1966 Wilson Tobs Roster

Carolina League (CL) - Class: A
Team Record: 72-65
Finished 3rd in the CL's East Division
Manager: Vern Morgan (72-65)
Affiliation: Minnesota Twins
Location: Wilson, North Carolina
Ballpark: Fleming Stadium
Attendance: 23,501, Avg. 343
1966 Wilson Tobs Statistics

The Wilson Tobs of the Carolina League ended the 1966 season with a record of 72 wins and 65 losses, finishing third in the league's East Division.

The Tobs plated 557 runs and conceded 518 runs. Chuck Weatherspoon paced Wilson with 23 home runs and recorded 69 runs batted in. Rod Carew topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .292 average. Dick Sommer led the team with 16 wins and a team-best 3.15 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Rod Carew, Bob Gebhard, Ron Keller, Fred Lasher, Héctor Maestri, Charlie Manuel and George Mitterwald were all players from the 1966 Wilson Tobs who played in the Majors during their careers.

Vern Morgan served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Ernest BarronRRDecember 7, 19456'0"168
Creighton BurnsRRSeptember 20, 19426'4"20
Harold CaldwellRRDecember 26, 19425'11"160
Rod CarewLROctober 1, 19456'0"170Gatun, Canal Zone PA
Danny DiPaceLROctober 12, 19456'1"180
Andrew DustalRRJuly 6, 19426'0"185
Bill FerrellRRFebruary 19, 19456'0"180
Bob GebhardRRJanuary 3, 19436'2"210Lamberton, MN US
Ron KellerRRJune 3, 19436'2"200Indianapolis, IN US
Calvin KnowlesLRMarch 5, 19415'10"175
Fred LasherRRAugust 19, 19416'3"190Poughkeepsie, NY US
Héctor MaestriRRApril 19, 19355'10"170La Habana, La Habana CU
Paul MankowskiLR5'11"175
Charlie ManuelLRJanuary 4, 19446'4"195Northfork, WV US
Wayne McAlpinRRFebruary 10, 19436'1"180
James MerrickLLNovember 5, 19435'9"170Hemet, CA US
George MitterwaldRRJune 7, 19456'2"195Berkeley, CA US
Paul PavelkoLROctober 18, 19436'0"165
Rich PetersonRLSeptember 3, 19456'3"200St. Paul, MN US
Joseph PorrevecchioRRNovember 1, 19436'0"188
Red RamboLRAugust 22, 19436'0"195Jacksonville, FL US
Joseph RomaryRR6'1"165
Curt SauerRRJanuary 12, 19446'1"190Little Falls, MN US
Louis SmithRR5'10"180
Dick SommerRRMay 4, 19456'4"175
George TalsmaRRNovember 11, 19446'2"190
Nestor VelazquezRRMarch 6, 19406'1"179La Habana, La Habana CU
Chuck WeatherspoonRRJune 1, 19316'2"200Pineland, TX US
Larry WhitleyLLJanuary 9, 19436'0"182

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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