1969 Great Falls Giants Roster

Pioneer League (PL) - Class: R
Team Record: 40-31
Finished 2nd in the PL
Manager: Harvey Koepf (40-31)
Affiliation: San Francisco Giants
Location: Great Falls, Montana
Ballpark: Centene Field
Attendance: 12,835, Avg. 362
1969 Great Falls Giants Statistics

The Great Falls Giants of the Pioneer League ended the 1969 season with a record of 40 wins and 31 losses, finishing second in the PL.

The Giants scored 392 runs and gave up 339 runs. Randy Kapano drove in 36 runs. Philip Johnson topped the squad with 10 wins, while John Sielicki recorded a 1.15 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Gary Thomasson, Elías Sosa, Ed Goodson, Steve Ontiveros, Horace Speed, Mike Phillips and Skip Pitlock were all players from the 1969 Great Falls Giants who played in the Majors during their careers.

Harvey Koepf served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jose AlasRR5'11"155
Augusto AustinRRJune 29, 19495'11"162Panama, Panama PA
John BowmanRR5'11"170
Douglas BozemanSR6'0"175
Mark BrewsterLR5'10"175
Rick CardenLL6'1"170
Mike FisherRR5'11"165
Rick GallagherLLDecember 11, 19476'3"185
Stephen GarmanRRJanuary 18, 19476'2"190
Ed GoodsonLRJanuary 25, 19486'3"180Pulaski, VA US
Terry HansenRRDecember 10, 19496'3"190Tyler, MN US
Edward HartRR6'2"190
Larry HayesRR6'0"180
Jimmy HoggarthRR6'1"200
Kerry HornRR6'1"190
Philip JohnsonRRJanuary 14, 19485'11"165
James KaneLL6'0"180
Randy KapanoRR6'0"185
Art KinnaughLRFebruary 16, 19485'9"170
Richard KleinRR6'3"200
Wade LinstadRR6'3"195
Raymond LombardoRR6'2"185
Cephus MayoRR5'11"178
Dick MillerRRJuly 26, 19476'0"175
Michael MurphyLR6'4"205
Mike O'BrienRR6'4"195
Mike OconRROctober 15, 19496'0"180
Ronald OlesiakRR6'0"200
Steve OntiverosSROctober 26, 19516'0"185Bakersfield, CA US
Tommy PalmertreeRL5'11"195
Mike PhillipsLRAugust 19, 19506'0"170Beaumont, TX US
Skip PitlockLLNovember 6, 19476'2"180Hillside, IL US
Richard PowersRR6'4"205
Andy RodriguezRRApril 16, 19506'2"165Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Joseph SadelfeldRL6'3"200
Jeffrey SandbornRR6'3"195
John SielickiSLOctober 12, 19516'4"205Hartford, CT US
Elías SosaRRJune 10, 19506'2"186La Vega, La Vega DO
Horace SpeedRROctober 4, 19516'1"180Los Angeles, CA US
Edgar ThomasLL6'1"215
Gary ThomassonLLJuly 29, 19516'1"180San Diego, CA US
Dean WallaceRRDecember 2, 19465'11"175Portland, OR US
James WatsonRR5'11"173
Gary WoodsRR6'0"185
Jack WoolseyLLDecember 5, 19475'10"168
Gregory YarbroughLL6'3"210

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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