1966 Chicago Cubs season
The 1966 Chicago Cubs season was the 95th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 91st in the National League and the 51st at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished tenth and last in the National League with a record of 59–103, 36 games behind the NL Champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The Cubs would not lose 100 or more games in a season for another 46 seasons. One of the defining trades in Cubs history occurred on April 21, when the Cubs acquired future Cy Young Award winner Ferguson Jenkins in a trade with the Philadelphia Phillies.Offseason
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: 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 | | 149 | 526 | 124 | .236 | 19 | 63 |
1B | | 141 | 511 | 139 | .272 | 15 | 75 |
2B | | 153 | 656 | 188 | .287 | 1 | 59 |
3B | | 155 | 561 | 175 | .312 | 30 | 94 |
SS | | 150 | 533 | 146 | .274 | 1 | 43 |
LF | | 120 | 419 | 102 | .243 | 16 | 51 |
CF | | 116 | 416 | 109 | .262 | 16 | 36 |
RF | | 162 | 648 | 179 | .276 | 29 | 91 |
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 |
| 33 | 26 | 6 | .231 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | 17 | 3 | .176 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 11 | 1 | .091 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 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 |
| 38 | 269.1 | 8 | 22 | 3.98 | 144 |
| 34 | 220.2 | 11 | 16 | 3.79 | 171 |
| 15 | 62.1 | 2 | 6 | 6.35 | 34 |
| 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 | 3 |
| 1 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 15.43 | 1 |
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 |
| 60 | 182 | 6 | 8 | 3.31 | 148 |
| 41 | 159 | 8 | 15 | 4.58 | 93 |
| 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 13.50 | 5 |
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 |
| 43 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3.91 | 65 |
| 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6.18 | 18 |
| 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.57 | 12 |
| 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.31 | 3 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.50 | 3 |
Farm system