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1966 Baltimore Orioles

97-63 • .606 Win% • 1st in AL

The 1966 Baltimore Orioles went 97-63 (.606) finishing 1st in the AL. They won the World Series that season. The club scored 755 runs, allowed 601, and played home games at Memorial Stadium. Team leaders included Frank Robinson (49 HR, 122 RBI) and Jim Palmer (15-10, 3.46 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

97 Wins
63 Losses
.606 Win %
1st Rank
755 R 601 RA
Diff +154

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⚡ Quick Stats

755 Runs Scored
601 Runs Allowed
+154 Run Diff
1,203K Attendance

📈 vs. 1966 AL Average

Batting Avg .257 7% above the 1966 league average (.240)
OBP .323 6% above the 1966 league average (.305)
SLG .409 11% above the 1966 league average (.368)
Team ERA 3.32 3% better than the 1966 league average (3.44)
Runs Scored 755 20% above the 1966 league average (628 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMemorial Stadium
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 1,203,424
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Avg per Game 15,233

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1966

Batting Avg

1 Frank Robinson 0.316 2 Russ Snyder 0.306 3 Jerry Adair 0.288 4 Boog Powell 0.287 5 Paul Blair 0.277

Home Runs

1 Frank Robinson 49 2 Boog Powell 34 3 Curt Blefary 23 4 Brooks Robinson 23 5 Andy Etchebarren 11

RBI

1 Frank Robinson 122 2 Boog Powell 109 3 Brooks Robinson 100 4 Curt Blefary 64 5 Davey Johnson 56
1966 Baltimore Orioles — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Luis Aparicio 151 659 97 182 25 8 6 41 33 42 25 0.276
Brooks Robinson 157 620 91 167 35 2 23 100 56 36 2 0.269
Frank Robinson 155 576 122 182 34 2 49 122 87 90 8 0.316
Davey Johnson 131 501 47 129 20 3 7 56 31 64 3 0.257
Boog Powell 140 491 78 141 18 0 34 109 67 125 0 0.287
Curt Blefary 131 419 73 107 14 3 23 64 73 56 1 0.255
Andy Etchebarren 121 412 49 91 14 6 11 50 38 106 0 0.221
Russ Snyder 117 373 66 114 21 5 3 41 38 37 2 0.306
Paul Blair 133 303 35 84 20 2 6 33 15 36 5 0.277
Sam Bowens 89 243 26 51 9 1 6 20 17 52 9 0.210
Bob Johnson 71 157 13 34 5 0 1 10 12 24 0 0.217
Vic Roznovsky 41 97 4 23 5 0 1 10 9 11 0 0.237
Woodie Held 56 82 6 17 3 1 1 7 12 30 0 0.207
Dave McNally 34 77 6 15 5 0 0 3 2 27 0 0.195
Jim Palmer 36 73 11 7 1 0 1 5 3 33 0 0.096
Larry Haney 20 56 3 9 1 0 1 3 1 15 0 0.161
Jerry Adair 17 52 3 15 1 0 0 3 4 8 0 0.288
Wally Bunker 30 48 4 5 3 0 0 2 4 22 0 0.104
Eddie Watt 43 46 4 14 1 0 2 2 1 9 0 0.304
Steve Barber 25 44 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 30 0 0.068
John Miller 23 34 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 11 0 0.118
Moe Drabowsky 44 22 3 8 2 0 0 4 1 6 0 0.364
Mark Belanger 8 19 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.158
Frank Bertaina 16 19 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.105
Stu Miller 51 19 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 8 0 0.105
Gene Brabender 31 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0.077
Eddie Fisher 44 13 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 8 0 0.154
Dick Hall 32 12 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0.167
Charlie Lau 18 12 1 6 2 1 0 5 4 1 0 0.500
Mike Epstein 6 11 1 2 0 1 0 3 1 3 0 0.182
Bill Short 6 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0.091
Cam Carreon 4 9 2 2 2 0 0 2 3 2 0 0.222
Tom Phoebus 3 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.167
Ed Barnowski 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1966

ERA

1 Stu Miller 2.25 2 Steve Barber 2.30 3 Eddie Fisher 2.64 4 Moe Drabowsky 2.81 5 Bill Short 2.87

Wins

1 Jim Palmer 15 2 Dave McNally 13 3 Steve Barber 10 4 Wally Bunker 10 5 Stu Miller 9

Strikeouts

1 Dave McNally 158 2 Jim Palmer 147 3 Eddie Watt 102 4 Moe Drabowsky 98 5 Steve Barber 91
1966 Baltimore Orioles — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dave McNally 13 6 3.17 34 33 0 213.0 212 75 64 158
Jim Palmer 15 10 3.46 30 30 0 208.1 176 80 91 147
Eddie Watt 9 7 3.83 43 13 4 145.2 123 62 44 102
Wally Bunker 10 6 4.29 29 24 0 142.2 151 68 48 89
Steve Barber 10 5 2.30 25 22 0 133.1 104 34 49 91
John Miller 4 8 4.74 23 16 0 100.2 92 53 58 81
Moe Drabowsky 6 0 2.81 44 3 7 96.0 62 30 29 98
Stu Miller 9 4 2.25 51 0 18 92.0 65 23 22 67
Eddie Fisher 5 3 2.64 44 0 13 71.2 60 21 19 39
Gene Brabender 4 3 3.55 31 1 2 71.0 57 28 29 62
Dick Hall 6 2 3.95 32 0 7 66.0 59 29 8 44
Frank Bertaina 2 5 3.13 16 9 0 63.1 52 22 36 46
Bill Short 2 3 2.87 6 6 0 37.2 34 12 10 27
Tom Phoebus 2 1 1.23 3 3 0 22.0 16 3 6 17
Ed Barnowski 0 0 3.00 2 0 0 3.0 4 1 1 2

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
BAL def. LAN 4-0

👥 Roster (34)

Jerry Adair Luis Aparicio Steve Barber Ed Barnowski Mark Belanger Frank Bertaina Paul Blair Curt Blefary Sam Bowens Gene Brabender Wally Bunker Cam Carreon +22 more

34 players

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The 1966 Baltimore Orioles in brief

The 1966 Baltimore Orioles finished 97-63, a .606 winning percentage, placing 1st in the AL. The club won the World Series. Runs came in at 755 scored against 601 allowed (+154). Against a league average of .240, the 1966 Baltimore Orioles batted .257. The Baltimore Orioles staff finished with a 3.32 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.44.

Home games were played at Memorial Stadium, where 1,203,424 fans came through the gates. Frank Robinson led the club in home runs with 49. The pitching staff's wins leader was Jim Palmer (15). Dave McNally struck out 158, the most on the club. Stu Miller closed out 18 saves. In the World Series, the Baltimore Orioles beat LAN 4-0.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1966 Baltimore Orioles

What was the 1966 Baltimore Orioles record?
The 1966 Baltimore Orioles finished 97-63 (.606 win pct).
Did the 1966 Baltimore Orioles win the World Series?
Yes. The 1966 Baltimore Orioles won the World Series.
Who led the 1966 Baltimore Orioles in home runs?
Frank Robinson led the 1966 Baltimore Orioles with 49 home runs.
What was the 1966 Baltimore Orioles team ERA?
The 1966 Baltimore Orioles posted a team ERA of 3.32.
Where did the 1966 Baltimore Orioles play?
The 1966 Baltimore Orioles played home games at Memorial Stadium.
Who led the 1966 Baltimore Orioles in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Frank Robinson (49 HR, 122 RBI) and Jim Palmer (15-10, 3.46 ERA).
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