1966 Houston Astros

72-90 • .444 Win% • 8th in NL

The 1966 Houston Astros went 72-90 (.444) finishing 8th in the NL. The club scored 612 runs, allowed 695, and played home games at Astrodome. Team leaders included Jim Wynn (18 HR, 62 RBI) and Dave Giusti (15-14, 4.20 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 %
8th Rank
612 R 695 RA
Diff -83

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612 Runs Scored
695 Runs Allowed
-83 Run Diff
1,878K Attendance

📈 vs. 1966 NL Average

Batting Avg .254 1% below the 1966 league average (.256)
OBP .317 1% above the 1966 league average (.313)
SLG .365 5% below the 1966 league average (.383)
Team ERA 3.76 4% worse than the 1966 league average (3.61)
Runs Scored 612 8% below the 1966 league average (662 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAstrodome
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,878,398
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Avg per Game 23,190

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1966

Batting Avg

1 Bill Heath 0.301 2 Sonny Jackson 0.292 3 Lee Maye 0.288 4 Joe Morgan 0.285 5 Rusty Staub 0.280

Home Runs

1 Jim Wynn 18 2 John Bateman 17 3 Rusty Staub 13 4 Dave Nicholson 10 5 Chuck Harrison 9

RBI

1 Rusty Staub 81 2 John Bateman 70 3 Jim Wynn 62 4 Bob Aspromonte 52 5 Chuck Harrison 52
1966 Houston Astros — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Sonny Jackson 150 596 80 174 6 5 3 25 42 53 49 0.292
Bob Aspromonte 152 560 55 141 16 3 8 52 35 63 0 0.252
Rusty Staub 153 554 60 155 28 3 13 81 58 61 2 0.280
Chuck Harrison 119 434 52 111 23 2 9 52 37 69 2 0.256
John Bateman 131 433 39 121 24 3 17 70 20 74 0 0.279
Joe Morgan 122 425 60 121 14 8 5 42 89 43 11 0.285
Jim Wynn 105 418 62 107 21 1 18 62 41 81 13 0.256
Lee Maye 115 358 38 103 12 4 9 36 20 26 4 0.288
Dave Nicholson 100 280 36 69 8 4 10 31 46 92 1 0.246
Ron Davis 48 194 21 48 10 1 2 19 13 26 2 0.247
Bob Lillis 68 164 14 38 6 0 0 11 7 4 1 0.232
Felix Mantilla 77 151 16 33 5 0 6 22 11 32 1 0.219
Jim Gentile 49 144 16 35 6 1 7 18 21 39 0 0.243
Ron Brand 56 123 12 30 2 0 0 10 9 13 0 0.244
Bill Heath 55 123 12 37 6 0 0 8 9 11 1 0.301
Dave Giusti 41 74 5 17 6 0 0 9 3 24 0 0.230
Mike Cuellar 38 71 4 8 1 0 1 1 2 37 0 0.113
Larry Dierker 29 67 6 10 2 0 1 4 2 21 0 0.149
Turk Farrell 32 48 2 7 0 0 1 3 0 16 0 0.146
Bob Bruce 25 39 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 14 0 0.077
Norm Miller 11 34 1 5 0 0 1 3 2 8 0 0.147
Gene Freese 21 33 1 3 0 0 0 0 5 11 1 0.091
Brock Davis 10 27 2 4 1 0 0 1 5 4 1 0.148
Barry Latman 31 26 1 4 0 0 0 1 2 8 0 0.154
Aaron Pointer 11 26 5 9 1 0 1 5 5 6 1 0.346
Chris Zachary 10 18 0 4 2 0 0 3 0 10 0 0.222
Robin Roberts 13 16 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0.062
Joe Gaines 11 13 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 5 0 0.077
Ron Taylor 36 12 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.167
Claude Raymond 62 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.111
Nate Colbert 19 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Dave Adlesh 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Greg Sims 7 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.167
Julio Gotay 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Owens 40 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Gary Kroll 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Carroll Sembera 24 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Don Wilson 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Don Arlich 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Danny Coombs 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Lee 9 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Aurelio Monteagudo 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Watson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Carpin 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Ray 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1966

