1969 Cedar Rapids Cardinals Roster
Team Record: 55-68
Finished 6th in the MWL
Manager: Roy Majtyka (55-68)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Ballpark: Veterans Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 34,101, Avg. 554
The Cedar Rapids Cardinals of the Midwest League ended the 1969 season with a record of 55 wins and 68 losses, finishing sixth in the MWL.
The Cardinals tallied 459 runs and allowed 500 runs. Jorge Roque drove in 52 runs and topped hitters with significant playing time with a .289 average. Mike Brandt led the team with 8 wins, while Dionicio Gonzalez earned a 2.64 ERA, leading regular hurlers.
Members of the 1969 Cedar Rapids Cardinals who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Jorge Roque, Bob Sadowski and Ken Reitz.
Roy Majtyka served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Bartee | L | R | July 3, 1948 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Ken Beebe | R | R | March 19, 1950 | 6'4" | 190 | |
| Larry Bowlby | R | R | May 18, 1947 | 6'5" | 215 | Lynn, MA US |
| Mike Brandt | L | L | December 20, 1946 | 6'0" | 167 | |
| Bill Caudell | R | R | July 13, 1950 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Dave Cichon | R | R | September 3, 1948 | 6'1" | 200 | |
| Thomas Cole | S | R | December 4, 1947 | 6'4" | 178 | |
| Gary Collins | R | R | November 8, 1947 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Don Cooksey | R | R | July 9, 1948 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Lou Cosenza | R | R | September 14, 1947 | 6'3" | 205 | |
| Lonny Croslow | R | R | September 10, 1949 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Hank Daugherty | R | R | April 10, 1948 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Lazaro Del Orbe | R | R | December 17, 1950 | 5'10" | 165 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Bobby Diaz | R | R | January 16, 1943 | 5'9" | 155 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
| Jesse DuBose | R | L | November 11, 1945 | 6'6" | 210 | |
| Dick Estrella | R | R | April 29, 1946 | 6'1" | 190 | Phoenix, AZ US |
| Benny Farley | L | L | August 21, 1950 | 6'3" | 210 | |
| Steve Frohman | L | L | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Dionicio Gonzalez | L | L | February 14, 1948 | 5'11" | 155 | |
| Fred Grooms | S | R | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Benny Haynie | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Larry Heilman | R | R | November 10, 1946 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Ted Hemenway | R | R | August 11, 1950 | 6'2" | 160 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Dale Hill | R | R | 6'2" | |||
| Bob Holtzman | R | R | October 6, 1947 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| John Howard | L | L | December 6, 1949 | 6'6" | 175 | |
| Jim Jackson | R | L | August 22, 1946 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Danny Jaster | L | L | September 22, 1946 | 6'3" | 200 | Midland, MI US |
| Ron Kinney | L | L | February 4, 1949 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| John Kitchen | R | R | December 17, 1947 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Gene Laws | R | R | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| Hank Marion | L | R | October 27, 1947 | 6'1" | 160 | Anderson, SC US |
| Dick McVay | R | R | May 5, 1950 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Terry Milani | R | R | October 27, 1945 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Jorge Millan | R | R | March 22, 1949 | 5'10" | 160 | |
| Hector Navarro | R | R | December 24, 1949 | 5'8" | 160 | |
| Andrew Ondesko | R | R | 6'6" | 230 | ||
| Mel Pettigrew | R | R | March 20, 1949 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Barry Poris | L | L | February 9, 1948 | 6'2" | 195 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Jack Price | L | L | June 20, 1947 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Ken Reitz | R | R | June 24, 1951 | 6'0" | 180 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Juan Romagosa | R | R | 5'8" | 150 | ||
| Jorge Roque | R | R | April 28, 1950 | 5'10" | 158 | Ponce, PR |
| Bob Sadowski | L | R | January 15, 1937 | 6'0" | 175 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Dave Sagaser | L | L | September 26, 1950 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Rick Schmidt | L | L | October 20, 1947 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Larry Snyder | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| John Susce | R | R | February 22, 1947 | 6'5" | 210 | |
| Phil Trombino | R | R | February 10, 1947 | 6'3" | 200 | New York, NY US |
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.
