1966 Kansas City Athletics Roster

The 1966 Kansas City Athletics 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 Kansas City Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 1966 Kansas City Athletics salary list, a 1966 Kansas City Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 1966 Kansas City Athletics primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1966 Kansas City Athletics



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Complete Roster  
 

23 Jack Aker 6-02 190 Right Right 1940-07-13
30 Gil Blanco 6-05 205 Left Left 1945-12-15
22 Jim Dickson 6-01 185 Right Left 1938-04-20
29 Chuck Dobson 6-04 200 Right Right 1944-01-10
31 Jim Duckworth 6-04 194 Right Right 1939-05-24
32 Bill Edgerton 6-02 185 Left Left 1941-08-16
24 Guido Grilli 6-00 188 Left Left 1939-01-09
17 Joe Grzenda 6-02 180 Left Right 1937-06-08
26 Vern Handrahan 6-02 185 Right Left 1938-11-27
31 Jesse Hickman 6-02 186 Right Right 1939-02-18
27 Catfish Hunter 6-00 195 Right Right 1946-04-08
20 Lew Krausse 5-11 186 Right Right 1943-04-25
25 Paul Lindblad 6-01 195 Left Left 1941-08-09
34 Aurelio Monteagudo 5-11 185 Right Right 1943-11-19
33 Jim Nash 6-05 230 Right Right 1945-02-09
13 Blue Moon Odom 6-00 185 Right Right 1945-05-29
34 Ken Sanders 5-11 185 Right Right 1941-07-08
15 Rollie Sheldon 6-04 190 Right Right 1936-12-17
22 Bill Stafford 6-02 193 Right Right 1939-08-13
15 Wes Stock 6-02 188 Right Right 1934-04-10
28 Fred Talbot 6-02 195 Right Right 1941-06-28
26 Ralph Terry 6-03 195 Right Right 1936-01-09
33 John Wyatt 5-11½ 200 Right Right 1935-04-19
9 Billy Bryan 6-04 200 Right Left 1938-12-04
18 Rene Lachemann 6-00 198 Right Right 1945-05-04
4 Phil Roof 6-03 210 Right Right 1941-03-05
8 Ken Suarez 5-09 175 Right Right 1943-04-12
11 Tim Talton 6-03 200 Right Left 1939-01-14
6 Sal Bando 6-00 205 Right Right 1944-02-13
8 Don Blasingame 5-10 165 Right Left 1932-03-16
19 Bert Campaneris 5-10 160 Right Right 1942-03-09
2 Danny Cater 5-11½ 180 Right Right 1940-02-25
2 Wayne Causey 5-10½ 175 Right Left 1936-12-26
16 Ed Charles 5-10 170 Right Right 1933-04-29
22 John Donaldson 5-11 165 Right Left 1943-05-05
7 Ernie Fazio 5-07 165 Right Right 1942-01-25
1 Dick Green 5-10 180 Right Right 1941-04-21
6 Ken Harrelson 6-02 190 Right Right 1941-09-04
31 Randy Schwartz 6-03 230 Left Left 1944-02-09
12 Ossie Chavarria 5-11 155 Right Right 1940-08-05
21 Jim Gosger 5-11 185 Left Left 1942-11-06
3 Mike Hershberger 5-10 175 Right Right 1939-10-09
21 Manny Jimenez 6-01 195 Right Left 1938-11-19
28 Rick Monday 6-03 200 Left Left 1945-11-20
18, 24 Joe Nossek 6-00 178 Right Right 1940-11-08
9 Roger Repoz 6-03 195 Left Left 1940-08-03
14 Larry Stahl 6-01 185 Left Left 1941-06-29
11 Ron Stone 6-02 195 Left Left 1942-09-09
10 Jose Tartabull 5-11 165 Left Left 1938-11-27


The 1966 Kansas City Athletics played 160 games during the regular season, won 74 games, lost 86 games, and finished in seventh position. They played their home games at Municipal Stadium (Park Factors: 97/99) where 773,929 fans witnessed their 1966 Athletics finish the season with a .463 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 Kansas City Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 1966 Kansas City Athletics salary list, a 1966 Kansas City Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 1966 Kansas City Athletics primary starters list:

1966 Kansas City Athletics
Opening Day Starters


Bert Campaneris
Wayne Causey
Chuck Dobson
Dick Green
Ken Harrelson
Manny Jimenez
Larry Stahl
Ken Suarez
Jose Tartabull

1966 Kansas City Athletics
Most Games by Position

C Phil Roof (123)
1B Ken Harrelson (58)
2B Dick Green (137)
3B Ed Charles (104)
SS Bert Campaneris (138)
LF Larry Stahl (68)
CF Joe Nossek (64)
RF Mike Hershberger (129)
  
SP Catfish Hunter
SP Lew Krausse
SP Jim Nash
  
RP Jim Dickson
RP Joe Grzenda
RP Ken Sanders
RP Wes Stock
CL Jack Aker


1966 Kansas City Athletics
Salaries

Don Blasingame $22,000.00
Bill Stafford $18,000.00
Fred Talbot $13,000.00
Ken Harrelson $12,000.00
Jim Gosger $10,500.00
Joe Nossek $10,500.00
Jim Duckworth $10,000.00
Roger Repoz $10,000.00
Larry Stahl $9,000.00
Phil Roof $8,500.00
Ken Sanders $8,000.00
Jesse Hickman $7,500.00
Ernie Fazio $7,000.00
Ron Stone $7,000.00
Gil Blanco $6,000.00
Guido Grilli $6,000.00
Bill Edgerton $5,400.00
Catfish Hunter $4,800.00


1966 Kansas City Athletics
Uniform Numbers

#1 Dick Green
#2 Danny Cater
#2 Wayne Causey
#3 Mike Hershberger
#4 Phil Roof
#6 Sal Bando
#6 Ken Harrelson
#7 Ernie Fazio
#8 Don Blasingame
#8 Ken Suarez
#9 Billy Bryan
#9 Roger Repoz
#10 Jose Tartabull
#11 Ron Stone
#11 Tim Talton
#12 Ossie Chavarria
#13 Blue Moon Odom
#14 Larry Stahl
#15 Rollie Sheldon
#15 Wes Stock
#16 Ed Charles
#17 Joe Grzenda
#18 Rene Lachemann
#18 Joe Nossek
#19 Bert Campaneris
#20 Lew Krausse
#21 Jim Gosger
#21 Manny Jimenez
#22 Jim Dickson
#22 John Donaldson
#22 Bill Stafford
#23 Jack Aker
#24 Guido Grilli
#24 Joe Nossek
#25 Paul Lindblad
#26 Vern Handrahan
#26 Ralph Terry
#27 Catfish Hunter
#28 Rick Monday
#28 Fred Talbot
#29 Chuck Dobson
#30 Gil Blanco
#31 Jim Duckworth
#31 Jesse Hickman
#31 Randy Schwartz
#32 Bill Edgerton
#33 Jim Nash
#33 John Wyatt
#34 Aurelio Monteagudo
#34 Ken Sanders

Did you know that a 1966 Kansas City Athletics 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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