ERA

1 Mike Cuellar 2.22 2 Barry Latman 2.71 3 Carroll Sembera 3.00 4 Claude Raymond 3.13 5 Larry Dierker 3.18

Wins

1 Dave Giusti 15 2 Mike Cuellar 12 3 Larry Dierker 10 4 Claude Raymond 7 5 Turk Farrell 6

Strikeouts

1 Mike Cuellar 175 2 Dave Giusti 131 3 Larry Dierker 108 4 Turk Farrell 101 5 Barry Latman 74
1966 Houston Astros — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mike Cuellar 12 10 2.22 38 28 2 227.1 193 56 52 175
Dave Giusti 15 14 4.20 34 33 0 210.0 215 98 54 131
Larry Dierker 10 8 3.18 29 28 0 187.0 173 66 45 108
Turk Farrell 6 10 4.60 32 21 2 152.2 167 78 28 101
Bob Bruce 3 13 5.34 25 23 0 129.2 160 77 29 71
Barry Latman 2 7 2.71 31 9 1 103.0 88 31 35 74
Claude Raymond 7 5 3.13 62 0 16 92.0 85 32 25 73
Ron Taylor 2 3 5.71 36 1 0 64.2 89 41 10 29
Robin Roberts 3 5 3.82 13 12 1 63.2 79 27 10 26
Chris Zachary 3 5 3.44 10 8 0 55.0 44 21 32 37
Jim Owens 4 7 4.68 40 0 2 50.0 53 26 17 32
Carroll Sembera 1 2 3.00 24 0 1 33.0 36 11 16 21
Gary Kroll 0 0 3.80 10 0 0 23.2 26 10 11 22
Don Lee 2 0 2.50 9 0 0 18.0 17 5 4 9
Aurelio Monteagudo 0 0 4.70 10 0 1 15.1 14 8 11 7
Frank Carpin 1 0 7.50 10 0 0 6.0 9 5 6 2
Don Wilson 1 0 3.00 1 0 0 6.0 5 2 1 7
Don Arlich 0 1 15.75 7 0 0 4.0 11 7 4 1
Danny Coombs 0 0 3.38 2 0 0 2.2 4 1 0 3
Jim Ray 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0

👥 Roster (45)

Dave Adlesh Don Arlich Bob Aspromonte John Bateman Ron Brand Bob Bruce Frank Carpin Nate Colbert Danny Coombs Mike Cuellar Brock Davis Ron Davis +33 more

45 players

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The 1966 Houston Astros in brief

The 1966 Houston Astros won 72 games and lost 90, ending up 8th in the NL. Runs came in at 612 scored against 695 allowed (-83). The team batting average of .254 was 1% below the 1966 league mark of .256. The staff ERA of 3.76 was 4% worse than the league average of 3.61. The 1966 Houston Astros scored 8% fewer runs than the average club (612 against 662).

Astrodome was home in 1966, drawing a total attendance of 1,878,398. Jim Wynn led the club in home runs with 18. The RBI leader was Rusty Staub, with 81. On the mound, Dave Giusti won 15 games to lead the staff. Mike Cuellar struck out 175, the most on the club. The saves leader was Claude Raymond with 16.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1966 Houston Astros

What was the 1966 Houston Astros record?
The 1966 Houston Astros finished 72-90 (.444 win pct).
Who led the 1966 Houston Astros in home runs?
Jim Wynn led the 1966 Houston Astros with 18 home runs.
What was the 1966 Houston Astros team ERA?
The 1966 Houston Astros posted a team ERA of 3.76.
Did the 1966 Houston Astros win the World Series?
No. The 1966 Houston Astros did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1966 Houston Astros play?
The 1966 Houston Astros played home games at Astrodome.
Who led the 1966 Houston Astros in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jim Wynn (18 HR, 62 RBI) and Dave Giusti (15-14, 4.20 ERA).
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