy) - Texas League
A: Santa Barbara Dodgers (managed by Norm Sherry) - California League
A: Jamestown Dodgers (managed by Bill Berrier) - New York-Penn League
Rookie: Ogden Dodgers (managed by Tommy Lasorda) - Pioneer League -LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
A: Tri-City Atoms (managed by Duke Snider)- Northwest League -LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

Notes

^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.234, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
^ Johnny Podres page at Baseball Reference
^ Howie Reed page at Baseball Reference
^ Wes Covington page at Baseball Reference
^ 1966 Los Angeles Dodgers picks in the June draft
^ Thad Tillotson page at Baseball Reference
^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/aw_hut.shtml

References

External links

1966 MLB season by team

American League	Baltimore • Boston • California • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Kansas City • Minnesota • New York • Washington

National League	Atlanta • Chicago • Cincinnati • Houston • Los Angeles • New York Mets • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • San Francisco • St. Louis

1966 Major League Baseball Draft • 1966 All-Star Game • 1966 World Series

Preceded by Los Angeles Dodgers 1965	National League Championship Season 1966	Succeeded by St. Louis Cardinals 1967

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