1966 Fox Cities Foxes Roster
Team Record: 77-47
Finished 2nd in the MWL
Manager: Stan Wasiak (77-47)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Appleton, Wisconsin
Ballpark: Goodland Field
Attendance: 57,496, Avg. 927
Playoffs - Fox Cities Foxes 2 games, Cedar Rapids Cardinals 0
The Fox Cities Foxes of the Midwest League ended the 1966 season with a record of 77 wins and 47 losses, finishing second in the MWL.
The Foxes scored 561 runs and allowed 461 runs. Deacon Jones led Fox Cities with 18 home runs and drove in 80 runs, while leading batters with significant playing time by hitting .353. Fred Rath topped the team with 17 wins, and Willie Hooker added 15 or more wins, too Fred Rath earned a 1.92 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Jerry Nyman, Ron Lolich, Doug Adams, Bill Melton, Deacon Jones, Jim Magnuson, Al Fitzmorris, Ken Frailing and Fred Rath were all players from the 1966 Fox Cities Foxes who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Stan Wasiak served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey Abarbanel | S | L | December 10, 1945 | 6'1" | 187 | Jersey City, NJ US |
| Doug Adams | L | R | January 27, 1943 | 6'3" | 185 | Blue River, WI US |
| James Beamer | R | R | April 5, 1946 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Gregory Bennett | R | R | February 8, 1944 | 6'7" | 215 | St. Paul, MN US |
| Gerald Boehmer | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Thomas Cottrell | L | R | March 19, 1944 | 5'9" | 160 | Fresno, CA US |
| James Daun | R | R | 6'2" | 194 | ||
| Dean DeBuhr | R | R | 6'3" | 195 | ||
| Thomas Dix | R | R | September 28, 1942 | 5'11" | 170 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Samuel Dunbar | R | R | December 7, 1946 | 6'5" | 197 | Lynwood, CA US |
| Ben Farrell | L | R | July 17, 1946 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Al Fitzmorris | S | R | March 21, 1946 | 6'2" | 190 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Ken Frailing | L | L | January 19, 1948 | 6'0" | 190 | Madison, WI US |
| Larry Frasier | R | L | February 15, 1945 | 6'1" | 190 | Rhinelander, WI US |
| Raul Fuentes | R | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Cesar Gutierrez | R | R | 5'8" | 165 | ||
| Willie Hooker | R | R | March 8, 1935 | 5'11" | 149 | Bluefields, NI |
| George Hunter | L | L | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Joseph Jancaric | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| James Jedelsky | R | R | April 21, 1945 | 6'0" | 165 | Sandston, VA US |
| Deacon Jones | L | R | April 18, 1934 | 5'10" | 185 | White Plains, NY US |
| Hank King | R | L | October 12, 1944 | 6'2" | 195 | King of Prussia, PA US |
| Dennis Kissane | L | L | April 20, 1945 | 6'0" | 180 | Chicago, IL US |
| Steve Kokor | R | R | February 2, 1947 | 6'4" | 200 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Jeff Kolb | L | R | 5'11" | 177 | ||
| Alan Kristowski | L | R | October 26, 1943 | 5'9" | 160 | South Bend, IN US |
| Ron Lolich | R | R | September 19, 1946 | 6'1" | 185 | Portland, OR US |
| Jim Magnuson | R | L | August 18, 1946 | 6'2" | 190 | Marinette, WI US |
| Jimmy Maness | R | R | January 25, 1945 | 6'0" | 175 | Brownsville, TN US |
| John Marcum | L | L | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Timothy McLain | R | R | December 22, 1946 | 5'11" | 175 | Chicago, IL US |
| Bill Melton | R | R | July 7, 1945 | 6'2" | 200 | Gulfport, MS US |
| Jerry Nyman | L | L | November 23, 1942 | 5'10" | 165 | Logan, UT US |
| Jay Petersen | R | R | June 22, 1943 | 6'0" | 175 | Clinton, IA US |
| Roy Radmaker | R | R | May 29, 1943 | 5'11" | 165 | Urbana, IL US |
| Fred Rath | R | R | September 1, 1943 | 6'3" | 200 | Little Rock, AR US |
| Harold Reichenbach | R | R | July 5, 1945 | 6'1" | 185 | East Cleveland, OH US |
| Rube Rubilotta | L | L | July 24, 1943 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Gary Schaefer | L | L | February 22, 1941 | 6'0" | 168 | |
| Gustavo Sposito | R | R | February 14, 1946 | 5'6" | 160 | |
| Robert Von Eps | R | R | August 4, 1945 | 5'10" | 170 | Long Beach, CA 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.
