1966 Washington Senators season

Washington Senators
	1966 Washington Senators;
	Major league affiliations
	American League (Since 1961);
	Location
	D.C. Stadium (Since 1962); Washington D.C. (Since 1961);
	1966 Information
Owner(s)	James Johnson and James Lemon
Manager(s)	Gil Hodges
Local television	WTOP
Local radio	WTOP; (Dan Daniels, John MacLean)

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The Washington Senators 1966 season involved the Senators finishing 8th in the American League with a record of 71 wins and 88 losses.

[edit] Offseason

November 19, 1965: Don Zimmer was released by the Senators. ^[1]

[edit] Regular Season

[edit] Opening Day Roster

[edit] Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
Baltimore Orioles	97	63	.606	--
Minnesota Twins	89	73	.549	9
Detroit Tigers	88	74	.543	10
Chicago White Sox	83	79	.512	15
Cleveland Indians	81	81	.500	17
California Angels	80	82	.494	18
Kansas City Athletics	74	86	.463	23
Washington Senators	71	88	.447	25.5
Boston Red Sox	72	90	.444	26
New York Yankees	70	89	.440	26.5

[edit] Notable transactions

April 5, 1966: Al Closter was purchased by the Senators from the Cleveland Indians. ^[2]
April 13, 1966: Diego Segui was purchased by the Senators from the Kansas City Athletics. ^[3]
July 30, 1966: Diego Segui was traded by the Senators to the Kansas City Athletics for Jim Duckworth. ^[3]

[edit] Roster

1966 Washington Senators roster

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Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

[edit] Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

[edit] Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Ken Hamlin	66	158	34	.215	1	16

[edit] Pitching

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

[edit] Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Diego Segui	21	72	3	7	5.00	54
Tom Cheney	3	5.1	0	1	5.06	3

[edit] Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Al Closter	1	0	0	0	0.00	0

[edit] References

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[0] Don Zimmer page at Baseball Reference

[1] Al Closter page at Baseball Reference

[segui-2] Diego Segui page at Baseball Reference

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1966 Washington Senators
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1961)
Location
D.C. Stadium (Since 1962) Washington D.C. (Since 1961)
1966 Information
Owner(s)	James Johnson and James Lemon
Manager(s)	Gil Hodges
Local television	WTOP
Local radio	WTOP (Dan Daniels, John MacLean)