1966 Portsmouth Tides Roster
Team Record: 58-81
Finished 5th in the CL's East Division
Manager: Bobby Morgan (0-0), Lou Kahn (0-0)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies
Location: Portsmouth, Virginia
Ballpark: Frank Lawrence Stadium
Attendance: 42,182, Avg. 607
The Portsmouth Tides of the Carolina League ended the 1966 season with a record of 58 wins and 81 losses, finishing fifth in the league's East Division.
The Tides scored 473 runs and allowed 600 runs. James Perkins led Portsmouth with 11 home runs Bill Tomaselli accounted for 66 RBI and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .267. Frank Pollard paced the team with 17 wins and a team-best 2.79 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Players from the 1966 Portsmouth Tides who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Barry Lersch, Ron Allen, Bud Zipfel, Lowell Palmer, Gene Stone and Frank Cipriani.
Bobby Morgan and Lou Kahn served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Allen | S | R | December 23, 1943 | 6'3" | 205 | Wampum, PA US |
| Don Bridges | L | R | March 2, 1944 | 5'10" | 175 | Allen County, OH US |
| Joseph Carboni | R | R | November 1, 1942 | 6'1" | 195 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| William Carnegie | R | R | August 16, 1944 | 5'9" | 170 | |
| Thomas Chapman | R | L | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Michael Christino | L | L | April 17, 1944 | 6'1" | 190 | San Diego, CA US |
| Frank Cipriani | R | R | April 14, 1941 | 6'0" | 180 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Garth Dragon | L | R | 5'11" | 178 | ||
| George Fowlkes | R | R | May 7, 1943 | 6'3" | 210 | |
| Angelo Galasso | L | R | May 28, 1939 | 5'9" | 160 | |
| Louis Garvin | R | R | October 26, 1938 | 6'0" | 169 | Apopka, FL US |
| Eugene Harbeson | S | R | June 26, 1940 | 6'0" | 176 | |
| Ken Huebner | L | L | May 2, 1944 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| James Jarvis | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Kendall Jones | R | R | September 28, 1940 | 6'3" | 170 | |
| Gordon Knutson | L | L | February 8, 1945 | 5'9" | 180 | |
| Barry Lersch | S | R | September 7, 1944 | 6'0" | 175 | Denver, CO US |
| Pat McMahon | R | R | April 20, 1944 | 6'4" | 180 | |
| Stump Merrill | L | R | February 25, 1944 | 5'8" | 185 | Brunswick, ME US |
| James Miller | S | L | December 26, 1945 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Jack Nutter | R | R | June 19, 1942 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Harry Oliver | R | R | September 6, 1935 | 6'4" | 195 | |
| Lowell Palmer | R | R | August 18, 1947 | 6'1" | 190 | Sacramento, CA US |
| John Penn | R | R | February 14, 1945 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| James Perkins | R | R | September 3, 1939 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Gilles Pinard | R | R | January 31, 1944 | 6'4" | 191 | |
| Martin Piscovich | R | R | April 1, 1943 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Frank Pollard | R | R | February 11, 1943 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| James Ponceroff | R | R | September 20, 1942 | 6'1" | 180 | Morgantown, WV US |
| James Reiter | R | R | 6'3" | 205 | ||
| Richard Rockwell | R | R | December 8, 1941 | 5'10" | 185 | |
| Frankie Rubino | R | R | December 8, 1942 | 5'11" | 175 | Trenton, NJ US |
| Gary Schlieve | R | R | September 29, 1944 | 6'3" | 185 | |
| Laurence Sheckman | R | L | September 13, 1943 | 5'9" | 165 | |
| James Snyder | R | R | 5'11" | 195 | ||
| James Speight | R | R | May 13, 1942 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Gene Stone | L | L | January 16, 1944 | 5'11" | 190 | Burbank, CA US |
| Dennis Straub | R | R | June 4, 1943 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Bill Tomaselli | R | R | November 3, 1941 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Dennis Wagner | R | R | May 12, 1940 | 6'4" | 210 | Evanston, IL US |
| Fred Walters | L | R | October 4, 1937 | 6'0" | 195 | Trenton, NJ US |
| Gene Weston | R | R | September 28, 1943 | 5'9" | 168 | |
| Bud Zipfel | L | R | November 18, 1938 | 6'3" | 200 | Belleville, 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.
