1966 Arkansas Travelers Roster
Team Record: 81-59
Finished 1st in the TL
Manager: Vern Rapp (81-59)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
Ballpark: Ray Winder Field
Attendance: 108,288, Avg. 1,547
Playoffs - Austin Braves 2 games, Arkansas Travelers 1
The Arkansas Travelers of the Texas League ended the 1966 season with a record of 81 wins and 59 losses, finishing first in the TL.
The Travelers scored 572 runs and yielded 506 runs. Moose Stubing led Arkansas with 25 home runs and drove in 71 runs. Floyd Wicker paced all regular batters by connecting at a .303 clip. Brian Sinnott topped the team with 14 wins, while Frederick Wall registered a 2.56 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Members of the 1966 Arkansas Travelers who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Mike Torrez, Danny Breeden, Jerry DaVanon, Bud Zipfel, Floyd Wicker, Chuck Taylor, Steve Huntz, Bart Zeller, Moose Stubing, Hal Gilson, Dick Hughes, Wayne Granger and Chip Coulter.
Vern Rapp served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Braddock | S | R | July 30, 1942 | 6'0" | 175 | Savannah, GA US |
| Danny Breeden | R | R | June 27, 1942 | 5'11" | 185 | Albany, GA US |
| Ed Cecil | R | R | June 5, 1942 | 6'0" | 172 | Bend, OR US |
| Chip Coulter | S | R | June 5, 1945 | 5'10" | 172 | Steubenville, OH US |
| Jerry DaVanon | R | R | August 21, 1945 | 5'11" | 175 | Oceanside, CA US |
| Arthur Deras | R | R | August 9, 1946 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Bobby Dews | R | R | March 23, 1939 | 6'1" | 165 | Albany, GA US |
| Joe DiFabio | R | R | August 4, 1944 | 5'11" | 205 | |
| Hal Gilson | R | L | February 9, 1942 | 6'5" | 195 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Wayne Granger | R | R | March 15, 1944 | 6'2" | 165 | Springfield, MA US |
| Donald Hagen | R | R | March 14, 1942 | 5'11" | 170 | Glendale, CA US |
| Joe Hamende | R | L | January 26, 1944 | 5'10" | 165 | Springfield, IL US |
| Dick Hughes | R | R | February 13, 1938 | 6'3" | 195 | Stephens, AR US |
| Steve Huntz | S | R | December 3, 1945 | 6'1" | 204 | Cleveland, OH US |
| John Kindl | R | R | February 15, 1942 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Bob Lanning | R | R | April 9, 1946 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Roy Majtyka | R | R | June 1, 1939 | 6'0" | 170 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Ernest Milius | R | R | August 3, 1944 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Frank Montgomery | R | L | November 28, 1941 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Leo Newton | L | L | September 6, 1938 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Joe Patterson | S | R | April 24, 1935 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Vern Rapp | R | R | May 11, 1928 | 6'0" | 195 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Quique Rivera | R | R | November 30, 1945 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Rogers Robinson | L | L | February 12, 1939 | 5'9" | 160 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Felix Roque | R | R | November 3, 1944 | 5'11" | 150 | |
| Brian Sinnott | R | R | February 16, 1943 | 6'5" | 215 | |
| Moose Stubing | L | L | March 31, 1938 | 6'3" | 220 | Bronx, NY US |
| Chuck Taylor | R | R | April 18, 1942 | 6'2" | 195 | Shelbyville, TN US |
| Mike Torrez | R | R | August 28, 1946 | 6'5" | 220 | Topeka, KS US |
| Frederick Wall | R | L | August 18, 1941 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Floyd Wicker | L | R | September 12, 1943 | 6'2" | 175 | Burlington, NC US |
| Billy Wolff | L | R | April 27, 1943 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Bart Zeller | R | R | July 22, 1941 | 6'1" | 185 | Chicago Heights, IL US |
| Bud Zipfel | L | R | November 18, 1938 | 6'3" | 200 | Belleville, IL 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.
