1969 Duluth-Superior Dukes Roster
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
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.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Champion | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Bill Clark | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Bill Cooper | L | R | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| Charlie Cromer | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Ronald Davini | R | R | May 5, 1947 | 5'10" | 185 | |
| Dennis Deck | L | L | February 12, 1950 | 6'0" | 218 | |
| Wayne Francingues | R | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Thomas Fuller | R | R | July 9, 1949 | 5'10" | 190 | |
| Willie Garrison | L | L | 6'2" | 178 | ||
| Robert Giesler | R | L | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Larry Held | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Ray Johnson | R | R | 6'1" | 160 | ||
| Larry Linville | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Jim MacDonnell | L | L | September 3, 1947 | 6'3" | 185 | |
| Ron Markowski | R | R | September 5, 1947 | 6'0" | 175 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Len Massaro | R | R | 6'4" | 165 | ||
| Gregory Merkerson | R | R | December 29, 1947 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Jim Mueller | L | L | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Richard Newhart | R | R | July 6, 1947 | 6'0" | 175 | Santa Ana, CA US |
| Steve O'Neill | R | R | May 30, 1947 | 6'0" | 180 | San Mateo, CA US |
| Barry O'Sullivan | R | R | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| Stan Perzanowski | S | R | August 25, 1950 | 6'2" | 170 | East Chicago, IN US |
| Rod Pommes | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Glenn Redmon | R | R | January 11, 1948 | 5'11" | 180 | Detroit, MI US |
| Gary Reiten | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| James Roudebush | L | L | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Danny Rourke | R | R | October 7, 1947 | 5'8" | 160 | |
| Ross Sapp | L | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Stephen Spanich | R | R | 6'5" | 195 | ||
| George Weimer | R | R | October 6, 1949 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Ron Williams | R | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Hugh Yancy | R | R | October 16, 1950 | 5'11" | 170 | Sarasota, 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.
