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1966 Houston Astros

Draft Class

Franchise

Total Picks

39

College Picks

10

High School Picks

29

Signed Picks

18

Unsigned Picks

21

MLB Players

7

1st Rounders

1

NCAA D1

5

NCAA D2

3

NCAA D3

0

NAIA

1

Junior College

1

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1966 Houston Astros

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Draft Picks Undrafted Free Agents MLB Statistics Minor League Statistics Team Draft History 1966 Draft 1966 Stats Draft Research ApplicationData Store

Full list of drafted players for the selected draft class for all phases. Undrafted free agents may not be complete for selected season and represent players signed to a contract outside the draft process

Draft Picks

csv

year

rnd

ovl

phase

player

d-pos

signed

source

school

pos

ht

wt

ba

th

born

place

hilvl

mlb years

stat years

status

cur-org

cur-lev

June-Reg

Wayne Twitchell

P

Yes

HS

Ida B. Wells-Barnett (Wilson) (Portland,OR)

P

6-6

220

R

R

MLB

1970-1979

1970-1979

June-Reg

P

Yes

College

P

6-1

175

L

L

MLB

1970-1971

1970-1971

June-Reg

P

No

HS

Arcadia (Arcadia,CA)

P

6-4

190

R

R

June-Reg

IF

No

HS

Union (Union,NJ)

OF-3B

5-11

181

R

R

MLB

1970-1980

1968-1981

June-Reg

C

Yes

HS

Wheatley (San Antonio,TX)

1B-C

6-4

225

R

R

MLB

1972-1986

1972-1986

June-Reg

IF

Yes

HS

Immaculata-LaSalle (Miami,FL)

IF

5-10

175

L

R

Poughkeepsie,NY

June-Reg

IF

Yes

HS

Edwardsville (Edwardsville,IL)

IF

Edwardsville,IL

June-Reg

IF

Yes

HS

Monte Vista (Spring Valley,CA)

SS-2B

5-10

167

R

R

Farnhamville,IA

MLB

1969-1982

1969-1982

June-Reg

1B

Yes

HS

Aransas Pass (Aransas Pass,TX)

1B

6-1

190

B

L

June-Reg

OF

No

HS

Edison (Stockton,CA)

OF

NCAA

1968-1968

June-Reg

P

No

HS

Franklin K. Lane (Brooklyn,NY)

P

5-9

180

R

R

June-Reg

C

Yes

College

C

6-0

190

L

R

June-Reg

p

No

HS

Herbert Hoover (Fresno,CA)

P

6-2

200

R

R

June-Reg

1B-OF

Yes

HS

Phillipsburg (Phillipsburg,NJ)

1B-OF

6-1

190

R

R

Phillipsburg,NJ

June-Reg

p

Yes

College

P

June-Reg

SS

No

College

SS

6-1

188

R

R

June-Reg

3B

No

College

Central Missouri

3B

June-Reg

p

No

HS

Jones (Little Rock,AR)

P

June-Reg

William Steinkamp

C

Yes

HS

Highland (Albuquerque,NM)

C

5-9

190

R

R

June-Reg

SS

No

HS

Fries (Fries,VA)

1B-3B

6-3

185

L

R

MLB

1970-1977

1967-1978

June-Reg

Frank Van Devender

p

No

College

P

June-Reg

p

Yes

HS

Compton (Compton,CA)

P

6-1

170

R

R

San Francisco,CA

MLB

1969-1969

1969-1969

June-Reg

p

No

HS

South Park (Beaumont,TX)

P

June-Reg

C

No

HS

Lee (Columbus,MS)

C

5-11

190

L

R

June-Reg

2B

No

College

2B-3B

5-10

182

R

R

MLB

1972-1973

1972-1977

June-Reg

Robert Anderson

C

No

HS

Boulder (Boulder,CO)

C

June-Reg

C

No

HS

Granite (Granite,OK)

C

6-2

195

R

R

June-Reg

OF

No

College

OF

June-Reg

p

No

College

P

6-2

210

B

R

June-Reg

IF

Yes

HS

Neshaminy (Langhorne,PA)

IF

5-10

170

R

R

year

rnd

ovl

phase

player

d-pos

signed

source

school

pos

ht

wt

ba

th

born

place

hilvl

mlb years

stat years

status

cur-org

cur-lev

June-Reg

Boyd Van Patten

OF

Yes

HS

Springville (Springville,UT)

OF

6-1

190

R

R

June-Reg

p

No

HS

Northville (Northville,MI)

P

6-4

225

R

R

NCAA

1968-1968

June-Reg

3B

Yes

HS

Halifax County (South Boston,VA)

3B

6-0

165

R

R

South Boston,VA

June-Reg

p

No

HS

Downey (Modesto,CA)

P

June-Reg

Of

Yes

College

OF

6-3

190

R

L

June-Reg

p

No

HS

Jasper (Jasper,TX)

P

June-Reg

p

Yes

HS

Archbishop Curley (Miami,FL)

P

6-3

195

R

R

June-Reg

Herbert Peterson

C

Yes

HS

Rosenwald (Panama City,FL)

