1969 Birmingham A's Roster
Team Record: 78-62
Finished 2nd in the SL
Manager: Gus Niarhos (78-62)
Affiliation: Oakland Athletics
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Ballpark: Rickwood Field
Attendance: 51,574, Avg. 737
The Birmingham A's of the Southern League ended the 1969 season with a record of 78 wins and 62 losses, finishing second in the SL.
The A's led the league with 644 runs, ignited by 115 home runs. Birmingham yielded 575 runs. Bobby Brooks paced the team with 23 home runs, while Bill McNulty, Gene Tenace and Pete Koegel each walloped 15 or more, too. Bobby Brooks drove in 100 runs. Gonzalo Márquez topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .297. LaDon Boyd paced the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 2.19 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.
Players from the 1969 Birmingham A's who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included John Strohmayer, Bill McNulty, Don Buschhorn, Jim Clark, Vida Blue, Jim Panther, Dave Hamilton, Warren Bogle, Dwain Anderson, Elmo Plaskett, Gonzalo Márquez, Pete Koegel, Gene Tenace and Bobby Brooks.
Gus Niarhos served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Abbott | S | R | July 2, 1945 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| Rusty Adkins | L | R | November 30, 1945 | 5'8" | 170 | |
| Dwain Anderson | R | R | November 23, 1947 | 5'11" | 165 | Oakland, CA US |
| Brien Bickerton | L | L | July 6, 1949 | 6'3" | 185 | |
| Vida Blue | S | L | July 28, 1949 | 6'0" | 189 | Mansfield, LA US |
| Warren Bogle | L | L | October 19, 1946 | 6'4" | 220 | Passaic, NJ US |
| LaDon Boyd | R | R | November 1, 1946 | 6'4" | 210 | |
| Bobby Brooks | R | R | November 1, 1945 | 5'8" | 165 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Don Buschhorn | R | R | April 29, 1946 | 6'0" | 170 | Independence, MO US |
| Jim Clark | R | R | April 30, 1947 | 6'1" | 190 | Kansas City, KS US |
| Greg Conger | L | L | July 29, 1946 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Nicky Curtis | R | R | September 25, 1941 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Nick DeFlorio | R | R | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Jackie Earls | R | R | March 6, 1946 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| William Fitzgerald | R | R | 6'4" | 195 | ||
| Tommy Fullen | R | R | March 22, 1943 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Jackie Fulmer | S | R | August 8, 1944 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Dave Hamilton | L | L | December 13, 1947 | 6'0" | 180 | Seattle, WA US |
| Alan Hefferon | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Pete Koegel | R | R | July 31, 1947 | 6'6" | 230 | Mineola, NY US |
| Gonzalo Márquez | L | L | March 31, 1940 | 5'11" | 180 | Carupano, Sucre VE |
| Anselmo Martinez | S | R | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Bill McNulty | R | R | August 29, 1946 | 6'4" | 205 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Jim Pamlanye | R | R | 5'11" | 190 | ||
| Jim Panther | R | R | March 1, 1945 | 6'1" | 190 | Burlington, IA US |
| Elmo Plaskett | R | R | June 27, 1938 | 5'10" | 195 | Frederiksted, St. Croix VI |
| Kelly Prior | R | R | September 16, 1944 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Paul Seitz | R | R | August 16, 1940 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| Robert Stickels | R | R | December 7, 1944 | 6'6" | 235 | |
| John Strohmayer | R | R | October 13, 1946 | 6'1" | 181 | Belle Fourche, SD US |
| Gene Tenace | R | R | October 10, 1946 | 6'0" | 190 | Russellton, PA US |
| Stan Wojcik | R | R | September 8, 1944 | 6'1" | 185 |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
