1966 Modesto Reds Roster

California League (CL) - Class: A
Team Record: 88-53
Finished 1st in the CL
Manager: Gus Niarhos (88-53)
Affiliation: Kansas City Athletics
Location: Modesto, California
Ballpark: Del Webb Field
Attendance: 57,846, Avg. 821
1966 Modesto Reds Statistics

Playoffs - Modesto Reds 1 game, San Jose Bees 0 - One-game playoff for first half championship.

The Modesto Reds of the California League ended the 1966 season with a record of 88 wins and 53 losses, finishing first in the CL.

Gus Niarhos served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Richard AllenSLOctober 1, 19426'1"190St. Paul, MN US
Dick BicekRRSeptember 4, 19465'11"195
James BlakeneyLRApril 30, 19436'1"200
Ossie BlancoRRSeptember 8, 19456'0"185Caracas, Distrito Federal VE
Bobby BrooksRRNovember 1, 19455'8"165Los Angeles, CA US
Don BuschhornRRApril 29, 19466'0"170Independence, MO US
Mike CanfieldLLMarch 9, 19456'1"185Kansas City, KS US
Frank CiprianiRRApril 14, 19416'0"180Buffalo, NY US
Chuck ColeRRAugust 17, 19436'3"182Marlborough, MA US
Greg CongerLLJuly 29, 19466'0"180
Dave DuncanRRSeptember 26, 19456'2"190Dallas, TX US
Alberto FernandezRRNovember 21, 19445'11"175
Rollie FingersRRAugust 25, 19466'4"190Steubenville, OH US
Mike GallagherLLApril 14, 19446'1"200
Danny GreenfieldLRJune 16, 19405'9"170
Gary HartRLSeptember 21, 19445'11"175
Reggie JacksonLLMay 18, 19466'0"195Abington, PA US
Buck JensenRRMarch 10, 19426'0"195Beaver, OR US
Rick JohnsonRRMarch 16, 19456'1"175
Stan JonesRRJanuary 10, 19406'0"180
Steve KokorRRFebruary 2, 19476'4"200Los Angeles, CA US
Tony LaRussaRROctober 4, 19446'0"175Tampa, FL US
Bill LindnerLRMarch 20, 19416'2"200
Skip LockwoodRRAugust 17, 19466'1"175Roslindale, MA US
Thomas MatakanskiRRDecember 1, 19466'3"210
Raul MedranoRRDecember 20, 19415'11"185
William MeyerLLApril 21, 19416'1"160
Syd O'BrienRRFebruary 18, 19446'1"185Compton, CA US
Mike OlivoRRDecember 8, 19446'2"175Copey, DO
James OwensLLApril 20, 19446'2"190
Gordon RieseLLJuly 19, 19426'3"170
Eusebio RosasRRApril 23, 19445'11"160
Joe RudiRRSeptember 7, 19466'2"200Modesto, CA US
Gary SanossianSRMay 6, 19446'3"205
William SchmidtRRJanuary 19, 19445'10"180
James StricklandRRMarch 25, 19456'3"180
Steve TompkinsRRJuly 22, 19465'11"185
Freddie VelázquezRRDecember 6, 19376'1"185Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Larry WilsonLLFebruary 9, 19406'0"205

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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