1968 Cocoa Astros Roster
Team Record: 74-65
Finished 2nd in the FSL's East Division
Manager: Tony Pacheco (0-0), Leo Posada (0-0)
Affiliation: Houston Astros
Location: Cocoa, Florida
Ballpark: Cocoa Stadium
Attendance: 28,923, Avg. 416
Playoffs - Orlando Twins 2 games, Cocoa Astros 0
The Cocoa Astros of the Florida State League ended the 1968 season with a record of 74 wins and 65 losses, finishing second in the league's East Division.
The Astros scored 554 runs and gave up 509 runs. John Mayberry led Cocoa with 14 home runs Cliff Johnson drove in 61 runs. Ed Armbrister paced hitters with significant playing time with a .261 average. Jerry Lensing topped the squad with 12 wins, while Ed Acosta and Doug Olson registered a 2.56 earned run average, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Members of the 1968 Cocoa Astros who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Ed Acosta, Ed Armbrister, Ray Busse, César Cedeño, Buddy Harris, Alonzo Harris, Juan Jiménez, Cliff Johnson, John Mayberry and Leo Posada.
Tony Pacheco and Leo Posada served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Acosta | S | R | March 9, 1944 | 6'5" | 215 | Boquete, PA |
| Gordon Allen | R | R | February 11, 1948 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Ed Armbrister | R | R | July 4, 1948 | 5'11" | 160 | Nassau, BS |
| Wayne Brechtel | R | R | March 14, 1949 | 6'4" | 210 | Ridgway, PA US |
| Tom Brown | R | R | December 11, 1947 | 6'2" | 195 | Lakeview, OR US |
| Clinton Burr | R | R | 6'5" | 210 | ||
| Ray Busse | R | R | September 25, 1948 | 6'4" | 175 | Daytona Beach, FL US |
| Charles Bynon | R | R | November 1, 1946 | 6'4" | 195 | |
| César Cedeño | R | R | February 25, 1951 | 6'2" | 175 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Rodney Clabo | S | R | October 8, 1946 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Alexis Corro | R | R | June 19, 1949 | 5'10" | 145 | |
| Cliff Davis | S | R | October 30, 1938 | 6'1" | 180 | Alice, TX US |
| Jaime Davis | R | R | August 11, 1949 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Ronald Del Papa | R | R | September 25, 1948 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Edward Ford | L | R | December 22, 1948 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Steve Grover | L | L | December 28, 1948 | 6'0" | 200 | |
| Alonzo Harris | S | R | September 17, 1947 | 6'0" | 160 | Selma, AL US |
| Buddy Harris | R | R | December 5, 1948 | 6'7" | 245 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Ricky Hartzog | S | R | September 16, 1948 | 6'1" | 174 | |
| Miguel Hernandez | L | L | April 18, 1949 | 5'7" | 155 | |
| Craig Hilden | S | L | October 10, 1949 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Juan Jiménez | R | R | March 8, 1949 | 6'1" | 165 | La Torre, La Vega DO |
| Cliff Johnson | R | R | July 22, 1947 | 6'4" | 215 | San Antonio, TX US |
| Herman Johnson | L | L | May 11, 1947 | 6'7" | 208 | |
| Tom Koziol | L | R | June 17, 1948 | 5'10" | 175 | Poughkeepsie, NY US |
| John Kryczkowski | L | L | May 20, 1949 | 5'11" | 177 | Hamtramck, MI US |
| Jerry Lensing | L | R | May 10, 1949 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Gary Long | R | R | January 13, 1949 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| John Mayberry | L | L | February 18, 1949 | 6'3" | 215 | Detroit, MI US |
| Roy McAlister | R | R | February 8, 1949 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Michael McFarland | R | R | July 1, 1946 | 6'1" | 195 | Ironton, MO US |
| Emmitt Money | R | R | January 31, 1949 | 6'3" | 175 | |
| James Murphy | R | R | 6'4" | 180 | ||
| Danny Nixon | L | L | November 8, 1946 | 6'4" | 208 | |
| Doug Olson | R | R | September 20, 1949 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Tony Paulino | R | R | October 25, 1938 | 5'10" | 160 | |
| Leo Posada | R | R | April 1, 1934 | 5'11" | 175 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Alfredo Preciado | R | R | 5'11" | 158 | ||
| Russ Rothermel | L | L | March 21, 1948 | 6'1" | 170 | Pottsville, PA US |
| Ronald Salter | R | R | October 12, 1946 | 6'1" | 169 | |
| Robert Santee | R | R | September 9, 1946 | 6'3" | 175 | |
| Oscar Sed | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| William Steinkamp | R | R | 5'9" | 190 | ||
| Tom Suchanek | R | R | April 12, 1946 | 5'11" | 170 |
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.
