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{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = Cincinnati Reds
| season = 1966
| misc = 
| league = National League
| ballpark = [[Crosley Field]]
| city = [[Cincinnati]]
| owners = [[Bill DeWitt]]
| general_managers = [[Bill DeWitt]]
| managers = [[Don Heffner]], [[Dave Bristol]]
| television = [[WLWT]]<br/>(Ed Kennedy, [[Frank McCormick]])
| radio = [[WCKY (AM)|WCKY]]<br/>(Jim McIntyre, [[Claude Sullivan]])
}}

The '''1966 [[Cincinnati Reds]] season''' consisted of the Reds finishing in seventh place in the [[National League (baseball)|National League]] with a record of 76–84, 18 games behind the NL Champion [[1966 Los Angeles Dodgers season|Los Angeles Dodgers]].  The Reds were managed by [[Don Heffner]] (37–46) and [[Dave Bristol]] (39–38), who replaced Heffner in mid-July.

== Offseason ==
* December 9, 1965: [[Frank Robinson]] was traded by the Reds to the [[Baltimore Orioles]] for [[Milt Pappas]], [[Jack Baldschun]], and [[Dick Simpson]].<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/robinfr02.shtml Frank Robinson] at ''Baseball Reference''</ref>

== Regular season ==

=== Season standings ===
{{1966 National League standings|highlight=Cincinnati Reds}}

=== Record vs. opponents ===
{{1966 NL Record vs. opponents|team=CIN}}

=== Notable transactions ===
* April 4, 1966: [[Marty Keough]] was purchased from the Reds by the [[Atlanta Braves]].<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/keougma01.shtml Marty Keough] at ''Baseball Reference''</ref>
* June 7, 1966: [[Gary Nolan (baseball)|Gary Nolan]] was drafted by the Reds in the 1st round (13th pick) of the [[1966 Major League Baseball draft]].<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/n/nolanga01.shtml Gary Nolan] at ''Baseball Reference''</ref>

=== Roster ===
{| class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! colspan="10" style="background-color: #c6011f; color: white; text-align: center;" | 1966 Cincinnati Reds
|-
| colspan="10" style="background-color: black; color: white; text-align: center;" | '''Roster'''
|-
| valign="top" | '''Pitchers'''
{{MLBplayer|35|[[Gerry Arrigo]]}}
{{MLBplayer|27|[[Jack Baldschun]]}}
{{MLBplayer|56|[[Ted Davidson]]}}
{{MLBplayer|32|[[Sammy Ellis]]}}
{{MLBplayer|38|[[Hank Fischer]]}}
{{MLBplayer|30|[[Joey Jay]]}}
{{MLBplayer|46|[[Jim Maloney]]}}
{{MLBplayer|42|[[Billy McCool]]}}
{{MLBplayer|43|[[Don Nottebart]]}}
{{MLBplayer|41|[[Joe Nuxhall]]}}
{{MLBplayer|54|[[Darrell Osteen]]}}
{{MLBplayer|31|[[Jim O'Toole]]}}
{{MLBplayer|34|[[Milt Pappas]]}}
{{MLBplayer|38|[[John Tsitouris]]}}
{{MLBplayer|33|[[Dom Zanni]]}}
| width="25px" | 
| valign="top" | '''Catchers'''
{{MLBplayer|&nbsp;7|[[Jimmie Coker]]}}
{{MLBplayer|&nbsp;6|[[Johnny Edwards (baseball)|Johnny Edwards]]}}
{{MLBplayer|&nbsp;8|[[Don Pavletich]]}}
'''Infielders'''
{{MLBplayer|16|[[Leo Cárdenas]]}}
{{MLBplayer|18|[[Gordy Coleman]]}}
{{MLBplayer|19|[[Tommy Helms]]}}
{{MLBplayer|23|[[Lee May]]}}
{{MLBplayer|24|[[Tony Pérez]]}}
{{MLBplayer|14|[[Pete Rose]]}}
{{MLBplayer|15|[[Chico Ruiz]]}}
| width="25px" | 
| valign="top" | '''Outfielders'''
{{MLBplayer|17|[[Tommy Harper]]}}
{{MLBplayer|11|[[Deron Johnson]]}}
{{MLBplayer|28|[[Vada Pinson]]}}
{{MLBplayer|22|[[Mel Queen (pitcher/outfielder)|Mel Queen]]}}
{{MLBplayer|12|[[Art Shamsky]]}}
{{MLBplayer|20|[[Dick Simpson]]}}
| width="25px" | 
| valign="top" | '''Manager'''
{{MLBplayer|10|[[Don Heffner]]}} <small>(4/15–7/10)</small>
{{MLBplayer|&nbsp;4|[[Dave Bristol]]}} <small>(7/14–10/2)</small>
'''Coaches'''
{{MLBplayer|10|[[Vern Benson]]}} <small>(Third base after 7/14)</small>
{{MLBplayer|&nbsp;4|[[Dave Bristol]]}} <small>(Third base until 7/10)</small>
{{MLBplayer|&nbsp;3|[[Mel Harder]]}} <small>(Pitching)</small>
{{MLBplayer|13|[[Ray Shore]]}} <small>(Batting practice)</small>
{{MLBplayer|&nbsp;2|[[Roy Sievers]]}} <small>(First base)</small>
{{MLBplayer|&nbsp;9|[[Whitey Wietelmann]]}} <small>(Bullpen)</small>
|}

