The 1966 Pittsburgh Pirates season involved the team's third-place finish in the

National League The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest extant professional team ...

at 92–70, three games behind the NL Champion

Los Angeles Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Established in 1883 in the city of Brooklyn ...

Offseason

* November 22, 1965:

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was released by the Pirates. * November 29, 1965: 1965 rule 5 draft ** Dave Roberts was selected by the Pirates from the Houston Astros. **

Jesse Gonder Jesse may refer to: People and fictional characters * Jesse (biblical figure), father of David in the Bible. * Jesse (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Jesse (surname), a list of people Music * ''Jesse'' ( ...

was drafted by the Pirates from the

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. * December 1, 1965:

Matty Alou Mateo "Matty" Rojas Alou (December 22, 1938 – November 3, 2011) was a Dominican former professional baseball player and manager. He played as an outfielder in Major League Baseball from 1960 to 1974. He also played in Nippon Professiona ...

was traded to the Pirates by the

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for Ozzie Virgil and

Joe Gibbon Joseph Charles Gibbon (April 10, 1935 – February 20, 2019) was an American professional baseball player. A left-handed pitcher, he spent all or parts of 13 seasons (1960–72) in Major League Baseball as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates, ...

. * December 10, 1965:

Bob Friend Robert Bartmess Friend (November 24, 1930 – February 3, 2019) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher between and , most notably as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates. A fou ...

was traded by the Pirates to the

New York Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. They are one of ...

for Pete Mikkelsen. * January 29, 1966:

Del Unser Delbert Bernard Unser (born December 9, 1944) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a center fielder and utility player from to , most prominently with the Philadelphia Phillies, where he was ...

was drafted by the Pirates in the 4th round of the secondary phase of the 1966 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign.

Regular season

Pirates outfielder

Roberto Clemente Roberto Enrique Clemente Walker (; August 18, 1934 – December 31, 1972) was a Puerto Rican professional baseball right fielder who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates. After his early death, he was pos ...

was the National League's Most Valuable Player for the 1966 season.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

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Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. Since 2004, the team's home stadium has been Citize ...

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Mets The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. They are one of two major league ...

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Giants A giant is a being of human appearance, sometimes of prodigious size and strength, common in folklore. Giant(s) or The Giant(s) may also refer to: Mythology and religion *Giants (Greek mythology) *Jötunn, a Germanic term often translated as 'gi ...

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Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Established in 1883 in the city of Brooklyn ...

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Astros The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston, Texas. The Astros compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division, having moved to the division in 2013 after ...

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, , 8–2 , , Fryman (11–8) , , Giusti , , Mikkelsen (13) , , 11,564 , , 77–55 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 133 , , August 31 , ,

, , 4–3 , , Blass (9–5) , , Drysdale , , O'Dell (3) , , 31,036 , , 78–55 , - , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 134 , , September 1 , ,

, , 3–4 (10) , , Sutton , , Law (9–7) , , Perranoski , , 26,761 , , 78–56 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 135 , , September 2 , , Cubs , , 7–3 , , Veale (14–9) , , Jenkins , , Cardwell (1) , , 13,677 , , 79–56 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 136 , , September 3 , , Cubs , , 9–1 , , Sisk (8–2) , , Holtzman , , — , , 10,891 , , 80–56 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 137 , , September 4 , , Cubs , , 8–5 , , McBean (4–3) , , Church , , Face (17) , , 12,899 , , 81–56 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 138 , , September 5 , , Braves , , 13–5 , , Law (10–7) , , Kelley , , — , , , , 82–56 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 139 , , September 5 , , Braves , , 5–7 , , Cloninger , , Blass (9–6) , , — , , 30,747 , , 82–57 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 140 , , September 6 , , Braves , , 1–4 , , Jarvis , , Veale (14–10) , , Ritchie , , 10,792 , , 82–58 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 141 , , September 7 , , Braves , , 3–8 , , Johnson , , Sisk (8–3) , , — , , 12,100 , , 82–59 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 142 , , September 9 , ,

, , 3–2 (12) , , Face (6–5) , , Briles , , — , , 19,676 , , 83–59 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 143 , , September 10 , ,

, , 5–6 , , Gibson , , Mikkelsen (8–7) , , Woodeshick , , 13,535 , , 83–60 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 144 , , September 11 , ,

, , 3–4 , , Hughes , , Veale (14–11) , , — , , 17,859 , , 83–61 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 145 , , September 13 , , @

