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1966 Season

1966 World Series
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1966 National League MVP Award

by Votes

						Total
	Player	Tm	Pos	Age	Pts	WAR	WS	WSAB
1	Roberto Clemente	PIT	RF	31.9	218	8.2	29.2	16.4
2	Sandy Koufax	LAN	SP	30.5	208	9.8	35.8	25.8
3	Willie Mays	SFN	CF	35.2	111	9.0	37.1	24.0
4	Dick Allen	PHI	3B	24.3	107	7.5	34.6	22.9
5	Felipe Alou	ATL	1B	31.1	83	6.3	28.2	15.1
6	Juan Marichal	SFN	SP	28.7	74	9.8	31.9	22.4
7	Phil Regan	LAN	RP	29.2	66	5.0	21.9	16.5
8	Hank Aaron	ATL	RF	32.4	57	7.8	26.6	13.9
9	Matty Alou	PIT	CF	27.5	36	3.4	20.4	8.5
10	Pete Rose	CIN	2B	25.2	31	4.1	25.7	10.5
11	Gene Alley	PIT	SS	26.0	24	5.3	21.9	7.5
12	Ron Santo	CHN	3B	26.4	23	8.9	29.1	15.4
13	Orlando Cepeda	MULT	LF	28.8	22	2.7	18.5	8.5
14	Johnny Roseboro	LAN	C	33.1	22	3.7	21.1	8.9
15	Willie Stargell	PIT	LF	26.3	19	4.8	25.1	15.1
16	Joe Torre	ATL	C	26.0	18	6.4	29.4	15.9
17	Willie McCovey	SFN	1B	28.5	12	5.9	33.4	23.0
18	Jim Lefebvre	LAN	2B	24.5	8	5.3	25.3	12.0
19	Gaylord Perry	SFN	SP	27.8	8	5.1	20.9	13.0
20	Curt Flood	SLN	CF	28.5	7	2.7	17.1	3.1
21	Maury Wills	LAN	SS	33.7	5	2.3	15.6	1.1
22	Rusty Staub	HOU	RF	22.3	4	3.6	17.6	5.9
23	Glenn Beckert	CHN	2B	25.7	3	0.4	10.7	-4.4
24	Jim Maloney	CIN	SP	26.1	3	7.4	19.5	12.5
25	Bill Mazeroski	PIT	2B	29.8	3	2.9	20.8	5.9
26	Bill White	PHI	1B	32.4	3	5.3	23.4	11.7
27	Lou Brock	SLN	LF	27.0	2	3.4	21.0	8.5
28	Willie Davis	LAN	CF	26.2	1	2.7	20.7	7.0
29	Bob Shaw	MULT	SP	33.0	1	0.7	8.9	2.6
30	Chris Short	PHI	SP	28.8	1	2.4	17.1	8.6

by Wins Above Replacement

						Total
	Player	Tm	Pos	Age	Pts	WAR	WS	WSAB
1	Sandy Koufax	LAN	SP	30.5	208	9.8	35.8	25.8
2	Juan Marichal	SFN	SP	28.7	74	9.8	31.9	22.4
3	Willie Mays	SFN	CF	35.2	111	9.0	37.1	24.0
4	Ron Santo	CHN	3B	26.4	23	8.9	29.1	15.4
5	Jim Bunning	PHI	SP	34.7		8.9	29.6	19.8
6	Roberto Clemente	PIT	RF	31.9	218	8.2	29.2	16.4
7	Hank Aaron	ATL	RF	32.4	57	7.8	26.6	13.9
8	Dick Allen	PHI	3B	24.3	107	7.5	34.6	22.9
9	Jim Maloney	CIN	SP	26.1	3	7.4	19.5	12.5
10	Jim Ray Hart	SFN	3B	24.7		6.6	27.6	14.7
11	Bob Gibson	SLN	SP	30.6		6.5	25.4	16.8
12	Joe Torre	ATL	C	26.0	18	6.4	29.4	15.9
13	Felipe Alou	ATL	1B	31.1	83	6.3	28.2	15.1
14	Willie McCovey	SFN	1B	28.5	12	5.9	33.4	23.0
15	Mike Cuellar	HOU	SP	29.1		5.4	19.8	12.5
16	Bill White	PHI	1B	32.4	3	5.3	23.4	11.7
17	Gene Alley	PIT	SS	26.0	24	5.3	21.9	7.5
18	Jim Lefebvre	LAN	2B	24.5	8	5.3	25.3	12.0
19	Gaylord Perry	SFN	SP	27.8	8	5.1	20.9	13.0
20	Phil Regan	LAN	RP	29.2	66	5.0	21.9	16.5
21	Willie Stargell	PIT	LF	26.3	19	4.8	25.1	15.1
22	Rico Carty	ATL	LF	26.8		4.6	21.1	10.0
23	Bobby Bolin	SFN	SP	27.4		4.5	16.3	9.4
24	Billy Williams	CHN	RF	28.0		4.5	20.1	6.6
25	Bob Veale	PIT	SP	30.7		4.3	17.7	9.4
26	Al Jackson	SLN	SP	30.5		4.3	18.4	11.1
27	Pete Rose	CIN	2B	25.2	31	4.1	25.7	10.5
28	Billy McCool	CIN	RP	22.0		4.0	15.0	10.2
29	Larry Jackson	MULT	SP	35.1		3.9	18.2	10.3
30	Claude Osteen	LAN	SP	26.9		3.9	16.6	9.2

WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

*Rookie

1966 American League MVP Award

by Votes

						Total
	Player	Tm	Pos	Age	Pts	WAR	WS	WSAB
1	Frank Robinson	BAL	RF	30.8	280	7.6	40.2	27.5
2	Brooks Robinson	BAL	3B	29.1	153	4.6	24.6	10.5
3	Boog Powell	BAL	1B	24.9	122	4.1	25.6	15.5
4	Harmon Killebrew	MIN	3B	30.0	96	5.9	32.5	19.2
5	Jim Kaat	MIN	SP	27.7	84	5.0	25.4	16.2
6	Tony Oliva	MIN	RF	27.9	71	6.4	28.0	15.1
7	Al Kaline	DET	CF	31.5	66	5.6	30.3	18.9
8	Tommie Agee *	CHA	CF	23.9	63	6.4	28.7	14.2
9	Luis Aparicio	BAL	SS	32.2	51	4.2	22.6	6.6
10	Bert Campaneris	KC1	SS	24.3	36	3.6	21.8	8.0
11	Stu Miller	BAL	RP	38.5	27	3.4	13.4	8.9
12	Norm Cash	DET	1B	31.6	23	3.7	26.9	14.8
13	Jack Aker	KC1	RP	26.0	22	4.6	19.6	14.0
14	Earl Wilson	MULT	SP	31.7	13	7.9	22.7	14.7
15	Denny McLain	DET	SP	22.3	12	2.4	13.1	5.1
16	Bill Freehan	DET	C	24.6	9	1.2	14.4	1.4
17	Andy Etchebarren *	BAL	C	23.0	7	1.3	11.3	0.1
18	Bobby Knoop	CAL	2B	27.7	6	3.0	18.4	3.6
19	Mickey Mantle	NYA	CF	34.7	5	3.6	18.0	10.0
20	Tom Tresh	NYA	LF	28.8	5	5.4	20.8	8.4
21	Willie Horton	DET	LF	23.7	4	2.3	20.4	9.7
22	Rick Reichardt *	CAL	LF	23.3	4	2.1	16.1	9.3
23	Jack Sanford	CAL	RP	37.1	4	0.1	7.1	2.5
24	Fred Valentine	WS2	RF	31.5	4	3.5	23.6	12.3
25	Leon Wagner	CLE	LF	32.1	4	1.7	18.5	7.6
26	Pete Richert	WS2	SP	26.7	3	2.5	12.8	5.3
27	Joe Pepitone	NYA	1B	25.7	2	2.8	16.9	5.3
28	Tony Conigliaro	BOS	RF	21.5	1	2.5	20.5	8.6
29	Jim Fregosi	CAL	SS	24.2	1	5.5	26.4	10.3
30	Sonny Siebert	CLE	SP	29.5	1	4.5	19.7	12.4
31	Carl Yastrzemski	BOS	LF	26.9	1	5.5	21.6	9.0

by Wins Above Replacement

						Total
	Player	Tm	Pos	Age	Pts	WAR	WS	WSAB
1	Earl Wilson	MULT	SP	31.7	13	7.9	22.7	14.7
2	Frank Robinson	BAL	RF	30.8	280	7.6	40.2	27.5
3	Tommie Agee *	CHA	CF	23.9	63	6.4	28.7	14.2
4	Tony Oliva	MIN	RF	27.9	71	6.4	28.0	15.1
5	Gary Peters	CHA	SP	29.2		6.1	18.5	12.2
6	Dick McAuliffe	DET	SS	26.6		6.0	26.5	15.1
7	Harmon Killebrew	MIN	3B	30.0	96	5.9	32.5	19.2
8	Al Kaline	DET	CF	31.5	66	5.6	30.3	18.9
9	Jim Fregosi	CAL	SS	24.2	1	5.5	26.4	10.3
10	Carl Yastrzemski	BOS	LF	26.9	1	5.5	21.6	9.0
11	Tom Tresh	NYA	LF	28.8	5	5.4	20.8	8.4
12	Jim Kaat	MIN	SP	27.7	84	5.0	25.4	16.2
13	Sam McDowell	CLE	SP	23.8		5.0	15.9	9.8
14	Steve Hargan	CLE	SP	23.8		4.7	17.7	11.3
15	Jack Aker	KC1	RP	26.0	22	4.6	19.6	14.0
16	Brooks Robinson	BAL	3B	29.1	153	4.6	24.6	10.5
17	Sonny Siebert	CLE	SP	29.5	1	4.5	19.7	12.4
18	Don Buford	CHA	3B	29.4		4.5	20.9	6.5
19	Jim Perry	MIN	SP	30.7		4.4	16.8	11.0
20	Luis Aparicio	BAL	SS	32.2	51	4.2	22.6	6.6
21	Joe Foy *	BOS	3B	23.4		4.2	21.9	8.4
22	Ed Charles	KC1	3B	33.2		4.1	17.8	9.1
23	Boog Powell	BAL	1B	24.9	122	4.1	25.6	15.5
24	Clete Boyer	NYA	3B	29.4		4.0	15.0	2.7
25	Jim Nash *	KC1	SP	21.4		4.0	12.6	8.7
26	Gary Bell	CLE	SP	29.6		4.0	16.5	8.7
27	Luis Tiant	CLE	SP	25.6		3.9	15.7	10.2
28	Norm Cash	DET	1B	31.6	23	3.7	26.9	14.8
29	Bert Campaneris	KC1	SS	24.3	36	3.6	21.8	8.0
30	Mickey Mantle	NYA	CF	34.7	5	3.6	18.0	10.0

WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

*Rookie

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Wins Above Replacement data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com.

Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry.

The transaction and player splits data used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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Uniform images used with permission from Marc Okkonen, author of Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century.
Images can also be viewed at the Hall of Fame online exhibit Dressed to the Nines

Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James