1966 Detroit Tigers

88-74 • .543 Win% • 3rd in AL

The 1966 Detroit Tigers went 88-74 (.543) finishing 3rd in the AL. The club scored 719 runs, allowed 698, and played home games at Tiger Stadium. Team leaders included Norm Cash (32 HR, 93 RBI) and Denny McLain (20-14, 3.92 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

88 Wins
74 Losses
.543 Win %
3rd Rank
719 R 698 RA
Diff +21

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⚡ Quick Stats

719 Runs Scored
698 Runs Allowed
+21 Run Diff
1,124K Attendance

📈 vs. 1966 AL Average

Batting Avg .251 4% above the 1966 league average (.240)
OBP .320 5% above the 1966 league average (.305)
SLG .405 10% above the 1966 league average (.368)
Team ERA 3.85 12% worse than the 1966 league average (3.44)
Runs Scored 719 15% above the 1966 league average (628 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,124,294
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Avg per Game 13,880

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1966

Batting Avg

1 Mickey Stanley 0.289 2 Al Kaline 0.288 3 Norm Cash 0.279 4 Dick McAuliffe 0.274 5 Don Wert 0.268

Home Runs

1 Norm Cash 32 2 Al Kaline 29 3 Willie Horton 27 4 Dick McAuliffe 23 5 Jim Northrup 16

RBI

1 Willie Horton 100 2 Norm Cash 93 3 Al Kaline 88 4 Don Wert 70 5 Jim Northrup 58
1966 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Norm Cash 160 603 98 168 18 3 32 93 66 91 2 0.279
Don Wert 150 559 56 150 20 2 11 70 64 69 6 0.268
Willie Horton 146 526 72 138 22 6 27 100 44 103 1 0.262
Bill Freehan 136 492 47 115 22 0 12 46 40 72 5 0.234
Al Kaline 142 479 85 138 29 1 29 88 81 66 5 0.288
Dick McAuliffe 124 430 83 118 16 8 23 56 66 80 5 0.274
Jim Northrup 123 419 53 111 24 6 16 58 33 52 4 0.265
Jerry Lumpe 113 385 30 89 14 3 1 26 24 44 0 0.231
Mickey Stanley 92 235 28 68 15 4 3 19 17 20 2 0.289
Jake Wood 98 230 39 58 9 3 2 27 28 48 4 0.252
Ray Oyler 71 210 16 36 8 3 1 9 23 62 0 0.171
Gates Brown 88 169 27 45 5 1 7 27 18 19 3 0.266
Orlando McFarlane 49 138 16 35 7 0 5 13 9 46 0 0.254
Dick Tracewski 81 124 15 24 1 1 0 7 10 32 1 0.194
Don Demeter 32 99 12 21 5 0 5 12 3 19 1 0.212
Denny McLain 38 93 10 17 2 0 0 5 5 39 1 0.183
Mickey Lolich 40 64 12 9 0 1 0 3 7 28 0 0.141
Earl Wilson 27 64 13 15 0 2 5 17 4 25 0 0.234
Dave Wickersham 38 45 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 17 0 0.044
Johnny Podres 36 30 5 7 3 0 0 2 2 5 0 0.233
Bill Monbouquette 30 26 0 4 0 0 0 1 1 14 1 0.154
Hank Aguirre 30 25 0 3 1 0 0 0 4 16 0 0.120
Joe Sparma 29 23 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.217
Orlando Peña 54 18 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0.111
Larry Sherry 55 10 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.400
Arlo Brunsberg 2 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Terry Fox 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Don Pepper 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Fred Gladding 51 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bill Graham 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Hiller 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
George Korince 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Julio Navarro 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1966

ERA

1 Earl Wilson 2.59 2 Orlando Peña 3.08 3 Dave Wickersham 3.20 4 Fred Gladding 3.28 5 Johnny Podres 3.43

Wins

1 Denny McLain 20 2 Mickey Lolich 14 3 Earl Wilson 13 4 Larry Sherry 8 5 Dave Wickersham 8

Strikeouts

1 Denny McLain 192 2 Mickey Lolich 173 3 Earl Wilson 133 4 Dave Wickersham 93 5 Orlando Peña 79
1966 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Denny McLain 20 14 3.92 38 38 0 264.1 205 115 104 192
Mickey Lolich 14 14 4.77 40 33 3 203.2 204 108 83 173
Earl Wilson 13 6 2.59 23 23 0 163.1 126 47 38 133
Dave Wickersham 8 3 3.20 38 14 1 140.2 139 50 54 93
Orlando Peña 4 2 3.08 54 0 7 108.0 105 37 35 79
Johnny Podres 4 5 3.43 36 13 4 107.2 106 41 34 53
Hank Aguirre 3 9 3.82 30 14 0 103.2 104 44 26 50
Bill Monbouquette 7 8 4.73 30 14 0 102.2 120 54 22 61
Joe Sparma 2 7 5.30 29 13 0 91.2 103 54 52 61
Larry Sherry 8 5 3.82 55 0 20 77.2 66 33 36 63
Fred Gladding 5 0 3.28 51 0 2 74.0 62 27 29 57
Terry Fox 0 1 6.30 4 0 1 10.0 9 7 2 6
George Korince 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 3.0 1 0 3 2
Bill Graham 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 2 0 0 2
John Hiller 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 2.0 2 2 2 1
Julio Navarro 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.0 2 3 0 0

👥 Roster (33)

Hank Aguirre Gates Brown Arlo Brunsberg Norm Cash Don Demeter Terry Fox Bill Freehan Fred Gladding Bill Graham John Hiller Willie Horton Al Kaline +21 more

33 players

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The 1966 Detroit Tigers in brief

The 1966 Detroit Tigers finished 88-74, a .543 winning percentage, placing 3rd in the AL. The run column shows 719 for and 698 against. At the plate the Detroit Tigers hit .251, 4% better than the league's .240. Pitchers allowed 3.85 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.44. Measured against the 628-run league average, the offense was 15% ahead.

The home park, Tiger Stadium, recorded 1,124,294 in attendance, about 13,880 a game. Norm Cash topped the Detroit Tigers with 32 home runs. Willie Horton led in RBI with 100. On the mound, Denny McLain won 20 games to lead the staff. Larry Sherry closed out 20 saves. The roster section lists 33 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1966 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1966 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1966 Detroit Tigers finished 88-74 (.543 win pct).
Who led the 1966 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Norm Cash led the 1966 Detroit Tigers with 32 home runs.
What was the 1966 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1966 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 3.85.
Did the 1966 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1966 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1966 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1966 Detroit Tigers played home games at Tiger Stadium.
Who led the 1966 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Norm Cash (32 HR, 93 RBI) and Denny McLain (20-14, 3.92 ERA).
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