1966 Philadelphia Phillies

87-75 • .537 Win% • 4th in NL

The 1966 Philadelphia Phillies went 87-75 (.537) finishing 4th in the NL. The club scored 696 runs, allowed 640, and played home games at Connie Mack Stadium. Team leaders included Dick Allen (40 HR, 110 RBI) and Chris Short (20-10, 3.54 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

87 Wins
75 Losses
.537 Win %
4th Rank
696 R 640 RA
Diff +56

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696 Runs Scored
640 Runs Allowed
+56 Run Diff
1,108K Attendance

📈 vs. 1966 NL Average

Batting Avg .258 1% above the 1966 league average (.256)
OBP .321 3% above the 1966 league average (.313)
SLG .378 1% below the 1966 league average (.383)
Team ERA 3.57 1% better than the 1966 league average (3.61)
Runs Scored 696 5% above the 1966 league average (662 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShibe Park
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,108,191
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Avg per Game 13,681

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1966

Batting Avg

1 Dick Allen 0.317 2 Harvey Kuenn 0.296 3 Tony Gonzalez 0.286 4 John Briggs 0.282 5 Johnny Callison 0.276

Home Runs

1 Dick Allen 40 2 Bill White 22 3 Johnny Callison 11 4 John Briggs 10 5 Bob Uecker 7

RBI

1 Dick Allen 110 2 Bill White 103 3 Johnny Callison 55 4 Cookie Rojas 55 5 Dick Groat 53
1966 Philadelphia Phillies — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Cookie Rojas 156 626 77 168 18 1 6 55 35 46 4 0.268
Johnny Callison 155 612 93 169 40 7 11 55 56 83 8 0.276
Dick Groat 155 584 58 152 21 4 2 53 40 38 2 0.260
Bill White 159 577 85 159 23 6 22 103 68 109 16 0.276
Dick Allen 141 524 112 166 25 10 40 110 68 136 10 0.317
Tony Taylor 125 434 47 105 14 8 5 40 31 56 8 0.242
Tony Gonzalez 132 384 53 110 20 4 6 40 26 60 2 0.286
Clay Dalrymple 114 331 30 81 13 3 4 39 60 57 0 0.245
John Briggs 81 255 43 72 13 5 10 23 41 55 3 0.282
Bob Uecker 78 207 15 43 6 0 7 30 22 36 0 0.208
Jackie Brandt 82 164 16 41 6 1 1 15 17 36 0 0.250
Harvey Kuenn 86 159 15 47 9 0 0 15 10 16 0 0.296
Doug Clemens 79 121 10 31 1 0 1 15 16 25 1 0.256
Jim Bunning 43 106 10 19 3 0 0 5 3 39 0 0.179
Chris Short 42 106 6 22 1 0 0 4 1 31 0 0.208
Larry Jackson 36 89 9 13 2 0 1 6 3 32 2 0.146
Bobby Wine 46 89 8 21 5 0 0 5 6 13 0 0.236
Phil Linz 40 70 4 14 3 0 0 6 2 14 0 0.200
Bob Buhl 32 41 0 4 0 0 0 1 2 22 0 0.098
Rick Wise 23 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0.000
Ray Culp 34 26 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 17 0 0.077
Darold Knowles 69 16 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0.250
Jimmie Schaffer 8 15 2 2 1 0 1 4 1 7 0 0.133
Ray Herbert 23 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.077
John Herrnstein 4 10 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0.100
Roger Craig 14 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Bo Belinsky 9 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Terry Fox 38 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Adolfo Phillips 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gary Sutherland 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Boozer 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Grant Jackson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fergie Jenkins 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Morris 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Ridzik 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Roebuck 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Verbanic 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gary Wagner 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1966

ERA

1 Jim Bunning 2.41 2 Larry Jackson 2.99 3 Darold Knowles 3.05 4 Chris Short 3.54 5 Rick Wise 3.71

Wins

1 Chris Short 20 2 Jim Bunning 19 3 Larry Jackson 15 4 Ray Culp 7 5 Bob Buhl 6

Strikeouts

1 Jim Bunning 252 2 Chris Short 177 3 Larry Jackson 107 4 Ray Culp 100 5 Darold Knowles 88
1966 Philadelphia Phillies — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jim Bunning 19 14 2.41 43 41 1 314.0 260 84 55 252
Chris Short 20 10 3.54 42 39 0 272.0 257 107 68 177
Larry Jackson 15 13 2.99 35 33 0 247.0 243 82 58 107
Bob Buhl 6 8 4.77 32 18 1 132.0 156 70 39 59
Ray Culp 7 4 5.04 34 12 1 110.2 106 62 53 100
Darold Knowles 6 5 3.05 69 0 13 100.1 98 34 46 88
Rick Wise 5 6 3.71 22 13 0 99.1 100 41 24 58
Ray Herbert 2 5 4.29 23 2 2 50.1 55 24 14 15
Terry Fox 3 2 4.47 36 0 4 44.1 57 22 17 22
Roger Craig 2 1 5.56 14 0 1 22.2 31 14 5 13
Bo Belinsky 0 2 2.93 9 1 0 15.1 14 5 5 8
Joe Verbanic 1 1 5.14 17 0 0 14.0 12 8 10 7
John Morris 1 1 5.27 13 0 0 13.2 15 8 3 8
Gary Wagner 0 1 8.53 5 1 0 6.1 8 6 5 2
Ed Roebuck 0 2 6.00 6 0 0 6.0 9 4 2 5
John Boozer 0 0 6.75 2 2 0 5.1 8 4 3 5
Fergie Jenkins 0 0 3.86 1 0 0 2.1 3 1 1 2
Steve Ridzik 0 0 7.71 2 0 0 2.1 5 2 1 0
Grant Jackson 0 0 5.40 2 0 0 1.2 2 1 3 0

👥 Roster (38)

Dick Allen Bo Belinsky John Boozer Jackie Brandt John Briggs Bob Buhl Jim Bunning Johnny Callison Doug Clemens Roger Craig Ray Culp Clay Dalrymple +26 more

38 players

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The 1966 Philadelphia Phillies in brief

In 1966 the Philadelphia Phillies posted a 87-75 mark (.537) and finished 4th in the NL. With 696 runs scored and 640 given up, the 1966 differential was +56. The team batting average of .258 was 1% above the 1966 league mark of .256. Pitchers allowed 3.57 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.61. League clubs averaged 662 runs that year, so the Philadelphia Phillies scored 5% more.

The home park, Connie Mack Stadium, recorded 1,108,191 in attendance, about 13,681 a game. Dick Allen topped the Philadelphia Phillies with 40 home runs. The hits leader was Johnny Callison with 169. Chris Short was the top winner, with 20 victories. Jim Bunning struck out 252, the most on the club. Darold Knowles saved 13 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1966 Philadelphia Phillies

What was the 1966 Philadelphia Phillies record?
The 1966 Philadelphia Phillies finished 87-75 (.537 win pct).
Who led the 1966 Philadelphia Phillies in home runs?
Dick Allen led the 1966 Philadelphia Phillies with 40 home runs.
What was the 1966 Philadelphia Phillies team ERA?
The 1966 Philadelphia Phillies posted a team ERA of 3.57.
Did the 1966 Philadelphia Phillies win the World Series?
No. The 1966 Philadelphia Phillies did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1966 Philadelphia Phillies play?
The 1966 Philadelphia Phillies played home games at Connie Mack Stadium.
Who led the 1966 Philadelphia Phillies in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Dick Allen (40 HR, 110 RBI) and Chris Short (20-10, 3.54 ERA).
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