C

6-1

190

L

R

June-Reg

Of

No

HS

Arlington (Arlington,TX)

OF

June-Sec

OF

No

College

Mesa State College

OF

6-0

180

R

R

NCAA

1968-1968

June-Sec

Alfred Crawford

OF

No

College

OF

5-10

165

R

R

June-Sec

1B

Yes

College

1B

5-11

195

R

R

June-Sec

IF

No

College

IF

6-3

200

R

R

Aug-Leg

P

Yes

FA

Oregon

P

Jan-Reg

P

Yes

HS

Grant (Van Nuys,CA)

P

6-3

210

R

R

MLB

1969-1982

1969-1982

Jan-Reg

1B

Yes

HS

Jefferson (Los Angeles,CA)

1B

6-7

208

L

L

Jan-Reg

Stanley Robinson

P

Yes

HS

Jefferson (Los Angeles,CA)

P

6-2

185

R

R

Jan-Reg

1B

Yes

HS

Fremont (Los Angeles,CA)

1B

Jan-Reg

Oliver Kozloski

C-OF

Yes

College

C-OF

Jan-Reg

P

Yes

HS

Carverdale (Houston,TX)

P

6-3

175

R

R

Jan-Reg

SS

Yes

HS

Spring Branch (Houston,TX)

SS

Jan-Sec

P-1B

Yes

College

P

6-3

250

R

R

Jan-Sec

P

Yes

College

Texas A&M-Kingsville

P

6-2

180

R

R

53 record(s)

picks # of Regular June/July phase picks.
Other Picks out of other phases of the draft (pre-1987), excludes udfa signings

Undrafted Free Agents

csv

year

player

draftposit

signed

source

school/region

pos

ht

wt

ba

th

born

place

hilvl

mlb years

stat years

1966

P

Yes

HS

Harlan Community Academy (Chicago,IL)

P

6-1

185

R

R

MLB

1969-1973

1969-1973

1 record(s)

Players who were signed outside of the MLB Amateur Entry Draft

MLB Statistics

csv

year	rnd	ovl	phase	player	team	batting	g	ab	r	h	2b	3b	hr	rbi	sb	bb	so	avg	obp	slg	ops	pitching	w	l	g	gs	sv	ip	h	er	hr	bb	so	era	whip
1966	1	3	June-Reg	Wayne Twitchell	Houston Astros	batting	276	260	9	33	8	0	0	11	0	8	164	.127	.152	.158	.310	pitching	48	65	282	133	2	1,063	983	470	92	537	789	3.98	1.43
1966	2	23	June-Reg	Ron Cook	Houston Astros	batting	49	25	3	6	0	2	0	1	0	1	14	.240	.269	.400	.669	pitching	4	8	46	11	2	108	103	48	6	50	60	4.00	1.42
1966	4	63	June-Reg	Elliott Maddox	Houston Astros	batting	1029	2843	360	742	121	16	18	234	60	409	358	.261	.358	.334	.692	pitching	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00
1966	5	83	June-Reg	Cliff Johnson	Houston Astros	batting	1369	3945	539	1016	188	10	196	699	9	568	719	.258	.355	.459	.815	pitching	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00
1966	8	143	June-Reg	Fred Stanley	Houston Astros	batting	810	1650	196	356	38	5	10	120	11	196	243	.216	.301	.263	.564	pitching	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00
1966	20	383	June-Reg	Ed Goodson	Houston Astros	batting	515	1266	108	329	51	2	30	170	1	63	135	.260	.297	.374	.671	pitching	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00
1966	22	423	June-Reg	Bob Watkins	Houston Astros	batting	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	pitching	0	0	5	0	0	16	13	9	1	13	11	5.17	1.66
1966	25	483	June-Reg	Dan Monzon	Houston Astros	batting	94	131	23	32	2	1	0	9	2	19	21	.244	.342	.275	.617	pitching	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00
1966	1	4	Jan-Reg	Tom Griffin	Houston Astros	batting	384	405	31	66	16	0	10	32	0	13	158	.163	.191	.277	.468	pitching	77	94	401	191	5	1,495	1407	676	133	769	1054	4.07	1.46
9 record(s)

Career MLB Statistics, for all organizations, for players signed for selected calendar year.

Minor League Statistics

csv

year	rnd	ovl	phase	player	team	hilvl	batting	g	ab	r	h	2b	3b	hr	rbi	sb	bb	so	avg	obp	slg	ops	pitching	w	l	g	gs	sv	ip	h	er	hr	bb	so	era	whip
1966	4	63	June-Reg	Elliott Maddox	Houston Astros	MLB	batting	58	158	21	41	10	0	1	13	0	26	22	.259	.368	.342	.709	pitching	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00
1966	20	383	June-Reg	Ed Goodson	Houston Astros	MLB	batting	33	104	14	34	7	0	2	15	0	5	6	.327	.366	.452	.818	pitching	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00
1966	25	483	June-Reg	Dan Monzon	Houston Astros	MLB	batting	158	481	68	102	23	1	3	53	3	96	43	.212	.341	.283	.624	pitching	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00
3 record(s)

Career Minor League Statistics, for all organizations, for players signed for selected calendar year.

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