1966 St. Petersburg Cards Roster

Florida State League (FSL) - Class: A
Team Record: 91-45
Finished 1st in the FSL
Manager: Sparky Anderson (91-45)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
Ballpark: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 69,644, Avg. 1,024
1966 St. Petersburg Cards Statistics

Playoffs - Leesburg Athletics 3 games, St. Petersburg Cards 2

The St. Petersburg Cards of the Florida State League ended the 1966 season with a record of 91 wins and 45 losses, finishing first in the FSL.

The Cards led the circuit with 567 runs, ignited by 44 home runs. St. Petersburg allowed 371 runs, least in the league. Ernest Davis paced the team with 10 home runs and drove in 57 runs, while leading hitters with significant playing time with a .266 average. Dave Bakenhaster and Philip Knuckles topped the squad with 16 wins each, and Jerry Robertson registered a 1.49 earned run average, leading regular hurlers.

Dave Bakenhaster, Reggie Cleveland, Chip Coulter, Jerry DaVanon, Clay Kirby, Harry Parker, Jerry Robertson, Sonny Ruberto and John Sipin were all players from the 1966 St. Petersburg Cards who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.

Sparky Anderson served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Joe AtileeRR6'3"190
Dave BakenhasterRRMarch 5, 19455'10"168Columbus, OH US
Larry BowlbyRRMay 18, 19476'5"215Lynn, MA US
Len BoyerLRMarch 12, 19466'1"185Alba, MO US
Ron BraddockSRJuly 30, 19426'0"175Savannah, GA US
Robert BrunsLL6'0"180
Reggie ClevelandRRMay 23, 19486'1"195Swift Current, SK CA
Chip CoulterSRJune 5, 19455'10"172Steubenville, OH US
Jerry DaVanonRRAugust 21, 19455'11"175Oceanside, CA US
Ernest DavisRRMarch 21, 19456'4"201Wilmington, NC US
Wayne DeesLLAugust 26, 19476'1"185Lakeland, FL US
Vincent FalconeRR5'10"165
Louis FioreRR6'1"173
Timothy FisherRR6'2"180
Clay KirbyRRJune 25, 19486'3"175Washington, DC US
Philip KnucklesRRDecember 11, 19456'2"200
Douglas LukensRR6'2"180
Terry MilaniRROctober 27, 19456'1"195
Tim MorganRR6'0"175
Harry ParkerRRSeptember 14, 19476'3"190Highland, IL US
Jerry RobertsonSROctober 13, 19436'2"205Winchester, KS US
Francisco RodriguezRROctober 4, 19435'9"160
Sonny RubertoRRJanuary 2, 19465'11"175Staten Island, NY US
Robert SankeyRRDecember 18, 19475'9"165
Chuck ShimerdlaRROctober 20, 19456'3"185
John SipinRRAugust 29, 19466'1"175Watsonville, CA US
Hector SotoRR6'2"170
Charlie StewartLROctober 14, 19445'9"150
Gary StoneRRApril 25, 19445'11"180
Robert TaylorLLSeptember 24, 19455'10"162
Tim ThompsonSLSeptember 13, 19436'1"205
Jose VillarRR6'2"185
Archie WadeLROctober 2, 19426'1"175
Jim WilliamsonSLAugust 16, 19466'0"165Pensacola, FL 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.




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