== 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''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pos
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg.
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI
|- align="center"
| C || [[Johnny Edwards (baseball)|Johnny Edwards]] || 98 || 282 || 54 || .191 || 6 || 39
|- align="center"
| 1B || [[Tony Pérez]] || 99 || 257 || 68 || .265 || 4 || 39
|- align="center"
| 2B || [[Pete Rose]] || 156 || 654 || 205 || .313 || 16 || 70
|- align="center"
| SS || [[Leo Cárdenas]] || 160 || 568 || 145 || .255 || 20 || 81
|- align="center"
| 3B || [[Tommy Helms]] || 138 || 542 || 154 || .284 || 9 || 49
|- align="center"
| LF || [[Deron Johnson]] || 142 || 505 || 130 || .257 || 24 || 81
|- align="center"
| CF || [[Vada Pinson]] || 156 || 618 || 178 || .288 || 16 || 76
|- align="center"
| RF || [[Tommy Harper]] || 149 || 553 || 154 || .278 || 5 || 31
|}

==== Other batters ====
''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg.
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI
|- align="center"
| [[Don Pavletich]] || 83 || 235 || 69 || .294 || 12 || 38
|- align="center"
| [[Art Shamsky]] || 96 || 234 || 54 || .231 || 21 || 47
|- align="center"
| [[Gordy Coleman]] || 91 || 227 || 57 || .251 || 5 || 37
|- align="center"
| [[Jimmie Coker]] || 50 || 111 || 28 || .252 || 4 || 14
|- align="center"
| [[Chico Ruiz]] || 82 || 110 || 28 || .255 || 0 || 5
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Dick|Simpson}} || 92 || 84 || 20 || .238 || 4 || 14
|- align="center"
| [[Lee May]] || 25 || 75 || 25 || .333 || 2 || 10
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Mel|Queen|Mel Queen (pitcher/outfielder)}} || 56 || 55 || 7 || .127 || 0 || 5
|}

=== Pitching ===

==== Starting pitchers ====
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO
|- align="center"
| [[Jim Maloney]] || 32 || 224.2 || 16 || 8 || 2.80 || 216
|- align="center"
| [[Sammy Ellis]] || 41 || 221.0 || 12 || 19 || 5.29 || 154
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Milt|Pappas}} || 33 || 209.2 || 12 || 11 || 4.29 || 133
|- align="center"
| [[Jim O'Toole]] || 25 || 142.0 || 5 || 7 || 3.55 || 96
|- align="center"
| [[Joey Jay]] || 12 || 73.2 || 6 || 2 || 3.91 || 44
|}

==== Other pitchers ====
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO
|- align="center"
| [[Joe Nuxhall]] || 35 || 130.0 || 6 || 8 || 4.50 || 71
|- align="center"
| [[Hank Fischer]] || 11 || 38.0 || 0 || 6 || 6.63 || 24
|}

==== Relief pitchers ====
''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SV
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO
|- align="center"
| [[Billy McCool]] || 57 || 8 || 8 || 18 || 2.48 || 104
|- align=center
| [[Don Nottebart]] || 59 || 5 || 4 || 11 || 3.07 || 69
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Ted|Davidson}} || 54 || 5 || 4 || 4 || 3.90 || 54
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Jack|Baldschun}} || 42 || 1 || 5 || 0 || 5.49 || 44
|- align="center"
| [[Darrell Osteen]] || 13 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 12.00 || 17
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Mel|Queen|Mel Queen (pitcher/outfielder)}} || 7 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 6.43 || 9
|- align="center"
| [[Dom Zanni]] || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.00 || 5
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Gerry|Arrigo}} || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4.91 || 3
|- align="center"
| [[John Tsitouris]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 18.00 || 0
|}

== Farm system ==
{{See also|Minor League Baseball}}

{{MLB Farm System|level16=[[Triple-A (baseball)|AAA]]|team16=[[Buffalo Bisons (1886–1970)|Buffalo Bisons]]|league16=[[International League]]|manager16=[[Red Davis]]
|level17=[[Double-A (baseball)|AA]] |team17=[[Knoxville Smokies]]|league17=[[Southern League (1964–2020)|Southern League]]|manager17=[[Jack Cassini]]
|level18=[[Single-A (baseball)|A]]  |team18=[[Peninsula Grays]]|league18=[[Carolina League]]|manager18=[[Pinky May]]
|level19=[[Single-A (baseball)|A]]  |team19=[[Tampa Tarpons (1957–1988)|Tampa Tarpons]]|league19=[[Florida State League]]|manager19=[[Lou Fitzgerald]]
|level20=[[Class A-Short Season|A-Short Season]]|team20=[[Sioux Falls Packers]]|league20=[[Northern League (baseball, 1902–71)|Northern League]]|manager20=[[Jim Snyder (second baseman)|Jim Snyder]]
}}<ref>Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition''. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007</ref>

== Notes ==
{{Reflist}}

== References ==
*[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/1966.shtml 1966 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference]

{{1966 MLB season by team}}
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