1966 Washington Senators

71-88 • .447 Win% • 8th in AL

The 1966 Washington Senators went 71-88 (.447) finishing 8th in the AL. The club scored 557 runs, allowed 659, and played home games at R.F.K. Stadium. Team leaders included Frank Howard (18 HR, 71 RBI) and Pete Richert (14-14, 3.37 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

71 Wins
88 Losses
.447 Win %
8th Rank
557 R 659 RA
Diff -102

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557 Runs Scored
659 Runs Allowed
-102 Run Diff
589K Attendance

📈 vs. 1966 AL Average

Batting Avg .234 3% below the 1966 league average (.240)
OBP .294 4% below the 1966 league average (.305)
SLG .355 4% below the 1966 league average (.368)
Team ERA 3.70 8% worse than the 1966 league average (3.44)
Runs Scored 557 11% below the 1966 league average (628 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumR.F.K. Stadium
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 589,817
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Avg per Game 7,561

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1966

Batting Avg

1 Frank Howard 0.278 2 Fred Valentine 0.276 3 Paul Casanova 0.254 4 Bob Saverine 0.251 5 Jim King 0.248

Home Runs

1 Frank Howard 18 2 Don Lock 16 3 Fred Valentine 16 4 Paul Casanova 13 5 Ken McMullen 13

RBI

1 Frank Howard 71 2 Fred Valentine 59 3 Ken McMullen 54 4 Ed Brinkman 48 5 Don Lock 48
1966 Washington Senators — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ed Brinkman 158 582 42 133 18 9 7 48 29 105 7 0.229
Ken McMullen 147 524 48 122 19 4 13 54 44 89 3 0.233
Fred Valentine 146 508 77 140 29 7 16 59 51 63 22 0.276
Frank Howard 146 493 52 137 19 4 18 71 53 104 1 0.278
Paul Casanova 122 429 45 109 16 5 13 44 14 78 1 0.254
Bob Saverine 120 406 54 102 10 4 5 24 27 62 4 0.251
Don Lock 138 386 52 90 13 1 16 48 57 126 2 0.233
Jim King 117 310 41 77 14 2 10 30 38 41 4 0.248
Ken Harrelson 71 250 25 62 8 1 7 28 26 53 4 0.248
Dick Nen 94 235 20 50 8 0 6 30 28 46 0 0.213
Don Blasingame 68 200 18 43 9 0 1 11 18 21 2 0.215
Willie Kirkland 124 163 21 31 2 1 6 17 16 50 2 0.190
Ken Hamlin 66 158 13 34 7 1 1 16 13 21 1 0.215
Doug Camilli 44 107 5 22 4 0 2 8 3 19 0 0.206
Pete Richert 43 86 12 14 2 1 1 6 2 33 0 0.163
Mike McCormick 41 66 5 14 0 0 2 5 3 23 0 0.212
Bob Chance 37 57 1 10 3 0 1 8 2 23 0 0.175
Phil Ortega 33 54 3 3 0 0 0 2 6 20 0 0.056
Dick Phillips 25 37 3 6 0 0 0 4 2 5 0 0.162
Tim Cullen 18 34 8 8 1 0 0 0 2 8 0 0.235
Hank Allen 9 31 2 12 0 0 1 6 3 6 0 0.387
Jim Hannan 30 30 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 12 0 0.067
Jim French 10 24 0 5 1 0 0 3 4 5 0 0.208
John Orsino 14 23 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.174
Barry Moore 12 19 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.105
Mike Brumley 9 18 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.111
Diego Segui 21 18 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 0.111
Dick Bosman 13 12 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.250
Bob Humphreys 58 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 0.167
Dick Lines 53 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.000
Casey Cox 66 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Joe Cunningham 3 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.125
Frank Kreutzer 9 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.250
Ron Kline 63 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.167
Joe Coleman 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Jim Duckworth 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dave Baldwin 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Cheney 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Al Closter 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pete Craig 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Howie Koplitz 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Buster Narum 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1966

