1966 Mobile Athletics Roster
Team Record: 88-52
Finished 1st in the SL
Manager: John McNamara (88-52)
Affiliation: Kansas City Athletics
Location: Mobile, Alabama
Ballpark: Hartwell Field
Attendance: 52,631, Avg. 752
The Mobile Athletics of the Southern League ended the 1966 season with a record of 88 wins and 52 losses, finishing first in the SL.
The Athletics led the circuit with just 517 runs allowed. Mobile scored 623 runs. Rick Monday paced the squad with 23 home runs, while Rene Lachemann and Randy Schwartz walloped 15 or more, too. Randy Schwartz accounted for 81 RBI and topped all regular hitters by hitting .278. Bill Edgerton paced the team with 17 wins, and Tony Pierce recorded a 3.06 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Members of the 1966 Mobile Athletics who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Rene Lachemann, Weldon Bowlin, Tony Pierce, Jim Nash, Bill Stafford, Bill McNulty, Rick Monday, Bill Schlesinger, Tony LaRussa, Gil Blanco, Jim Dickson, Jim Driscoll, Joe Grzenda, Bill Edgerton, Randy Schwartz, Dick Joyce, Ken Suarez, Blue Moon Odom, Sal Bando and Tim Talton.
John McNamara served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Allen | S | L | October 1, 1942 | 6'1" | 190 | St. Paul, MN US |
| Sal Bando | R | R | February 13, 1944 | 6'0" | 195 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Gil Blanco | L | L | December 15, 1945 | 6'5" | 205 | Phoenix, AZ US |
| Stan Bledsoe | R | R | June 20, 1942 | 5'9" | 170 | Oakland, CA US |
| Geo Bosworth | R | R | November 20, 1944 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Weldon Bowlin | R | R | December 10, 1940 | 5'9" | 155 | Paragould, AR US |
| David Burge | L | L | January 28, 1943 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Robert Colligan | L | L | August 27, 1939 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| Nicky Curtis | R | R | September 25, 1941 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Ron Debus | L | R | July 2, 1937 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Jim Dickson | L | R | April 20, 1938 | 6'1" | 185 | Portland, OR US |
| Jim Driscoll | L | R | May 14, 1944 | 5'11" | 175 | Medford, MA US |
| Bill Edgerton | L | L | August 16, 1941 | 6'2" | 185 | South Bend, IN US |
| Joe Grzenda | R | L | June 8, 1937 | 6'2" | 180 | Scranton, PA US |
| Gary Hart | R | L | September 21, 1944 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Dick Joyce | L | L | November 18, 1943 | 6'5" | 225 | Portland, ME US |
| Rene Lachemann | R | R | May 4, 1945 | 6'0" | 198 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Tony LaRussa | R | R | October 4, 1944 | 6'0" | 175 | Tampa, FL US |
| Bill Lindner | L | R | March 20, 1941 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| John McNamara | R | R | June 4, 1932 | 5'10" | 175 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Bill McNulty | R | R | August 29, 1946 | 6'4" | 205 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Rick Monday | L | L | November 20, 1945 | 6'3" | 193 | Batesville, AR US |
| Jim Nash | R | R | February 9, 1945 | 6'5" | 215 | Hawthorne, NV US |
| Blue Moon Odom | R | R | May 29, 1945 | 6'0" | 178 | Macon, GA US |
| Tony Pierce | R | L | January 29, 1946 | 6'1" | 190 | Brunswick, GA US |
| Richard Rowe | L | L | November 6, 1940 | 5'10" | 170 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Gary Sanossian | S | R | May 6, 1944 | 6'3" | 205 | |
| Bill Schlesinger | R | R | November 5, 1941 | 6'2" | 175 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Randy Schwartz | L | L | February 9, 1944 | 6'3" | 230 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Bill Stafford | R | R | August 13, 1938 | 6'1" | 188 | Catskill, NY US |
| John Stutz | R | R | November 4, 1941 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Ken Suarez | R | R | April 12, 1943 | 5'9" | 175 | Tampa, FL US |
| Tim Talton | L | R | January 14, 1939 | 6'3" | 200 | Pikeville, NC US |
| Bob Taylor | R | R | July 13, 1944 | 6'1" | 190 | Somerville, MA US |
| Stan Wojcik | R | R | September 8, 1944 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Don Yingling | R | R | January 9, 1944 | 6'3" | 189 |
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.
