1966 Wisconsin Rapids Twins Statistics

Midwest League (MWL) - Class: A
Team Record: 59-63
Finished 6th in the MWL
Manager: Ray Bellino (59-63)
Affiliation: Minnesota Twins
Location: Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
Ballpark: Witter Field
Attendance: 37,245, Avg. 611
1966 Wisconsin Rapids Twins Roster

The Wisconsin Rapids Twins of the Midwest League ended the 1966 season with a record of 59 wins and 63 losses, finishing sixth in the MWL.

The Twins scored 525 runs and allowed 542 runs. Graig Nettles paced Wisconsin Rapids with 28 home runs, while Neil McPhee and Nathaniel King walloped 15 or more, too. Graig Nettles and Neil McPhee each recorded 75 runs batted in. Neil McPhee led all regular batters with a .305 average. Kenneth Wirell topped the squad with 10 wins and a team-best 2.62 earned run average, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Graig Nettles played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Wisconsin Rapids Twins to do so.

Ray Bellino 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
Kenneth Wirell106.6252.62291391144.0128534213403122318
Arvin Tucker87.5335.2820186187.0886151106315914215
Gary McGroarty88.5004.29311853149.0134767118875119608
Ron Lea73.7002.68201851111.01015533653179405
Jim Fuchs67.4623.61211630122.01076149115211043113
Ron Rodriguez54.5564.252330053.0443625431137009
Ollie Brantley56.4552.675610091.08736271018170001
Dave Bryce514.2634.71262062130.01357868137231034012
Gary Weldon41.8003.50751036.0301614414021201
Sandy Hopper14.2004.432481063.0514231945285516
Lanny Vessell006.7530008.08960703000
Walter Harrison01.00027.0030002.04760512001
John Healy02.0006.75430012.01412901109100
Totals5963.4843.86267123036801008.09315424329849819813425790

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
Neil McPhee1214904108712520520752297296.305.409.524.933215233
Graig Nettles1174734138411119628751565164.269.352.547.899226414
Nathaniel King1184564215210615216601032121.252.303.411.714173012
Ezell Carter11848443856103636261554098.235.305.304.609133420
John Counsell11944939850101183335674877.254.336.337.673134201
Steven Free1144353904698103253633555.251.313.308.621120244
Willy Connolly953563184276114428422781.239.305.336.642107524
Richard Littlejohn82257228314792832822785.206.288.368.65684002
Lanny Vessell73207178274361212422533.242.337.320.65757121
Harold Smith4414913562930312101046.215.277.304.58141211
Jerry Fuchs52126110102330012421228.209.285.236.52126031
Eloy Perez195747310101500819.213.333.298.63114101
Dave Bryce2647442500000029.114.152.114.2665010
Kenneth Wirell30524625300200416.109.196.174.3708110
Gary Weldon716141400000006.286.286.286.5714020
Arvin Tucker2033292420030019.138.161.207.3686021
Ron Lea24423644100100215.111.179.139.3185130
Gary McGroarty35514064100100820.100.250.125.3755030
Ollie Brantley5620191320040011.158.200.263.4635000
Jim Fuchs21494513000200326.067.125.067.1923010
Ron Rodriguez2315144200020007.143.143.143.2862010
Mickey Hoien625203210021047.100.280.150.4303100
Robert Keegan929283210000019.071.103.107.2113000
Sandy Hopper24191901000100011.053.053.053.1051000
John Healy4440000000002.000.000.000.0000000
Jon Johnson1110000000001.000.000.000.0000000
Totals13584342384552391113229934438738413942.237.313.359.672138002633250


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Nathaniel King1B118909552594.9758.169
Graig Nettles2B752031761657.9595.053
Steven Free2B4487103422.9794.318
Steven Free3B7070134169.9272.914
Graig Nettles3B393769123.8982.718
Jerry Fuchs3B1231632.8641.583
Richard LittlejohnC764875573.9877.13216
Harold SmithC422722513.9977.0716
Eloy PerezC19971030.9735.63210
John CounsellOF1191881692.9581.714
Ezell CarterOF11822210172.9321.966
Willy ConnollyOF80103531.9731.350
Lanny VessellOF38523011.0001.447
Ollie BrantleyP5631730.870.357
Gary McGroartyP3192220.9391.000
Kenneth WirellP2972510.9701.103
Dave BryceP2651310.947.692
Sandy HopperP243810.917.458
Ron RodriguezP2301540.789.652
Jim FuchsP21115011.000.762
Arvin TuckerP2081512.9581.150
Ron LeaP20101510.9621.250
Gary WeldonP7.000
John HealyP4.000
Walter HarrisonP3.000
Neil McPheeSS1181483164971.9043.932
Totals123229241138179273.9583.2973200

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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