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The 1966 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 11 to October 9, 1966. The Braves played their inaugural season in Atlanta, following their relocation from Milwaukee. Three teams played the 1966 season in new stadiums. On April 12, the Braves ushered in Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium with the Pittsburgh Pirates taking a 3–2 ...
1967 →. 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 (AL) 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 .
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The 1966 New York Mets season was the fifth regular season for the Mets. They went 66–95 and finished ninth in the National League. They were managed by Wes Westrum. They played home games at Shea Stadium . 1966 marked the first season in which the Mets avoided a last place finish, as well as the first time they did not lose at least 100 games.
1967 →. The 1966 NCAA University Division baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1966. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1965 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the ...
November 16 – Roberto Clemente of the Pittsburgh Pirates (202 hits, 29 HR, 119 RBI, and a Gold Glove right fielder in 1966) is selected the Most Valuable Player of the National League by the BBWAA. The future Hall-of-Famer is the first Puerto Rican and second Latin American to capture an MLB MVP award. November 18 – Sandy Koufax announces ...
History of baseball. Thecularly in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan . References to baseball date back to the 1700s when in England it was referenced in 1744 in the children's book A Little Pretty Pocket-Book by John Newberry, though he was actually referring to the game "rounders". In the early 1800s "baseball" and a game first mentioned in 1828 ...