1966 New York Mets

66-95 • .410 Win% • 9th in NL

The 1966 New York Mets went 66-95 (.410) finishing 9th in the NL. The club scored 587 runs, allowed 761, and played home games at Shea Stadium. Team leaders included Ed Kranepool (16 HR, 57 RBI) and Jack Fisher (11-14, 3.68 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

66 Wins
95 Losses
.410 Win %
9th Rank
587 R 761 RA
Diff -174

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587 Runs Scored
761 Runs Allowed
-174 Run Diff
1,933K Attendance

📈 vs. 1966 NL Average

Batting Avg .239 7% below the 1966 league average (.256)
OBP .301 4% below the 1966 league average (.313)
SLG .342 11% below the 1966 league average (.383)
Team ERA 4.17 16% worse than the 1966 league average (3.61)
Runs Scored 587 11% below the 1966 league average (662 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShea Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,933,834
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Avg per Game 23,874

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1966

Batting Avg

1 Ron Hunt 0.288 2 Chuck Hiller 0.280 3 Cleon Jones 0.275 4 Ken Boyer 0.266 5 Bob Shaw 0.260

Home Runs

1 Ed Kranepool 16 2 Ken Boyer 14 3 Eddie Bressoud 10 4 Cleon Jones 8 5 Ron Swoboda 8

RBI

1 Ken Boyer 61 2 Cleon Jones 57 3 Ed Kranepool 57 4 Ron Swoboda 50 5 Eddie Bressoud 49
1966 New York Mets — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ken Boyer 136 496 62 132 28 2 14 61 30 64 4 0.266
Cleon Jones 139 495 74 136 16 4 8 57 30 62 16 0.275
Ron Hunt 132 479 63 138 19 2 3 33 41 34 8 0.288
Ed Kranepool 146 464 51 118 15 2 16 57 41 66 1 0.254
Eddie Bressoud 133 405 48 91 15 5 10 49 47 107 2 0.225
Ron Swoboda 112 342 34 76 9 4 8 50 31 76 4 0.222
Al Luplow 111 334 31 84 9 1 7 31 38 46 2 0.251
Jerry Grote 120 317 26 75 12 2 3 31 40 81 4 0.237
Chuck Hiller 108 254 25 71 8 2 2 14 15 22 0 0.280
Roy McMillan 76 220 24 47 9 1 1 12 20 25 1 0.214
Larry Elliot 65 199 24 49 14 2 5 32 17 46 0 0.246
Johnny Lewis 65 166 21 32 6 1 5 20 21 43 2 0.193
Jim Hickman 58 160 15 38 7 0 4 16 13 34 2 0.237
John Stephenson 63 143 17 28 1 1 1 11 8 28 0 0.196
Billy Murphy 84 135 15 31 4 1 3 13 7 34 1 0.230
Hawk Taylor 53 109 5 19 2 0 3 12 3 19 0 0.174
Bud Harrelson 33 99 20 22 2 4 0 4 13 23 7 0.222
Dick Stuart 31 87 7 19 0 0 4 13 9 26 0 0.218
Jack Fisher 38 67 2 6 2 0 0 0 7 26 0 0.090
Dennis Ribant 40 61 3 12 1 0 0 5 1 11 0 0.197
Bob Shaw 26 50 1 13 0 0 0 2 4 15 0 0.260
Rob Gardner 43 41 1 7 1 0 0 1 0 12 0 0.171
Jack Hamilton 57 38 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 13 0 0.132
Danny Napoleon 12 33 2 7 2 0 0 0 1 10 0 0.212
Greg Goossen 13 32 1 6 2 0 1 5 1 11 0 0.188
Bob Friend 22 29 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 0 0.034
Tug McGraw 15 17 3 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.235
Choo-Choo Coleman 6 16 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.188
Bill Hepler 37 14 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.214
Dick Selma 31 14 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 7 0 0.071
Shaun Fitzmaurice 9 13 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 6 1 0.154
Gerry Arrigo 17 10 2 5 2 0 0 3 2 1 0 0.500
Larry Bearnarth 29 9 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.111
Ralph Terry 11 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.167
Lou Klimchock 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Dick Rusteck 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Darrell Sutherland 31 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.667
Larry Miller 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Dave Eilers 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gordie Richardson 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dallas Green 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Nolan Ryan 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1966

