1966 Baltimore Orioles | |
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1966 World Series Champions 1966 American League Champions |
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Record | 97–63 (.606) |
League place | 1st |
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Owner(s) | Jerold Hoffberger |
General manager(s) | Harry Dalton |
Manager(s) | Hank Bauer |
Local television | WJZ-TV |
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WBAL (AM) (Chuck Thompson, Frank Messer, Bill O'Donnell) |
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The 1966 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing first in the American League with a record of 97 wins and 63 losses, nine games ahead of the runner-up Minnesota Twins. It was their first AL pennant since 1944, when the club was known as the St. Louis Browns. The Orioles swept the NL champion Los Angeles Dodgers in four games to register their first-ever World Series title. The team was managed by Hank Bauer, and played their home games at Memorial Stadium.
Right fielder Frank Robinson, acquired via trade from the Cincinnati Reds in the off-season, won the Triple Crown, leading the AL with a .316 average, 49 home runs, and 122 RBI. He was named winner of the American League MVP Award, becoming the first player in the history of Major League Baseball to win MVP honors in both the American and National Leagues.
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