, , 9–3 , , Sisk (9–3) , , Giusti , , Face (18) , , 17,872 , , 84–61 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 146 , , September 15 , , @

, , 3–5 , , Drysdale , , Law (10–8) , , Regan , , 50,559 , , 84–62 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 147 , , September 16 , , @

, , 1–5 , , Koufax , , Veale (14–12) , , — , , 54,510 , , 84–63 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 148 , , September 17 , , @

, , 9–5 , , Law (11–8) , , Miller , , O'Dell (4) , , 44,330 , , 85–63 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 149 , , September 18 , , @

, , 3–1 , , Fryman (12–8) , , Perry , , — , , 41,981 , , 86–63 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 150 , , September 19 , , @

, , 6–1 (11) , , Mikkelsen (9–7) , , Linzy , , — , , 12,871 , , 87–63 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 151 , , September 20 , , @

, , 6–0 , , Law (12–8) , , Herbel , , — , , 30,187 , , 88–63 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 152 , , September 21 , , @

, , 5–6 , , Marichal , , Face (6–6) , , — , , 15,338 , , 88–64 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 153 , , September 22 , , @ Braves , , 1–14 , , Jarvis , , Fryman (12–9) , , — , , 11,004 , , 88–65 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 154 , , September 23 , , @ Braves , , 3–0 , , Veale (15–12) , , Schwall , , — , , 21,238 , , 89–65 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 155 , , September 24 , , @ Braves , , 8–6 , , Blass (10–6) , , Olivo , , Mikkelsen (14) , , 20,054 , , 90–65 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 156 , , September 25 , , @ Braves , , 2–6 , , Kelley , , Sisk (9–4) , , Carroll , , 28,372 , , 90–66 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 157 , , September 26 , , @

, , 4–5 (11) , , Bunning , , O'Dell (3–2) , , — , , 8,289 , , 90–67 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 158 , , September 28 , , @

, , 2–1 , , Blass (11–6) , , Bunning , , Sisk (1) , , , , 91–67 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 159 , , September 28 , , @

, , 4–2 , , Veale (16–12) , , Jackson , , — , , 7,213 , , 92–67 , - , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 160 , , October 1 , ,

, , 4–5 , , Marichal , , Mikkelsen (9–8) , , — , , , , 92–68 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 161 , , October 1 , ,

, , 0–2 , , Bolin , , Sisk (9–5) , , — , , 18,928 , , 92–69 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 162 , , October 2 , ,

, , 3–7 (11) , , McDaniel , , Blass (11–7) , , — , , 33,827 , , 92–70 , - , - , ''Legend: = Win = Loss
Bold = Pirates team member''

Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions

* April 7, 1966:

Bob Purkey Robert Thomas Purkey (July 14, 1929 – March 16, 2008) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball known for his use of the knuckleball. From 1954 through 1966, Purkey played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds / Redle ...

was sold to the Pirates by the

St. Louis Cardinals The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Since the 2006 season, the Cardinals ha ...

. * June 7, 1966: 1966 Major League Baseball draft **

Richie Hebner Richard Joseph Hebner (born November 26, 1947) is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a third baseman from through , most prominently as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates teams tha ...

was drafted by the Pirates in the 1st round of the 1966 Major League Baseball Draft. ** Dave Cash was drafted by the Pirates in the 5th round of the 1966 Major League Baseball Draft. **

Gene Clines Eugene Anthony Clines (October 6, 1946 – January 27, 2022) was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an outfielder from 1970 to 1979, most prominently as a member of the Pittsburgh Pir ...

was drafted by the Pirates in the 6th round of the 1966 Major League Baseball Draft. * June 15, 1966:

Don Schwall Donald Bernard Schwall (born March 2, 1936) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox (1961–62), Pittsburgh Pirates (1963–66) and Atlanta Braves (19 ...

was traded by the Pirates to the

for

Billy O'Dell William Oliver O'Dell (February 10, 1933 – September 12, 2018), known as Billy O'Dell and also as Digger O'Dell, was an American professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues in thirteen seasons: 1954 and from 1956 to 1967. ...

.Don Schwall
at "Baseball Almanac"

Roster

Statistics

;Batting ''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in'' ;Pitching ''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Farm system

Notes

References

1966 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference

1966 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac
* {{Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Pirates seasons Pittsburgh Pirates season Pittsburg