1966 Chicago Cubs

59-103 • .364 Win% • 10th in NL

The 1966 Chicago Cubs went 59-103 (.364) finishing 10th in the NL. The club scored 644 runs, allowed 809, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Ron Santo (30 HR, 94 RBI) and Ken Holtzman (11-16, 3.79 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.

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📊 Season Record

59 Wins
103 Losses
.364 Win %
10th Rank
644 R 809 RA
Diff -165

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644 Runs Scored
809 Runs Allowed
-165 Run Diff
635K Attendance

📈 vs. 1966 NL Average

Batting Avg .253 1% below the 1966 league average (.256)
OBP .313 equal to the 1966 league average (.313)
SLG .380 1% below the 1966 league average (.383)
Team ERA 4.33 20% worse than the 1966 league average (3.61)
Runs Scored 644 3% below the 1966 league average (662 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 635,890
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Avg per Game 7,850

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1966

Batting Avg

1 Ron Santo 0.312 2 Glenn Beckert 0.287 3 Billy Williams 0.276 4 Don Kessinger 0.274 5 Ernie Banks 0.272

Home Runs

1 Ron Santo 30 2 Billy Williams 29 3 Randy Hundley 19 4 Byron Browne 16 5 Adolfo Phillips 16

RBI

1 Ron Santo 94 2 Billy Williams 91 3 Ernie Banks 75 4 Randy Hundley 63 5 Glenn Beckert 59
1966 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Glenn Beckert 153 656 73 188 23 7 1 59 26 36 10 0.287
Billy Williams 162 648 100 179 23 5 29 91 69 61 6 0.276
Ron Santo 155 561 93 175 21 8 30 94 95 78 4 0.312
Don Kessinger 150 533 50 146 8 2 1 43 26 46 13 0.274
Randy Hundley 149 526 50 124 22 3 19 63 35 113 1 0.236
Ernie Banks 141 511 52 139 23 7 15 75 29 59 0 0.272
Byron Browne 120 419 46 102 15 7 16 51 40 143 3 0.243
Adolfo Phillips 116 416 68 109 29 1 16 36 43 135 32 0.262
John Boccabella 75 206 22 47 9 0 6 25 14 39 0 0.228
George Altman 88 185 19 41 6 0 5 17 14 37 2 0.222
Lee Thomas 75 149 15 36 4 0 1 9 14 15 0 0.242
Dick Ellsworth 38 90 7 14 0 1 0 5 4 36 0 0.156
Jimmy Stewart 57 90 4 16 4 1 0 4 7 12 1 0.178
Ken Holtzman 34 73 2 9 1 0 0 2 1 25 0 0.123
Ron Campbell 24 60 4 13 1 0 0 4 6 5 1 0.217
Fergie Jenkins 60 51 6 7 0 1 1 2 3 25 0 0.137
Bill Hands 41 49 2 2 1 0 0 1 3 23 0 0.041
Joey Amalfitano 41 38 8 6 2 0 0 3 4 10 0 0.158
Bob Raudman 8 29 1 7 2 0 0 2 1 4 0 0.241
Chris Krug 11 28 1 6 1 0 0 1 1 8 0 0.214
Don Bryant 13 26 2 8 2 0 0 4 1 4 1 0.308
Marty Keough 33 26 3 6 1 0 0 5 5 9 1 0.231
Cal Koonce 45 23 2 3 1 0 0 1 3 9 0 0.130
Carl Warwick 16 22 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.227
Ernie Broglio 15 19 2 7 1 0 0 0 2 7 0 0.368
Bob Hendley 43 18 2 3 1 0 0 2 2 8 0 0.167
Curt Simmons 19 18 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 0.111
Ty Cline 7 17 3 6 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0.353
John Herrnstein 9 17 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 8 0 0.176
Roberto Peña 6 17 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.176
Bill Faul 17 13 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.000
Wes Covington 9 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.091
Robin Roberts 11 10 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.200
Paul Popovich 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Frank Thomas 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ted Abernathy 20 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Billy Hoeft 36 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Rich Nye 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Chuck Estrada 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Larry Jackson 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Harvey Kuenn 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Dave Dowling 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Bob Buhl 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Len Church 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Arnold Earley 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bill Connors 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Chuck Hartenstein 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Lee 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fred Norman 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1966

