1966 New York Yankees Roster
American League (AL)
Team Record: 70-89
Finished 10th in the AL
Attendance: 1,124,648, Avg. 17,751
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium I
Manager: Johnny Keane (4-16)
Manager: Ralph Houk (66-73)
Location: New York, New York
1966 New York Yankees StatisticsTeam Record: 70-89
Finished 10th in the AL
Attendance: 1,124,648, Avg. 17,751
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium I
Manager: Johnny Keane (4-16)
Manager: Ralph Houk (66-73)
Location: New York, New York
1966 New York Yankees Results
The New York Yankees of the American League ended the 1966 season with a record of 70 wins and 89 losses, finishing tenth in the AL.
The Yankees scored 611 runs and allowed 612 runs. Joe Pepitone walloped 31 home runs for New York, while Mickey Mantle and Tom Tresh swatted 20 or more also. Joe Pepitone drove in 83 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .255. Fritz Peterson and Mel Stottlemyre led the squad with 12 wins each, and Fritz Peterson registered a 3.31 earned run average, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Johnny Keane and Ralph Houk coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruben Amaro | SS | R | R | January 6, 1936 | 5'11" | 170 | Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas Mexico |
| Stan Bahnsen | P | R | R | December 15, 1944 | 6'2" | 185 | Council Bluffs, IA USA |
| Ray Barker | 1B | L | R | March 12, 1936 | 6'0" | 192 | Martinsburg, WV USA |
| Jim Bouton | P | R | R | March 8, 1939 | 6'0" | 170 | Newark, NJ USA |
| Clete Boyer | 3B | R | R | February 9, 1937 | 6'0" | 165 | Cassville, MO USA |
| Billy Bryan | C | L | R | December 4, 1938 | 6'4" | 200 | Morgan, GA USA |
| Horace Clarke | SS | B | R | June 2, 1939 | 5'9" | 175 | Frederiksted, St. Croix V.I. |
| Lou Clinton | RF | R | R | October 13, 1937 | 6'1" | 185 | Ponca City, OK USA |
| Jack Cullen | P | R | R | October 6, 1939 | 5'11" | 170 | Newark, NJ USA |
| Al Downing | P | R | L | June 28, 1941 | 5'11" | 175 | Trenton, NJ USA |
| Mike Ferraro | 3B | R | R | August 18, 1944 | 5'11" | 175 | Kingston, NY USA |
| Whitey Ford | P | L | L | October 21, 1928 | 5'10" | 178 | New York, NY USA |
| Bob Friend | P | R | R | November 24, 1930 | 6'0" | 190 | Lafayette, IN USA |
| Jake Gibbs | C | L | R | November 7, 1938 | 6'0" | 180 | Grenada, MS USA |
| Steve Hamilton | P | L | L | November 30, 1934 | 6'6" | 190 | Columbia, KY USA |
| Mike Hegan | 1B | L | L | July 21, 1942 | 6'1" | 188 | Cleveland, OH USA |
| Bill Henry | P | L | L | February 15, 1942 | 6'3" | 195 | Long Beach, CA USA |
| Elston Howard | C | R | R | February 23, 1929 | 6'2" | 196 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Hector Lopez | RF | R | R | July 8, 1929 | 5'11" | 182 | Colon, Colon Panama |
| Mickey Mantle | CF | B | R | October 20, 1931 | 5'11" | 195 | Spavinaw, OK USA |
| Roger Maris | RF | L | R | September 10, 1934 | 6'0" | 197 | Hibbing, MN USA |
| John Miller | 1B | R | R | March 14, 1944 | 5'11" | 195 | Alhambra, CA USA |
| Bobby Murcer | SS | L | R | May 20, 1946 | 5'11" | 160 | Oklahoma City, OK USA |
| Joe Pepitone | 1B | L | L | October 9, 1940 | 6'2" | 185 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
| Fritz Peterson | P | B | L | February 8, 1942 | 6'0" | 185 | Chicago, IL USA |
| Pedro Ramos | P | B | R | April 28, 1935 | 6'0" | 175 | Pinar del Rio, Pinar del Rio Cuba |
| Hal Reniff | P | R | R | July 2, 1938 | 6'0" | 215 | Warren, OH USA |
| Roger Repoz | CF | L | L | August 3, 1940 | 6'3" | 190 | Bellingham, WA USA |
| Bobby Richardson | 2B | R | R | August 19, 1935 | 5'9" | 170 | Sumter, SC USA |
| Dick Schofield | SS | B | R | January 7, 1935 | 5'9" | 163 | Springfield, IL USA |
| Mel Stottlemyre | P | R | R | November 13, 1941 | 6'1" | 178 | Hazleton, MO USA |
| Fred Talbot | P | R | R | June 28, 1941 | 6'2" | 195 | Washington, DC USA |
| Tom Tresh | OF | B | R | September 20, 1938 | 6'1" | 180 | Detroit, MI USA |
| Steve Whitaker | CF | L | R | May 7, 1943 | 6'0" | 180 | Tacoma, WA USA |
| Roy White | LF | B | R | December 27, 1943 | 5'10" | 160 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Dooley Womack | P | L | R | August 25, 1939 | 6'0" | 170 | Columbia, SC USA |