ERA

1 Dick Lines 2.28 2 Ron Kline 2.39 3 Bob Humphreys 2.82 4 Pete Richert 3.37 5 Mike McCormick 3.46

Wins

1 Pete Richert 14 2 Phil Ortega 12 3 Mike McCormick 11 4 Bob Humphreys 7 5 Ron Kline 6

Strikeouts

1 Pete Richert 195 2 Phil Ortega 121 3 Mike McCormick 101 4 Bob Humphreys 88 5 Jim Hannan 68
1966 Washington Senators — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Pete Richert 14 14 3.37 36 34 0 245.2 196 92 69 195
Mike McCormick 11 14 3.46 41 32 0 216.0 193 83 51 101
Phil Ortega 12 12 3.92 33 31 0 197.1 158 86 53 121
Jim Hannan 3 9 4.26 30 18 0 114.0 125 54 59 68
Casey Cox 4 5 3.50 66 0 7 113.0 104 44 35 46
Bob Humphreys 7 3 2.82 58 1 3 111.2 91 35 28 88
Ron Kline 6 4 2.39 63 0 23 90.1 79 24 17 46
Dick Lines 5 2 2.28 53 0 2 83.0 63 21 24 49
Diego Segui 3 7 5.00 21 13 0 72.0 82 40 24 54
Barry Moore 3 3 3.75 12 11 0 62.1 55 26 39 28
Dick Bosman 2 6 7.62 13 7 0 39.0 60 33 12 20
Frank Kreutzer 0 5 6.03 9 6 0 31.1 30 21 10 24
Jim Duckworth 0 3 5.02 5 4 0 14.1 14 8 10 14
Joe Coleman 1 0 2.00 1 1 0 9.0 6 2 2 4
Dave Baldwin 0 0 3.86 4 0 0 7.0 8 3 1 4
Tom Cheney 0 1 5.06 3 1 0 5.1 4 3 6 3
Buster Narum 0 0 21.60 3 0 0 3.1 11 8 4 0
Pete Craig 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 2.0 2 1 1 1
Howie Koplitz 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 0 0 1 0
Al Closter 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.1 1 0 2 0

👥 Roster (42)

Hank Allen Dave Baldwin Don Blasingame Dick Bosman Ed Brinkman Mike Brumley Doug Camilli Paul Casanova Bob Chance Tom Cheney Al Closter Joe Coleman +30 more

42 players

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The 1966 Washington Senators in brief

In 1966 the Washington Senators posted a 71-88 mark (.447) and finished 8th in the AL. The Washington Senators scored 557 runs and allowed 659, a run differential of -102. At the plate the Washington Senators hit .234, 3% worse than the league's .240. Pitchers allowed 3.70 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.44. The 557 runs scored compare with a league average of 628 per club, 11% fewer.

The home park, R.F.K. Stadium, recorded 589,817 in attendance, about 7,561 a game. Frank Howard led the club in home runs with 18. The hits leader was Fred Valentine with 140. The pitching staff's wins leader was Pete Richert (14). The saves leader was Ron Kline with 23. The 1966 roster runs to 42 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1966 Washington Senators

What was the 1966 Washington Senators record?
The 1966 Washington Senators finished 71-88 (.447 win pct).
Who led the 1966 Washington Senators in home runs?
Frank Howard led the 1966 Washington Senators with 18 home runs.
What was the 1966 Washington Senators team ERA?
The 1966 Washington Senators posted a team ERA of 3.70.
Did the 1966 Washington Senators win the World Series?
No. The 1966 Washington Senators did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1966 Washington Senators play?
The 1966 Washington Senators played home games at R.F.K. Stadium.
Who led the 1966 Washington Senators in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Frank Howard (18 HR, 71 RBI) and Pete Richert (14-14, 3.37 ERA).
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