1966 Batavia Trojans Roster

New York-Pennsylvania League (NYPL) - Class: A
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
1966 Batavia Trojans Statistics

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.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
William AllenRR5'11"185
George BalakRRMay 15, 19445'11"205
Jerry BarkRLMay 17, 19455'9"160Baltimore, MD US
William BlucherRRSeptember 9, 19465'11"170
Rudy BursonRROctober 29, 19456'1"195
Kyle CarlinRRJanuary 5, 19476'1"185Sulphut, LA US
Anthony CiarpelliLL6'0"180
Larry ConnellRR6'1"185
Tyrone CrawfordRR6'2"180
Jim DuganRRJune 18, 19466'2"200
Paul FlesnerRRNovember 24, 19465'11"170Kankakee, IL US
Cito GastonRRMarch 17, 19446'3"190San Antonio, TX US
James GravleyLL6'1"195
Art GrozaRRAugust 15, 19426'0"180San Francisco, CA US
Melvin GrubkaSL6'4"207
Bill HarrelsonSRNovember 17, 19456'5"215Tahlequah, OK US
Alonzo HarrisSRSeptember 17, 19476'0"160Selma, AL US
Cleophas HarrisSLOctober 18, 19405'11"185
Curtis HeaveyRR6'2"170
Moe HillRRJune 27, 19476'2"190Gastonia, NC US
Donald LandoLR6'0"190
Edward LoefflerRRDecember 9, 19446'0"175
Stump MerrillLRFebruary 25, 19445'8"185Brunswick, ME US
Ray NewmanLLJune 20, 19456'5"205Evansville, IN US
Carl NicholsenRR5'10"168
Richard NoeRR6'4"220
David NorwoodRRMarch 9, 19475'11"180Easton, PA US
John PaciorekRRFebruary 11, 19456'2"200Detroit, MI US
George PfeifferRRAugust 15, 19466'1"175Pensacola, FL US
Daniel PrebendaLLFebruary 20, 19466'2"178
John SmithRR6'3"180
Richard SuggsRR5'11"180
Richard SummersRR5'10"175
Charles Van CampLRMarch 10, 19456'1"195
John VignoneRROctober 23, 19436'1"190
Ronald VlasinRR5'9"165
Jimmy WattsRR6'2"170
Peters WelbesRR6'1"195
Fred WinstonRRJune 19, 19466'3"196
Wayne WrightRR6'0"185
Dave YoakumRRDecember 15, 19465'11"175Middlesboro, KY US
Ronald ZellRR6'2"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.




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