1966 New York Yankees Roster

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

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1966 New York Yankees



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Complete Roster  
 

47, 49 Stan Bahnsen 6-02 203 Right Right 1944-12-15
56 Jim Bouton 6-00 185 Right Right 1939-03-08
45 Jack Cullen 5-11 170 Right Right 1939-10-06
24 Al Downing 5-11 177 Left Right 1941-06-28
16 Whitey Ford 5-10 181 Left Left 1928-10-21
19 Bob Friend 6-00 190 Right Right 1930-11-24
39 Steve Hamilton 6-07 195 Left Left 1935-11-30
29 Bill Henry 6-03 195 Left Left 1942-02-15
52 Fritz Peterson 6-00 200 Left Both 1942-02-08
14 Pedro Ramos 6-00 185 Right Both 1935-04-28
18 Hal Reniff 6-00 215 Right Right 1938-07-02
30 Mel Stottlemyre 6-02 190 Right Right 1941-11-13
22 Fred Talbot 6-02 195 Right Right 1941-06-28
58 Dooley Womack 6-00 170 Right Left 1939-08-25
23 Billy Bryan 6-04 200 Right Left 1938-12-04
41 Jake Gibbs 6-00 185 Right Left 1938-11-07
32 Elston Howard 6-02 200 Right Right 1929-02-23
12 Ruben Amaro 5-11 170 Right Right 1936-01-06
42 Ray Barker 6-00 192 Right Left 1936-03-12
6 Clete Boyer 6-00 182 Right Right 1937-02-09
20 Horace Clarke 5-09 178 Right Both 1940-06-02
43 Mike Ferraro 5-11 175 Right Right 1944-08-18
34 Mike Hegan 6-01 190 Left Left 1942-07-21
45 John Miller 5-11 195 Right Right 1944-03-14
17 Bobby Murcer 5-11 180 Right Left 1946-05-20
25 Joe Pepitone 6-02 200 Left Left 1940-10-09
1 Bobby Richardson 5-09 170 Right Right 1935-08-19
27 Dick Schofield 5-09 165 Right Both 1935-01-07
40 Lou Clinton 6-01 185 Right Right 1937-10-13
11 Hector Lopez 5-11 182 Right Right 1929-07-09
7 Mickey Mantle 5-11 198 Right Both 1931-10-20
9 Roger Maris 6-00 204 Right Left 1934-09-10
43 Roger Repoz 6-03 195 Left Left 1940-08-03
15 Tom Tresh 6-00 191 Right Both 1938-09-20
28 Steve Whitaker 6-01 187 Right Left 1943-05-07
48 Roy White 5-10 172 Right Both 1943-12-27


The 1966 New York Yankees played 159 games during the regular season, won 70 games, lost 89 games, and finished in tenth position. They played their home games at Yankee Stadium (Park Factors: 96/97) where 1,124,648 fans witnessed their 1966 Yankees finish the season with a .440 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 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1966 New York Yankees salary list, a 1966 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1966 New York Yankees primary starters list:

1966 New York Yankees
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1966 New York Yankees
Most Games by Position

C Elston Howard (100)
1B Joe Pepitone (119)
2B Bobby Richardson (147)
3B Clete Boyer (85)
SS Horace Clarke (63)
LF Roy White (72)
CF Mickey Mantle (93)
RF Roger Maris (94)
  
SP Jim Bouton
SP Al Downing
SP Fritz Peterson
SP Mel Stottlemyre
SP Fred Talbot
  
RP Whitey Ford
RP Steve Hamilton
RP Hal Reniff
RP Dooley Womack
CL Pedro Ramos


1966 New York Yankees
Salaries

Mickey Mantle $100,000.00
Roger Maris $75,000.00
Whitey Ford $60,000.00
Bobby Richardson $60,000.00
Clete Boyer $31,500.00
Pedro Ramos $25,000.00
Dick Schofield $23,000.00
Ruben Amaro $22,500.00
Lou Clinton $20,000.00
Ray Barker $13,000.00
Billy Bryan $12,000.00


1966 New York Yankees
Uniform Numbers

#1 Bobby Richardson
#6 Clete Boyer
#7 Mickey Mantle
#9 Roger Maris
#11 Hector Lopez
#12 Ruben Amaro
#14 Pedro Ramos
#15 Tom Tresh
#16 Whitey Ford
#17 Bobby Murcer
#18 Hal Reniff
#19 Bob Friend
#20 Horace Clarke
#22 Fred Talbot
#23 Billy Bryan
#24 Al Downing
#25 Joe Pepitone
#27 Dick Schofield
#28 Steve Whitaker
#29 Bill Henry
#30 Mel Stottlemyre
#32 Elston Howard
#34 Mike Hegan
#39 Steve Hamilton
#40 Lou Clinton
#41 Jake Gibbs
#42 Ray Barker
#43 Mike Ferraro
#43 Roger Repoz
#45 Jack Cullen
#45 John Miller
#47 Stan Bahnsen
#48 Roy White
#49 Stan Bahnsen
#52 Fritz Peterson
#56 Jim Bouton
#58 Dooley Womack

Did you know that a 1966 New York Yankees 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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