1966 Chicago Cubs "A Look at The Cubs 1966" Highlight Reel 🎥

Rare Chicago Channel 9 Spring Training Report with Jack Brickhouse from new spring training facility from Long Beach C.A. And the first season for Leo Durocher as manager of the Chicago Cubs. Includes interviews with Durocher and Chicago Cubs players as we move into the season.
Recorded and Digitalized off a pre-recorded VHS tape which was recently remastered/restored.
Leo Durocher talks with Jack Brickhouse about the upcoming 1966 season with a run down of the pitching staff and a great infield with Glenn Beckert a Don Kessinger, and Ron Santo and HOF Cub great Ernie Banks. Also upcoming Cubs stars making their way to join the ball club for opening day.
Interviews with Cub pitchers Larry Jackson, and Dick Ellsworth, Bill Faul and Ted Abernathy and their roles in the 1966 Chicago Pitching staff. Additional interviews with Cubs catcher Randy Hundley OFers Billy Williams and Wes Covington
1966 Chicago Cubs
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[@craigtyle]

Loved it - especially Leo saying he'd be in the bar at 3:00 am.

[@larrystaley21]

Remember that Spring Training well as a Long Beach native. Games were played at Blair Field right across from Wilson HS where I started that Fall. Only got to one spring training game there as the Cubs played the Angels. Also recall a promo run by our local then McDonald's, located on E. Anaheim St. close to Park Road. My mom took us over there for a promo. Following lunch my brother got autographs of journeyman catcher, Chris Krug, plus the famous Ernie Banks.

[@tomv4408]

Leo would've been a great color man in the broadcast booth

[@l.rongardner2150]

I Googled "Nice guys finish last," and ended up here. 1966 Cubs : 59-103, 10th place.

[@michaelhasenstein721]

He was 59 when he took over, I'm 59 right now. 😉😊

[@robertmasina7388]

Little did Leo know that 3 years later his team would be in a pennant race in 1969.

[@scottmalone9921]

I was grocery shopping in Avondale AZ, and a gentleman with a Cubs hat was shopping,, It was Byron Brown. We talked baseball for 2 min, God I wished I would have talked more. Great memory

[@michaelleroy9281]

Before the season Leo said the Cubs are not an 8 th place team, he was right, they finished 10 th

[@8avexp]

They were the first team to finish behind the Mets in the standings.

[@stevea6816]

but next year they were fairly serious contenders and finished third I believe.

[@michaelleroy9281]

@@stevea6816 They finished 3 rd in both 1967 and 1968

[@johncarrara9784]

And that was hilarious

[@sdgakatbk]

This was fun.

[@ronniecozzi8385]

Love the end with Charlie Grimm. His first spring training was 1917. The Babe was still pitching. Wilson was POTUS.

[@orbyfan]

A highlight reel of the 1966 Cubs is obviously a short film.

[@dennisrowan9700]

Hahaha!! Well posted!!

[@chuckinhouston9952]

You got that right.

[@b-zoneonroku2020]

Before Billy Martin, there was Leo.

[@Danbach7616]

Awesome channel, thank u for the stellar content. Any chance for an Angels game from the summer of '61 down the line?

[@wiedep]

Self hypnosis and mass hypnosis would be a must for '66, dealing with Leo and with overall mediocre talent. Boccabella, Cline (sold in July), made their 'name' elsewhere. Jackson was gone before May, traded in package for Fergie Jenkins. Faul was different, hypnosis helped and hurt his career. Elsworth lost 22 in '66. After a few years of exhausting, hot summer day games at Wrigley Huntley's hitting didn't improve. Were Cubbies in Long Beach because Leo wanted to be near his Hollywood pals? Originally known as "Rec Park" Cubs Joe Amalfitano {local guy, San Pedro) played at that location before signing with Giants in '54. Joe, already with Cubs knew Leo from Giants and playing sparingly in '67 Durocher put him on his coaching staff - leading to Joe's lifetime (50+ years) in baseball. Leo oversold Byron Browne. Blair Park is still used by Long Beach State 'Dirtbags' college team.

[@timmellin2815]

Yes, I broadcast a Pasadena City College ball game there in 1969...vs. Long Beach City College. KPCC FM radio.....we had installed a new stereo transmitter that was switched on for the first time in the middle of the game and the engineers had us monitor the switch.......huge improvement in reception when the switch was made.

[@chuckinhouston9952]

The Cubs will use their sticks in ‘66, said Mr. Cub, Ernie Banks.

[@chuckinhouston9952]

“Boccabella spelled sideways is Alla-Bock-uh.” Harry Caray.

[@JosephJohnson-kg5yr]

Self hypnosis, I'm going to try that

[@glenngrinter6818]

They finished lower than the Mets.😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳

[@MrAitraining]

He got them good the next yr.

[@2012photograph]

I not aware Leo was Skipper of Cubs.

[@timmellin2815]

Dig through the Sports Illustrated covers from that time....the same year Eddie Stanky was hired to manage the White Sox. They had a closeup of the two guys on the cover, with the caption: "The Lip and The Brat Invade Chicago."

[@thedon1570]

Leo did a bad job in 69’ smh💀🙄