1966 Atlanta Braves Roster

The 1966 Atlanta Braves team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1966 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1966 Atlanta Braves Opening Day starters list, a 1966 Atlanta Braves salary list, a 1966 Atlanta Braves uniform number breakdown and a 1966 Atlanta Braves primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1966 Atlanta Braves



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Complete Roster  
 
39 Ted Abernathy 6-04 215 Right Right 1933-03-06
36 Wade Blasingame 6-01 185 Left Left 1943-11-22
20 Clay Carroll 6-01 200 Right Right 1941-05-02
40 Tony Cloninger 6-00 210 Right Right 1940-08-13
34 Hank Fischer 6-00 190 Right Right 1940-01-11
24 Herb Hippauf 6-00 180 Left Right 1939-05-09
33 Pat Jarvis 5-10½ 180 Right Right 1941-03-18
42 Joey Jay 6-04 228 Right Both 1935-08-15
30 Ken Johnson 6-04 210 Right Right 1933-06-16
22 Dick Kelley 6-00 175 Left Right 1940-01-08
23 Denny Lemaster 6-01 185 Left Right 1939-02-25
35 Phil Niekro 6-01 180 Right Right 1939-04-01
33 Billy O'Dell 5-11 170 Left Both 1932-02-10
38 Chi-Chi Olivo 6-02 215 Right Right 1928-03-18
38 Ron Reed 6-06 215 Right Right 1942-11-02
26 Jay Ritchie 6-04 190 Right Right 1936-11-20
25 Dan Schneider 6-03 170 Left Left 1942-08-29
37 Don Schwall 6-06 200 Right Right 1936-03-02
32 Arnold Umbach 6-01 180 Right Right 1942-12-06
34 Cecil Upshaw 6-06 205 Right Right 1942-10-22
34 Charlie Vaughan 6-01½ 185 Left Right 1947-10-06
12 Gene Oliver 6-02 225 Right Right 1935-03-22
45 Ed Sadowski 5-11 175 Right Right 1931-01-19
15 Joe Torre 6-02 212 Right Right 1940-07-18
16 Sandy Alomar 5-09 155 Right Both 1943-10-19
29 Felipe Alou 6-00 195 Right Right 1935-05-12
11 Lee Bales 5-10½ 165 Right Both 1944-12-04
2 Frank Bolling 6-01 175 Right Right 1931-11-16
7 Mike de la Hoz 5-11 175 Right Right 1938-10-02
11 Marty Keough 6-00 180 Left Left 1935-04-14
9 George Kopacz 6-01 195 Left Left 1941-02-26
41 Eddie Mathews 6-01 200 Right Left 1931-10-13
19 Denis Menke 6-00 190 Right Right 1940-07-21
18, 11 Felix Millan 5-11 172 Right Right 1943-08-21
9 Lee Thomas 6-02 198 Right Left 1936-02-05
14 Woody Woodward 6-02 185 Right Right 1942-09-23
44 Hank Aaron 6-00 180 Right Right 1934-02-05
43 Rico Carty 6-03 200 Right Right 1939-09-01
27 Ty Cline 6-00½ 170 Left Left 1939-06-15
18 Adrian Garrett 6-03 185 Right Left 1943-01-03
31 Gary Geiger 6-00 168 Right Left 1937-04-04
26 John Herrnstein 6-03 215 Left Left 1938-03-31
48 Mack Jones 6-01 180 Right Left 1938-11-06
24 Bill Robinson 6-03 205 Right Right 1943-06-26


The 1966 Atlanta Braves played 162 games during the regular season, won 85 games, lost 77 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (Park Factors: 102/101) where 1,539,801 fans witnessed their 1966 Braves finish the season with a .525 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1966 Atlanta Braves Opening Day starters list, a 1966 Atlanta Braves salary list, a 1966 Atlanta Braves uniform number breakdown and a 1966 Atlanta Braves primary starters list:

1966 Atlanta Braves
Opening Day Starters


Hank Aaron
Felipe Alou
Frank Bolling
Rico Carty
Tony Cloninger
Eddie Mathews
Denis Menke
Lee Thomas
Joe Torre

1966 Atlanta Braves
Most Games by Position

C Joe Torre (114)
1B Felipe Alou (90)
2B Woody Woodward (79)
3B Eddie Mathews (127)
SS Denis Menke (106)
LF Rico Carty (126)
CF Mack Jones (112)
RF Hank Aaron (158)
  
SP Tony Cloninger
SP Ken Johnson
SP Denny Lemaster
  
RP Ted Abernathy
RP Phil Niekro
RP Billy O'Dell
RP Chi-Chi Olivo
RP Jay Ritchie
RP Arnold Umbach
CL Clay Carroll


1966 Atlanta Braves
Salaries

Hank Aaron $70,000.00
Eddie Mathews $57,500.00
Felipe Alou $28,000.00
Bill Robinson $5,500.00


1966 Atlanta Braves
Uniform Numbers

#2 Frank Bolling
#7 Mike de la Hoz
#9 George Kopacz
#9 Lee Thomas
#11 Lee Bales
#11 Marty Keough
#11 Felix Millan
#12 Gene Oliver
#14 Woody Woodward
#15 Joe Torre
#16 Sandy Alomar
#18 Adrian Garrett
#18 Felix Millan
#19 Denis Menke
#20 Clay Carroll
#22 Dick Kelley
#23 Denny Lemaster
#24 Herb Hippauf
#24 Bill Robinson
#25 Dan Schneider
#26 John Herrnstein
#26 Jay Ritchie
#27 Ty Cline
#29 Felipe Alou
#30 Ken Johnson
#31 Gary Geiger
#32 Arnold Umbach
#33 Pat Jarvis
#33 Billy O'Dell
#34 Hank Fischer
#34 Cecil Upshaw
#34 Charlie Vaughan
#35 Phil Niekro
#36 Wade Blasingame
#37 Don Schwall
#38 Chi-Chi Olivo
#38 Ron Reed
#39 Ted Abernathy
#40 Tony Cloninger
#41 Eddie Mathews
#42 Joey Jay
#43 Rico Carty
#44 Hank Aaron
#45 Ed Sadowski
#48 Mack Jones

Did you know that a 1966 Atlanta Braves Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
     

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