1966 Aberdeen Pheasants Roster
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
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.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Wilfred Beauchemin | R | R | 5'10" | 185 | ||
Walter Birchler | R | R | 6'3" | 180 | ||
Dean Bowyer | L | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
Corky Evans | L | R | April 29, 1946 | 6'0" | 190 | |
Roger Freed | R | R | June 2, 1946 | 6'0" | 190 | Los Angeles, CA US |
Michael Hebert | L | L | June 26, 1947 | 6'3" | 180 | |
Richard Hemelstrand | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
Duane Janne | R | R | February 13, 1945 | 5'10" | 180 | |
Edwin Maras | R | R | November 21, 1945 | 6'2" | 215 | |
Clifton Matthew | R | R | September 25, 1943 | 6'0" | 197 | |
Ron Norris | R | R | 5'11" | 160 | ||
Daniel Prebenda | L | L | February 20, 1946 | 6'2" | 178 | |
Bill Rogers | R | R | December 11, 1944 | 6'4" | 185 | |
Don Roth | R | R | September 13, 1945 | 6'1" | 190 | |
Steve Schmid | R | R | 5'9" | 168 | ||
Jesse Schulte | R | R | 6'1" | |||
George Staples | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
Jack Thornton | R | R | June 14, 1947 | 6'2" | 175 | |
Lance Tobert | L | L | May 22, 1943 | 6'3" | 193 | |
Brent Vines | R | R | January 16, 1947 | 6'2" | 180 | |
Jeffrey Wallace | L | L | 6'3" | 190 | ||
Alfred Weaver | R | R | August 7, 1946 | 6'2" | 200 | |
Peters Welbes | R | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
Harold White | R | R | 6'6" | 230 | ||
Jimmy Williams | R | R | May 3, 1946 | 5'11" | 170 | |
George Wolger | R | R | October 8, 1946 | 6'0" | 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.