1969 Greenville Red Sox Roster
Team Record: 56-68
Finished 6th in the WCL
Manager: Bill Slack (56-68)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Greenville, South Carolina
Ballpark: Meadowbrook Park
Attendance: 52,991, Avg. 855
The Greenville Red Sox of the Western Carolinas League ended the 1969 season with a record of 56 wins and 68 losses, finishing sixth in the WCL.
The Red Sox plated 536 runs, worst in the league, and conceded 618 runs. Ben Oglivie drove in 62 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .317 clip. Dick Pole led the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 3.18 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 1969 Greenville Red Sox who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Dick Pole, Ben Oglivie, Cecil Cooper and John Curtis.
Bill Slack served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Beckett | R | R | October 1, 1946 | 6'3" | 180 | Toronto, ON CA |
| James Boris | R | R | September 16, 1949 | 6'3" | 195 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Paul Campbell | L | L | November 7, 1944 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Steve Coley | R | R | July 26, 1943 | 5'9" | 170 | Spartanburg, SC US |
| Allen Collins | R | R | December 18, 1949 | 6'3" | 195 | Elyria, OH US |
| Cecil Cooper | L | L | December 20, 1949 | 6'2" | 165 | Brenham, TX US |
| Phil Corddry | S | L | April 8, 1947 | 6'1" | 175 | Bethesda, MD US |
| Charles Cornett | R | R | November 27, 1946 | 6'3" | 215 | Council Bluffs, IA US |
| Mike Cummings | R | R | October 27, 1947 | 5'8" | 165 | New Orleans, LA US |
| John Curtis | L | L | March 9, 1948 | 6'1" | 175 | Newton, MA US |
| Steve Eagan | R | R | October 7, 1946 | 5'11" | 210 | Topeka, KS US |
| Ronald Falls | R | R | March 27, 1948 | 6'0" | 178 | Lancaster, CA US |
| John Fletcher | L | R | August 13, 1948 | 5'11" | 190 | |
| Roy Handel | S | R | October 24, 1949 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Terry Joiner | R | R | 5'8" | 152 | ||
| Michael Leppa | R | R | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Glenn Lohfink | R | R | January 15, 1948 | 6'0" | 190 | New Orleans, LA US |
| Keith MacDonald | R | L | March 1, 1948 | 6'1" | 170 | Montreal, QC CA |
| Jim Magnuson | R | R | May 11, 1946 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Frank Mannerino | R | R | December 11, 1949 | 5'10" | 170 | Chicago, IL US |
| Michael Mazerall | R | R | April 20, 1946 | 6'7" | 230 | |
| Ed Mello | R | R | June 12, 1947 | 5'8" | 157 | Providence, RI US |
| Francisco Mercado | L | L | January 4, 1948 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Ben Oglivie | L | L | February 11, 1949 | 6'2" | 160 | Colon, Colon PA |
| Max Oliveras | R | R | September 10, 1949 | 6'1" | ||
| Samuel Phillips | R | R | March 31, 1949 | 6'1" | 185 | Fort Worth, TX US |
| Dick Pole | R | R | October 13, 1950 | 6'3" | 200 | Trout Creek, MI US |
| Charles Prediger | R | R | December 8, 1946 | 6'3" | 196 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Walt Ransom | R | R | April 18, 1950 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Alfred Riverso | R | R | September 13, 1946 | 5'9" | 170 | , IT |
| Richard Robinson | L | L | September 15, 1947 | 5'11" | 185 | Lawrence, MA US |
| Bob Schultz | L | R | December 2, 1948 | 5'9" | 175 | |
| Mike Skane | R | L | June 15, 1942 | 6'2" | 197 | Woburn, MA US |
| John Stephen | R | R | December 30, 1948 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Anthony Vincent | R | R | January 26, 1945 | 5'10" | 180 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Thomas Walsh | R | R | March 3, 1950 | 6'5" | 205 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Ronald White | L | L | April 3, 1946 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| John Zbercot | R | R | December 14, 1949 | 5'10" | 180 |
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.
