1966 Baltimore Orioles season

MLB yearly infobox-pre1969 alt
name = Baltimore Orioles
season = 1966
misc =1966 World Series Champions
1966 American League Champions

current league = American League
y1 = 1901
ballpark = Memorial Stadium
y4 = 1954
city = Baltimore, Maryland
y5 = 1954
owners = Jerold Hoffberger
general manager = Harry Dalton
managers = Hank Bauer
television =WJZ-TV
radio = WBAL (AM)
(Chuck Thompson, Frank Messer, Bill O'Donnell) |

The by|1966 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing 1st in the American League with a record of 97 wins and 63 losses, nine games ahead of the runner-up Minnesota Twins, for their first AL pennant since by|1944, when the club was known as the St. Louis Browns. The Orioles swept the NL champion Los Angeles Dodgers in four games to register their first-ever World Series title. The team was managed by Hank Bauer, and played their home games at Memorial Stadium. Frank Robinson would win the American League MVP Award and become the first player in the history of Major League Baseball to win the MVP in both the American and National League. [Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.153, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0]

Offseason

*December 2, 1965: Norm Siebern was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the California Angels for Dick Simpson. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/siebeno01.shtml]
*December 6, 1965: Darold Knowles and Jackie Brandt were traded by the Orioles to the Philadelphia Phillies for Jack Baldschun. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/knowlda01.shtml Darold Knowles page at Baseball Reference] ]
* December 9, 1965: Milt Pappas, Jack Baldschun, and Dick Simpson were traded by the Orioles to the Cincinnati Reds for Frank Robinson. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/robinfr02.shtml Frank Robinson page at Baseball Reference] ]
* March 10, 1966: Lou Piniella was traded by the Orioles to the Cleveland Indians for Cam Carreon. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pinielo01.shtml Lou Piniella page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular Season

Opening Day lineup

eason standings

Transactions

* May 8, 1966: Roger Freed was signed by the Orioles as an amateur free agent. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/freedro01.shtml Roger Freed page at Baseball Reference] ]

Roster

Starting pitchers

World Series

Awards and Honors

* Frank Robinson, AL Most Valuable Player Award
* Frank Robinson, Associated Press Athlete of the Year
* Frank Robinson, Triple Crown Winner
* Frank Robinson, Babe Ruth Award
* Frank Robinson, World Series Most Valuable Player Award

Farm system [Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., "The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball". Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997]

* Class AAA: Rochester Red Wings (International League; Earl Weaver, manager)
* Class AA: Elmira Pioneers (Eastern League; Darrell Johnson, manager) — LEAGUE CHAMPION
* Class A: Stockton Ports (California League; Harry Malmberg, manager)
* Class A: Miami Marlins (Florida State League; Billy DeMars, manager)
* Class SS-A: Aberdeen Pheasants (Northern League; Cal Ripken, Sr., manager)
* Rookie: Bluefield Orioles (Appalachian League; Joe Altobelli, manager)

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/1966.shtml 1966 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1966&t=BAL 1966 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com]

succession box
title = American League Champions
years = 1966
before = Minnesota Twins
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after = Boston Red Sox
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title = World Series Champions
Baltimore Orioles
years = 1966
before = Los Angeles Dodgers
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after = St. Louis Cardinals
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