Regular Season
- July 3, 1966: Tony Cloninger became the first National League player -- and, as of 2010, the only pitcher -- to hit two grand slams in one game.
- September 11, 1966: Rookie pitcher Pat Jarvis of the Braves became the first of 5,714 strikeout victims of Nolan Ryan’s career.
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