The 1966 Boston Red Sox season was the 66th season in the franchise's

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finished ninth in the

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(AL) with a record of 72 wins and 90 losses, 26

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the AL and

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champion

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. After this season, the Red Sox would not lose 90 games again until

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Offseason

* November 29, 1965:

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was drafted from the Red Sox by the

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in the 1965 first-year draft. * November 30, 1965:

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was traded by the Red Sox to the

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Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions

* June 6, 1966: Galen Cisco was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox. * June 14, 1966: Joe Christopher and Earl Wilson were traded by the Red Sox to the Detroit Tigers for Don Demeter and a player to be named later. The Tigers completed the deal by sending Julio Navarro to the Red Sox on June 21.

Roster

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''

Other batters

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Other pitchers

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

Relief pitchers

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

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Toronto
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References

External links

1966 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference1966 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com
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