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1966
From BR Bullpen
| 1966 in baseball |
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| Cuban National League |
| Japanese baseball |
| American League |
| National League |
| << 1965 1967 >> |
Championships, events, culture, births, and deaths that occurred in 1966.
Contents |
[edit] Club competitions
[edit] Professional
[edit] Asia and Australia
- Nippon Professional Baseball
- Nippon Series: Yomiuri Giants (CL) over the Nankai Hawks (PL), 4 - 2 - 0 (Details)
- Claxton Shield: South Australia
[edit] Europe
[edit] North America
- Major League Baseball
- World Series: Baltimore Orioles (AL) over the Los Angeles Dodgers (NL), 4 - 1 (Details)
- Minor League Baseball
- Liga Mexicana de Béisbol: Tigres Capitalinos defeated the Diablos Rojos del México in the finals, 4 - 2
- Cuban Serie Nacional: Industriales (Details)
[edit] Winter Leagues
- Liga de Béisbol Profesional de la República Dominicana: The league did not hold a season due to political unrest
- Winter League of Sonora: Ciudad Obregón
- Liga de Béisbol Profesional de Puerto Rico: Indios de Mayagüez
- Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional: Tiburones de La Guaira defeated the Industriales de Valencia in the finals, 4 - 1
[edit] Amateur
- All-Japan University Baseball Championship Series: Nihon University defeated the Kinki University in the final, 3 - 2 (Details)
- College World Series (National Collegiate Athletic Association): Ohio State University defeated Oklahoma State University in the best-of-three finals, 8 - 2 (Details)
- NAIA College World Series: Linfield College over the Lewis University, 15 - 4 in the finals
- Community College League of California: Cerritos College over the City College of San Francisco in the finals
- Japan High School Baseball Federation
- National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament: Chukyo High School (Aichi) defeat Tosa High School (Kochi), 1 - 1 in the championship (Details)
- National High School Baseball Championship: Chukyo High School (Aichi) defeat Matsuyama High School (Ehime), 3 - 1 in the championship (Details)
- Little League
- Little League World Series: Westbury American (Houston, TX) defeat American (West New York, NJ), 8 - 2 in the championship (Details)
[edit] International competitions
- Central American Games in San Juan, Puerto Rico (Details)
- Cuba (Gold); Puerto Rico (Silver); Panama (Bronze)
[edit] Events
[edit] Culture
[edit] Literature
- American Baseball: From Gentleman's Sport to the Commissioner System, by David Quentin Voigt
- The Glory of Their Times, by Lawrence Ritter
- My Life In and Out of Baseball, by Willie Mays and Charles Einstein
[edit] Song
[edit] Film
[edit] Births
- Further information: Births in 1966
[edit] Deaths
- Further information: Deaths in 1966
