1969 Cocoa Astros Roster
Team Record: 42-87
Finished 6th in the FSL's South Division
Manager: Leo Posada (42-87)
Affiliation: Houston Astros
Location: Cocoa, Florida
Ballpark: Cocoa Stadium
Attendance: 24,010, Avg. 372
The Cocoa Astros of the Florida State League ended the 1969 season with a record of 42 wins and 87 losses, finishing sixth in the league's South Division.
The Astros scored 354 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 570 runs. James Murphy drove in 48 runs and topped batters with significant playing time with a .225 average. Oscar Zamora led the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 1.19 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Members of the 1969 Cocoa Astros who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Oscar Zamora, Derrel Thomas and Leo Posada.
Leo Posada served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andres Abreu | R | R | 6'2" | 176 | ||
| Joseph Arnold | R | R | February 26, 1947 | 5'10" | 165 | Daytona Beach, FL US |
| Martin Boer | R | R | January 31, 1948 | 5'11" | 185 | Modesto, CA US |
| Harold Boggs | R | R | 6'4" | 193 | ||
| Tom Brown | R | R | December 11, 1947 | 6'2" | 195 | Lakeview, OR US |
| Clinton Burr | R | R | 6'5" | 210 | ||
| Charles Bynon | R | R | November 1, 1946 | 6'4" | 195 | |
| John Canty | L | L | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Rodney Clabo | S | R | October 8, 1946 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Daniel Evans | R | L | June 10, 1949 | 6'3" | 208 | Jersey City, NJ US |
| Robert French | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Steve Grover | L | L | December 28, 1948 | 6'0" | 200 | |
| Ricky Hartzog | S | R | September 16, 1948 | 6'1" | 174 | |
| Gerald Johnson | R | R | May 22, 1949 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Herman Johnson | L | L | May 11, 1947 | 6'7" | 208 | |
| Owen Johnson | R | R | May 29, 1938 | 5'11" | 190 | |
| Bob Jones | L | R | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Johnny Jones | L | R | June 16, 1949 | 6'1" | 200 | Florence, AL US |
| John Kryczkowski | L | L | May 20, 1949 | 5'11" | 177 | Hamtramck, MI US |
| Jerry Lensing | L | R | May 10, 1949 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Jose Lopez | R | R | December 23, 1950 | 6'1" | 158 | Maracay, Aragua VE |
| Larry Mansfield | L | L | December 31, 1948 | 6'8" | 235 | Memphis, TN US |
| Bob McRoberts | L | R | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Wayne Morgan | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Jerry Moxey | R | R | December 16, 1949 | 6'0" | 172 | Nassau, BS |
| James Murphy | R | R | 6'4" | 180 | ||
| Edward Ontiveros | R | R | 6'3" | 203 | ||
| Alan Peters | R | R | 6'5" | 190 | ||
| Leo Posada | R | R | April 1, 1934 | 5'11" | 175 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Geoff Price | R | R | March 22, 1949 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Oscar Sed | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Derrel Thomas | S | R | January 14, 1951 | 6'0" | 160 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Ricardo Torres | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Ricky Wilson | R | R | February 5, 1949 | 6'1" | ||
| Mickey Yates | R | R | December 16, 1944 | 6'4" | 230 | |
| Oscar Zamora | R | R | September 23, 1943 | 5'10" | 178 | Camaguey, Camaguey CU |
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.
