1966 KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS

| Level: MLB

Location: Kansas City,MO
Team Record: 74-86 .462
Result: 7th in American League
Manager(s): Alvin Dark
General Manager: Ed Lopat
Stadium: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 773,929
Playoffs: Did not qualify

Kansas City Athletics affiliate history

Oldest Player: Don Blasingame (34)
Youngest Player: Catfish Hunter (20)
Longest Tenure: Billy Bryan, Wayne Causey, John Wyatt (6)
Top Hitter: Bert Campaneris (18)
Top Pitcher: Lew Krausse (23)
Top Draft Pick: Reggie Jackson (#2)

Roster Continuity: 67.09%

American League Standings

Teams	W	L	Pct	GB
Baltimore	97	63	.606	--
Minnesota	89	73	.549	9.0
Detroit	88	74	.543	10.0
Chi White Sox	83	79	.512	15.0
Cleveland	81	81	.500	17.0
California	80	82	.494	18.0
KC Athletics	74	86	.462	23.0
Washington	71	88	.447	25.5
Boston	72	90	.444	26.0
NY Yankees	70	89	.440	26.5

TEAM INFORMATION

Roster

Game Log

Draft Picks

#	Player	Pos	HiLvl	Ht	Wt	Bats	Throws	Born	Age	Place	Draft Information
23	Jack Aker	P	MLB	6-2	190	Right	Right	7/13/1940	25	Tulare,California	1960	UDFA		Kca
6	Sal Bando	3B	MLB	6-0	195	Right	Right	2/13/1944	22	Cleveland,Ohio	1965	6	119	Kca
30	Gil Blanco	P	MLB	6-5	205	Left	Left	12/15/1945	20	Phoenix,Arizona		UDFA
8	Don Blasingame	2B	MLB	5-10	165	Left	Right	3/16/1932	34	Corinth,Mississippi		UDFA
9	Billy Bryan	C	MLB	6-4	200	Left	Right	12/4/1938	27	Morgan,Georgia		UDFA
19	Bert Campaneris	SS	MLB	5-10	160	Right	Right	3/9/1942	24	Pueblo Nueva,Cuba	1962	UDFA		Kca
2	Danny Cater	1B-OF	MLB		180	Right	Right	2/25/1940	26	Austin,Texas	1958	UDFA		PHI
2	Wayne Causey	SS-2B	MLB		175	Left	Right	12/26/1936	29	Ruston,Louisiana		UDFA
16	Ed Charles	3B	MLB	5-10	170	Right	Right	4/29/1933	33	Daytona Beach,Florida		UDFA
12	Ossie Chavarria	2B-OF	MLB	5-11	155	Right	Right	8/5/1940	25	Colon,Panama		UDFA
22	Jim Dickson	P	MLB	6-1	185	Left	Right	4/20/1938	28	Portland,Oregon		UDFA
29	Chuck Dobson	P	MLB	6-4	200	Right	Right	1/10/1944	22	Kansas City,Missouri	1965	UDFA		Kca
22	John Donaldson	2B	MLB	5-11	165	Left	Right	5/5/1943	23	Charlotte,North Carolina		UDFA
31	Jim Duckworth	P	MLB	6-4	194	Right	Right	5/24/1939	27	National City,California		UDFA
32	Bill Edgerton	P	MLB	6-2	185	Left	Left	8/16/1941	24	South Bend,Indiana		UDFA
7	Ernie Fazio	2B	MLB	5-7	165	Right	Right	1/25/1942	24	Oakland,California	1962	UDFA		Hoc
21	Jim Gosger	OF	MLB	5-11	185	Left	Left	11/6/1942	23	Port Huron,Michigan		UDFA
1	Dick Green	2B	MLB	5-10	180	Right	Right	4/21/1941	25	Sioux City,Iowa	1960	UDFA		Kca
24	Guido Grilli	P	MLB	6-0	188	Left	Left	1/9/1939	27	Memphis,Tennessee		UDFA
17	Joe Grzenda	P	MLB	6-2	180	Right	Left	6/8/1937	29	Scranton,Pennsylvania		UDFA
