1966 Bismarck-Mandan Pards Roster
Team Record: 16-47
Finished 6th in the NL
Manager: Tony Pacheco (16-47)
Affiliation: Houston Astros
Location: Bismarck, North Dakota; Mandan, North Dakota
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 6,988, Avg. 222
The Bismarck-Mandan Pards of the Northern League ended the 1966 season with a record of 16 wins and 47 losses, finishing sixth in the NL.
The Pards plated 217 runs and surrendered 434 runs, most in the league. Franklyn Sands paced hitters with significant playing time with a .241 average, while Wayne Twitchell registered a 1.41 earned run average, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Otis Thornton, Tom Griffin, Fred Stanley, Bob Watkins, Roric Harrison, Wayne Twitchell and Scipio Spinks were all players from the 1966 Bismarck-Mandan Pards who played in the Majors during their careers.
Tony Pacheco served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Bonaguidi | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Henry Boykin | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Ernest Brown | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Robert Cassady | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Mike Cole | R | R | 6'4" | 190 | ||
| Donald Dahlgren | L | L | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Cesar De La Garza | R | R | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Gary Fields | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Thomas Ford | R | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| John Frydrych | R | R | September 28, 1947 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| Daryl Graves | R | R | February 1, 1947 | |||
| Tom Griffin | R | R | February 22, 1948 | 6'3" | 210 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Robert Grzymala | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Michael Guillot | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Barton Hammer | R | R | 5'11" | 192 | ||
| Bo Harris | R | R | March 1, 1945 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Roric Harrison | R | R | September 20, 1946 | 6'3" | 195 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Sli Harvey | S | L | January 6, 1947 | 6'1" | 190 | Patterson, LA US |
| Herman Johnson | L | L | May 11, 1947 | 6'7" | 208 | |
| Tom Koziol | L | R | June 17, 1948 | 5'10" | 175 | Poughkeepsie, NY US |
| Rick Lynn | L | R | March 24, 1948 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Louis McKown | L | L | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Vernon McNamee | R | R | 6'1" | 197 | ||
| Albert Mercado | R | R | March 7, 1946 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Steve Miller | R | R | February 9, 1946 | 6'1" | 185 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Stephen Molberg | R | L | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| James Myrah | R | R | June 28, 1948 | 6'3" | 210 | |
| Alan Pauska | L | L | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Herbert Peterson | L | R | October 17, 1947 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| John Respondek | R | R | September 6, 1946 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Franklyn Sands | R | R | December 2, 1948 | 5'11" | 165 | Nassau, BS |
| Mark Scally | R | R | November 2, 1947 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Stevenson Smith | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Scipio Spinks | R | R | July 12, 1947 | 6'1" | 183 | Chicago, IL US |
| Fred Stanley | R | R | August 13, 1947 | 5'10" | 165 | Farnhamville, IA US |
| William Steinkamp | R | R | 5'9" | 190 | ||
| Otis Thornton | R | R | June 30, 1945 | 6'1" | 186 | Docena, AL US |
| Wayne Twitchell | R | R | March 10, 1948 | 6'6" | 215 | Portland, OR US |
| Boyd Van Patten | R | R | November 5, 1947 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Patrick Warren | R | L | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| Bob Watkins | R | R | March 12, 1948 | 6'1" | 170 | San Francisco, CA US |
| James Whaley | R | R | 6'1" | 190 |
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.
