1969 Rocky Mount Leafs Roster

Carolina League (CL) - Class: A
Team Record: 82-62
Finished 1st in the CL's East Division
Manager: Al Federoff (82-62)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 41,957, Avg. 583
1969 Rocky Mount Leafs Statistics

Playoffs - Peninsula Astros 2 games, Rocky Mount Leafs 0

The Rocky Mount Leafs of the Carolina League ended the 1969 season with a record of 82 wins and 62 losses, finishing first in the league's East Division.

The Leafs plated 588 runs and yielded 525 runs. Tim Hosley paced Rocky Mount with 27 home runs and drove in 79 runs. Elliott Maddox and Ronnie Chambers topped hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .301 clip. Jerome Donahue led the squad with 10 wins, while Arnold Helwig recorded a 2.66 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Members of the 1969 Rocky Mount Leafs who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Ike Blessitt, Bill Gilbreth, Tim Hosley, Paul Jata, Don Leshnock, Elliott Maddox, Phil Meeler, Bob Molinaro, Dennis Saunders and Chuck Scrivener.

Al Federoff served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Marty BarskiSRJanuary 11, 19475'10"180
John BevilLLMay 22, 19466'0"180
Ike BlessittRRSeptember 30, 19495'11"185Detroit, MI US
Joseph BrauerLRJune 7, 19476'3"210
Oscar CartayaRRAugust 27, 19465'10"164La Habana, La Habana CU
Ronnie ChambersLR5'11"185
Robert ColeLR6'3"210
Mike CookRRMarch 6, 19476'0"200Sand Mountain, AL US
James DietzLL6'3"165
Jerome DonahueLRJuly 28, 19495'11"182
John FaehrLLApril 3, 19456'1"180
Michael FremuthRRAugust 29, 19476'0"178
Bill GilbrethLLSeptember 3, 19476'0"180Abilene, TX US
Tommy GraysonSRFebruary 19, 19455'9"180
Timothy GrisdaleRR6'1"195
Larry GroceLLFebruary 7, 19466'0"180Atlanta, GA US
Arnold HelwigRL6'1"195
Richard HollidayRR6'5"210
Tim HosleyRRMay 10, 19475'11"185Spartanburg, SC US
Paul JataRRSeptember 4, 19496'1"190Astoria, NY US
Don LeshnockRLNovember 25, 19466'3"195Youngstown, OH US
Monte LittleRR5'9"
Elliott MaddoxRRDecember 21, 19475'11"180East Orange, NJ US
Miguel MedinaRR6'1"178
Phil MeelerRRJuly 3, 19486'5"215South Boston, VA US
Bob MolinaroLRMay 21, 19506'0"190Newark, NJ US
Donald MurphyLR6'1"185
Michael MurrayRR5'11"185
Michael ReedRR6'2"190
Dennis SaundersSRJanuary 4, 19496'3"195Alhambra, CA US
Chuck ScrivenerRROctober 3, 19475'9"170Alexandria, VA US
Keith SpicerRR6'2"190
Richard WallsRRMay 21, 19486'2"182
Robert WareRRNovember 28, 19476'5"220
Robert WelzLLFebruary 11, 19466'1"214Dorchester, MA US
Larry WhitleyLLJanuary 9, 19436'0"182
Dave YoakumRRDecember 15, 19465'11"175Middlesboro, KY US
James YoungLLFebruary 15, 19476'2"195
George ZalochaRR6'2"189

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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