1969 Raleigh-Durham Phillies Roster
Team Record: 79-62
Finished 2nd in the CL's East Division
Manager: Nolan Campbell (79-62)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies
Location: Durham, North Carolina; Raleigh, North Carolina
Ballpark: Devereux Meadow Park
Attendance: 50,564, Avg. 717
Playoffs - Raleigh-Durham Phillies 2 games, Kinston Eagles 0
Playoffs - Raleigh-Durham Phillies 2 games, Peninsula Astros 1
Finals - Raleigh-Durham Phillies 2 games, Burlington Senators 1
The Raleigh-Durham Phillies of the Carolina League ended the 1969 season with a record of 79 wins and 62 losses, finishing second in the league's East Division.
The Raleigh- Phillies yielded 495 runs, fewest in the league. Durham plated 597 runs. Greg Luzinski walloped 31 home runs for the team, while Sam Parrilla swatted 15 or more, too. Greg Luzinski drove in 92 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .289 average. John Penn led the team with 15 wins, and Gordon Knutson registered a 1.9 earned run average, leading qualifying pitchers.
Bob Boone, Larry Cox, Sam Parrilla, Manny Muñiz, Bob Terlecki, Dave Lemonds and Greg Luzinski were all players from the 1969 Raleigh-Durham Phillies who played in the Majors during their careers.
Nolan Campbell served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie Aguirre | R | R | October 29, 1948 | 5'11" | 190 | Bakersfield, CA US |
| Bob Boone | R | R | November 19, 1947 | 6'2" | 195 | San Diego, CA US |
| Steve Cates | L | L | December 29, 1949 | 6'2" | 185 | Richmond, IN US |
| Ed Cecil | R | R | June 5, 1942 | 6'0" | 172 | Bend, OR US |
| Larry Cox | R | R | September 11, 1947 | 5'10" | 178 | Bluffton, OH US |
| Jackie Disher | L | L | October 29, 1944 | 5'10" | 175 | Charleston, SC US |
| Jack Foreman | R | R | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| Brian Hansen | R | R | December 31, 1946 | 5'11" | 175 | Detroit, MI US |
| John Herbst | L | L | 6'3" | 205 | ||
| Henry Jacquez | R | R | 5'10" | 185 | ||
| Gordon Knutson | L | L | February 8, 1945 | 5'9" | 180 | |
| Robert Leatherwood | S | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Dave Lemonds | L | L | July 5, 1948 | 6'1" | 180 | Charlotte, NC US |
| Greg Luzinski | R | R | November 22, 1950 | 6'1" | 220 | Chicago, IL US |
| Robert Malcolm | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Manny Muñiz | R | R | December 31, 1947 | 5'11" | 190 | Caguas, PR |
| Jesus Padron | R | R | 5'10" | 152 | ||
| Sam Parrilla | R | R | June 12, 1943 | 5'11" | 185 | Santurce, PR |
| John Penn | R | R | February 14, 1945 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Mel Roberts | R | R | January 18, 1943 | 6'0" | 180 | Abington, PA US |
| Gerardo Rodriguez | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Richard Sadler | R | R | 6'2" | 205 | ||
| Jose Sanchez | R | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Thomas Silicato | R | R | April 13, 1946 | 5'11" | 155 | Wilmington, DE US |
| Raymond Starnes | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Bob Terlecki | R | R | February 14, 1945 | 5'8" | 185 | Trenton, NJ US |
| Gilberto Torres | R | R | September 17, 1946 | 6'3" | 170 | |
| Victor Torres | R | R | March 9, 1944 | 5'9" | 160 | |
| Dale Weatherford | R | R | November 3, 1948 | 6'0" | 205 | Kansas City, MO US |
| Gary Weldon | R | R | April 21, 1945 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Richard Wissel | L | R | April 9, 1946 | 6'0" | 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.
