The 1966 Washington Senators season involved the Senators finishing eighth in the

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with a record of 71 wins and 88 losses.

Offseason

* October 12, 1965:

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was traded by the Senators to the

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for John Orsino. * November 19, 1965:

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was released by the Senators. * November 29, 1965: Bob Saverine was drafted by the Senators from the

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in the 1965

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Regular season

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, the first black umpire in Major League Baseball history made his debut at D.C. Stadium on April 9, 1966.

Opening Day starters

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* Doug Camilli * Joe Cunningham * Ken Hamlin * Frank Howard * Don Lock * Ken McMullen *

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* Fred Valentine

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* April 5, 1966:

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was purchased by the Senators from the

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. * April 13, 1966:

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was purchased by the Senators from the

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.Diego Segui page at Baseball Reference
/ref> * July 30, 1966: Diego Seguí was traded by the Senators to the Kansas City Athletics for Jim Duckworth.

Draft picks

* June 7, 1966:

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was drafted by the Senators in the 1st round (18th pick) of the secondary phase of the 1966 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed June 28, 1966.Del Unser page at Baseball Reference
/ref>

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

Notes

References

1966 Washington Senators team page at Baseball Reference1966 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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