1966 Batavia Trojans Roster
Team Record: 58-63
Finished 5th in the NYPL
Manager: Max Lanier (58-63)
Location: Batavia, New York
Ballpark: Dwyer Stadium
Attendance: 31,279, Avg. 517
The Batavia Trojans of the New York-Pennsylvania League ended the 1966 season with a record of 58 wins and 63 losses, finishing fifth in the NYPL.
The Trojans plated 607 runs and conceded 628 runs, most in the league. Cito Gaston paced Batavia with 28 home runs and drove in 104 runs, while leading batters with significant playing time by hitting .330. Richard Noe topped the squad with 12 wins, and George Pfeiffer registered a 3.2 earned run average, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Players from the 1966 Batavia Trojans who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Cito Gaston, Bill Harrelson, Alonzo Harris, Ray Newman and John Paciorek.
Max Lanier served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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William Allen | R | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
George Balak | R | R | May 15, 1944 | 5'11" | 205 | |
Jerry Bark | R | L | May 17, 1945 | 5'9" | 160 | Baltimore, MD US |
William Blucher | R | R | September 9, 1946 | 5'11" | 170 | |
Rudy Burson | R | R | October 29, 1945 | 6'1" | 195 | |
Kyle Carlin | R | R | January 5, 1947 | 6'1" | 185 | Sulphut, LA US |
Anthony Ciarpelli | L | L | 6'0" | 180 | ||
Larry Connell | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
Tyrone Crawford | R | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
Jim Dugan | R | R | June 18, 1946 | 6'2" | 200 | |
Paul Flesner | R | R | November 24, 1946 | 5'11" | 170 | Kankakee, IL US |
Cito Gaston | R | R | March 17, 1944 | 6'3" | 190 | San Antonio, TX US |
James Gravley | L | L | 6'1" | 195 | ||
Art Groza | R | R | August 15, 1942 | 6'0" | 180 | San Francisco, CA US |
Melvin Grubka | S | L | 6'4" | 207 | ||
Bill Harrelson | S | R | November 17, 1945 | 6'5" | 215 | Tahlequah, OK US |
Alonzo Harris | S | R | September 17, 1947 | 6'0" | 160 | Selma, AL US |
Cleophas Harris | S | L | October 18, 1940 | 5'11" | 185 | |
Curtis Heavey | R | R | 6'2" | 170 | ||
Moe Hill | R | R | June 27, 1947 | 6'2" | 190 | Gastonia, NC US |
Donald Lando | L | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
Edward Loeffler | R | R | December 9, 1944 | 6'0" | 175 | |
Stump Merrill | L | R | February 25, 1944 | 5'8" | 185 | Brunswick, ME US |
Ray Newman | L | L | June 20, 1945 | 6'5" | 205 | Evansville, IN US |
Carl Nicholsen | R | R | 5'10" | 168 | ||
Richard Noe | R | R | 6'4" | 220 | ||
David Norwood | R | R | March 9, 1947 | 5'11" | 180 | Easton, PA US |
John Paciorek | R | R | February 11, 1945 | 6'2" | 200 | Detroit, MI US |
George Pfeiffer | R | R | August 15, 1946 | 6'1" | 175 | Pensacola, FL US |
Daniel Prebenda | L | L | February 20, 1946 | 6'2" | 178 | |
John Smith | R | R | 6'3" | 180 | ||
Richard Suggs | R | R | 5'11" | 180 | ||
Richard Summers | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
Charles Van Camp | L | R | March 10, 1945 | 6'1" | 195 | |
John Vignone | R | R | October 23, 1943 | 6'1" | 190 | |
Ronald Vlasin | R | R | 5'9" | 165 | ||
Jimmy Watts | R | R | 6'2" | 170 | ||
Peters Welbes | R | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
Fred Winston | R | R | June 19, 1946 | 6'3" | 196 | |
Wayne Wright | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
Dave Yoakum | R | R | December 15, 1946 | 5'11" | 175 | Middlesboro, KY US |
Ronald Zell | R | R | 6'2" | 175 |
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.