1966 Chicago White Sox

83-79 • .512 Win% • 4th in AL

The 1966 Chicago White Sox went 83-79 (.512) finishing 4th in the AL. The club scored 574 runs, allowed 517, and played home games at Comiskey Park. Team leaders included Tommie Agee (22 HR, 86 RBI) and Tommy John (14-11, 2.62 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

83 Wins
79 Losses
.512 Win %
4th Rank
574 R 517 RA
Diff +57

📁 Franchise Info

Chicago White Sox Active
→

⚡ Quick Stats

574 Runs Scored
517 Runs Allowed
+57 Run Diff
973K Attendance

📈 vs. 1966 AL Average

Batting Avg .230 4% below the 1966 league average (.240)
OBP .296 3% below the 1966 league average (.305)
SLG .330 10% below the 1966 league average (.368)
Team ERA 2.68 22% better than the 1966 league average (3.44)
Runs Scored 574 9% below the 1966 league average (628 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

🏟️
StadiumComiskey Park
📅
Home Games 81
👥
Total Attendance 973,770
📊
Avg per Game 12,021

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1966

Batting Avg

1 Smoky Burgess 0.313 2 Tommie Agee 0.273 3 Ken Berry 0.271 4 J. C. Martin 0.255 5 Bill Skowron 0.249

Home Runs

1 Tommie Agee 22 2 John Romano 15 3 Ken Berry 8 4 Don Buford 8 5 Bill Skowron 6

RBI

1 Tommie Agee 86 2 Don Buford 52 3 Tommy McCraw 48 4 John Romano 47 5 Jerry Adair 36
1966 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Tommie Agee 160 629 98 172 27 8 22 86 41 127 44 0.273
Don Buford 163 607 85 148 26 7 8 52 69 71 51 0.244
Ken Berry 147 443 50 120 20 2 8 34 28 63 7 0.271
Tommy McCraw 151 389 49 89 16 4 5 48 29 40 20 0.229
Jerry Adair 105 370 27 90 18 2 4 36 17 44 3 0.243
Floyd Robinson 127 342 44 81 11 2 5 35 44 32 8 0.237
Bill Skowron 120 337 27 84 15 2 6 29 26 45 1 0.249
John Romano 122 329 33 76 12 0 15 47 58 72 0 0.231
Pete Ward 84 251 22 55 7 1 3 28 24 49 3 0.219
Lee Elia 80 195 16 40 5 2 3 22 15 39 0 0.205
Al Weis 129 187 20 29 4 1 0 9 17 50 3 0.155
Wayne Causey 78 164 23 40 8 2 0 13 24 13 2 0.244
J. C. Martin 67 157 13 40 5 3 2 20 14 24 0 0.255
Gene Freese 48 106 8 22 2 0 3 10 8 20 2 0.208
Gary Peters 38 81 12 19 3 2 1 9 0 19 0 0.235
Ron Hansen 23 74 3 13 1 0 0 4 15 10 0 0.176
Tommy John 34 69 6 10 1 0 2 8 3 21 0 0.145
Smoky Burgess 79 67 0 21 5 0 0 15 11 8 0 0.313
Danny Cater 21 60 3 11 1 1 0 4 0 10 3 0.183
Joe Horlen 64 60 6 4 0 0 0 1 2 12 1 0.067
Jerry McNertney 44 59 3 13 0 0 0 1 7 6 1 0.220
John Buzhardt 34 43 0 5 0 0 0 2 2 18 0 0.116
Bruce Howard 27 43 2 3 1 0 0 2 5 13 0 0.070
Duane Josephson 11 38 3 9 1 0 0 3 3 3 0 0.237
Ed Stroud 12 36 3 6 2 0 0 1 2 8 3 0.167
Jack Lamabe 34 35 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 16 0 0.057
Buddy Bradford 14 28 3 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0.143
Jim Hicks 18 26 3 5 0 1 0 1 1 5 0 0.192
Juan Pizarro 34 26 2 4 1 0 0 2 1 5 0 0.154
Dick Kenworthy 9 25 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.200
Dennis Higgins 42 17 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.176
Bob Locker 56 16 3 4 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0.250
Marv Staehle 8 15 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 0.133
Hoyt Wilhelm 46 8 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.125
Fred Klages 3 6 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.500
Deacon Jones 5 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.400
Eddie Fisher 23 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bill Voss 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Greg Bollo 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1966

ERA

1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.66 2 Gary Peters 1.98 3 Eddie Fisher 2.29 4 Bruce Howard 2.30 5 Joe Horlen 2.43

Wins

1 Tommy John 14 2 Gary Peters 12 3 Joe Horlen 10 4 Bruce Howard 9 5 Bob Locker 9

Strikeouts

1 Tommy John 138 2 Gary Peters 129 3 Joe Horlen 124 4 Dennis Higgins 86 5 Bruce Howard 85
1966 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Tommy John 14 11 2.62 34 33 0 223.0 195 65 57 138
Joe Horlen 10 13 2.43 37 29 1 211.0 185 57 53 124
Gary Peters 12 10 1.98 30 27 0 204.2 156 45 45 129
John Buzhardt 6 11 3.83 33 22 1 150.1 144 64 30 66
Bruce Howard 9 5 2.30 27 21 0 149.0 110 38 44 85
Jack Lamabe 7 9 3.93 34 17 0 121.1 116 53 35 67
Bob Locker 9 8 2.46 56 0 12 95.0 73 26 23 70
Dennis Higgins 1 0 2.52 42 1 5 93.0 66 26 33 86
Juan Pizarro 8 6 3.76 34 9 3 88.2 91 37 39 42
Hoyt Wilhelm 5 2 1.66 46 0 6 81.1 50 15 17 61
Eddie Fisher 1 3 2.29 23 0 6 35.1 27 9 17 18
Fred Klages 1 0 1.72 3 3 0 15.2 9 3 7 6
Greg Bollo 0 1 2.57 3 1 0 7.0 7 2 3 4

👥 Roster (39)

Jerry Adair Tommie Agee Ken Berry Greg Bollo Buddy Bradford Don Buford Smoky Burgess John Buzhardt Danny Cater Wayne Causey Lee Elia Eddie Fisher +27 more

39 players

📂 Quick Links

📅 1966 Season 🏠 All CHA Seasons

⏳ Browse Seasons

The 1966 Chicago White Sox in brief

In 1966 the Chicago White Sox posted a 83-79 mark (.512) and finished 4th in the AL. With 574 runs scored and 517 given up, the 1966 differential was +57. At the plate the Chicago White Sox hit .230, 4% worse than the league's .240. The Chicago White Sox staff finished with a 2.68 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.44. League clubs averaged 628 runs that year, so the Chicago White Sox scored 9% fewer.

Attendance at Comiskey Park totaled 973,770 for the year. Tommie Agee topped the Chicago White Sox with 22 home runs. Tommy John led the pitchers with 14 wins. Bob Locker closed out 12 saves. In all, the roster shows 39 players. The 1965 season and the 1967 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1966 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1966 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1966 Chicago White Sox finished 83-79 (.512 win pct).
Who led the 1966 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Tommie Agee led the 1966 Chicago White Sox with 22 home runs.
What was the 1966 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1966 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 2.68.
Did the 1966 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1966 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1966 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1966 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park.
Who led the 1966 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Tommie Agee (22 HR, 86 RBI) and Tommy John (14-11, 2.62 ERA).
All Seasons