1966 Covington Red Sox Statistics

Appalachian League (AL) - Class: R
Team Record: 28-43
Finished 4th in the AL
Manager: Rac Slider (28-43)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Covington, Virginia
Ballpark: Casey Field
Attendance: 34,622, Avg. 975
1966 Covington Red Sox Roster

The Covington Red Sox of the Appalachian League ended the 1966 season with a record of 28 wins and 43 losses, finishing fourth in the AL.

The Red Sox plated 378 runs and allowed 411 runs, most in the league. James Zgorzelski accounted for 43 RBI. Ed Mello topped all regular batters by connecting at a .291 clip. Steve Blateric led the team with 6 wins, while Henry O'Reilly registered a 3.39 earned run average, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Members of the 1966 Covington Red Sox who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Steve Blateric, Dick Mills and Mike Nagy.

Rac Slider served as manager.


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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Steve Blateric66.5003.6518113279.0724732422095409
Michael Fernandez43.5715.111720044.0422925728136413
Wayne Fuzzard45.4444.421492059.0543329132148303
Mike Nagy31.7501.95953137.024178126029204
Henry O'Reilly32.6003.391861161.0603123524173205
Bernard Linn23.40010.891510019.0172423234018004
Dick Mills26.2504.5814101053.0513927339161207
Donald Fox101.00010.2950007.0610801309100
Steve Kramar11.5005.331010027.0312116022022201
David Barbo15.1676.1912100032.0323322031135503
Tom Stephenson16.1437.7711102044.04646383430353013
Francisco Borges000.0010003.00000003000
Anthony Moniz002.2530004.06410402001
Richard Hill005.1450007.010541008000
Bob Cavalli006.00910012.011128021010302
Roger McComas007.2041005.058401206000
Mike Smith0010.8030005.010761202002
Dick Guy0012.0010003.04440103002
Gregory Jacobs0018.0020002.06540100004
Donnie Peters0018.0020002.03440306001
Robert O'Keefe0018.0010001.02220100000
Bobby Perry01.0005.541010013.01488014014001
William Racely01.00018.0010001.02220001000
Jene Alexander03.0008.47530017.0262016113217101
Totals2843.3945.261907101240537.0534411314293867533321660

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Ed Mello622782135662613271265428.291.438.371.80979443
Jim Gruber53207182245470022541917.297.360.335.69561042
James Zgorzelski592131902753100243861727.279.340.363.70369141
Dick Guy54180151175122130532535.338.439.397.83660301
William Barkley65252206415042119424555.243.378.296.67561010
Richard Goedert572091693145101024543428.266.395.337.73257240
Lewis Inmon46145116274051120012331.345.451.431.88250213
Danny Smith45144120273040014422320.250.371.283.65434010
LeRoi Finch2811096142681216311116.271.349.438.78642111
James Chenevert47148123242690123442343.211.345.309.65438200
Bernard Bruns45141117172350013332025.197.309.239.54928022
Bill Hathaway4011286192050012212332.233.393.291.68425102
James Rife288070181930016111010.271.362.314.67722000
John Gecy34917291820113001410.250.375.319.69423131
Bill O'Neil13302446201800411.250.367.458.82511101
Mike Nagy917142520040011.357.400.500.9007020
Wayne Fuzzard14211835002500111.278.316.611.92711020
Otis Griggs1022212540050007.238.227.429.6569001
Michael Fernandez171583310031052.375.615.5001.1154020
Henry O'Reilly1819161310010007.188.188.250.4384030
Jene Alexander5441210000001.500.500.7501.2503000
Tom Stephenson1117161200010019.125.176.125.3012000
Steve Blateric1932232200000069.087.300.087.3872120
Mike Smith31111000000001.0001.0001.0002.0001000
Roger McComas41101000100001.0001.0001.0002.0001000
Gary Gabloff11101100100001.0001.0002.0003.0002000
John Iannelli2551110010000.200.200.400.6002000
Bob Cavalli9661100010003.167.167.167.3331000
Thomas White2761100010012.167.286.167.4521000
Faustino Zabala3771100000001.143.143.143.2861000
Steve Kramar10880100000004.125.125.125.2501000
David Barbo1213110100020005.091.167.091.2581110
Bernard Linn15311000000001.000.000.000.0000020
Bobby Perry10211000010011.000.500.000.5000000
Gregory Jacobs2110000000000.000.000.000.0000000
Dick Mills1419130000000018.000.071.000.0710050
Loyd Cobble1110000000001.000.000.000.0000000
Donald Fox61010000000101.0000000
Totals87325632118378559938153275738363461.264.374.337.71171302044180


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Richard Goedert1B50357311024.9757.760
Lewis Inmon1B1165225.9716.091
John Gecy1B1175643.9537.364
Ed Mello2B621281531421.9534.532
Danny Smith3B343247123.8682.324
Jim Gruber3B29145271.9042.276
Bill HathawayC291689120.9376.10322
James RifeC25161931.9836.8007
Bill O'NeilC1352220.9644.1544
Lewis InmonC1299941.9649.0009
James ZgorzelskiOF5679791.9051.536
Dick GuyOF4350150.9111.186
James ChenevertOF4232220.944.810
Bernard BrunsOF3442030.9331.235
LeRoi FinchOF2724130.893.926
Bill HathawayOF1051001.000.600
John GecyOF107110.889.800
Henry O'ReillyP183831.786.611
Steve BlatericP1881240.8331.111
Michael FernandezP1722001.000.235
Bernard LinnP151410.833.333
Dick MillsP142810.909.714
Wayne FuzzardP1491011.9501.357
David BarboP121810.900.750
Tom StephensonP1101040.714.909
Bobby PerryP1002001.000.200
Steve KramarP101310.800.400
Mike NagyP9.000
Bob CavalliP9.000
Richard HillP5.000
Donald FoxP5.000
Jene AlexanderP5.000
Roger McComasP4.000
Mike SmithP3.000
Anthony MonizP3.000
Donnie PetersP2.000
Gregory JacobsP2.000
William RacelyP1.000
Robert O'KeefeP1.000
Francisco BorgesP1.000
William BarkleySS63651602222.9113.571
Totals750148256013184.9402.7234200

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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