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1966 Boston Red Sox (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1965/1967)
72-90, Finished 9th in American League
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Scored 655 runs, Allowed 731 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 73-89
Managed by Billy Herman and Pete Runnels

Ballpark: Fenway Park II (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 811,172 (8th of 10)
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Batting - 111, Pitching - 112
  (one-year): Batting - 109, Pitching - 111
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1966 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (1965/1967) / Lineups / Batting Orders / SplitsBat / Pitch / GamelogsBat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

November 29, 1965

Gary Geiger drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 1965 rule 5 draft.

Bob Heffner drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 1965 rule 5 draft.

Drafted Ken Sanders from the Kansas City Athletics in the 1965 rule 5 draft.

Jimy Williams selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1965 first-year draft.

November 30, 1965

Traded Eddie Bressoud to the New York Mets. Received Joe Christopher.

Released Frank Malzone.

December 15, 1965

Traded a player to be named later, Lee Thomas, and Arnold Earley to the Atlanta Braves. Received Bob Sadowski and Dan Osinski. The Boston Red Sox sent Jay Ritchie (January 11, 1966) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade.

1966

Signed Steve Blateric as an amateur free agent.

Signed Joe Lahoud as an amateur free agent.

January 29, 1966

Drafted Dick Baney in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1966 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).

Drafted Mark Schaeffer in the 2nd round of the 1966 amateur draft.

Drafted Jophery Brown in the 4th round of the 1966 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign the player.

April 3, 1966 (Standings)

Traded Felix Mantilla to the Houston Astros. Received Eddie Kasko.

April 6, 1966 (Standings)

Traded Russ Nixon and Chuck Schilling to the Minnesota Twins. Received a player to be named later and Dick Stigman. The Minnesota Twins sent Jose Calero (minors) (April 17, 1966) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade.

May, 1966 (Standings)

Signed Ed Rakow as a free agent.

May 12, 1966 (Standings)

Traded Bob Duliba and Fred Holmes (minors) to the Kansas City Athletics. Received Syd O'Brien, Arlie Burge (minors), and Stan Bledsoe (minors).

June, 1966 (Standings)

Bill Schlesinger received from the Kansas City Athletics in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

June 2, 1966 (Standings)

Traded Dick Radatz to the Cleveland Indians. Received Don McMahon and Lee Stange.

June 6, 1966 (Standings)

Signed Galen Cisco as a free agent.

June 7, 1966 (Standings)

Drafted Ken Brett in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1966 amateur draft.

Drafted Dick Mills in the 3rd round of the 1966 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).

Drafted Skip Jutze in the 4th round of the 1966 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Mike Nagy in the 6th round of the 1966 amateur draft.

Drafted Ed Phillips in the 16th round of the 1966 amateur draft.

June 13, 1966 (Standings)

Traded Jim Gosger, Ken Sanders, and Guido Grilli to the Kansas City Athletics. Received John Wyatt, Rollie Sheldon, and Jose Tartabull.

June 14, 1966 (Standings)

Traded Earl Wilson and Joe Christopher to the Detroit Tigers. Received a player to be named later and Don Demeter. The Detroit Tigers sent Julio Navarro (June 21, 1966) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade.

August 15, 1966 (Standings)

Traded players to be named later and cash to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Hank Fischer. The Boston Red Sox sent Dick Stigman (December 15, 1966) and Rollie Sheldon (December 15, 1966) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.

Purchased Bill Short from the Baltimore Orioles.

September 7, 1966 (Standings)

Purchased Garry Roggenburk from the Minnesota Twins.

October 13, 1966 (Standings)

Traded Bill Monbouquette to the Detroit Tigers. Received a player to be named later, George Smith, and George Thomas. The Detroit Tigers sent Jackie Moore (October 13, 1966) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade.

October 17, 1966

Sold Bill Short to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

October 21, 1966

Released Lenny Green.

Released Eddie Kasko.

November 28, 1966

Drafted Bill Landis from the Kansas City Athletics in the 1966 rule 5 draft.

November 29, 1966

Ed Connolly selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 1966 minor league draft.

Amos Otis selected by the New York Mets in the 1966 minor league draft.

Mike Page selected by the Atlanta Braves in the 1966 minor league draft.

December, 1966

Traded Julio Navarro and Ed Rakow to the Atlanta Braves. Received Chris Cannizzaro and John Herrnstein.

1967

Signed Luis Alvarado as an amateur free agent.

Released Steve Blateric.

Signed Tony Muser as an amateur free agent.

January 28, 1967

Drafted Carlton Fisk in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1967 amateur draft.

Drafted Don Newhauser in the 2nd round of the 1967 amateur draft.

Drafted Craig Skok in the 3rd round of the 1967 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Geoff Zahn in the 5th round of the 1967 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign the player.

Drafted Bill Zepp in the 7th round of the 1967 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign the player.

February, 1967

Chris Cannizzaro sent to the Detroit Tigers in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

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