1966 San Francisco Giants season
The 1966 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 84th year in Major League Baseball, their ninth year in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their seventh at Candlestick Park. The Giants finished second in the National League with a record of 93 wins and 68 losses, a game-and-a-half behind their arch-rivals, the NL champion Los Angeles Dodgers.Offseason
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
- Jesús Alou
- Tito Fuentes
- Len Gabrielson
- Tom Haller
- Jim Ray Hart
- Hal Lanier
- Juan Marichal
- Willie Mays
- Willie McCovey
Notable transactions
- May 8, 1966: Orlando Cepeda was traded by the Giants to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ray Sadecki.
- June 10, 1966: Bob Shaw was purchased from the Giants by the New York Mets.
Game log and schedule
Roster
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 |
| C | | 142 | 471 | 113 | .240 | 27 | 67 |
| 1B | | 150 | 502 | 148 | .295 | 36 | 96 |
| 2B | | 149 | 459 | 106 | .231 | 3 | 37 |
| SS | | 133 | 541 | 141 | .261 | 9 | 40 |
| 3B | | 156 | 578 | 165 | .285 | 33 | 93 |
| LF | | 94 | 240 | 52 | .217 | 4 | 16 |
| CF | | 152 | 552 | 159 | .288 | 37 | 103 |
| RF | | 115 | 348 | 81 | .233 | 7 | 33 |
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 |
| 110 | 370 | 96 | .259 | 1 | 20 |
| 111 | 305 | 76 | .249 | 9 | 30 |
| 89 | 190 | 45 | .237 | 2 | 19 |
| 72 | 102 | 19 | .186 | 1 | 7 |
| 43 | 91 | 16 | .176 | 0 | 3 |
| 42 | 89 | 19 | .213 | 2 | 9 |
| 19 | 49 | 14 | .286 | 3 | 15 |
| 37 | 43 | 7 | .163 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 33 | 8 | .242 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | 32 | 7 | .219 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 29 | 9 | .310 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | 23 | 7 | .304 | 0 | 1 |
| 42 | 25 | 3 | .120 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | 23 | 1 | .043 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 16 | 1 | .063 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
| 37 | 307.1 | 25 | 6 | 2.23 | 222 |
| 36 | 255.2 | 21 | 8 | 2.99 | 201 |
| 36 | 224.1 | 11 | 10 | 2.89 | 143 |
| 26 | 105 | 3 | 7 | 5.40 | 62 |
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 |
| 32 | 129.2 | 4 | 5 | 4.16 | 55 |
| 37 | 81 | 4 | 6 | 3.67 | 48 |
| 13 | 31.2 | 1 | 4 | 6.25 | 21 |
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 |
| 64 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 2.66 | 93 |
| 51 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 2.96 | 57 |
| 38 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3.96 | 51 |
| 35 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.45 | 15 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.36 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Awards and honors
All-Star GameFarm system
