1966 Elmira Pioneers Roster
Team Record: 88-51
Finished 1st in the EL
Manager: Darrell Johnson (88-51)
Affiliation: Baltimore Orioles
Location: Elmira, New York
Ballpark: Dunn Field
Attendance: 65,771, Avg. 946
The Elmira Pioneers of the Eastern League ended the 1966 season with a record of 88 wins and 51 losses, finishing first in the EL.
The Pioneers topped the circuit with just 429 runs allowed. Elmira scored 584 runs. Curt Motton and Frank Peters led the team with 11 home runs apiece. Frank Peters drove in 64 runs. Curt Motton paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .287. Tom Fisher paced the squad with 14 wins and a team-best 1.88 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Members of the 1966 Elmira Pioneers who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were John Papa, Alonzo Harris, Bill Dillman, Mike Fiore, Tom Fisher, Ron Stone, Bobby Darwin, Curt Motton, Bobby Floyd, Jim Hardin, Fred Beene, John Matias and Fred Rico.
Darrell Johnson served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Baughman | R | R | June 4, 1940 | 6'1" | 195 | Lancaster, OH US |
| Fred Beene | S | R | November 24, 1942 | 5'9" | 155 | Angleton, TX US |
| P. J. Campbell | R | R | September 15, 1943 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Stephen Cosgrove | R | R | March 8, 1943 | 5'11" | 180 | Houston, TX US |
| Bobby Darwin | R | R | February 16, 1943 | 6'2" | 190 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Ricardo Delgado | R | R | February 7, 1940 | 6'3" | 195 | Mayaguez, PR |
| Bill Dillman | R | R | May 25, 1945 | 6'2" | 180 | Trenton, NJ US |
| Gary Fancher | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| George Farson | R | R | December 29, 1939 | 6'1" | 200 | Lynchburg, VA US |
| Ken Faulkner | L | R | March 9, 1939 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Mike Fiore | L | L | October 11, 1944 | 6'0" | 175 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Tom Fisher | R | R | April 4, 1942 | 6'0" | 180 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Bobby Floyd | R | R | October 20, 1943 | 6'1" | 180 | Hawthorne, CA US |
| Lee Green | L | L | September 12, 1941 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Jim Hardin | R | R | August 6, 1943 | 6'0" | 175 | Morris Chapel, TN US |
| Alonzo Harris | S | R | September 17, 1947 | 6'0" | 160 | Selma, AL US |
| Dick Hickerson | L | L | July 7, 1939 | 6'5" | 195 | |
| Del Hill | R | R | September 22, 1939 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Hank King | R | L | October 12, 1944 | 6'2" | 195 | King of Prussia, PA US |
| Paul Knechtges | L | L | December 3, 1939 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Robert Litchfield | R | R | April 15, 1940 | 5'9" | 160 | |
| John Matias | L | L | August 15, 1944 | 5'11" | 170 | Honolulu, HI US |
| Hank McGraw | R | R | January 26, 1943 | 6'2" | 197 | Oakland, CA US |
| Pat McMahon | R | R | April 20, 1944 | 6'4" | 180 | |
| Curt Motton | R | R | September 24, 1940 | 5'8" | 164 | Darnell, LA US |
| Donald Nichols | R | R | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| John Papa | R | R | December 5, 1940 | 5'11" | 190 | Bridgeport, CT US |
| Henry Pawlowicz | R | R | October 7, 1946 | 6'3" | 210 | |
| Frank Peters | R | R | March 25, 1944 | 6'2" | 195 | Corvallis, OR US |
| Fred Rico | R | R | July 4, 1944 | 5'10" | 180 | Jerome, AZ US |
| John Sepich | R | R | August 20, 1944 | 6'2" | 170 | |
| Ron Stone | L | L | September 9, 1942 | 6'2" | 185 | Corning, CA US |
| Rich Thoms | L | L | September 7, 1943 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| James White | L | L | November 11, 1940 | 5'10" | 170 | Tampa, FL US |
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.
