1966 Bismarck-Mandan Pards Roster

Northern League (NL) - Class: Short Season A
Team Record: 16-47
Finished 6th in the NL
Manager: Tony Pacheco (16-47)
Affiliation: Houston Astros
Location: Bismarck, North Dakota; Mandan, North Dakota
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 6,988, Avg. 222
1966 Bismarck-Mandan Pards Statistics

The Bismarck-Mandan Pards of the Northern League ended the 1966 season with a record of 16 wins and 47 losses, finishing sixth in the NL.

The Pards plated 217 runs and surrendered 434 runs, most in the league. Franklyn Sands paced hitters with significant playing time with a .241 average, while Wayne Twitchell registered a 1.41 earned run average, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Tom Griffin, Roric Harrison, Scipio Spinks, Fred Stanley, Otis Thornton, Wayne Twitchell and Bob Watkins were all players from the 1966 Bismarck-Mandan Pards who played in the Majors during their careers.

Tony Pacheco served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Gerald BonaguidiRR6'1"175
Henry BoykinRR6'2"195
Ernest BrownRR6'1"190
Robert CassadyRR5'10"170
Mike ColeRR6'4"190
Donald DahlgrenLL6'2"195
Cesar De La GarzaRR5'10"160
Gary FieldsRR6'2"185
Thomas FordRR6'2"180
John FrydrychRRSeptember 28, 19476'3"190
Daryl GravesRRFebruary 1, 1947
Tom GriffinRRFebruary 22, 19486'3"210Los Angeles, CA US
Robert GrzymalaRR6'2"190
Michael GuillotRR6'0"170
Barton HammerRR5'11"192
Bo HarrisRRMarch 1, 19456'2"185
Roric HarrisonRRSeptember 20, 19466'3"195Los Angeles, CA US
Sli HarveySLJanuary 6, 19476'1"190Patterson, LA US
Herman JohnsonLLMay 11, 19476'7"208
Tom KoziolLRJune 17, 19485'10"175Poughkeepsie, NY US
Rick LynnLRMarch 24, 19486'2"180
Louis McKownLL5'11"180
Vernon McNameeRR6'1"197
Albert MercadoRRMarch 7, 19466'0"170
Steve MillerRRFebruary 9, 19466'1"185San Francisco, CA US
Stephen MolbergRL6'2"175
James MyrahRRJune 28, 19486'3"210
Alan PauskaLL6'1"190
Herbert PetersonLROctober 17, 19476'1"190
John RespondekRRSeptember 6, 19466'2"180
Franklyn SandsRRDecember 2, 19485'11"165Nassau, BS
Mark ScallyRRNovember 2, 19476'3"195
Stevenson SmithRR6'1"175
Scipio SpinksRRJuly 12, 19476'1"183Chicago, IL US
Fred StanleyRRAugust 13, 19475'10"165Farnhamville, IA US
William SteinkampRR5'9"190
Otis ThorntonRRJune 30, 19456'1"186Docena, AL US
Wayne TwitchellRRMarch 10, 19486'6"215Portland, OR US
Boyd Van PattenRRNovember 5, 19476'1"190
Patrick WarrenRL6'3"190
Bob WatkinsRRMarch 12, 19486'1"170San Francisco, CA US
James WhaleyRR6'1"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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