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1966 Pittsburgh Pirates season

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General manager(s)
  
Joe L. Brown

Manager(s)
  
Harry Walker

Owner(s)
  
John W. Galbreath (majority shareholder); Bing Crosby, Thomas Johnson (minority shareholders)

Local television
  
KDKA-TVBob Prince, Jim Woods, Don Hoak

Local radio
  
KDKABob Prince, Jim Woods, Don Hoak

The 1966 Pittsburgh Pirates season involved the team's third-place finish in the National League at 92–70, three games behind the NL Champion Los Angeles Dodgers.

Contents

Offseason

  • November 22, 1965: Bill Virdon was released by the Pirates.
  • November 29, 1965: 1965 rule 5 draft
  • Dave Roberts was selected by the Pirates from the Houston Astros.
  • Jesse Gonder was drafted by the Pirates from the Atlanta Braves.
  • January 29, 1966: Del Unser was drafted by the Pirates in the 4th round of the secondary phase of the 1966 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign.

    • Regular season

    Pirates outfielder Roberto Clemente was the National League's Most Valuable Player for the 1966 season.

    Notable transactions

  • June 7, 1966: Bill Laxton was drafted by the Pirates in the 7th round of the 1966 Major League Baseball Draft.

    • Statistics

    Batting
    Pitching

    References

    1966 Pittsburgh Pirates season Wikipedia
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