1966 Burlington Senators Roster
Team Record: 76-62
Finished 2nd in the CL's West Division
Manager: Wayne Terwilliger (76-62)
Affiliation: Washington Senators
Location: Burlington, North Carolina
Ballpark: Burlington Athletic Park
Attendance: 22,041, Avg. 319
Playoffs - Winston-Salem Red Sox 2 games, Burlington Senators 0
The Burlington Senators of the Carolina League ended the 1966 season with a record of 76 wins and 62 losses, finishing second in the league's West Division.
The Senators scored 575 runs and allowed 531 runs. Dick Billings paced Burlington with 14 home runs and drove in 70 runs, while leading all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .312 clip. Bill Haywood topped the team with 17 wins, and Rupe Toppin recorded a 2.65 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.
Dick Billings, Bill Gogolewski, Bill Haywood, Roy Heiser, Jim Miles, Dick Smith, Dick Such and Rupe Toppin were all players from the 1966 Burlington Senators who played in the Majors during their careers.
Wayne Terwilliger served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Gene Baker | R | R | April 15, 1946 | 6'0" | 180 | Darlington, SC US |
John Biedenbach | L | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
Dick Billings | R | R | December 4, 1942 | 6'1" | 195 | Detroit, MI US |
William Brown | R | R | December 31, 1942 | 5'11" | 165 | Stanford, KY US |
Joseph Catanzaro | R | R | September 3, 1940 | 5'10" | 170 | Carbondale, PA US |
Alfred Cosgrove | L | L | May 11, 1944 | 6'5" | 225 | |
Walter Czopczyc | R | R | June 20, 1946 | 6'0" | 185 | Hahn, DE |
Bill Gogolewski | L | R | October 26, 1947 | 6'4" | 190 | Oshkosh, WI US |
Paul Gries | S | R | May 16, 1943 | 5'9" | 157 | Evansville, IN US |
Edward Griffiths | R | R | 5'10" | 150 | ||
Dean Gruwell | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
Bill Haywood | R | R | April 21, 1937 | 6'3" | 205 | Colon, Colon PA |
Roy Heiser | R | R | June 22, 1942 | 6'4" | 190 | Baltimore, MD US |
Rick Hense | R | R | March 16, 1944 | 6'1" | 195 | Eau Claire, WI US |
Frederic Jacobs | R | R | January 22, 1945 | 6'0" | 172 | Chicago, IL US |
Duane Kalmer | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
Eddie Lupton | L | L | September 21, 1943 | 5'11" | 170 | East Orange, NJ US |
Mike Maloney | R | R | February 5, 1940 | 6'3" | 190 | Baltimore, MD US |
Jim Martin | L | R | April 1, 1938 | 6'1" | 180 | Critz, VA US |
Harvey Mattingly | L | R | February 25, 1943 | 6'1" | 175 | Washington, DC US |
John Miklos | L | L | April 20, 1944 | 6'2" | 175 | |
Jim Miles | R | R | August 8, 1943 | 6'2" | 210 | Grenada, MS US |
William Palko | R | R | August 11, 1943 | 6'0" | 185 | Cleveland, OH US |
Robert Parchem | L | L | August 30, 1944 | 6'0" | 205 | |
Dalton Renfroe | R | R | October 4, 1943 | 5'11" | 170 | |
John Shew | R | R | September 10, 1942 | 6'3" | 185 | Milford, DE US |
Dick Smith | R | R | August 25, 1944 | 6'5" | 200 | Lincolnton, NC US |
Billy Stinchcomb | R | R | June 16, 1944 | 6'2" | 165 | Denton, TX US |
Dick Such | L | R | October 15, 1944 | 6'4" | 190 | Sanford, NC US |
George Talsma | R | R | November 11, 1944 | 6'2" | 190 | |
Rupe Toppin | R | R | December 7, 1941 | 6'0" | 185 | Panama, Panama PA |
Billy Vickery | R | R | December 7, 1942 | 6'2" | 190 | Atmore, AL US |
Dennis Wagner | R | R | May 12, 1940 | 6'4" | 210 | Evanston, 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.