1969 El Paso Sun Kings Roster

Texas League (TL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 71-65
Finished 3rd in the TL's West Division
Manager: Del Rice (71-65)
Affiliation: California Angels
Location: El Paso, Texas
Ballpark: Dudley Field
Attendance: 62,869, Avg. 925
1969 El Paso Sun Kings Statistics

The El Paso Sun Kings of the Texas League ended the 1969 season with a record of 71 wins and 65 losses, finishing third in the league's West Division.

The Sun Kings topped the league with 656 runs, sparked by 117 home runs. El Paso allowed 602 runs. William Parlier paced the team with 22 home runs, while Mike Floyd, Jim DeNeff and Richard Ganulin each walloped 15 or more, too. Bobby Treviño accounted for 92 RBI and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .314 clip. Wally Wolf paced the squad with 9 wins, and Joe Overton recorded a 3.18 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Players from the 1969 El Paso Sun Kings who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Ethan Blackaby, Tom Bradley, Randy Brown, Greg Garrett, Vern Geishert, Doug Griffin, Bill Harrelson, Dave LaRoche, Del Rice, Bob Sadowski, Harvey Shank, Moose Stubing, Bobby Treviño, Ken Turner, Jim Weaver and Wally Wolf.

Del Rice served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Ethan BlackabyLLJuly 24, 19405'11"190Cincinnati, OH US
Tom BradleyRRMarch 16, 19476'2"180Asheville, NC US
Randy BrownLRAugust 29, 19435'7"170Leesburg, FL US
Jim DeNeffRRNovember 5, 19466'2"205
James EngelhardtRLSeptember 8, 19456'3"190
Mike FloydRRJune 3, 19465'9"175Hempstead, NY US
Bob FoderaroRRMay 20, 19456'0"197
Richard GanulinRRJuly 14, 19456'0"195
Greg GarrettSLMarch 12, 19476'0"200Atascadero, CA US
Vern GeishertRRJanuary 10, 19466'1"215Madison, WI US
Doug GriffinRRJune 4, 19476'0"160South Gate, CA US
Bill HarrelsonSRNovember 17, 19456'5"215Tahlequah, OK US
James HolbrookRRAugust 15, 19416'0"190
Daniel KellerRRJune 27, 19456'3"195Twin Falls, ID US
Luis LagunasRRSeptember 12, 19435'10"170
Dave LaRocheLLMay 14, 19486'2"200Colorado Springs, CO US
Gabriel LugoRR5'7"154
Al MartinLLAugust 6, 19465'8"192
Monty McMillanLLNovember 11, 19446'1"180
Moe OgierRROctober 19, 19446'3"205
John OlerudRRNovember 26, 19436'0"190
Joe OvertonRRJuly 21, 19406'2"195
William ParlierSLJanuary 12, 19446'1"195Los Angeles, CA US
Del RiceRROctober 27, 19226'2"190Portsmouth, OH US
Bob SadowskiLRJanuary 15, 19376'0"175St. Louis, MO US
John SchroederRRMarch 28, 19476'0"175
Ed SennettRRApril 24, 19455'8"160
Harvey ShankRRJuly 29, 19466'4"220Toronto, ON CA
Richard ShibleyRRJune 7, 19455'9"160
Mike StubbinsRRFebruary 7, 19416'1"185Uhrichsville, OH US
Moose StubingLLMarch 31, 19386'3"220Bronx, NY US
Bobby TreviñoRRAugust 15, 19456'2"185Monterrey, Nuevo Leon MX
Ken TurnerRLAugust 17, 19436'2"190Framingham, MA US
Jim VopickaRRJune 15, 19446'2"185
Jim WeaverLLFebruary 19, 19396'0"178Lancaster, PA US
Wally WolfRRJanuary 5, 19426'0"191South Gate, CA 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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