1966 Baltimore Orioles season

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1966 Baltimore Orioles 1966 World Series Champions 1966 American League Champions
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901)
Location
Memorial Stadium (Since 1954) Baltimore, Maryland (Since 1954)
1966 Information
Owner(s)	Jerold Hoffberger
General Manager(s)	Harry Dalton
Manager(s)	Hank Bauer
Local television	WJZ-TV
Local radio	WBAL (AM) (Chuck Thompson, Frank Messer, Bill O'Donnell)

The 1966 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing 1st in the American League with a record of 97 wins and 63 losses, nine games ahead of the runner-up Minnesota Twins, for their first AL pennant since 1944, when the club was known as the St. Louis Browns. The Orioles swept the NL champion Los Angeles Dodgers in four games to register their first-ever World Series title. The team was managed by Hank Bauer, and played their home games at Memorial Stadium.

1 Offseason
2 Regular Season
- 2.1 Opening Day Roster
- 2.2 Season standings
3 Roster
4 Player stats
- 4.1 Batting
  - 4.1.1 Other batters
- 4.2 Starting pitchers
  - 4.2.1 Other pitchers
    - 4.2.1.1 Relief pitchers
5 World Series
6 Awards and Honors
7 References

[edit] Offseason

December 9, 1965: Frank Robinson was traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Baltimore Orioles for Milt Pappas, Jack Baldschun, and Dick Simpson. Robinson was the AL's Most Valuable Player, and won baseball's version of the Triple Crown that season.

[edit] Regular Season

[edit] Opening Day Roster

[edit] Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
Baltimore Orioles	97	63	.606	--
Minnesota Twins	89	73	.549	9
Detroit Tigers	88	74	.543	10
Chicago White Sox	83	79	.512	15
Cleveland Indians	81	81	.500	17
California Angels	80	82	.494	18
Kansas City Athletics	74	86	.463	23
Washington Senators	71	88	.447	25.5
Boston Red Sox	72	90	.444	26
New York Yankees	70	89	.440	26.5

[edit] Roster

1966 Baltimore Orioles roster view • talk • edit
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

[edit] Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

[edit] Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA

[edit] Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

[edit] World Series

Main article: 1966 World Series

AL Baltimore Orioles (4) vs. NL Los Angeles Dodgers (0)

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance	Time of Game
1	Orioles – 5, Dodgers – 2	October 5	Dodger Stadium	55,941	2:56
2	Orioles – 6, Dodgers – 0	October 6	Dodger Stadium	55,947	2:26
3	Dodgers – 0, Orioles – 1	October 8	Memorial Stadium	54,445	1:55
4	Dodgers – 0, Orioles – 1	October 9	Memorial Stadium	54,458	1:45

[edit] Awards and Honors

Frank Robinson, AL Most Valuable Player Award
Frank Robinson, Associated Press Athlete of the Year
Frank Robinson, Triple Crown Winner
Frank Robinson, Babe Ruth Award
Frank Robinson, World Series Most Valuable Player Award

[edit] References

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v • d • e 1966 MLB season by team

American League	Baltimore • Boston • California • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Kansas City • Minnesota • New York • Washington

National League	Atlanta • Chicago • Cincinnati • Houston • Los Angeles • New York Mets • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • San Francisco • St. Louis

1966 All-Star Game • 1966 World Series

Preceded by Minnesota Twins 1965	American League Champions 1966	Succeeded by Boston Red Sox 1967
Preceded by Los Angeles Dodgers 1965	World Series Champions Baltimore Orioles 1966	Succeeded by St. Louis Cardinals 1967

v • d • e Baltimore Orioles

Formerly the Milwaukee Brewers and the St. Louis Browns • Based in Baltimore, Maryland

The Franchise	History • Seasons • Records • Players • Managers and Owners • Broadcasters

Ballparks	Lloyd Street Grounds • Sportsman's Park • Memorial Stadium • Oriole Park at Camden Yards

Culture	The Bird • St. Louis Browns • Baltimore in the minors (1902-1953) • AL Orioles (1901-02) • 19th Century Orioles • Jeffrey Maier • "Thank God I'm a Country Boy"

Rivalries	Beltway Series • Orioles-Yankees rivalry

Important Figures	George Sisler • Luis Aparicio • Cal Ripken, Sr. • George Kell • Eddie Murray • Jim Palmer • Cal Ripken, Jr. • Robin Roberts • Milt Pappas • Brooks Robinson • Dave McNally • Frank Robinson • Earl Weaver • Hoyt Wilhelm • Boog Powell • Mark Belanger • Ken Singleton • Brady Anderson • Rafael Palmeiro • Mike Mussina • Wild Bill Hagy

Retired Numbers	4 • 5 • 8 • 20 • 22 • 33 • 42

Key Personnel	Owner: Peter Angelos • General Manager: Mike Flanagan • Manager: Dave Trembley

World Series Championships (3)	1966 • 1970 • 1983

American League Championships (6)	1944 • 1966 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1979 • 1983

Seasons (108)	1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1904 • 1905 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1909 • 1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914 • 1915 • 1916 • 1917 • 1918 • 1919 • 1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929 • 1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 • 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 • 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008

Minor League Affiliates	Norfolk Tides (AAA) • Bowie Baysox (AA) • Frederick Keys (A) • Delmarva Shorebirds (A) • Aberdeen IronBirds (A) • Bluefield Orioles (Rookie)

Other Assets	Mid-Atlantic Sports Network