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1966 New York Mets season

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Manager
  
Wes Westrum

Owner
  
Joan Whitney Payson

Local television
  
WWOR-TV

Start date
  
1966

Local radio
  
WEPN

General managers
  
George Weiss, Bing Devine

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1965 New York Mets season

The 1966 New York Mets season was the 5th regular season for the Mets. They went 66–95 and finished 9th in the NL. They were managed by Wes Westrum. They played home games at Shea Stadium.

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1966 was the first season in which the Mets did not lose at least 100 games.

Offseason

  • October 20, 1965: Charley Smith and Al Jackson were traded by the Mets to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ken Boyer.
  • November 29, 1965: Al Luplow was purchased by the Mets from the Cleveland Indians.
  • November 30, 1965: Joe Christopher was traded by the Mets to the Boston Red Sox for Eddie Bressoud.
  • January 6, 1966: Gary Kroll was traded by the Mets to the Houston Astros for Johnny Weekly and cash.

    • Regular season

  • September 11, 1966: Pitcher Pat Jarvis of the Atlanta Braves becomes the first of 5,714 strikeout victims of Nolan Ryan's career.

    • Notable transactions

  • April 3, 1966: Tom Seaver was signed as an amateur free agent by the Mets.
  • June 4, 1966: Galen Cisco was released by the Mets.
  • June 7, 1966: Duffy Dyer was drafted by the Mets in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1966 Major League Baseball Draft (Secondary Phase).
  • June 10, 1966: Bob Shaw was purchased by the Mets from the San Francisco Giants.
  • August 6, 1966: Ralph Terry was purchased by the Mets from the Kansas City Athletics.

    • 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

    Farm system

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Auburn, Marion

    References

    1966 New York Mets season Wikipedia
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