1966 San Francisco Giants season 1966 San Francisco Giants season The 1966 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 84th year in Major League Baseball, their ninth year in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their seventh at Candlestick Park. The Giants finished second in the National League with a record of 93 wins and 68 losses, a game-and-a-half behind their arch-rivals, the NL champion Los Angeles Dodgers. "Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in" "Note: G
The Beatles' 1966 tour of Germany, Japan and the Philippines band performed on a small stage behind a wire fence. Pilita Corrales, the Reycards and the Downbeats<ref name="Samonte/philstar"></ref> were among the six local support acts. The second show took place at 8.30 and was attended by 50,000 fans. The combined total of 80,000 was the largest audience to see the Beatles in concert on a single day.<ref name="Diokno/philstar"></ref> The band were well received by their fans, although the poor sound and the distance from the stage was a problem for many. In his review of the concerts, Filipino writer Nick Joaquin detected a halfheartedness in the Beatles' performance and said