1966 New York Mets season

1966 New York Mets
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1962)
Location
Shea Stadium (Since 1964) New York, New York (Since 1962)
1966 Information
Owner(s)	Joan Whitney Payson
General manager(s)	George Weiss and Bing Devine
Manager(s)	Wes Westrum
Local television	WOR-TV
Local radio	WHN (Ralph Kiner, Lindsey Nelson, Bob Murphy)
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The 1966 New York Mets season was the 5th regular season for the Mets. They went 66-95 and finished 9th in the NL. They were managed by Wes Westrum. They played home games at Shea Stadium.

Offseason

• October 20, 1965: Charley Smith and Al Jackson were traded by the Mets to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ken Boyer.
• November 29, 1965: Al Luplow was purchased by the Mets from the Cleveland Indians.
• November 30, 1965: Joe Christopher was traded by the Mets to the Boston Red Sox for Eddie Bressoud.
• January 6, 1966: Gary Kroll was traded by the Mets to the Houston Astros for Johnny Weekly and cash.

Regular season

• September 11, 1966: Pitcher Pat Jarvis of the Atlanta Braves becomes the first of 5,714 strikeout victims of Nolan Ryan’s career.

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Los Angeles Dodgers	95	67	--	.586
San Francisco Giants	93	68	1.5	.578
Pittsburgh Pirates	92	70	3	.568
Philadelphia Phillies	87	75	8	.537
Atlanta Braves	85	77	10	.525
St. Louis Cardinals	83	79	12	.512
Cincinnati Reds	76	84	18	.475
Houston Astros	72	90	23	.444
New York Mets	66	95	28.5	.410
Chicago Cubs	59	103	36	.364

Notable transactions

• April 3, 1966: Tom Seaver was signed as an amateur free agent by the Mets.
• June 4, 1966: Galen Cisco was released by the Mets.
• June 7, 1966: Duffy Dyer was drafted by the Mets in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1966 Major League Baseball Draft (Secondary Phase).
• June 10, 1966: Bob Shaw was purchased by the Mets from the San Francisco Giants.
• August 6, 1966: Ralph Terry was purchased by the Mets from the Kansas City Athletics.

Roster

1966 New York Mets
Roster
Pitchers 34 Gerry Arrigo 31 Larry Bearnarth 38 Dave Eilers 22 Jack Fisher 20 Bob Friend 29 Rob Gardner 27 Dallas Green 32 Jack Hamilton 28 Bill Hepler 45 Tug McGraw 16 Larry Miller 30 Dennis Ribant 41 Gordie Richardson 47 Dick Rusteck 34 Nolan Ryan 39 Dick Selma 26 Bob Shaw 43 Darrell Sutherland 38 Ralph Terry		Catchers 20 Choo Choo Coleman 10 Greg Goossen 15 Jerry Grote 12 John Stephenson 19 Hawk Taylor Infielders 14 Ken Boyer  1 Eddie Bressoud  3 Bud Harrelson  2 Chuck Hiller 33 Ron Hunt  7 Ed Kranepool 11 Roy McMillan 17 Dick Stuart		Outfielders 42 Larry Elliot  5 Shaun Fitzmaurice 9,27 Jim Hickman 21 Cleon Jones 24 Johnny Lewis 18 Al Luplow 23 Billy Murphy 48 Danny Napoleon  4 Ron Swoboda Other batters  6 Lou Klimchock		Manager  9 Wes Westrum Coaches  8 Yogi Berra 52 Harvey Haddix 54 Whitey Herzog 53 Sheriff Robinson

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
3B	Boyer, KenKen Boyer	136	496	132	.266	14	61
RF	Luplow, AlAl Luplow	111	334	84	.251	7	31

Other batters

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Arrigo, GerryGerry Arrigo	17	43.1	3	3	3.74	28
Ryan, NolanNolan Ryan	2	3	0	1	15.00	6

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Bearnarth, LarryLarry Bearnarth	29	2	3	0	4.45	27

Farm system

See also: Minor league baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Jacksonville Suns	International League	Solly Hemus
AA	Williamsport Mets	Eastern League	Bill Virdon
A	Auburn Mets	New York-Penn League	Clyde McCullough
A	Greenville Mets	Western Carolinas League	Pete Pavlick
Rookie	Marion Mets	Appalachian League	Buddy Peterson

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Auburn, Marion

References

• 1966 New York Mets
• 1966 New York Mets team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.