1966 Season
1965 / 1967
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1966 National League Silver Sluggers

Catcher
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Joe Torre
ATL
C
26.0
6.6
23.5
14.1
2 Tom Haller
SFN
C
29.0
3.5
15.6
7.4
3 Johnny Roseboro
LAN
C
33.1
3.4
12.5
4.9
4 Tim McCarver
SLN
C
24.7
3.1
12.6
3.7
5 John Bateman
HOU
C
25.9
2.9
10.4
3.2
First Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Willie McCovey
SFN
1B
28.5
6.1
32.0
23.0
2 Felipe Alou
ATL
1B
31.1
5.8
25.7
14.9
3 Donn Clendenon
PIT
1B
31.0
4.5
20.7
11.1
4 Bill White
PHI
1B
32.4
4.0
20.6
10.5
5 Orlando Cepeda
MULT
1B
28.8
2.6
17.2
8.6
Second Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Jim Lefebvre
LAN
2B
24.5
4.8
18.6
9.3
2 Joe Morgan
HOU
2B
22.8
4.7
16.7
8.6
3 Pete Rose
CIN
2B
25.2
4.6
18.3
7.6
4 Ron Hunt
NYN
2B
25.4
2.9
14.2
5.9
5 Glenn Beckert
CHN
2B
25.7
2.2
9.1
-1.5
Third Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Dick Allen
PHI
3B
24.3
8.3
31.7
22.5
2 Ron Santo
CHN
3B
26.4
7.9
24.2
13.9
3 Jim Ray Hart
SFN
3B
24.7
5.5
22.6
12.9
4 Bob Bailey
PIT
3B
23.7
2.7
11.3
4.7
5 Eddie Mathews
ATL
3B
34.7
2.5
12.2
4.3
Shortstop
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Sonny Jackson*
HOU
SS
22.0
4.2
12.1
1.9
2 Gene Alley
PIT
SS
26.0
4.0
13.7
4.0
3 Denis Menke
ATL
SS
25.9
2.8
11.9
3.6
4 Eddie Bressoud
NYN
SS
34.2
2.0
8.2
1.1
5 Leo Cardenas
CIN
SS
27.5
2.0
9.6
0.1
Outfield
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Willie Mays
SFN
CF
35.2
6.8
29.9
20.3
2 Hank Aaron
ATL
RF
32.4
6.2
24.5
14.0
3 Roberto Clemente
PIT
RF
31.9
6.1
24.7
14.1
4 Willie Stargell
PIT
LF
26.3
5.3
23.0
14.6
5 Matty Alou
PIT
CF
27.5
4.2
16.5
7.7
6 Billy Williams
CHN
RF
28.0
3.9
17.6
6.5
7 Rico Carty
ATL
LF
26.8
3.7
19.0
10.0
8 Ron Fairly
LAN
RF
28.0
3.1
15.2
8.9
9 Lou Brock
SLN
LF
27.0
3.1
17.9
7.6
10 Rusty Staub
HOU
RF
22.3
2.9
14.6
5.0
11 Adolfo Phillips*
MULT
CF
24.5
2.9
10.9
3.6
12 Willie Davis
LAN
CF
26.2
2.9
15.4
5.4
13 Johnny Callison
PHI
RF
27.3
2.8
16.8
6.5
14 Vada Pinson
CIN
CF
27.9
2.8
14.8
4.6
15 Johnny Briggs
PHI
CF
22.3
2.7
11.5
7.0
Pitcher
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Tony Cloninger
ATL
SP
25.9
1.2
1.5
1.3
2 Ray Sadecki
MULT
SP
25.5
1.0
2.4
2.3
3 Claude Osteen
LAN
SP
26.9
0.8
0.4
0.3
4 Dave Giusti
HOU
SP
26.6
0.7
0.3
0.2
5 Juan Marichal
SFN
SP
28.7
0.6
0.6
0.4
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1966 American League Silver Sluggers