ERA

1 Fergie Jenkins 3.31 2 Ken Holtzman 3.79 3 Cal Koonce 3.81 4 Bob Hendley 3.91 5 Dick Ellsworth 3.98

Wins

1 Ken Holtzman 11 2 Dick Ellsworth 8 3 Bill Hands 8 4 Fergie Jenkins 6 5 Cal Koonce 5

Strikeouts

1 Ken Holtzman 171 2 Fergie Jenkins 148 3 Dick Ellsworth 144 4 Bill Hands 93 5 Bob Hendley 65
1966 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dick Ellsworth 8 22 3.98 38 37 0 269.1 321 119 51 144
Ken Holtzman 11 16 3.79 34 33 0 220.2 194 93 68 171
Fergie Jenkins 6 8 3.31 60 12 5 182.0 147 67 51 148
Bill Hands 8 13 4.58 41 26 2 159.0 168 81 59 93
Cal Koonce 5 5 3.81 45 5 2 108.2 113 46 35 65
Bob Hendley 4 5 3.91 43 6 7 89.2 98 39 39 65
Curt Simmons 4 7 4.07 19 10 0 77.1 79 35 21 24
Ernie Broglio 2 6 6.35 15 11 1 62.1 70 44 38 34
Bill Faul 1 4 5.08 17 6 0 51.1 47 29 18 32
Robin Roberts 2 3 6.14 11 9 0 48.1 62 33 11 28
Billy Hoeft 1 2 4.61 36 0 3 41.0 43 21 14 30
Ted Abernathy 1 3 6.18 20 0 4 27.2 26 19 17 18
Don Lee 2 1 7.11 16 0 0 19.0 28 15 12 7
Arnold Earley 2 1 3.57 13 0 0 17.2 14 7 9 12
Rich Nye 0 2 2.12 3 2 0 17.0 16 4 7 9
Bill Connors 0 1 7.31 11 0 0 16.0 20 13 7 3
Chuck Estrada 1 1 7.30 9 1 0 12.1 16 10 5 3
Chuck Hartenstein 0 0 1.93 5 0 0 9.1 8 2 3 4
Dave Dowling 1 0 2.00 1 1 0 9.0 10 2 0 3
Larry Jackson 0 2 13.50 3 2 0 8.0 14 12 4 5
Len Church 0 1 7.50 4 0 0 6.0 10 5 7 3
Fred Norman 0 0 4.50 2 0 0 4.0 5 2 2 6
Bob Buhl 0 0 15.43 1 1 0 2.1 4 4 1 1

👥 Roster (49)

Ted Abernathy George Altman Joey Amalfitano Ernie Banks Glenn Beckert John Boccabella Ernie Broglio Byron Browne Don Bryant Bob Buhl Ron Campbell Len Church +37 more

49 players

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The 1966 Chicago Cubs in brief

A 59-103 record (.364) put the 1966 Chicago Cubs 10th in the NL. The Chicago Cubs scored 644 runs and allowed 809, a run differential of -165. The team batting average of .253 was 1% below the 1966 league mark of .256. Pitchers allowed 4.33 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.61. The 644 runs scored compare with a league average of 662 per club, 3% fewer.

Attendance at Wrigley Field totaled 635,890 for the year. The home run leader was Ron Santo, who hit 30. The hits leader was Glenn Beckert with 188. The pitching staff's wins leader was Ken Holtzman (11). The roster section lists 49 players who appeared for the club. Neighboring pages cover the 1965 season and the 1967 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1966 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1966 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1966 Chicago Cubs finished 59-103 (.364 win pct).
Who led the 1966 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Ron Santo led the 1966 Chicago Cubs with 30 home runs.
What was the 1966 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1966 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 4.33.
Did the 1966 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1966 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1966 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1966 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 1966 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ron Santo (30 HR, 94 RBI) and Ken Holtzman (11-16, 3.79 ERA).
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