1966 Salem Pirates Statistics

Appalachian League (AL) - Class: R
Team Record: 25-43
Finished 5th in the AL
Manager: George Detore (25-43)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Salem, Virginia
Ballpark: Salem Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 34,884, Avg. 1,026
1966 Salem Pirates Roster

The Salem Pirates of the Appalachian League ended the 1966 season with a record of 25 wins and 43 losses, finishing fifth in the AL.

The Pirates tallied 309 runs, worst in the circuit, and allowed 401 runs. Dave Cash topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .266 average. Douglas Watkins led Salem with 8 wins and a team-best 2.74 earned run average, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Players from the 1966 Salem Pirates who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Gene Clines, Bill Laxton, Jim Minshall, Richie Hebner and Dave Cash.

George Detore served as manager.


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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Douglas Watkins81.8892.741385369.0502521728059102
Gregory Marotz201.0000.961021028.01943110037200
Sidney Joyner21.6674.05910020.011119112121101
John Walsh22.5002.43853037.0311410121033204
Dick Grimaldi22.5006.97851031.0372624230231205
Michael Fuchs23.4004.631570035.0282618147231105
Charles Shannon101.0000.0010002.01000100000
Larry Stout101.0002.40600015.01364111010200
Robert Butkus101.0003.00220012.0137403013000
Raymond Heller11.5004.001430027.0342512314011301
Jim Minshall15.1676.00960036.0332924237133208
Bill Laxton16.1433.661094159.0413324357179607
Robert McKee16.1435.08871039.0323022327146103
Kent Smith000.0010001.01000000001
Eric Guthrie000.0010003.00000201000
Terry Sparks000.0010001.01000300000
Joseph Johnson007.8840008.014971704004
John Whitesell0010.5030006.0131172603001
David Matthews0027.0020003.04992503000
Manrique Zavala01.0004.5080008.08640917102
Howard Terry01.0006.0050009.079621306000
Gerry McCabe01.0007.29740021.031241746017201
Ronald Arra01.0009.0030002.05720500001
Glenn Wise01.00024.0011003.03881602000
Frank Jacobs01.00045.0010001.02650401100
Donald Messinese02.0006.431020021.0263215119013403
Dennis Malseed02.0008.10510010.014119012115003
Cal Bailey02.0008.18810011.0101310017017301
Sam Angott02.00011.2522004.045501014001
Michael McLaughlin02.00031.5022004.08151401006203
Totals2543.3685.011776801540526.04944012933843211503360570

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Gene Clines522081763763641281532734.358.442.455.89780203
Howard Anderson63262229425341522962944.231.326.323.64974310
Dave Cash58217192235172225642121.266.333.354.68868013
Michael McLaughlin58196166234982011712747.295.398.367.76561201
Robin Porter4014613725364142551613.263.295.394.68954102
Dennis Malseed59195173183550110521845.202.278.249.52743112
Richie Hebner2610692173393420201115.359.443.6521.09660300
Paul Pierce46169148253360014011931.223.314.264.57739101
Jerry Branch3311090142650215211815.289.418.411.82937200
Cal Bailey3812110092440315101926.240.364.370.73437101
Dave Lambert37140118152330315211939.195.302.297.59935012
Stan Baker2063588182001100316.310.355.345.70020110
Kent Smith18464081430182169.350.435.500.93520000
Warren Wirtanen19524427000210817.159.288.159.4487000
Douglas Stanley720173611150035.353.450.7061.15612000
John Walsh1119194510020005.263.263.316.5796000
Robert Sherry2861400020022.667.750.6671.4174000
Chester Hebble2752300010020.600.714.6001.3143000
Donald Messinese1011110300000003.273.273.273.5453000
Douglas Watkins1328183310020054.167.348.222.5704050
Dwight Guyton825252300010006.120.120.120.2403000
Joseph Johnson42212000000001.0001.0001.0002.0002000
Michael Fuchs161292200031122.222.364.222.5862010
Paul Giglio511112210010007.182.182.273.4553000
Anthony Pellingra926174200130096.118.423.294.7175000
Bill Laxton1025230200010025.087.160.087.2472000
Howard Terry5220100010001.500.500.5001.0001000
Douglas Coleman3652100001002.200.333.200.5331100
Sidney Joyner9761100000011.167.286.167.4521000
Luis Rodriguez41385110020045.125.462.250.7122100
Michael Dukes31090100010002.111.100.111.2111001
Jim Minshall915120100001025.083.214.083.2981010
Robert McKee815132100010018.077.200.077.2771100
Larry Stout6440000000002.000.000.000.0000000
Manrique Zavala8110000000001.000.000.000.0000000
Charles Shannon1110000000001.000.000.000.0000000
John Whitesell3110000000000.000.000.000.0000000
John Murphy61292000010036.000.250.000.2500000
James Miller3861000000024.000.250.000.2500000
Gerry McCabe7980000000004.000.000.000.0000010
Gregory Marotz1013120000000014.000.077.000.0770000
Raymond Heller14990000000003.000.000.000.0000000
Eric Guthrie1110000000000.000.000.000.0000000
Dick Grimaldi81190000000013.000.100.000.1000010
Robert Butkus2540000020003.000.000.000.0000010
Totals774236820463035097114282506022271472.249.340.338.67869202015160


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Cal Bailey1B291859322.9856.690
Richie Hebner1B2316710212.9897.696
Dave Cash2B3970771122.9303.769
Dennis Malseed3B484074208.8512.375
Gene Clines3B16152662.8722.562
Jerry BranchC322431970.9748.18812
Robin PorterC221672273.9648.5918
Stan BakerC171171431.9787.70613
Howard AndersonOF61110440.9661.869
Paul PierceOF4042320.9571.125
Gene ClinesOF3632440.9001.000
Dave LambertOF3539311.9771.200
Robin PorterOF1717150.7831.059
Michael FuchsP152310.833.333
Raymond HellerP141720.800.571
Douglas WatkinsP132810.909.769
Donald MessineseP100320.600.300
Gregory MarotzP1023001.000.500
Bill LaxtonP100651.545.600
Jim MinshallP9.000
Sidney JoynerP9.000
Manrique ZavalaP8.000
John WalshP8.000
Robert McKeeP8.000
Dick GrimaldiP8.000
Gerry McCabeP7.000
Larry StoutP6.000
Howard TerryP5.000
Joseph JohnsonP4.000
John WhitesellP3.000
Ronald ArraP3.000
David MatthewsP2.000
Robert ButkusP2.000
Sam AngottP2.000
Glenn WiseP1.000
Terry SparksP1.000
Charles ShannonP1.000
Frank JacobsP1.000
Eric GuthrieP1.000
Michael McLaughlinSS55781394027.8443.945
Dave CashSS202350610.9243.650
Totals6511352485132109.9332.8223300

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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