1966 Cincinnati Reds

76-84 • .475 Win% • 7th in NL

The 1966 Cincinnati Reds went 76-84 (.475) finishing 7th in the NL. The club scored 692 runs, allowed 702, and played home games at Crosley Field. Team leaders included Deron Johnson (24 HR, 81 RBI) and Jim Maloney (16-8, 2.80 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

76 Wins
84 Losses
.475 Win %
7th Rank
692 R 702 RA
Diff -10

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692 Runs Scored
702 Runs Allowed
-10 Run Diff
745K Attendance

📈 vs. 1966 NL Average

Batting Avg .259 1% above the 1966 league average (.256)
OBP .309 1% below the 1966 league average (.313)
SLG .394 3% above the 1966 league average (.383)
Team ERA 4.08 13% worse than the 1966 league average (3.61)
Runs Scored 692 4% above the 1966 league average (662 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCrosley Field
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 745,156
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Avg per Game 9,432

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1966

Batting Avg

1 Lee May 0.333 2 Pete Rose 0.313 3 Don Pavletich 0.294 4 Vada Pinson 0.288 5 Tommy Helms 0.284

Home Runs

1 Deron Johnson 24 2 Art Shamsky 21 3 Leo Cardenas 20 4 Vada Pinson 16 5 Pete Rose 16

RBI

1 Leo Cardenas 81 2 Deron Johnson 81 3 Vada Pinson 76 4 Pete Rose 70 5 Tommy Helms 49
1966 Cincinnati Reds — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Pete Rose 156 654 97 205 38 5 16 70 37 61 4 0.313
Vada Pinson 156 618 70 178 35 6 16 76 33 83 18 0.288
Leo Cardenas 160 568 59 145 25 4 20 81 45 87 9 0.255
Tommy Harper 149 553 85 154 22 5 5 31 57 85 29 0.278
Tommy Helms 138 542 72 154 23 1 9 49 24 31 3 0.284
Deron Johnson 142 505 75 130 25 3 24 81 39 87 1 0.257
Johnny Edwards 98 282 24 54 8 0 6 39 31 42 1 0.191
Tony Perez 99 257 25 68 10 4 4 39 14 44 1 0.265
Don Pavletich 83 235 29 69 13 2 12 38 18 37 1 0.294
Art Shamsky 96 234 41 54 5 0 21 47 32 45 0 0.231
Gordy Coleman 91 227 20 57 7 0 5 37 16 45 2 0.251
Jimmie Coker 50 111 9 28 3 0 4 14 8 5 0 0.252
Chico Ruiz 82 110 13 28 2 1 0 5 5 14 1 0.255
Dick Simpson 92 84 26 20 2 0 4 14 10 32 0 0.238
Jim Maloney 35 81 8 18 5 0 0 5 4 15 0 0.222
Lee May 25 75 14 25 5 1 2 10 0 14 0 0.333
Milt Pappas 36 75 6 8 0 1 1 4 2 38 0 0.107
Sammy Ellis 43 70 3 8 1 0 0 1 4 28 0 0.114
Mel Queen 56 55 4 7 1 0 0 5 10 12 0 0.127
Jim O'Toole 25 47 1 6 1 0 0 1 1 19 0 0.128
Joe Nuxhall 35 40 2 4 1 0 0 2 0 14 0 0.100
Joey Jay 12 26 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 13 0 0.115
Don Nottebart 59 24 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.167
Billy McCool 57 18 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.167
Ted Davidson 54 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.000
Hank Fischer 11 11 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.091
Jack Baldschun 42 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.333
Darrell Osteen 16 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Gerry Arrigo 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dom Zanni 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
John Tsitouris 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1966

ERA

1 Billy McCool 2.48 2 Jim Maloney 2.80 3 Don Nottebart 3.07 4 Jim O'Toole 3.55 5 Ted Davidson 3.90

Wins

1 Jim Maloney 16 2 Sammy Ellis 12 3 Milt Pappas 12 4 Billy McCool 8 5 Joey Jay 6

Strikeouts

1 Jim Maloney 216 2 Sammy Ellis 154 3 Milt Pappas 133 4 Billy McCool 104 5 Jim O'Toole 96
1966 Cincinnati Reds — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jim Maloney 16 8 2.80 32 32 0 224.2 174 70 90 216
Sammy Ellis 12 19 5.29 41 36 0 221.0 226 130 78 154
Milt Pappas 12 11 4.29 33 32 0 209.2 224 100 39 133
Jim O'Toole 5 7 3.55 25 24 0 142.0 139 56 49 96
Joe Nuxhall 6 8 4.50 35 16 0 130.0 136 65 42 71
Don Nottebart 5 4 3.07 59 1 11 111.1 97 38 43 69
Billy McCool 8 8 2.48 57 0 18 105.1 76 29 41 104
Ted Davidson 5 4 3.90 54 0 4 85.1 82 37 23 54
Joey Jay 6 2 3.91 12 10 0 73.2 78 32 23 44
Jack Baldschun 1 5 5.49 42 0 0 57.1 71 35 25 44
Hank Fischer 0 6 6.63 11 9 0 38.0 53 28 15 24
Darrell Osteen 0 2 12.00 13 0 1 15.0 26 20 9 17
Gerry Arrigo 0 0 4.91 3 0 0 7.1 7 4 3 3
Dom Zanni 0 0 0.00 5 0 0 7.1 5 0 3 5
Mel Queen 0 0 6.43 7 0 1 7.0 11 5 6 9
John Tsitouris 0 0 18.00 1 0 0 1.0 3 2 1 0

👥 Roster (31)

Gerry Arrigo Jack Baldschun Leo Cardenas Jimmie Coker Gordy Coleman Ted Davidson Johnny Edwards Sammy Ellis Hank Fischer Tommy Harper Tommy Helms Joey Jay +19 more

31 players

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The 1966 Cincinnati Reds in brief

A 76-84 record (.475) put the 1966 Cincinnati Reds 7th in the NL. With 692 runs scored and 702 given up, the 1966 differential was -10. The team batting average of .259 was 1% above the 1966 league mark of .256. The Cincinnati Reds staff finished with a 4.08 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.61. League clubs averaged 662 runs that year, so the Cincinnati Reds scored 4% more.

Home games were played at Crosley Field, where 745,156 fans came through the gates. For power, Deron Johnson led the way with 24 homers. Pete Rose collected the most hits, 205. Jim Maloney was the top winner, with 16 victories. Billy McCool closed out 18 saves. The roster section lists 31 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1966 Cincinnati Reds

What was the 1966 Cincinnati Reds record?
The 1966 Cincinnati Reds finished 76-84 (.475 win pct).
Who led the 1966 Cincinnati Reds in home runs?
Deron Johnson led the 1966 Cincinnati Reds with 24 home runs.
What was the 1966 Cincinnati Reds team ERA?
The 1966 Cincinnati Reds posted a team ERA of 4.08.
Did the 1966 Cincinnati Reds win the World Series?
No. The 1966 Cincinnati Reds did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1966 Cincinnati Reds play?
The 1966 Cincinnati Reds played home games at Crosley Field.
Who led the 1966 Cincinnati Reds in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Deron Johnson (24 HR, 81 RBI) and Jim Maloney (16-8, 2.80 ERA).
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