Catcher
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Johnny Romano
CHA
C
31.9
2.9
11.8
5.7
2 Paul Casanova*
WS2
C
24.5
1.9
8.8
1.9
3 Joe Azcue
CLE
C
26.9
1.7
7.1
2.0
4 Elston Howard
NYA
C
37.4
1.6
7.3
0.3
5 Andy Etchebarren*
BAL
C
23.0
1.4
6.0
-1.0
First Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Boog Powell
BAL
1B
24.9
4.6
23.9
15.2
2 Norm Cash
DET
1B
31.6
4.0
24.6
14.2
3 Joe Pepitone
NYA
1B
25.7
2.4
14.3
4.8
4 Joe Adcock
CAL
1B
38.7
2.1
11.5
7.4
5 George Scott*
BOS
1B
22.3
1.8
13.5
3.0
Second Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Cesar Tovar*
MIN
2B
26.0
1.9
8.9
0.8
2 Bobby Knoop
CAL
2B
27.7
1.5
10.2
0.2
3 Bob Saverine
WS2
2B
25.1
1.3
6.7
-0.1
4 Dick Green
KC1
2B
25.2
1.2
10.5
2.1
5 Davey Johnson*
BAL
2B
23.4
1.1
8.4
0.0
Third Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Harmon Killebrew
MIN
3B
30.0
7.0
28.8
18.4
2 Brooks Robinson
BAL
3B
29.1
4.5
19.1
8.5
3 Joe Foy*
BOS
3B
23.4
4.1
16.4
6.3
4 Don Buford
CHA
3B
29.4
3.7
15.6
4.8
5 Clete Boyer
NYA
3B
29.4
3.2
10.6
2.0
Shortstop
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Dick McAuliffe
DET
SS
26.6
5.9
21.0
13.2
2 Jim Fregosi
CAL
SS
24.2
4.9
17.4
6.7
3 Bert Campaneris
KC1
SS
24.3
4.5
16.6
7.3
4 Luis Aparicio
BAL
SS
32.2
3.3
13.7
2.8
5 Horace Clarke*
NYA
SS
26.1
2.0
7.7
2.4
Outfield
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Frank Robinson
BAL
RF
30.8
8.9
37.8
27.3
2 Al Kaline
DET
CF
31.5
5.9
27.7
18.9
3 Tony Oliva
MIN
RF
27.9
4.9
23.7
13.2
4 Mickey Mantle
NYA
CF
34.7
4.7
16.5
10.4
5 Tommie Agee*
CHA
CF
23.9
4.7
20.7
10.1
6 Fred Valentine
WS2
RF
31.5
4.0
21.0
12.1
7 Curt Blefary
BAL
LF
23.0
3.7
18.2
10.4
8 Tom Tresh
NYA
LF
28.8
3.4
16.5
6.6
9 Frank Howard
WS2
LF
29.9
3.3
18.6
10.1
10 Tony Conigliaro
BOS
RF
21.5
3.2
18.1
8.5
11 Carl Yastrzemski
BOS
LF
26.9
3.2
18.0
7.5
12 Willie Horton
DET
LF
23.7
3.0
18.6
9.7
13 Rick Reichardt*
CAL
LF
23.3
2.9
14.8
9.2
14 Russ Snyder
BAL
CF
32.0
2.7
13.1
6.6
15 Leon Wagner
CLE
LF
32.1
2.6
16.6
7.4
Pitcher
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Silver Slugger was not awarded this season
by Offensive Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Earl Wilson
MULT
SP
31.7
1.9
3.3
3.1
2 Gary Peters
CHA
SP
29.2
0.9
0.8
0.6
3 Eddie Watt*
BAL
SP
25.2
0.8
1.2
1.1
4 Fritz Peterson*
NYA
SP
24.4
0.7
0.3
0.1
5 Mike McCormick
WS2
SP
27.8
0.6
0.3
0.2
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