1965 Clinton C-Sox Roster
Team Record: 45-72
Finished 10th in the MWL
Manager: Ira Hutchinson (45-72)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Clinton, Iowa
Ballpark: Alliant Energy Field
Attendance: 37,919, Avg. 648
The Clinton C-Sox of the Midwest League ended the 1965 season with a record of 45 wins and 72 losses, finishing tenth in the MWL.
The C-Sox plated 376 runs, worst in the league, and surrendered 504 runs. Haley Young paced Clinton with 16 home runs and drove in 51 runs, while leading all regular batters with a .254 average. Curtis Mielke topped the team with 8 wins, and Virgil DeGeorge registered a 2.94 earned run average, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 1965 Clinton C-Sox who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Paul Edmondson, Danny Lazar, Ed Herrmann and Al Fitzmorris.
Ira Hutchinson served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory Bennett | R | R | February 8, 1944 | 6'7" | 215 | St. Paul, MN US |
| Stanley Blunt | R | R | February 8, 1943 | 6'0" | 175 | Detroit, MI US |
| Larry Bradford | R | R | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| William Burns | R | R | February 22, 1944 | 5'11" | 178 | Topeka, KS US |
| Jimmy Currie | R | R | December 24, 1942 | 6'1" | 155 | Orange, TX US |
| Virgil DeGeorge | L | L | March 27, 1942 | 6'0" | 188 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| James Dortch | R | R | 6'5" | 210 | ||
| Samuel Dunbar | R | R | December 7, 1946 | 6'5" | 197 | Lynwood, CA US |
| Paul Edmondson | R | R | February 12, 1943 | 6'5" | 195 | Kansas City, KS US |
| Al Fitzmorris | S | R | March 21, 1946 | 6'2" | 190 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Charles Hendricks | R | R | March 10, 1944 | 6'0" | 198 | Memphis, TN US |
| Ed Herrmann | L | R | August 27, 1946 | 6'1" | 195 | San Diego, CA US |
| Donald Hurst | R | R | 5'9" | 165 | ||
| James Jedelsky | R | R | April 21, 1945 | 6'0" | 165 | Sandston, VA US |
| Larry Kerr | R | R | August 7, 1944 | 6'1" | 210 | Charlotte, NC US |
| Dennis Kissane | L | L | April 20, 1945 | 6'0" | 180 | Chicago, IL US |
| Frederick Kovner | L | L | April 25, 1944 | 6'0" | 175 | Norfolk, VA US |
| Keith Krommenhoek | L | L | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Russell Kunkle | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Kenneth Lawrence | R | R | August 9, 1940 | 6'4" | 200 | Peoria, IL US |
| Danny Lazar | L | L | November 14, 1943 | 6'1" | 190 | East Chicago, IN US |
| Harold Meller | R | R | November 27, 1945 | 6'0" | 180 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Curtis Mielke | R | R | January 31, 1942 | 5'11" | 185 | Danville, IL US |
| Bob Moxley | S | R | November 15, 1944 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Ken Murphy | R | R | February 20, 1944 | 6'2" | 180 | Richmond, CA US |
| William Nevarov | R | R | 6'1" | 165 | ||
| Bob Pearson | R | R | January 21, 1943 | 5'11" | 172 | Wichita, KS US |
| Ken Plesha | R | R | November 12, 1945 | 5'11" | 190 | McCook, IL US |
| Rube Rubilotta | L | L | July 24, 1943 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Robert Serrano | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Albert Shaw | R | R | June 15, 1943 | 6'3" | 189 | Norfolk, VA US |
| John Sluka | L | R | March 27, 1943 | 5'9" | 172 | Grand Haven, MI US |
| Stanley Sowa | R | R | February 1, 1947 | 6'4" | 185 | Anion, CZ |
| James Steed | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Jerry Sutton | L | R | October 19, 1942 | 6'3" | 200 | Lansing, MI US |
| Jeffrey Talbott | L | R | January 9, 1945 | 6'0" | 205 | Stamford, CT US |
| Mickey Vandehey | L | L | June 28, 1946 | 6'1" | 200 | Marshfield, WI US |
| James Vickers | R | R | 5'10" | 178 | ||
| Robert Von Eps | R | R | August 4, 1945 | 5'10" | 170 | Long Beach, CA US |
| Haley Young | R | R | November 2, 1940 | 5'11" | 171 | Fort Lauderdale, FL 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.
