1966 Spokane Indians Roster

Pacific Coast League (PCL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 75-73
Finished 3rd in the PCL's West Division
Manager: Roy Hartsfield (75-73)
Affiliation: Los Angeles Dodgers
Location: Spokane, Washington
Ballpark: Avista Stadium
Attendance: 100,468, Avg. 1,358
1966 Spokane Indians Statistics

The Spokane Indians of the Pacific Coast League ended the 1966 season with a record of 75 wins and 73 losses, finishing third in the league's West Division.

The Indians tallied 569 runs, worst in the circuit, and gave up 559 runs. Johnny Werhas paced Spokane with 15 home runs and drove in 80 runs, while leading hitters with significant playing time by hitting .306. Bill Singer topped the squad with 13 wins, and Nick Willhite recorded a 3.14 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Dick Smith, Bart Shirley, Héctor Valle, Johnny Werhas, Don LeJohn, Thad Tillotson, Dick Egan, Dick Calmus, Jack Billingham, Bill Singer, Stan Williams, Jim Barbieri, John Purdin, Tommy Dean, Jim Campanis, Nick Willhite, Tom Hutton and Derrell Griffith were all players from the 1966 Spokane Indians who played in the Majors during their careers.

Roy Hartsfield served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Braxton BaileyRRNovember 15, 19375'11"168
Jim BarbieriLRSeptember 15, 19415'7"155Schenectady, NY US
Jack BillinghamRRFebruary 21, 19436'4"195Orlando, FL US
William BoehlertLLJune 21, 19406'0"190
Dick CalmusRRJanuary 7, 19446'4"187Los Angeles, CA US
Jim CampanisRRFebruary 9, 19446'0"195New York, NY US
Mel CorboLLMarch 16, 19406'2"185San Antonio, TX US
Tommy DeanRRAugust 30, 19456'0"165Iuka, MS US
Dick EganLLMarch 24, 19376'4"193Berkeley, CA US
Barry ErdosRRFebruary 6, 19446'1"180
Derrell GriffithLRDecember 12, 19436'0"168Anadarko, OK US
Tom HuttonLLApril 20, 19465'11"180Los Angeles, CA US
Don LeJohnRRMay 13, 19345'10"175Daisytown, PA US
Dick McLaughlinLLJune 3, 19406'0"175Milton, MA US
Lance NicholsRRJuly 25, 19396'0"195Kansas City, MO US
Ken PageLLMarch 29, 19385'11"170
John PurdinRRJuly 16, 19426'2"185Lynx, OH US
Bart ShirleyRRJanuary 4, 19405'10"183Corpus Christi, TX US
Bill SingerRRApril 24, 19446'4"184Los Angeles, CA US
Dick SmithRRMay 17, 19396'2"205Lebanon, OR US
Lawrence StaabRLSeptember 4, 19436'2"190
Thad TillotsonRRDecember 20, 19406'2"195Merced, CA US
Héctor ValleRROctober 27, 19405'9"180Vega Baja, PR
Johnny WerhasRRFebruary 7, 19386'2"200Highland Park, MI US
Nick WillhiteLLJanuary 27, 19416'2"190Tulsa, OK US
Dale WilliamsRRMarch 5, 19436'3"180
Don WilliamsRRDecember 24, 19375'9"185Paragould, AR US
Stan WilliamsRRSeptember 14, 19366'5"230Enfield, NH 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.




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