1966 Asheville Tourists Roster

Southern League (SL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 78-61
Finished 2nd in the SL
Manager: Hardy Peterson (78-61)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Asheville, North Carolina
Ballpark: Old McCormick Field
Attendance: 51,704, Avg. 744
1966 Asheville Tourists Statistics

The Asheville Tourists of the Southern League ended the 1966 season with a record of 78 wins and 61 losses, finishing second in the SL.

The Tourists led the league with 670 runs, powered by 140 home runs. Asheville allowed 610 runs. Bob Robertson walloped 32 home runs for the squad, while Joe Solimine, Bob Oliver and Rodolfo Welch each swatted 15 or more, too. Bob Robertson drove in 99 runs. Charlie Leonard paced all regular batters by connecting at a .308 clip. Dave Roberts and Silvano Quezada topped the team with 14 wins each, and Dave Roberts recorded a 2.61 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.

Members of the 1966 Asheville Tourists who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Dick Colpaert, Bruce Dal Canton, Dock Ellis, Lou Marone, Bob Oliver, Freddie Patek, Elmo Plaskett, Dave Roberts, Bob Robertson and Carl Taylor.

Hardy Peterson served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Dick ColpaertRRJanuary 3, 19445'10"182Fraser, MI US
Phillip CunninghamRRDecember 10, 19416'4"201Chillicothe, OH US
Bruce Dal CantonRRJune 15, 19416'2"205California, PA US
Dock EllisSRMarch 11, 19456'3"205Los Angeles, CA US
Ronald FiorellaLLNovember 2, 19435'11"180
Danny GreenfieldLRJune 16, 19405'9"170
Charles HughesLR6'2"180
Rodger IrvineRRSeptember 1, 19406'3"182Toronto, ON CA
Alejandro JamesRRJuly 23, 19415'11"166Barahona, Barahona DO
Larry KillingsworthRRJune 10, 19476'0"170Van Nuys, CA US
Joseph KnutsonRR6'4"205
David KwiatkowskiLRJune 1, 19426'4"220Melrose Park, IL US
Ken LarsenRRApril 23, 19416'1"185Chicago, IL US
Charlie LeonardLLMay 6, 19406'0"185Bullsgap, TN US
Lou MaroneRLDecember 3, 19455'11"185San Diego, CA US
Bill McGilivrayRRNovember 2, 19436'1"200
Bob OliverRRFebruary 8, 19436'3"205Shreveport, LA US
Freddie PatekRROctober 9, 19445'5"148Seguin, TX US
Elmo PlaskettRRJune 27, 19385'10"195Frederiksted, St. Croix VI
Silvano QuezadaRRSeptember 13, 19396'2"190Sabana de la Mar, Hato Mayor DO
Dave RobertsLLSeptember 11, 19446'3"195Gallipolis, OH US
Bob RobertsonRROctober 2, 19466'1"195Frostburg, MD US
Felix SantanaRRApril 29, 19425'7"152Mao, Valverde DO
Joe SolimineLLJanuary 7, 19446'3"200New York, NY US
Carl TaylorRRJanuary 20, 19446'2"200Sarasota, FL US
Frank VanzinLRMarch 19, 19446'0"190
George VasquezRRDecember 7, 19415'11"190
Rodolfo WelchRRJuly 9, 19385'11"185San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Quint WillinghamRRSeptember 26, 19446'6"210Eglin AFB, FL 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.




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