1966 Baltimore Orioles

1966 Baltimore Orioles / Franchise: Baltimore Orioles / BR Team Page

Record: 97-63, Finished 1st in American League (1966 AL)

• Pennant Clinched: September 22, 1966 At Kansas City Athletics
• World Series Champs

Managed by Hank Bauer

Coaches: Harry Brecheen, Billy Hunter, Sherm Lollar and Gene Woodling

Ballpark: Memorial Stadium

Awards and Honors

• All-Stars: Steve Barber, Andy Etchebarren, Brooks Robinson and Frank Robinson
• AL MVP: Frank Robinson
• AL Comeback Player of the Year: Boog Powell
• AL Gold Glove: Luis Aparicio (SS) and Brooks Robinson (3B)
• Topps All-Star Rookie Team: Davey Johnson (2B)
• Manager of the Year Award: Hank Bauer

World Series

AL Baltimore Orioles (4) vs. NL Los Angeles Dodgers (0)

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance	Time of Game
1	Orioles – 5, Dodgers – 2	October 5	Dodger Stadium	55,941	2:56
2	Orioles – 6, Dodgers – 0	October 6	Dodger Stadium	55,947	2:26
3	Dodgers – 0, Orioles – 1	October 8	Memorial Stadium	54,445	1:55
4	Dodgers – 0, Orioles – 1	October 9	Memorial Stadium	54,458	1:45

Further Reading

• Tom Adelman: Black and Blue: The Golden Arm, the Robinson Boys, and the 1966 World Series that Stunned America, Little, Brown and Company, New York, NY, 2006.
• Mark Millikin: The Glory of the 1966 Orioles and Baltimore, St. Johann Press, Haworth, NJ, 2008.
• Manny Randhawa: "This stunning trade was an all-time heist", mlb.com, December 8, 2021. [1]
• David Krell: "September 22, 1966: Jim Palmer strikes out 8 as Orioles clinch American League pennant" SABR

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