26	Vern Handrahan	P	MLB	6-2	185	Left	Right	11/27/1938	27	Charlottetown,Prince Edward Island		UDFA
6	Ken Harrelson	1B-OF	MLB	6-2	190	Right	Right	9/4/1941	24	Woodruff,South Carolina		UDFA
3	Mike Hershberger	OF	MLB	5-10	175	Right	Right	10/9/1939	26	Massillon,Ohio		UDFA
31	Jesse Hickman	P	MLB	6-2	186	Right	Right	2/18/1939	27	Lecompte,Louisiana		UDFA
27	Catfish Hunter	P	MLB	6-0	195	Right	Right	4/8/1946	20	Hertford,North Carolina	1964	UDFA		Kca
21	Manny Jimenez	OF	MLB	6-1	195	Left	Right	11/19/1938	27	San Pedro de Macoris,Dominican Republic		UDFA
20	Lew Krausse	P	MLB	6-0	167	Right	Right	4/25/1943	23	Media,Pennsylvania	1962	UDFA		Kca
18	Rene Lachemann	C	MLB	6-0	198	Right	Right	5/4/1945	21	Los Angeles,California		UDFA
25	Paul Lindblad	P	MLB	6-1	195	Left	Left	8/9/1941	24	Chanute,Kansas	1963	UDFA		Kca
28	Rick Monday	OF	MLB	6-3	200	Left	Left	11/20/1945	20	Batesville,Mississippi	1965	1	1	Kca
34	Aurelio Monteagudo	P	MLB	5-11	185	Right	Right	11/19/1943	22	Caibarien,Cuba	1983	UDFA		CAL
33	Jim Nash	P	MLB	6-5	230	Right	Right	2/9/1945	21	Hawthorne,Nevada	1964	UDFA		Kca
18,24	Joe Nossek	OF	MLB	6-0	178	Right	Right	11/8/1940	25	Cleveland,Ohio		UDFA
13	Blue Moon Odom	P	MLB	6-0	185	Right	Right	5/29/1945	21	Macon,Georgia	1964	UDFA		Kca
9	Roger Repoz	OF	MLB	6-3	195	Left	Left	8/3/1940	25	Bellingham,Washington	1960	UDFA		NYY
4	Phil Roof	C	MLB	6-3	210	Right	Right	3/5/1941	25	Paducah,Kentucky	1959	UDFA		Mbr
34	Ken Sanders	P	MLB	5-11	185	Right	Right	7/8/1941	24	St. Louis,Missouri	1960	UDFA		Kca
31	Randy Schwartz	1B	MLB	6-3	230	Left	Left	2/9/1944	22	Los Angeles,California		UDFA
15	Rollie Sheldon	P	MLB	6-4	190	Right	Right	12/17/1936	29	Putnam,Connecticut		UDFA
22	Bill Stafford	P	MLB	6-2	193	Right	Right	8/13/1939	26	Catskill,New York		UDFA
14	Larry Stahl	OF	MLB	6-1	185	Left	Left	6/29/1941	25	Belleville,Illinois	1960	UDFA		Kca
15	Wes Stock	P	MLB	6-2	188	Right	Right	4/10/1934	32	Longview,Washington		UDFA
11	Ron Stone	OF	MLB	6-2	195	Left	Left	9/9/1942	23	Corning,California	1963	UDFA		BAL
8	Ken Suarez	C	MLB	5-9	175	Right	Right	4/12/1943	23	Tampa,Florida		UDFA
28	Fred Talbot	P	MLB	6-2	195	Right	Right	6/28/1941	25	Washington,DC		UDFA
11	Tim Talton	C-1B	MLB	6-3	200	Left	Right	1/14/1939	27	Pikeville,North Carolina		UDFA
10	Jose Tartabull	OF	MLB	5-11	165	Left	Left	11/27/1938	27	Cienfuegos,Cuba		UDFA
26	Ralph Terry	P	MLB	6-3	195	Right	Right	1/9/1936	30	Big Cabin,Oklahoma		UDFA
33	John Wyatt	P	MLB		200	Right	Right	4/19/1935	31	Chicago,Illinois		UDFA

Team Personnel	Position
Luke Appling	Assistant Coach
Alvin Dark	Manager
Cot Deal	Pitching Coach
Lynn Faris	Broadcaster
Bobby Hofman	Assistant Coach
Ed Lopat	General Manager
Monte Moore	Broadcaster
Al Vincent	Assistant Coach

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