1966 Rock Hill Cardinals Statistics

Western Carolinas League (WCL) - Class: A
Team Record: 58-68
Finished 5th in the WCL
Manager: Jack Krol (58-68)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Rock Hill, South Carolina
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 43,100, Avg. 684
1966 Rock Hill Cardinals Roster

The Rock Hill Cardinals of the Western Carolinas League ended the 1966 season with a record of 58 wins and 68 losses, finishing fifth in the WCL.

The Cardinals tallied 559 runs and surrendered 614 runs. Boots Day paced Rock Hill with 15 home runs and recorded 71 runs batted in. Charles Byrd led hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .275 clip. Jack Whillock topped the squad with 11 wins, while Andy Martin recorded a 2.82 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.

Players from the 1966 Rock Hill Cardinals who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Boots Day, Willie Montañez, Ed Sprague, Mike Torrez and Jack Whillock.

Jack Krol 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
Jack Whillock117.6114.01302061146.01498265165851248013
Mike Torrez74.6362.5015114190.0633525137285609
William Collins75.5833.1650110134.01367147651773409
Andy Martin66.5002.8250621134.0106604278521270010
Ed Cecil55.5002.124200072.0632617132281206
Jack Price58.3855.32201950120.0115787120701974011
Ronald Jancek31.7501.80442230.01486111035001
Jerry Vezendy311.2145.4220202198.011072599781821011
Orest Strayski201.0004.0041009.0171043008001
Bruce MacLean21.6670.901700030.0226308018001
Mac McGowen24.3334.95881140.0472722417329106
Thomas Longa101.0006.00430018.015141219010204
Ed Sprague11.5001.64221111.09520503100
Ken Winter11.5005.54440013.0171080405101
Billy Gamble14.2005.59880029.0362718417115100
Mike Buist16.1434.5812111059.0684530636040307
Edward Davis004.5021004.03220403101
Boots Day0018.0010002.05441002000
Larry Bowlby01.0007.2011005.011741406101
Robert Bruns03.0007.07661028.0352522226024306
Totals5868.4603.89300126026801072.010416144638355224867390980

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
Charles Byrd10542638260105204136833227.275.333.356.689136354
Dewey Freeman118464400551021821048225855.255.346.385.731154015
Boots Day1234614185310122515711113283.242.293.426.719178146
Willie Montañez93350306488618711491034252.281.371.493.865151200
Bobby Diaz7634430545801221181333022.262.327.325.65299225
Alfonso Mairena1134133663480191431103736.219.298.309.607113604
Michael Davis763142954169621034411876.234.277.369.647109001
Larry Snyder71243194365995736114439.304.432.510.94299122
Kenneth Kurtz4520618230571200131121819.313.385.379.76469411
Fred Brigham66204175284160625102757.234.335.371.70665011
Bob Schaefer43181155143650211002541.232.343.303.64647100
Raul Guerrero51177154243590923322052.227.328.461.78971300
Michael Thompson48162141113330114111826.234.327.277.60439201
Bob Lanning146154720321910513.370.443.556.99830200
Bill Cheslock3311499101450314001443.141.246.283.52828001
Mike Torrez1631304910003003.300.300.333.63310010
Andy Martin53433969200300411.231.302.282.58411000
Jack Whillock30575328201100125.151.167.245.41213030
Mac McGowen1017162641080015.375.412.7501.16212000
Dale Hill1031292500030019.172.226.172.3985100
Jack Price20464155000000217.122.200.122.3225210
Michael Gordon919171400030023.235.316.235.5514000
Ed Cecil4218171410020015.235.278.294.5725000
William Collins51423644000200519.111.220.111.3314010
Jack Krol15222100100301.0001.0001.5002.5003000
Orest Strayski4331200000001.667.667.6671.3332000
Bruce MacLean17551200000001.400.400.400.8002000
Ronald Jancek511102200030013.200.273.200.4732000
Mike Buist1325172210010064.118.348.176.5243020
Robert Taylor1443365200013067.056.190.056.2462010
Ken Winter5431100010002.333.250.333.5831001
Thomas Longa4440100000002.250.250.250.5001000
Jerry Vezendy20393021100100825.033.237.067.3042010
Ed Sprague2420000000021.000.500.000.5000000
Billy Gamble9861000010024.000.250.000.2500000
Robert Bruns713130000000003.000.000.000.0000000
Larry Bowlby1220000000002.000.000.000.0000000
Totals14184590403754098718031824637319465793.244.325.365.690147503026320


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Dewey Freeman1B112883611462.9858.429
Willie Montañez1B1286327.9787.417
Bobby Diaz2B741451951537.9584.595
Kenneth Kurtz2B441101082217.9084.955
Michael Davis3B76831192314.8982.658
Alfonso Mairena3B32345283.9152.688
Fred Brigham3B13132333.9232.769
Larry SnyderC6144735104.9807.90235
Michael ThompsonC422722053.9836.95210
Bob LanningC141021213.9918.14310
Boots DayOF1172301582.9682.094
Charles ByrdOF971371082.9481.515
Willie MontañezOF8091391.9131.175
Raul GuerreroOF4456432.9521.364
Bill CheslockOF2339120.9521.739
Fred BrighamOF23315001.0001.565
Andy MartinP5031311.941.320
William CollinsP5062422.938.600
Ed CecilP424720.846.262
Jack WhillockP3032421.931.900
Jerry VezendyP2071830.8931.250
Jack PriceP2081112.950.950
Bruce MacLeanP172010.667.118
Mike TorrezP1531042.765.867
Mike BuistP121711.889.667
Mac McGowenP8.000
Billy GambleP8.000
Robert BrunsP6.000
Ken WinterP4.000
Orest StrayskiP4.000
Thomas LongaP4.000
Ronald JancekP4.000
Ed SpragueP2.000
Edward DavisP2.000
Larry BowlbyP1.000
Alfonso MairenaSS781352253234.9184.615
Bob SchaeferSS42771011415.9274.238
Totals128330081106196218.9553.2075500

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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