1969 Duluth-Superior Dukes Roster

Northern League (NL) - Class: Short Season A
Team Record: 46-23
Finished 1st in the NL
Manager: Pel Austin (46-23)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Duluth, Minnesota; Superior, Wisconsin
Ballpark: Wade Stadium
Attendance: 16,145, Avg. 468
1969 Duluth-Superior Dukes Statistics

The Duluth-Superior Dukes of the Northern League ended the 1969 season with a record of 46 wins and 23 losses, finishing first in the NL.

The Dukes paced the circuit with 378 runs, ignited by 35 home runs. Duluth-Superior allowed 252 runs, least in the league. Ronald Davini drove in 47 runs. Jim Mueller led all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .351 average. Stephen Spanich topped the squad with 10 wins and a team-best 2.41 earned run average, leading regular hurlers.

Members of the 1969 Duluth-Superior Dukes who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Glenn Redmon, Hugh Yancy and Stan Perzanowski.

Pel Austin served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Carl ChampionRR6'0"190
Bill ClarkRR5'10"170
Bill CooperLR6'2"200
Charlie CromerRR5'10"175
Ronald DaviniRRMay 5, 19475'10"185
Dennis DeckLLFebruary 12, 19506'0"218
Wayne FrancinguesRR5'11"185
Thomas FullerRRJuly 9, 19495'10"190
Willie GarrisonLL6'2"178
Robert GieslerRL6'2"190
Larry HeldRR6'1"180
Ray JohnsonRR6'1"160
Larry LinvilleRR6'0"180
Jim MacDonnellLLSeptember 3, 19476'3"185
Ron MarkowskiRRSeptember 5, 19476'0"175Pittsburgh, PA US
Len MassaroRR6'4"165
Gregory MerkersonRRDecember 29, 19476'1"170
Jim MuellerLL6'0"170
Richard NewhartRRJuly 6, 19476'0"175Santa Ana, CA US
Steve O'NeillRRMay 30, 19476'0"180San Mateo, CA US
Barry O'SullivanRR6'3"190
Stan PerzanowskiSRAugust 25, 19506'2"170East Chicago, IN US
Rod PommesRR6'0"180
Glenn RedmonRRJanuary 11, 19485'11"180Detroit, MI US
Gary ReitenRR6'1"185
James RoudebushLL5'10"175
Danny RourkeRROctober 7, 19475'8"160
Ross SappLR5'11"175
Stephen SpanichRR6'5"195
George WeimerRROctober 6, 19496'2"180
Ron WilliamsRR6'2"180
Hugh YancyRROctober 16, 19505'11"170Sarasota, 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.



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