1966 Boston Red Sox season
The 1966 Boston Red Sox season was the 66th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished ninth in the American League with a record of 72 wins and 90 losses, 26 games behind the AL and World Series champion Baltimore Orioles. After this season, the Red Sox would not lose 90 games again until 2012.Offseason
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
Player stats
Batting
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 |
| C | | 116 | 369 | 79 | .214 | 2 | 32 |
| 1B | | 162 | 601 | 147 | .245 | 27 | 90 |
| 2B | | 128 | 403 | 86 | .213 | 8 | 37 |
| 3B | | 151 | 554 | 145 | .262 | 15 | 63 |
| SS | | 139 | 522 | 124 | .238 | 18 | 59 |
| LF | | 160 | 594 | 165 | .278 | 16 | 80 |
| CF | | 73 | 226 | 66 | .292 | 9 | 29 |
| RF | | 150 | 558 | 148 | .265 | 28 | 93 |
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 |
| 115 | 252 | 59 | .234 | 4 | 23 |
| 78 | 204 | 47 | .230 | 3 | 24 |
| 68 | 195 | 54 | .277 | 0 | 11 |
| 61 | 173 | 41 | .237 | 5 | 20 |
| 85 | 133 | 32 | .241 | 1 | 12 |
| 58 | 136 | 29 | .213 | 1 | 12 |
| 40 | 126 | 32 | .254 | 5 | 17 |
| 6 | 26 | 4 | .154 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 22 | 3 | .136 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 18 | 3 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 13 | 1 | .077 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 45 | 181.2 | 10 | 10 | 3.86 | 131 |
| 35 | 172.0 | 12 | 13 | 3.66 | 119 |
| 28 | 153.1 | 7 | 9 | 3.35 | 77 |
| 15 | 100.2 | 5 | 5 | 3.84 | 67 |
| 16 | 75.0 | 3 | 3 | 3.24 | 77 |
| 15 | 66.1 | 2 | 5 | 5.83 | 50 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 23 | 79.2 | 1 | 6 | 4.97 | 38 |
| 24 | 47.1 | 3 | 6 | 3.80 | 33 |
| 11 | 33.1 | 1 | 1 | 5.40 | 11 |
| 6 | 31.0 | 2 | 3 | 2.90 | 26 |
| 12 | 28.0 | 1 | 2 | 5.46 | 20 |
| 16 | 19.0 | 0 | 2 | 4.74 | 19 |
| 8 | 8.1 | 0 | 0 | 4.32 | 2 |
| 3 | 7.1 | 0 | 1 | 9.82 | 3 |
| 6 | 4.2 | 0 | 1 | 7.71 | 4 |
| 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| 49 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 2.65 | 57 |
| 40 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3.31 | 101 |
| 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.44 | 65 |
| 42 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3.14 | 63 |
| 44 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3.61 | 44 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Toronto
