1966 Lynchburg White Sox Roster
Team Record: 64-75
Finished 4th in the CL's West Division
Manager: Ira Hutchinson (64-75)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Lynchburg, Virginia
Ballpark: City Stadium
Attendance: 33,805, Avg. 486
The Lynchburg White Sox of the Carolina League ended the 1966 season with a record of 64 wins and 75 losses, finishing fourth in the league's West Division.
The White Sox tallied 509 runs and yielded 565 runs. Denny Lundgren paced Lynchburg with 14 home runs Joe Sparks drove in 70 runs and topped all regular batters by connecting at a .287 clip. Danny Lazar led the team with 14 wins and a team-best 2.42 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 1966 Lynchburg White Sox who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Danny Lazar, Greg Bollo, Ed Herrmann, Al Fitzmorris, Chuck Brinkman and Jerry Nyman.
Ira Hutchinson served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Barberie | R | R | August 27, 1942 | 5'10" | 195 | |
| John Bauer | L | L | April 20, 1942 | 5'11" | 185 | Marshfield, WI US |
| Stanley Blunt | R | R | February 8, 1943 | 6'0" | 175 | Detroit, MI US |
| Greg Bollo | R | R | November 16, 1943 | 6'4" | 183 | Detroit, MI US |
| Chuck Brinkman | R | R | September 16, 1944 | 6'1" | 185 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Edwin Chasteen | R | R | September 12, 1942 | 6'4" | 190 | Hamilton, OH US |
| Virgil DeGeorge | L | L | March 27, 1942 | 6'0" | 188 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Felix DeLeon | R | R | January 1, 1941 | 5'9" | 180 | San Juan, PR |
| Thomas Dix | R | R | September 28, 1942 | 5'11" | 170 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Marcelino Dominguez | R | R | December 2, 1943 | 5'9" | 140 | |
| Billy Ewing | L | L | October 27, 1942 | 5'10" | 165 | Catawba County, NC US |
| Ken Faulkner | L | R | March 9, 1939 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Al Fitzmorris | S | R | March 21, 1946 | 6'2" | 190 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Elmer Harris | R | R | April 6, 1942 | 5'10" | 160 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Ed Herrmann | L | R | August 27, 1946 | 6'1" | 195 | San Diego, CA US |
| George Hunter | L | L | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| James Jedelsky | R | R | April 21, 1945 | 6'0" | 165 | Sandston, VA US |
| Joe Jones | R | R | December 13, 1941 | 5'9" | 150 | Lebanon, TN US |
| Larry Kerr | R | R | August 7, 1944 | 6'1" | 210 | Charlotte, NC US |
| Frederick Kovner | L | L | April 25, 1944 | 6'0" | 175 | Norfolk, VA US |
| Danny Lazar | L | L | November 14, 1943 | 6'1" | 190 | East Chicago, IN US |
| Lawrence Lembo | R | R | November 12, 1943 | 6'4" | 195 | Queens, NY US |
| Denny Lundgren | L | L | September 25, 1940 | 5'11" | 185 | Oak Park, IL US |
| Ron Markowski | R | R | September 5, 1947 | 6'0" | 175 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Richard Newhart | R | R | July 6, 1947 | 6'0" | 175 | Santa Ana, CA US |
| Jerry Nyman | L | L | November 23, 1942 | 5'10" | 165 | Logan, UT US |
| Norbert Rodgers | R | R | December 22, 1944 | 5'11" | 170 | Saint Thomas, St. Thomas VI |
| Thomas Rowe | S | R | March 24, 1946 | 6'1" | 220 | Alden, AL US |
| Jerry Rozmus | R | R | March 22, 1940 | 6'4" | 197 | Chicago, IL US |
| Norman Shanahan | R | R | February 24, 1941 | 6'0" | 188 | Toronto, ON CA |
| Tommy Smith | L | R | August 27, 1943 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Joe Sparks | L | R | March 15, 1938 | 6'0" | 175 | McComas, WV US |
| Mike Vickers | R | R | September 21, 1947 | 6'3" | 195 | Avalon, CA US |
| Haley Young | R | R | November 2, 1940 | 5'11" | 171 | Fort Lauderdale, 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.
