1966 New York Mets Roster

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



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
34 Gerry Arrigo 6-01 195 Left Left 1941-06-12
31 Larry Bearnarth 6-02 203 Right Right 1941-09-11
38 Dave Eilers 5-11 188 Right Right 1936-12-03
22 Jack Fisher 6-02 215 Right Right 1939-03-04
20 Bob Friend 6-00 190 Right Right 1930-11-24
29 Rob Gardner 6-01 176 Left Right 1944-12-19
27 Dallas Green 6-05 210 Right Left 1934-08-04
32 Jack Hamilton 6-00 200 Right Right 1938-12-25
28 Bill Hepler 6-00 160 Left Left 1945-09-25
45 Tug McGraw 6-00 185 Left Right 1944-08-30
16 Larry Miller 6-00 195 Left Left 1937-06-19
30 Dennis Ribant 5-11 175 Right Right 1941-09-20
41 Gordie Richardson 6-00 185 Left Right 1938-07-19
47 Dick Rusteck 6-01 175 Left Right 1941-07-12
34 Nolan Ryan 6-02 195 Right Right 1947-01-31
39 Dick Selma 5-11 175 Right Right 1943-11-04
26 Bob Shaw 6-02 195 Right Right 1933-06-29
43 Darrell Sutherland 6-04 169 Right Right 1941-11-14
38 Ralph Terry 6-03 195 Right Right 1936-01-09
20 Choo Choo Coleman 5-09 165 Right Left 1937-08-25
10 Greg Goossen 6-01½ 210 Right Right 1945-12-14
15 Jerry Grote 5-10 190 Right Right 1942-10-06
12 John Stephenson 5-11 180 Right Left 1941-04-13
19 Hawk Taylor 6-02 190 Right Right 1939-04-03
14 Ken Boyer 6-02 200 Right Right 1931-05-20
1 Eddie Bressoud 6-01 175 Right Right 1932-05-02
3 Bud Harrelson 5-11 160 Right Both 1944-06-06
2 Chuck Hiller 5-11 170 Right Left 1934-10-01
33 Ron Hunt 6-00 186 Right Right 1941-02-23
7 Ed Kranepool 6-03 215 Left Left 1944-11-08
11 Roy McMillan 5-11 170 Right Right 1929-07-17
17 Dick Stuart 6-04 212 Right Right 1932-11-07
42 Larry Elliot 6-02 200 Left Left 1938-03-05
5 Shaun Fitzmaurice 6-00 180 Right Right 1942-08-25
9, 27 Jim Hickman 6-04 205 Right Right 1937-05-10
21 Cleon Jones 6-00 200 Left Right 1942-08-04
24 Johnny Lewis 6-01 189 Right Left 1939-08-10
18 Al Luplow 5-11 180 Right Left 1939-03-13
23 Billy Murphy 6-01 190 Right Right 1944-05-07
48 Danny Napoleon 5-11 190 Right Right 1942-01-11
4 Ron Swoboda 6-02 205 Right Right 1944-06-30
6 Lou Klimchock 5-11 180 Right Left 1939-10-15
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The 1966 New York Mets played 161 games during the regular season, won 66 games, lost 95 games, and finished in ninth position. They played their home games at Shea Stadium (Park Factors: 98/101) where 1,932,693 fans witnessed their 1966 Mets finish the season with a .410 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 Mets Opening Day starters list, a 1966 New York Mets salary list, a 1966 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 1966 New York Mets primary starters list:

1966 New York Mets
Opening Day Starters


Ken Boyer
Eddie Bressoud
Jerry Grote
Jim Hickman
Ron Hunt
Cleon Jones
Roy McMillan
Dick Stuart
Ron Swoboda

1966 New York Mets
Most Games by Position

C Jerry Grote (115)
1B Ed Kranepool (132)
2B Ron Hunt (123)
3B Ken Boyer (130)
SS Eddie Bressoud (94)
LF Ron Swoboda (88)
CF Cleon Jones (107)
RF Al Luplow (71)
  
SP Jack Fisher
SP Rob Gardner
SP Dennis Ribant
SP Bob Shaw
  
RP Larry Bearnarth
RP Dave Eilers
RP Bill Hepler
RP Dick Selma
RP Darrell Sutherland
CL Jack Hamilton


1966 New York Mets
Salaries

Bob Friend $47,000.00
Ralph Terry $31,000.00
Jack Hamilton $14,000.00


1966 New York Mets
Uniform Numbers

#1 Eddie Bressoud
#2 Chuck Hiller
#3 Bud Harrelson
#4 Ron Swoboda
#5 Shaun Fitzmaurice
#6 Lou Klimchock
#7 Ed Kranepool
#9 Jim Hickman
#10 Greg Goossen
#11 Roy McMillan
#12 John Stephenson
#14 Ken Boyer
#15 Jerry Grote
#16 Larry Miller
#17 Dick Stuart
#18 Al Luplow
#19 Hawk Taylor
#20 Choo Choo Coleman
#20 Bob Friend
#21 Cleon Jones
#22 Jack Fisher
#23 Billy Murphy
#24 Johnny Lewis
#26 Bob Shaw
#27 Dallas Green
#27 Jim Hickman
#28 Bill Hepler
#29 Rob Gardner
#30 Dennis Ribant
#31 Larry Bearnarth
#32 Jack Hamilton
#33 Ron Hunt
#34 Gerry Arrigo
#34 Nolan Ryan
#38 Dave Eilers
#38 Ralph Terry
#39 Dick Selma
#41 Gordie Richardson
#42 Larry Elliot
#43 Darrell Sutherland
#45 Tug McGraw
#47 Dick Rusteck
#48 Danny Napoleon

Did you know that a 1966 New York Mets 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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