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1966 Houston Astros season

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Record
  
72–90 (.444)

Owner(s)
  
Roy Hofheinz

Manager(s)
  
Grady Hatton

League place
  
8th

General manager(s)
  
Tal Smith

Local television
  
KTRK-TV

The 1966 Houston Astros season was a season in American baseball. The team finished eighth in the National League with a record of 72–90, 23 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Contents

Offseason

  • November 29, 1965: 1965 rule 5 draft
  • Nate Colbert was drafted by the Astros from the St. Louis Cardinals.
  • Bob Saverine was drafted from the Astros by the Washington Senators.
  • January 6, 1966: Johnny Weekly and cash were traded by the Astros to the New York Mets for Gary Kroll.

    • Opening Day lineup

    1. Lee Maye, LF
    2. Sonny Jackson, SS
    3. Jimmy Wynn, CF
    4. Dave Nicholson, RF
    5. Joe Morgan, 2B
    6. Bob Aspromonte, 3B
    7. Chuck Harrison, 1B
    8. John Bateman, C
    9. Robin Roberts, P

    Notable transactions

  • June 7, 1966: Fred Stanley was drafted by the Astros in the 8th round of the 1966 Major League Baseball draft.

    • 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

    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

    References

    1966 Houston Astros season Wikipedia
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