1966 Pittsburgh Pirates

92-70 • .568 Win% • 3rd in NL

The 1966 Pittsburgh Pirates went 92-70 (.568) finishing 3rd in the NL. The club scored 759 runs, allowed 641, and played home games at Forbes Field. Team leaders included Willie Stargell (33 HR, 102 RBI) and Bob Veale (16-12, 3.02 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

92 Wins
70 Losses
.568 Win %
3rd Rank
759 R 641 RA
Diff +118

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⚡ Quick Stats

759 Runs Scored
641 Runs Allowed
+118 Run Diff
1,196K Attendance

📈 vs. 1966 NL Average

Batting Avg .279 9% above the 1966 league average (.256)
OBP .329 5% above the 1966 league average (.313)
SLG .428 12% above the 1966 league average (.383)
Team ERA 3.52 2% better than the 1966 league average (3.61)
Runs Scored 759 15% above the 1966 league average (662 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumForbes Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,196,618
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Avg per Game 14,773

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1966

Batting Avg

1 Matty Alou 0.342 2 Manny Mota 0.332 3 Roberto Clemente 0.317 4 Willie Stargell 0.315 5 Donn Clendenon 0.299

Home Runs

1 Willie Stargell 33 2 Roberto Clemente 29 3 Donn Clendenon 28 4 Bill Mazeroski 16 5 Bob Bailey 13

RBI

1 Roberto Clemente 119 2 Willie Stargell 102 3 Donn Clendenon 98 4 Bill Mazeroski 82 5 Jose Pagan 54
1966 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Roberto Clemente 154 638 105 202 31 11 29 119 46 109 7 0.317
Bill Mazeroski 162 621 56 163 22 7 16 82 31 62 4 0.262
Gene Alley 147 579 88 173 28 10 7 43 27 83 8 0.299
Donn Clendenon 155 571 80 171 22 10 28 98 52 142 8 0.299
Matty Alou 141 535 86 183 18 9 2 27 24 44 23 0.342
Willie Stargell 140 485 84 153 30 0 33 102 48 109 2 0.315
Bob Bailey 126 380 51 106 19 3 13 46 47 65 5 0.279
Jim Pagliaroni 123 374 37 88 20 0 11 49 50 71 0 0.235
Jose Pagan 109 368 44 97 15 6 4 54 13 38 0 0.264
Manny Mota 116 322 54 107 16 7 5 46 25 28 7 0.332
Jesse Gonder 59 160 13 36 3 1 7 16 12 39 0 0.225
Bob Veale 38 94 5 13 0 1 0 2 1 39 0 0.138
Vern Law 34 66 11 16 3 0 1 3 3 11 0 0.242
Woodie Fryman 36 63 1 10 0 0 0 2 2 25 0 0.159
Jerry Lynch 64 56 5 12 1 0 1 6 4 10 0 0.214
Steve Blass 34 52 3 12 1 0 0 6 0 15 0 0.231
Jerry May 42 52 6 13 4 0 1 2 2 15 0 0.250
Tommie Sisk 34 51 4 5 0 0 0 2 5 33 0 0.098
Andre Rodgers 36 49 6 9 1 0 0 4 8 7 0 0.184
Gene Michael 30 33 9 5 2 1 0 2 0 7 0 0.152
Don Cardwell 32 29 1 3 1 0 0 3 2 12 0 0.103
Pete Mikkelsen 71 20 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 13 0 0.150
Billy O'Dell 37 16 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.062
Dave Roberts 14 16 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.125
Roy Face 54 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.000
Al McBean 50 10 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.100
Don Schwall 11 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.100
George Spriggs 9 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.143
Bob Purkey 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Don Bosch 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Luke Walker 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Jim Shellenback 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1966

ERA

1 Don Schwall 2.16 2 Roy Face 2.70 3 Billy O'Dell 2.78 4 Bob Veale 3.02 5 Pete Mikkelsen 3.07

Wins

1 Bob Veale 16 2 Woodie Fryman 12 3 Vern Law 12 4 Steve Blass 11 5 Tommie Sisk 10

Strikeouts

1 Bob Veale 229 2 Woodie Fryman 105 3 Vern Law 88 4 Steve Blass 76 5 Pete Mikkelsen 76
1966 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bob Veale 16 12 3.02 38 37 0 268.1 228 90 102 229
Woodie Fryman 12 9 3.81 36 28 1 181.2 182 77 47 105
Vern Law 12 8 4.05 31 28 0 177.2 203 80 24 88
Steve Blass 11 7 3.87 34 25 0 155.2 173 67 46 76
Tommie Sisk 10 5 4.14 34 23 1 150.0 146 69 52 60
Pete Mikkelsen 9 8 3.07 71 0 14 126.0 106 43 51 76
Don Cardwell 6 6 4.60 32 14 1 101.2 112 52 27 60
Al McBean 4 3 3.22 47 0 3 86.2 95 31 24 54
Billy O'Dell 3 2 2.78 37 2 4 71.1 74 22 23 47
Roy Face 6 6 2.70 54 0 18 70.0 68 21 24 67
Don Schwall 3 2 2.16 11 4 0 41.2 31 10 21 24
Bob Purkey 0 1 1.37 10 0 1 19.2 16 3 4 5
Luke Walker 0 1 4.50 10 1 0 10.0 8 5 15 7
Jim Shellenback 0 0 9.00 2 0 0 3.0 3 3 3 0

👥 Roster (32)

Gene Alley Matty Alou Bob Bailey Steve Blass Don Bosch Don Cardwell Roberto Clemente Donn Clendenon Roy Face Woodie Fryman Jesse Gonder Vern Law +20 more

32 players

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The 1966 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

A 92-70 record (.568) put the 1966 Pittsburgh Pirates 3rd in the NL. Runs came in at 759 scored against 641 allowed (+118). At the plate the Pittsburgh Pirates hit .279, 9% better than the league's .256. The staff ERA of 3.52 was 2% better than the league average of 3.61. The 759 runs scored compare with a league average of 662 per club, 15% more.

The home park, Forbes Field, recorded 1,196,618 in attendance, about 14,773 a game. Willie Stargell led the club in home runs with 33. The RBI leader was Roberto Clemente, with 119. Bob Veale led the pitchers with 16 wins. Roy Face saved 18 games. The 1966 roster runs to 32 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1966 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1966 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1966 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 92-70 (.568 win pct).
Who led the 1966 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Willie Stargell led the 1966 Pittsburgh Pirates with 33 home runs.
What was the 1966 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1966 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 3.52.
Did the 1966 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1966 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1966 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1966 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Forbes Field.
Who led the 1966 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Willie Stargell (33 HR, 102 RBI) and Bob Veale (16-12, 3.02 ERA).
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