1966 Winston-Salem Red Sox Roster
Team Record: 82-58
Finished 1st in the CL's West Division
Manager: Bill Slack (82-58)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Ballpark: Ernie Shore Stadium (Field)
Attendance: 80,024, Avg. 1,143
Playoffs - Winston-Salem Red Sox 2 games, Burlington Senators 0
Finals - Rocky Mount Leafs 2 games, Winston-Salem Red Sox 0
The Winston-Salem Red Sox of the Carolina League ended the 1966 season with a record of 82 wins and 58 losses, finishing first in the league's West Division.
The Red Sox plated 647 runs, tops in the circuit. Winston-Salem conceded 528 runs. Jose Calero paced the squad with 26 home runs, while Bill Schlesinger and Jerry Dorsch walloped 15 or more, too. Jose Calero drove in 94 runs and topped hitters with significant playing time with a .330 average. Rob Snow led the squad with 20 wins and a team-best 1.75 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Dave Gray, Joe Lahoud, Bill Schlesinger, Billy Conigliaro, Ken Poulsen, Syd O'Brien and Ron Klimkowski were all players from the 1966 Winston-Salem Red Sox who played in the Majors during their careers.
Bill Slack served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Bledsoe | R | R | June 20, 1942 | 5'9" | 170 | Oakland, CA US |
| Jose Calero | R | R | April 7, 1939 | 6'3" | 185 | Hato Rey, PR |
| Stephen Chamos | L | L | October 7, 1941 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Billy Conigliaro | R | R | August 15, 1947 | 6'0" | 180 | Revere, MA US |
| Robert DeFelice | R | R | May 17, 1942 | 5'10" | 195 | Winthrop, MA US |
| Donald Dilly | R | R | February 4, 1944 | 6'1" | 200 | Muskegon, MI US |
| Jerry Dorsch | R | R | 6'2" | 205 | ||
| Paul Dowd | L | R | September 14, 1946 | 6'0" | 190 | Detroit, MI US |
| Billy Farmer | R | R | September 15, 1946 | 6'2" | 215 | Auburn, CA US |
| Donato Fazio | R | R | March 5, 1943 | 5'8" | 175 | Watertown, NY US |
| Dave Gray | R | R | January 7, 1943 | 6'1" | 190 | Ogden, UT US |
| Fred Hatter | L | L | October 1, 1941 | 6'3" | 205 | |
| John Hawkins | R | L | February 28, 1943 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Neil Hutcheson | S | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Ron Klimkowski | R | R | March 1, 1944 | 6'2" | 190 | Jersey City, NJ US |
| Joe Lahoud | L | L | April 14, 1947 | 6'1" | 198 | Danbury, CT US |
| Kevin Mahoney | R | R | May 2, 1943 | 5'11" | 195 | Newton, MA US |
| Frederick Marden | L | L | 6'1" | 205 | ||
| Robert McGuire | R | R | March 29, 1943 | 6'2" | 185 | Monterey Park, CA US |
| Allen McQueen | L | R | October 17, 1943 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Charles Miller | R | R | September 11, 1945 | 6'0" | 160 | Norfolk, VA US |
| Gage Naudain | L | L | January 10, 1942 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Donald Nichols | R | R | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Syd O'Brien | R | R | February 18, 1944 | 6'1" | 185 | Compton, CA US |
| Graciliano Parra | R | R | August 4, 1943 | 6'0" | 180 | Maracaibo, Zulia VE |
| Bruce Pfeifer | R | R | August 27, 1944 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Ken Poulsen | L | R | August 4, 1947 | 6'1" | 190 | Van Nuys, CA US |
| Juan Ramos | R | R | March 28, 1946 | 5'10" | 160 | Santurce, PR |
| Daniel Rudanovich | R | R | September 20, 1944 | 5'10" | 175 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Bill Schlesinger | R | R | November 5, 1941 | 6'2" | 175 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Carl Schreiner | R | R | 5'11" | 200 | ||
| Wayne Silva | R | R | April 28, 1945 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Bill Slack | L | R | May 3, 1933 | 5'10" | 175 | Sarnia, ON CA |
| Rac Slider | L | R | December 23, 1933 | 5'8" | 160 | Simms, TX US |
| Rob Snow | R | R | April 22, 1942 | 6'3" | 195 | Portland, OR US |
| Robert Speer | R | R | October 23, 1944 | 5'9" | 165 | Saginaw, MI US |
| James Thornton | R | R | January 16, 1944 | 6'2" | 195 | Escondido, CA US |
| Harold Wade | R | R | September 21, 1942 | 5'11" | 170 | Huntsville, AL US |
| Fred Wolcott | R | R | October 13, 1943 | 5'11" | 180 | Wyandotte, 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.
