1966 Auburn Mets Roster
Team Record: 80-49
Finished 1st in the NYPL
Manager: Clyde McCullough (80-49)
Affiliation: New York Mets
Location: Auburn, New York
Ballpark: Falcon Park I
Attendance: 35,933, Avg. 557
Playoffs - Auburn Mets 2 games, Binghamton Triplets 0
The Auburn Mets of the New York-Pennsylvania League ended the 1966 season with a record of 80 wins and 49 losses, finishing first in the NYPL.
The Mets scored 666 runs, most in the league. Auburn conceded 487 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. Joe Moock paced the squad with 21 home runs and recorded 99 runs batted in, while leading all regular hitters with a .294 average. Jerry Koosman, Jerry Wild and Al Schmelz topped the squad with 12 wins each, and Jerry Koosman recorded a 1.38 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Members of the 1966 Auburn Mets who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Jim Bethke, Danny Frisella, Jerry Koosman, Jim McAndrew, Joe Moock, Bob Moorhead, Grover Powell, Steve Renko, Les Rohr, Al Schmelz and Billy Wynne.
Clyde McCullough served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Arsenuk | R | R | July 15, 1947 | 6'1" | 165 | |
| Nick Balodimas | R | R | April 27, 1943 | 5'8" | 165 | Chicago, IL US |
| Jerry Bark | R | L | May 17, 1945 | 5'9" | 160 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Jim Bethke | R | R | November 5, 1946 | 6'3" | 185 | Falls City, NE US |
| William Blucher | R | R | September 9, 1946 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Steven Chilcott | L | R | September 23, 1948 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| William Contreras | L | L | 6'0" | 174 | ||
| Jim Dix | S | L | August 24, 1943 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Joe Dodder | L | L | March 15, 1947 | 6'3" | 225 | |
| Gary Encerti | R | R | August 3, 1945 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Glenn Ezell | R | R | October 29, 1944 | 6'1" | 190 | Kentwood, LA US |
| Danny Frisella | L | R | March 4, 1946 | 6'0" | 185 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Edward Gagle | R | R | May 13, 1944 | 6'4" | 205 | |
| Michael Gerich | R | R | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Chico Gonsalves | R | R | June 5, 1943 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| William Haas | L | L | February 4, 1943 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| Raymond Helton | L | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Dick Howard | L | R | August 12, 1940 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Jerry Koosman | R | L | December 23, 1942 | 6'2" | 205 | Appleton, MN US |
| Jim McAndrew | R | R | January 11, 1944 | 6'2" | 185 | Lost Nation, IA US |
| Joe Moock | L | R | March 12, 1944 | 6'1" | 180 | Plaquemine, LA US |
| Bob Moorhead | R | R | January 23, 1938 | 6'1" | 208 | Chambersburg, PA US |
| Jon O'Dell | R | R | January 10, 1943 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Robert Pettis | L | L | November 9, 1944 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Frank Pickens | R | R | 5'11" | 187 | ||
| Grover Powell | L | L | October 10, 1940 | 5'10" | 175 | Sayre, PA US |
| Gary Puttmann | R | R | February 22, 1943 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Steve Renko | R | R | December 10, 1944 | 6'5" | 230 | Kansas City, KS US |
| Les Rohr | L | L | March 5, 1946 | 6'5" | 205 | Lowestoft, Suffolk GB |
| Al Schmelz | R | R | November 12, 1943 | 6'4" | 210 | Whittier, CA US |
| Steve Smith | R | R | 5'8" | 150 | ||
| Val Snow | R | R | February 9, 1945 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Phillip Spyres | R | R | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Raymond Stadler | R | R | 5'11" | 210 | ||
| Richard Summers | R | R | March 13, 1946 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Byron Von Hoff | L | R | May 22, 1948 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Larry Wallin | L | R | November 14, 1945 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| Jerry Wild | R | R | July 31, 1941 | 6'0" | 175 | Franklin, NC US |
| Billy Wynne | L | R | July 31, 1943 | 6'3" | 205 | Williamston, NC US |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
