1966 Kansas City Athletics season

• October 15, 1965: Satchel Paige was released by the Athletics. • November 28, 1965: Hank Peters resigned from the club and became the minor league director for the Cleveland Indians. • November 29, 1965: Ron Stone was drafted by the Athletics from the Baltimore Orioles in the 1965 rule 5 draft. • December 1, 1965: Jim Landis and Jim Rittwage were traded by the Athletics to the Cleveland Indians for Joe Rudi and Phil Roof. • In early 1966, Jim Schaaf left the Athletics front office to work with the Kansas City Chiefs of the AFL. == Regular season ==

• The club won their home opener (contested on April 19) and proceeded to lose 14 of their next 16 games. From June 19 to the final game of the season, the club won 50 games and lost 49, their best stretch since playing in Kansas City. • April 13, 1966: Diego Seguí was purchased from the Athletics by the Washington Senators. • May 27, 1966: Wayne Causey was traded by the Athletics to the Chicago White Sox for Danny Cater. • June 7, 1966: 1966 Major League Baseball draft (June Draft) notable picks: ::Round 1: Reggie Jackson (2nd pick) ::Round 5: Dave Hamilton ::Round 6: Warren Bogle ::Round 20: Larry Burchart (did not sign) • July 1, 1966: Ron Stone was returned by the Athletics to the Baltimore Orioles. ::Round 1: Pete Varney (did not sign) Roster == Player stats ==

Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts ==Awards and honors==

All-Star Game • Catfish Hunter, Pitcher, Reserve == Farm system ==

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Mobile, Modesto, Leesburg ==References==