1966 St. Louis Cardinals

83-79 • .512 Win% • 6th in NL

The 1966 St. Louis Cardinals went 83-79 (.512) finishing 6th in the NL. The club scored 571 runs, allowed 577, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV/Busch Stadium II. Team leaders included Orlando Cepeda (17 HR, 58 RBI) and Bob Gibson (21-12, 2.44 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

83 Wins
79 Losses
.512 Win %
6th Rank
571 R 577 RA
Diff -6

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⚡ Quick Stats

571 Runs Scored
577 Runs Allowed
-6 Run Diff
1,590K Attendance

📈 vs. 1966 NL Average

Batting Avg .251 2% below the 1966 league average (.256)
OBP .297 5% below the 1966 league average (.313)
SLG .368 4% below the 1966 league average (.383)
Team ERA 3.11 14% better than the 1966 league average (3.61)
Runs Scored 571 14% below the 1966 league average (662 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV/Busch Stadium II
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Home Games 71
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Total Attendance 1,590,563
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Avg per Game 22,402

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1966

Batting Avg

1 Orlando Cepeda 0.303 2 Mike Shannon 0.288 3 Lou Brock 0.285 4 Tim McCarver 0.274 5 Curt Flood 0.267

Home Runs

1 Orlando Cepeda 17 2 Mike Shannon 16 3 Lou Brock 15 4 Tim McCarver 12 5 Curt Flood 10

RBI

1 Curt Flood 78 2 Tim McCarver 68 3 Mike Shannon 64 4 Orlando Cepeda 58 5 Lou Brock 46
1966 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Lou Brock 156 643 94 183 24 12 15 46 31 134 74 0.285
Curt Flood 160 626 64 167 21 5 10 78 26 50 14 0.267
Tim McCarver 150 543 50 149 19 13 12 68 36 38 9 0.274
Julian Javier 147 460 52 105 13 5 7 31 26 63 11 0.228
Mike Shannon 137 459 61 132 20 6 16 64 37 106 8 0.288
Orlando Cepeda 123 452 65 137 24 0 17 58 34 68 9 0.303
Dal Maxvill 134 394 25 96 14 3 0 24 37 61 3 0.244
Charley Smith 116 391 34 104 13 4 10 43 22 81 0 0.266
Jerry Buchek 100 284 23 67 10 4 4 25 23 71 0 0.236
Phil Gagliano 90 213 23 54 8 2 2 15 24 29 2 0.254
Tito Francona 83 156 14 33 4 1 4 17 7 27 0 0.212
Bob Gibson 46 100 11 20 4 0 1 8 3 35 3 0.200
Bobby Tolan 43 93 10 16 5 1 1 6 6 15 1 0.172
Alex Johnson 25 86 7 16 0 1 2 6 5 18 1 0.186
Al Jackson 51 74 6 13 4 1 0 5 3 30 2 0.176
Ed Spiezio 26 73 4 16 5 1 2 10 5 11 1 0.219
Pat Corrales 28 72 5 13 2 0 0 3 2 17 1 0.181
Ray Washburn 27 54 2 5 1 0 1 6 2 25 0 0.093
George Kernek 20 50 5 12 0 1 0 3 4 9 1 0.240
Larry Jaster 26 45 4 8 0 0 1 3 2 8 0 0.178
Bob Skinner 49 45 2 7 1 0 1 5 2 17 0 0.156
Nelson Briles 49 38 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 16 0 0.079
Ted Savage 16 29 4 5 2 1 0 3 4 7 4 0.172
Steve Carlton 9 15 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.267
Tracy Stallard 20 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.000
Don Dennis 38 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.083
Jimy Williams 13 11 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.273
Joe Hoerner 57 8 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 5 0 0.125
Curt Simmons 10 8 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.125
Art Mahaffey 12 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Ray Sadecki 6 7 2 3 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0.429
Dick Hughes 6 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.400
Hal Woodeshick 59 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.200
Ron Piche 20 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Jim Cosman 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Dennis Aust 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ron Willis 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1966

ERA

1 Joe Hoerner 1.54 2 Hal Woodeshick 1.92 3 Bob Gibson 2.44 4 Al Jackson 2.51 5 Steve Carlton 3.12

Wins

1 Bob Gibson 21 2 Al Jackson 13 3 Larry Jaster 11 4 Ray Washburn 11 5 Joe Hoerner 5

Strikeouts

1 Bob Gibson 225 2 Nelson Briles 100 3 Ray Washburn 98 4 Larry Jaster 92 5 Al Jackson 90
1966 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bob Gibson 21 12 2.44 35 35 0 280.1 210 76 78 225
Al Jackson 13 15 2.51 36 30 0 232.2 222 65 45 90
Ray Washburn 11 9 3.76 27 26 0 170.0 183 71 44 98
Nelson Briles 4 15 3.21 49 17 6 154.0 162 55 54 100
Larry Jaster 11 5 3.26 26 21 0 151.2 124 55 45 92
Joe Hoerner 5 1 1.54 57 0 13 76.0 57 13 21 63
Hal Woodeshick 2 1 1.92 59 0 4 70.1 57 15 23 30
Don Dennis 4 2 4.98 38 1 2 59.2 73 33 17 25
Tracy Stallard 1 5 5.68 20 7 1 52.1 65 33 25 35
Steve Carlton 3 3 3.12 9 9 0 52.0 56 18 18 25
Art Mahaffey 1 4 6.43 12 5 1 35.0 37 25 21 19
Curt Simmons 1 1 4.59 10 5 0 33.1 35 17 14 14
Ron Piche 1 3 4.26 20 0 2 25.1 21 12 18 21
Ray Sadecki 2 1 2.22 5 3 0 24.1 16 6 9 21
Dick Hughes 2 1 1.71 6 2 1 21.0 12 4 7 20
Dennis Aust 0 1 6.52 9 0 1 9.2 12 7 6 7
Jim Cosman 1 0 0.00 1 1 0 9.0 2 0 2 5
Ron Willis 0 0 0.00 4 0 1 3.0 1 0 1 2

👥 Roster (37)

Dennis Aust Nelson Briles Lou Brock Jerry Buchek Steve Carlton Orlando Cepeda Pat Corrales Jim Cosman Don Dennis Curt Flood Tito Francona Phil Gagliano +25 more

37 players

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The 1966 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

The 1966 St. Louis Cardinals finished 83-79, a .512 winning percentage, placing 6th in the NL. With 571 runs scored and 577 given up, the 1966 differential was -6. The team batting average of .251 was 2% below the 1966 league mark of .256. Pitchers allowed 3.11 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.61. The 571 runs scored compare with a league average of 662 per club, 14% fewer.

Attendance at Sportsman's Park IV/Busch Stadium II totaled 1,590,563 for the year. Orlando Cepeda led the club in home runs with 17. The RBI leader was Curt Flood, with 78. Lou Brock collected the most hits, 183. The pitching staff's wins leader was Bob Gibson (21). Joe Hoerner saved 13 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1966 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1966 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1966 St. Louis Cardinals finished 83-79 (.512 win pct).
Who led the 1966 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Orlando Cepeda led the 1966 St. Louis Cardinals with 17 home runs.
What was the 1966 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1966 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.11.
Did the 1966 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1966 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1966 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1966 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Sportsman's Park IV/Busch Stadium II.
Who led the 1966 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Orlando Cepeda (17 HR, 58 RBI) and Bob Gibson (21-12, 2.44 ERA).
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