1966 Statesville Tigers Roster
Team Record: 42-81
Finished 7th in the WCL
Manager: Al Lakeman (0-0), George Spencer (0-0)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Statesville, North Carolina
Ballpark: City Park (Stadium)
Attendance: 25,424, Avg. 413
The Statesville Tigers of the Western Carolinas League ended the 1966 season with a record of 42 wins and 81 losses, finishing seventh in the WCL.
The Tigers scored 602 runs and surrendered 754 runs. Robert Heumann accounted for 61 RBI and topped all regular batters by connecting at a .266 clip. William Seifert led the team with 7 wins, while Richard Heuschkel earned a 4.06 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Members of the 1966 Statesville Tigers who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Gene Lamont, Gary Taylor and George Spencer.
Al Lakeman and George Spencer served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Agnetti | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Milton Bender | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Anthony Bergamin | R | R | 6'4" | 220 | ||
| Robert Bladek | R | L | January 6, 1947 | 6'4" | 200 | Chicago, IL US |
| Edward Brancaccio | S | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Cornelius Branch | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| James Burnette | L | R | May 13, 1939 | 5'11" | 172 | |
| Jose Cepeda | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Michael Christino | L | L | April 17, 1944 | 6'1" | 190 | San Diego, CA US |
| Tyrone Crawford | R | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Walter Czopczyc | R | R | June 20, 1946 | 6'0" | 185 | Hahn, DE |
| Paul DeLoca | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Franklin Driggers | R | R | January 23, 1947 | 6'2" | 170 | |
| William Falasca | R | R | March 12, 1945 | 5'10" | 180 | Lynn, MA US |
| Gerald Foglia | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Robert Gilhooley | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Wayne Ginste | R | R | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| George Gmelch | L | L | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Lenny Gray | R | R | 5'10" | |||
| Jim Handley | R | R | November 7, 1942 | 6'3" | 205 | |
| Robert Heumann | L | L | September 29, 1944 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Richard Heuschkel | R | L | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Matthew Hoar | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| John Huizenga | R | R | January 4, 1943 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Edward Kovac | L | L | 6'2" | 210 | ||
| Gene Lamont | L | R | December 25, 1946 | 6'1" | 195 | Rockford, IL US |
| Gus Marco | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Shelburn Morton | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Frank Oktavec | R | R | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Gerardo Pujals | R | R | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| Gary Renkenberger | L | L | September 25, 1946 | 6'0" | 175 | Youngstown, OH US |
| William Seifert | L | L | July 19, 1943 | 6'3" | 185 | |
| John Sharkey | L | L | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Thomas Siedlaczek | R | R | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Chandler Simonds | L | L | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Michael Small | L | L | May 1, 1946 | 6'4" | 205 | |
| George Spencer | R | R | July 7, 1926 | 6'1" | 215 | Columbus, OH US |
| Gary Taylor | R | R | October 19, 1945 | 6'2" | 190 | Detroit, MI US |
| Wesley Thomas | R | L | 5'11" | 182 | ||
| Norman Timmins | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Steven Vanderlip | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Jimmy Vines | L | L | 5'9" | 185 | ||
| Gene Voss | R | L | February 18, 1944 | 6'2" | 174 | |
| Walter Witowski | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| David Woloch | L | R | 5'8" | 160 | ||
| Duncan Wood | R | R | April 18, 1944 | 6'4" | 200 | |
| Dave Yoakum | R | R | December 15, 1946 | 5'11" | 175 | Middlesboro, KY US |
| George Zalocha | R | R | 6'2" | 189 | ||
| Rico Zuccaro | L | L | September 27, 1942 | 5'10" | 165 | Detroit, MI 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.
