1966 Cedar Rapids Cardinals Roster
Team Record: 81-40
Finished 1st in the MWL
Manager: Ron Plaza (81-40)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Ballpark: Veterans Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 67,625, Avg. 1,118
Playoffs - Fox Cities Foxes 2 games, Cedar Rapids Cardinals 0
The Cedar Rapids Cardinals of the Midwest League ended the 1966 season with a record of 81 wins and 40 losses, finishing first in the MWL.
The Cardinals led the circuit with just 377 runs allowed. Cedar Rapids scored 554 runs. Benjamin Bracy paced the team with 18 home runs, and Rogers Robinson walloped 15 or more also. Rogers Robinson accounted for 70 RBI and topped all regular batters with a .306 average. Theodore Friel paced the squad with 15 wins, while Joe DiFabio recorded a 1.86 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Players from the 1966 Cedar Rapids Cardinals who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Gaylen Pitts, Pedro Borbón, José Arcia, Sal Campisi, Joe Hague and John Sipin.
Ron Plaza served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Arcia | R | R | August 22, 1943 | 6'3" | 170 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Pedro Borbón | R | R | December 2, 1946 | 6'2" | 185 | Mao, Valverde DO |
| Wayne Boultinghouse | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Benjamin Bracy | R | R | May 23, 1943 | 6'0" | 200 | |
| Mike Buist | R | R | March 17, 1947 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Jacob Burroughs | L | R | August 18, 1946 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Sal Campisi | R | R | August 11, 1942 | 6'2" | 210 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Robert Cox | S | L | November 5, 1943 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Michael Davis | R | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Joe DiFabio | R | R | August 4, 1944 | 5'11" | 205 | |
| Theodore Friel | R | R | July 2, 1943 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Joseph Gegg | R | R | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| Joe Hague | L | L | April 25, 1944 | 6'0" | 195 | Huntington, WV US |
| Joe Hamende | R | L | January 26, 1944 | 5'10" | 165 | Springfield, IL US |
| Danny Jaster | L | L | September 22, 1946 | 6'3" | 200 | Midland, MI US |
| Harry Laiolo | R | R | January 29, 1944 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Bob Lanning | R | R | April 9, 1946 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Richard Masterman | R | L | July 2, 1945 | 6'1" | 180 | Hamburg, NY US |
| Mac McGowen | R | R | May 24, 1945 | 6'3" | 170 | |
| Dale Meier | R | R | October 22, 1942 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Gaylen Pitts | R | R | June 6, 1946 | 6'1" | 175 | Wichita, KS US |
| Jerry Pruett | R | R | November 7, 1947 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Rogers Robinson | L | L | February 12, 1939 | 5'9" | 160 | St. Louis, MO US |
| George Runk | R | R | November 15, 1946 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| John Sipin | R | R | August 29, 1946 | 6'1" | 175 | Watsonville, CA US |
| Orest Strayski | R | R | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| James Wood | L | L | 6'0" | 185 |
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.
