1966 Boston Red Sox

72-90 • .444 Win% • 9th in AL

The 1966 Boston Red Sox went 72-90 (.444) finishing 9th in the AL. The club scored 655 runs, allowed 731, and played home games at Fenway Park II. Team leaders included Tony Conigliaro (28 HR, 93 RBI) and Jose Santiago (12-13, 3.66 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

72 Wins
90 Losses
.444 Win %
9th Rank
655 R 731 RA
Diff -76

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655 Runs Scored
731 Runs Allowed
-76 Run Diff
815K Attendance

📈 vs. 1966 AL Average

Batting Avg .239 equal to the 1966 league average (.240)
OBP .309 1% above the 1966 league average (.305)
SLG .376 2% above the 1966 league average (.368)
Team ERA 3.92 14% worse than the 1966 league average (3.44)
Runs Scored 655 4% above the 1966 league average (628 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park II
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 815,197
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Avg per Game 10,064

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1966

Batting Avg

1 Don Demeter 0.292 2 Carl Yastrzemski 0.278 3 Jose Tartabull 0.277 4 Tony Conigliaro 0.265 5 Joe Foy 0.262

Home Runs

1 Tony Conigliaro 28 2 George Scott 27 3 Rico Petrocelli 18 4 Carl Yastrzemski 16 5 Joe Foy 15

RBI

1 Tony Conigliaro 93 2 George Scott 90 3 Carl Yastrzemski 80 4 Joe Foy 63 5 Rico Petrocelli 59
1966 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
George Scott 162 601 73 147 18 7 27 90 65 152 4 0.245
Carl Yastrzemski 160 594 81 165 39 2 16 80 84 60 8 0.278
Tony Conigliaro 150 558 77 148 26 7 28 93 52 112 0 0.265
Joe Foy 151 554 97 145 23 8 15 63 91 80 2 0.262
Rico Petrocelli 139 522 58 124 20 1 18 59 41 99 1 0.238
George Smith 128 403 41 86 19 4 8 37 37 86 4 0.213
Mike Ryan 116 369 27 79 15 3 2 32 29 68 1 0.214
Dalton Jones 115 252 26 59 11 5 4 23 22 27 1 0.234
Don Demeter 73 226 31 66 13 1 9 29 5 42 1 0.292
Bob Tillman 78 204 12 47 8 0 3 24 22 35 0 0.230
Jose Tartabull 68 195 28 54 7 4 0 11 6 11 11 0.277
George Thomas 69 173 25 41 4 0 5 20 23 33 1 0.237
Eddie Kasko 58 136 11 29 7 0 1 12 15 19 1 0.213
Lenny Green 85 133 18 32 6 0 1 12 15 19 0 0.241
Jim Gosger 40 126 16 32 4 0 5 17 15 20 0 0.254
Jose Santiago 38 56 5 11 1 0 0 1 2 12 0 0.196
Jim Lonborg 46 54 5 5 2 1 0 0 2 23 0 0.093
Lee Stange 28 48 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 19 0 0.062
Darrell Brandon 41 44 4 8 2 1 0 2 2 21 0 0.182
Earl Wilson 18 32 7 8 0 0 2 5 4 11 0 0.250
Reggie Smith 6 26 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.154
Dennis Bennett 16 23 2 3 1 0 1 1 2 11 0 0.130
Tony Horton 6 22 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0.136
Mike Andrews 5 18 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.167
Rollie Sheldon 23 18 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.111
Jerry Stephenson 15 17 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.118
Dick Stigman 34 17 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 10 0 0.118
Joe Christopher 12 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.077
Don McMahon 49 11 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 6 0 0.091
John Wyatt 42 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.000
Hank Fischer 6 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.222
Bob Sadowski 11 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dave Morehead 12 6 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Dan Osinski 44 6 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.333
Ken Sanders 24 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.000
Pete Magrini 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Guido Grilli 6 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Dick Radatz 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Bill Short 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Garry Roggenburk 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1966

ERA

1 Don McMahon 2.65 2 Hank Fischer 2.90 3 John Wyatt 3.14 4 Dennis Bennett 3.24 5 Darrell Brandon 3.31

Wins

1 Jose Santiago 12 2 Jim Lonborg 10 3 Darrell Brandon 8 4 Don McMahon 8 5 Lee Stange 7

Strikeouts

1 Jim Lonborg 131 2 Jose Santiago 119 3 Darrell Brandon 101 4 Lee Stange 77 5 Earl Wilson 67
1966 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jim Lonborg 10 10 3.86 45 23 2 181.2 173 78 55 131
Jose Santiago 12 13 3.66 35 28 2 172.0 155 70 58 119
Darrell Brandon 8 8 3.31 40 17 2 157.2 129 58 70 101
Lee Stange 7 9 3.35 28 19 0 153.1 140 57 43 77
Earl Wilson 5 5 3.84 15 14 0 100.2 88 43 36 67
Dick Stigman 2 1 5.44 34 10 0 81.0 85 49 46 65
Rollie Sheldon 1 6 4.97 23 10 0 79.2 106 44 23 38
Don McMahon 8 7 2.65 49 0 9 78.0 65 23 38 57
Dennis Bennett 3 3 3.24 16 13 0 75.0 75 27 23 47
John Wyatt 3 4 3.14 42 0 8 71.2 59 25 27 63
Dan Osinski 4 3 3.61 44 1 2 67.1 68 27 28 44
Jerry Stephenson 2 5 5.83 15 11 0 66.1 68 43 44 50
Ken Sanders 3 6 3.80 24 0 2 47.1 36 20 28 33
Bob Sadowski 1 1 5.40 11 5 0 33.1 41 20 9 11
Hank Fischer 2 3 2.90 6 5 0 31.0 35 10 11 26
Dave Morehead 1 2 5.46 12 5 0 28.0 31 17 7 20
Dick Radatz 0 2 4.74 16 0 4 19.0 24 10 11 19
Bill Short 0 0 4.32 8 0 0 8.1 10 4 2 2
Pete Magrini 0 1 9.82 3 1 0 7.1 8 8 8 3
Guido Grilli 0 1 7.71 6 0 0 4.2 5 4 9 4
Garry Roggenburk 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.1 1 0 1 0

👥 Roster (40)

Mike Andrews Dennis Bennett Darrell Brandon Joe Christopher Tony Conigliaro Don Demeter Hank Fischer Joe Foy Jim Gosger Lenny Green Guido Grilli Tony Horton +28 more

40 players

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The 1966 Boston Red Sox in brief

In 1966 the Boston Red Sox posted a 72-90 mark (.444) and finished 9th in the AL. Runs came in at 655 scored against 731 allowed (-76). Pitchers allowed 3.92 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.44. League clubs averaged 628 runs that year, so the Boston Red Sox scored 4% more. The home park, Fenway Park II, recorded 815,197 in attendance, about 10,064 a game.

The home run leader was Tony Conigliaro, who hit 28. The hits leader was Carl Yastrzemski with 165. Jose Santiago led the pitchers with 12 wins. The strikeout leader was Jim Lonborg with 131. The 1966 roster runs to 40 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1965 season and the 1967 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1966 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1966 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1966 Boston Red Sox finished 72-90 (.444 win pct).
Who led the 1966 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Tony Conigliaro led the 1966 Boston Red Sox with 28 home runs.
What was the 1966 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1966 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 3.92.
Did the 1966 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1966 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1966 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1966 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park II.
Who led the 1966 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Tony Conigliaro (28 HR, 93 RBI) and Jose Santiago (12-13, 3.66 ERA).
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