1966 Aberdeen Pheasants Roster

Northern League (NL) - Class: Short Season A
Team Record: 47-22
Finished 2nd in the NL
Manager: Cal Ripken (47-22)
Affiliation: Baltimore Orioles
Location: Aberdeen, South Dakota
Ballpark: Municipal Baseball Park
Attendance: 24,767, Avg. 718
1966 Aberdeen Pheasants Statistics

The Aberdeen Pheasants of the Northern League ended the 1966 season with a record of 47 wins and 22 losses, finishing second in the NL.

The Pheasants led the league with 411 runs, spearheaded by 58 home runs. Aberdeen allowed 261 runs. Roger Freed paced the team with 13 home runs and drove in 58 runs. Jimmy Williams topped batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .360 clip. Lance Tobert and George Wolger paced the squad with 9 wins each, while Lance Tobert recorded a 1.92 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.

Roger Freed played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Aberdeen Pheasants to do so.

Cal Ripken served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Wilfred BeaucheminRR5'10"185
Walter BirchlerRR6'3"180
Dean BowyerLR5'10"175
Corky EvansLRApril 29, 19466'0"190
Roger FreedRRJune 2, 19466'0"190Los Angeles, CA US
Michael HebertLLJune 26, 19476'3"180
Richard HemelstrandRR6'1"170
Duane JanneRRFebruary 13, 19455'10"180
Edwin MarasRRNovember 21, 19456'2"215
Clifton MatthewRRSeptember 25, 19436'0"197
Ron NorrisRR5'11"160
Daniel PrebendaLLFebruary 20, 19466'2"178
Bill RogersRRDecember 11, 19446'4"185
Don RothRRSeptember 13, 19456'1"190
Steve SchmidRR5'9"168
Jesse SchulteRR6'1"
George StaplesRR6'2"185
Jack ThorntonRRJune 14, 19476'2"175
Lance TobertLLMay 22, 19436'3"193
Brent VinesRRJanuary 16, 19476'2"180
Jeffrey WallaceLL6'3"190
Alfred WeaverRRAugust 7, 19466'2"200
Peters WelbesRR6'1"195
Harold WhiteRR6'6"230
Jimmy WilliamsRRMay 3, 19465'11"170
George WolgerRROctober 8, 19466'0"190

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.




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