1966 Houston Astros Roster

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



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
46 Don Arlich 6-02 185 Left Left 1943-02-15
30 Bob Bruce 6-03 210 Right Right 1933-05-16
42 Frank Carpin 5-10 172 Left Left 1938-09-14
44 Danny Coombs 6-05 210 Left Right 1942-03-23
35 Mike Cuellar 5-11 175 Left Left 1937-05-08
49 Larry Dierker 6-04 215 Right Right 1946-09-22
13 Turk Farrell 6-04 220 Right Right 1934-04-08
39 Dave Giusti 5-11 195 Right Right 1939-11-27
31 Gary Kroll 6-06 220 Right Right 1941-07-08
48 Barry Latman 6-03 210 Right Right 1936-05-21
43 Don Lee 6-04 210 Right Right 1934-02-26
37 Aurelio Monteagudo 5-11 185 Right Right 1943-11-19
33 Jim Owens 5-11 190 Right Right 1934-01-16
38 Jim Ray 6-01 195 Right Right 1944-12-01
36 Claude Raymond 5-10 175 Right Right 1937-05-07
38 Robin Roberts 6-00 190 Right Both 1926-09-30
41 Carroll Sembera 6-00 155 Right Right 1941-07-26
40 Ron Taylor 6-01 195 Right Right 1937-12-13
23 Don Wilson 6-03 205 Right Right 1945-02-12
37 Chris Zachary 6-02 200 Right Left 1944-02-19
27 Dave Adlesh 6-00 187 Right Right 1943-07-15
7 John Bateman 6-03 220 Right Right 1940-07-21
9 Ron Brand 5-08 170 Right Right 1940-01-13
8 Bill Heath 5-08 175 Right Left 1939-03-10
14 Bob Aspromonte 6-02 185 Right Right 1938-06-19
11 Gene Freese 5-11 175 Right Right 1934-01-08
4 Jim Gentile 6-04 215 Left Left 1934-06-03
11 Julio Gotay 6-00 180 Right Right 1939-06-09
17 Chuck Harrison 5-10 190 Right Right 1941-04-25
16 Sonny Jackson 5-09 155 Right Left 1944-07-09
15 Bob Lillis 5-11 160 Right Right 1930-06-02
25 Felix Mantilla 6-00 160 Right Right 1934-07-29
18 Joe Morgan 5-07 160 Right Left 1943-09-19
29 Brock Davis 5-10 168 Left Left 1943-10-19
22 Ron Davis 6-00 180 Right Right 1941-10-21
46 Joe Gaines 6-01 190 Right Right 1936-11-22
20 Lee Maye 6-02 190 Right Left 1934-12-11
34 Norm Miller 5-11 195 Right Left 1946-02-05
21 Dave Nicholson 6-02 215 Right Right 1939-08-29
28 Aaron Pointer 6-02 185 Right Right 1942-04-19
22 Greg Sims 6-00 190 Right Both 1946-06-28
10 Rusty Staub 6-02 200 Right Left 1944-04-01
24 Jimmy Wynn 5-09 170 Right Right 1942-03-12
12 Nate Colbert 6-02 209 Right Right 1946-04-09
38 Bob Watson 6-02 205 Right Right 1946-04-10
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The 1966 Houston Astros played 162 games during the regular season, won 72 games, lost 90 games, and finished in eighth position. They played their home games at the Astrodome (Park Factors: 93/95) where 1,872,108 fans witnessed their 1966 Astros finish the season with a .444 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 Houston Astros Opening Day starters list, a 1966 Houston Astros salary list, a 1966 Houston Astros uniform number breakdown and a 1966 Houston Astros primary starters list:

1966 Houston Astros
Opening Day Starters


Bob Aspromonte
John Bateman
Chuck Harrison
Sonny Jackson
Lee Maye
Joe Morgan
Robin Roberts
Rusty Staub
Jimmy Wynn

1966 Houston Astros
Most Games by Position

C John Bateman (121)
1B Chuck Harrison (114)
2B Joe Morgan (117)
3B Bob Aspromonte (149)
SS Sonny Jackson (150)
LF Lee Maye (97)
CF Jimmy Wynn (104)
RF Rusty Staub (105)
  
SP Bob Bruce
SP Mike Cuellar
SP Larry Dierker
SP Turk Farrell
SP Dave Giusti
  
RP Barry Latman
RP Jim Owens
RP Carroll Sembera
RP Ron Taylor
CL Claude Raymond


1966 Houston Astros
Salaries

Felix Mantilla $27,500.00
Gene Freese $20,000.00
Aurelio Monteagudo $6,000.00


1966 Houston Astros
Uniform Numbers

#4 Jim Gentile
#7 John Bateman
#8 Bill Heath
#9 Ron Brand
#10 Rusty Staub
#11 Gene Freese
#11 Julio Gotay
#12 Nate Colbert
#13 Turk Farrell
#14 Bob Aspromonte
#15 Bob Lillis
#16 Sonny Jackson
#17 Chuck Harrison
#18 Joe Morgan
#20 Lee Maye
#21 Dave Nicholson
#22 Ron Davis
#22 Greg Sims
#23 Don Wilson
#24 Jimmy Wynn
#25 Felix Mantilla
#27 Dave Adlesh
#28 Aaron Pointer
#29 Brock Davis
#30 Bob Bruce
#31 Gary Kroll
#33 Jim Owens
#34 Norm Miller
#35 Mike Cuellar
#36 Claude Raymond
#37 Aurelio Monteagudo
#37 Chris Zachary
#38 Jim Ray
#38 Robin Roberts
#38 Bob Watson
#39 Dave Giusti
#40 Ron Taylor
#41 Carroll Sembera
#42 Frank Carpin
#43 Don Lee
#44 Danny Coombs
#46 Don Arlich
#46 Joe Gaines
#48 Barry Latman
#49 Larry Dierker

Did you know that a 1966 Houston Astros 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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