| Houston Astros | |
| Season: | 1966 |
| League: | National League |
| Ballpark: | Astrodome |
| City: | Houston, Texas |
| Record: | 72–90 (.444) |
| League Place: | 8th |
| Owners: | Roy Hofheinz |
| General Managers: | Tal Smith |
| Managers: | Grady Hatton |
| Television: | KTRK-TV |
| Radio: | KPRC (AM) (Gene Elston, Loel Passe, Harry Kalas) |
During the 1966 Houston Astros season in American baseball, the team finished eighth in the National League with a record of, 23 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.
This was the second season for the Astrodome, but its first with a playing surface of AstroTurf.[1] The infield portion was installed in March,[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] and the outfield was ready for play on July 19.[7] [8] [9]
| 1966 Houston Astros | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | CatchersInfielders | OutfieldersOther batters | ManagerCoaches (Third Base) | ||||||
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 131 | 433 | 121 | .279 | 17 | 70 | ||
| 1B | 119 | 434 | 111 | .256 | 9 | 52 | ||
| 2B | 122 | 425 | 121 | .285 | 5 | 42 | ||
| 3B | 152 | 560 | 141 | .252 | 8 | 52 | ||
| SS | 150 | 596 | 174 | .292 | 3 | 25 | ||
| LF | 115 | 358 | 103 | .288 | 9 | 36 | ||
| CF | 105 | 418 | 107 | .256 | 18 | 62 | ||
| RF | 153 | 554 | 155 | .280 | 13 | 81 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | 280 | 69 | .246 | 10 | 31 | ||
| 48 | 194 | 48 | .247 | 2 | 19 | ||
| 68 | 164 | 38 | .232 | 0 | 11 | ||
| 77 | 151 | 33 | .219 | 6 | 22 | ||
| 49 | 144 | 35 | .243 | 7 | 18 | ||
| 56 | 123 | 30 | .244 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 55 | 123 | 37 | .301 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 11 | 34 | 5 | .147 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 21 | 33 | 3 | .091 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | 27 | 4 | .148 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 11 | 26 | 9 | .346 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 11 | 13 | 1 | .077 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 227.1 | 12 | 10 | 2.22 | 175 | ||
| 34 | 210.0 | 15 | 14 | 4.20 | 131 | ||
| 29 | 187.0 | 10 | 8 | 3.18 | 108 | ||
| 25 | 129.2 | 3 | 13 | 5.34 | 71 | ||
| 13 | 63.2 | 3 | 5 | 3.82 | 26 | ||
| 10 | 55.0 | 3 | 5 | 3.44 | 37 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 152.2 | 6 | 10 | 4.60 | 101 | |
| 31 | 103.0 | 2 | 7 | 2.71 | 74 | |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 3.13 | 73 | ||
| 40 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4.68 | 32 | ||
| 36 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5.71 | 29 | ||
| 24 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3.00 | 21 | ||
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.80 | 22 | ||
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.70 | 7 | ||
| 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.50 | 2 | ||
| 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.50 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15.75 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 3 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 7 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | inf | 0 |
See also: Minor League Baseball.