1966 San Francisco Giants

93-68 • .578 Win% • 2nd in NL

The 1966 San Francisco Giants went 93-68 (.578) finishing 2nd in the NL. The club scored 675 runs, allowed 626, and played home games at Candlestick Park. Team leaders included Willie Mays (37 HR, 103 RBI) and Juan Marichal (25-6, 2.23 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

93 Wins
68 Losses
.578 Win %
2nd Rank
675 R 626 RA
Diff +49

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675 Runs Scored
626 Runs Allowed
+49 Run Diff
1,657K Attendance

📈 vs. 1966 NL Average

Batting Avg .247 3% below the 1966 league average (.256)
OBP .302 3% below the 1966 league average (.313)
SLG .392 2% above the 1966 league average (.383)
Team ERA 3.24 10% better than the 1966 league average (3.61)
Runs Scored 675 2% above the 1966 league average (662 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCandlestick Park
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,657,192
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Avg per Game 20,459

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1966

Batting Avg

1 Willie McCovey 0.295 2 Willie Mays 0.288 3 Jim Ray Hart 0.285 4 Tito Fuentes 0.261 5 Jesus Alou 0.259

Home Runs

1 Willie Mays 37 2 Willie McCovey 36 3 Jim Ray Hart 33 4 Tom Haller 27 5 Jim Davenport 9

RBI

1 Willie Mays 103 2 Willie McCovey 96 3 Jim Ray Hart 93 4 Tom Haller 67 5 Tito Fuentes 40
1966 San Francisco Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jim Ray Hart 156 578 88 165 23 4 33 93 48 75 2 0.285
Willie Mays 152 552 99 159 29 4 37 103 70 81 5 0.288
Tito Fuentes 133 541 63 141 21 3 9 40 9 57 6 0.261
Willie McCovey 150 502 85 148 26 6 36 96 76 100 2 0.295
Tom Haller 142 471 74 113 19 2 27 67 53 74 1 0.240
Hal Lanier 149 459 37 106 14 2 3 37 16 49 1 0.231
Jesus Alou 110 370 41 96 13 1 1 20 9 22 5 0.259
Ollie Brown 115 348 32 81 7 1 7 33 33 66 2 0.233
Jim Davenport 111 305 42 76 6 2 9 30 22 40 1 0.249
Len Gabrielson 94 240 27 52 7 0 4 16 21 51 0 0.217
Cap Peterson 89 190 13 45 6 1 2 19 11 32 2 0.237
Juan Marichal 37 112 10 28 5 0 1 15 2 24 0 0.250
Don Landrum 72 102 9 19 4 0 1 7 9 18 1 0.186
Bob Barton 43 91 1 16 2 1 0 3 5 5 0 0.176
Ozzie Virgil 42 89 7 19 2 0 2 9 4 12 1 0.213
Gaylord Perry 36 86 4 16 1 0 0 2 1 25 0 0.186
Bobby Bolin 36 76 7 13 1 1 2 7 6 25 0 0.171
Orlando Cepeda 19 49 5 14 2 0 3 15 4 11 0 0.286
Bob Burda 37 43 3 7 3 0 0 2 2 5 0 0.163
Ron Herbel 32 38 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 24 0 0.026
Ray Sadecki 26 34 5 11 1 1 2 5 1 5 0 0.324
Bob Schroder 10 33 0 8 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.242
Frank Johnson 15 32 2 7 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0.219
Ken Henderson 11 29 4 9 1 1 1 1 2 3 0 0.310
Don Mason 42 25 8 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0.120
Dick Dietz 13 23 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0.043
Jack Hiatt 18 23 2 7 2 0 0 1 4 5 0 0.304
Lindy McDaniel 64 22 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0.091
Frank Linzy 51 20 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0.150
Bob Priddy 39 17 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.176
Dick Schofield 11 16 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.062
Joe Gibbon 37 15 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 0.200
Bob Shaw 13 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Bill Henry 35 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Garibaldi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Billy Hoeft 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rich Robertson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1966

ERA

1 Juan Marichal 2.23 2 Lindy McDaniel 2.66 3 Bobby Bolin 2.89 4 Frank Linzy 2.96 5 Gaylord Perry 2.99

Wins

1 Juan Marichal 25 2 Gaylord Perry 21 3 Bobby Bolin 11 4 Lindy McDaniel 10 5 Frank Linzy 7

Strikeouts

1 Juan Marichal 222 2 Gaylord Perry 201 3 Bobby Bolin 143 4 Lindy McDaniel 93 5 Ray Sadecki 62
1966 San Francisco Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Juan Marichal 25 6 2.23 37 36 0 307.1 228 76 36 222
Gaylord Perry 21 8 2.99 36 35 0 255.2 242 85 40 201
Bobby Bolin 11 10 2.89 36 34 1 224.1 174 72 70 143
Ron Herbel 4 5 4.16 32 18 1 129.2 149 60 39 55
Lindy McDaniel 10 5 2.66 64 0 6 121.2 103 36 35 93
Ray Sadecki 3 7 5.40 26 19 0 105.0 125 63 39 62
Frank Linzy 7 11 2.96 51 0 16 100.1 107 33 34 57
Bob Priddy 6 3 3.96 38 3 1 91.0 88 40 28 51
Joe Gibbon 4 6 3.67 37 10 1 81.0 86 33 16 48
Bob Shaw 1 4 6.25 13 6 0 31.2 45 22 7 21
Bill Henry 1 1 2.45 35 0 1 22.0 15 6 10 15
Billy Hoeft 0 2 7.36 4 0 0 3.2 4 3 3 3
Rich Robertson 0 0 7.71 1 0 0 2.1 3 2 2 2
Bob Garibaldi 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0

👥 Roster (37)

Jesus Alou Bob Barton Bobby Bolin Ollie Brown Bob Burda Orlando Cepeda Jim Davenport Dick Dietz Tito Fuentes Len Gabrielson Bob Garibaldi Joe Gibbon +25 more

37 players

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The 1966 San Francisco Giants in brief

The 1966 San Francisco Giants finished 93-68, a .578 winning percentage, placing 2nd in the NL. The run column shows 675 for and 626 against. At the plate the San Francisco Giants hit .247, 3% worse than the league's .256. The San Francisco Giants staff finished with a 3.24 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.61. Measured against the 662-run league average, the offense was 2% ahead.

Candlestick Park was home in 1966, drawing a total attendance of 1,657,192. Willie Mays led the club in home runs with 37. The hits leader was Jim Ray Hart with 165. The pitching staff's wins leader was Juan Marichal (25). The saves leader was Frank Linzy with 16. The roster section lists 37 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1966 San Francisco Giants

What was the 1966 San Francisco Giants record?
The 1966 San Francisco Giants finished 93-68 (.578 win pct).
Who led the 1966 San Francisco Giants in home runs?
Willie Mays led the 1966 San Francisco Giants with 37 home runs.
What was the 1966 San Francisco Giants team ERA?
The 1966 San Francisco Giants posted a team ERA of 3.24.
Did the 1966 San Francisco Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1966 San Francisco Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1966 San Francisco Giants play?
The 1966 San Francisco Giants played home games at Candlestick Park.
Who led the 1966 San Francisco Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Willie Mays (37 HR, 103 RBI) and Juan Marichal (25-6, 2.23 ERA).
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