ERA

1 Dennis Ribant 3.20 2 Bill Hepler 3.52 3 Jack Fisher 3.68 4 Gerry Arrigo 3.74 5 Bob Shaw 3.92

Wins

1 Jack Fisher 11 2 Dennis Ribant 11 3 Bob Shaw 11 4 Jack Hamilton 6 5 Bob Friend 5

Strikeouts

1 Jack Fisher 127 2 Bob Shaw 104 3 Jack Hamilton 93 4 Dennis Ribant 84 5 Rob Gardner 74
1966 New York Mets — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jack Fisher 11 14 3.68 38 33 0 230.0 229 94 54 127
Dennis Ribant 11 9 3.20 39 26 3 188.1 184 67 40 84
Bob Shaw 11 10 3.92 26 25 0 167.2 171 73 42 104
Jack Hamilton 6 13 3.93 57 13 13 148.2 138 65 88 93
Rob Gardner 4 8 5.12 41 17 1 133.2 147 76 64 74
Bob Friend 5 8 4.40 22 12 1 86.0 101 42 16 30
Dick Selma 4 6 4.24 30 7 1 80.2 84 38 39 58
Bill Hepler 3 3 3.52 37 3 0 69.0 71 27 51 25
Tug McGraw 2 9 5.34 15 12 0 62.1 72 37 25 34
Larry Bearnarth 2 3 4.45 29 1 0 54.2 59 27 20 27
Darrell Sutherland 2 0 4.87 31 0 1 44.1 60 24 25 23
Gerry Arrigo 3 3 3.74 17 5 0 43.1 47 18 16 28
Dave Eilers 1 1 4.67 23 0 0 34.2 39 18 7 14
Ralph Terry 0 1 4.74 11 1 1 24.2 27 13 11 14
Dick Rusteck 1 2 3.00 8 3 0 24.0 24 8 8 9
Gordie Richardson 0 2 9.16 15 1 1 18.2 24 19 6 15
Larry Miller 0 2 7.56 4 1 0 8.1 9 7 4 7
Dallas Green 0 0 5.40 4 0 0 5.0 6 3 2 1
Nolan Ryan 0 1 15.00 2 1 0 3.0 5 5 3 6

👥 Roster (42)

Gerry Arrigo Larry Bearnarth Ken Boyer Eddie Bressoud Choo-Choo Coleman Dave Eilers Larry Elliot Jack Fisher Shaun Fitzmaurice Bob Friend Rob Gardner Greg Goossen +30 more

42 players

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The 1966 New York Mets in brief

The record for the 1966 New York Mets reads 66 wins and 95 losses, good for 9th in the NL. With 587 runs scored and 761 given up, the 1966 differential was -174. Against a league average of .256, the 1966 New York Mets batted .239. The staff ERA of 4.17 was 16% worse than the league average of 3.61. The 587 runs scored compare with a league average of 662 per club, 11% fewer.

Shea Stadium was home in 1966, drawing a total attendance of 1,933,834. The home run leader was Ed Kranepool, who hit 16. Ken Boyer drove in a team-high 61 runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Dennis Ribant (11). The strikeout leader was Jack Fisher with 127. Jack Hamilton closed out 13 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1966 New York Mets

What was the 1966 New York Mets record?
The 1966 New York Mets finished 66-95 (.410 win pct).
Who led the 1966 New York Mets in home runs?
Ed Kranepool led the 1966 New York Mets with 16 home runs.
What was the 1966 New York Mets team ERA?
The 1966 New York Mets posted a team ERA of 4.17.
Did the 1966 New York Mets win the World Series?
No. The 1966 New York Mets did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1966 New York Mets play?
The 1966 New York Mets played home games at Shea Stadium.
Who led the 1966 New York Mets in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ed Kranepool (16 HR, 57 RBI) and Jack Fisher (11-14, 3.68 ERA).
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