1969 Stockton Ports Roster
Team Record: 81-59
Finished 1st in the CL
Manager: Bill Werle (81-59)
Affiliation: Baltimore Orioles
Location: Stockton, California
Ballpark: Billy Hebert Field
Attendance: 27,906, Avg. 399
Playoffs - Stockton Ports 2 games, Visalia Mets 1
The Stockton Ports of the California League ended the 1969 season with a record of 81 wins and 59 losses, finishing first in the CL.
The Ports paced the circuit with just 508 runs allowed. Stockton scored 595 runs. Edward Watts powered the squad with 10 home runs and drove in 77 runs. Ralph Manfredi topped hitters with significant playing time by hitting .305. Bill Kirkpatrick led the team with 16 wins, while Emmanuel Fitzgerald added 15 or more victories as well Bill Kirkpatrick registered a 1.96 earned run average, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Rich Coggins, Ron Dunn, Leon Brown, Terry Wilshusen, Dyar Miller, Al Bumbry and Junior Kennedy were all players from the 1969 Stockton Ports who played in the Majors during their careers.
Bill Werle served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Arnold | R | R | February 14, 1949 | 6'1" | 185 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Daniel Brady | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Leon Brown | R | R | November 16, 1948 | 6'0" | 185 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Al Bumbry | L | R | April 21, 1947 | 5'8" | 170 | Fredericksburg, VA US |
| William Carroll | R | R | July 7, 1946 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Rich Coggins | L | L | December 7, 1950 | 5'8" | 170 | Indianapolis, IN US |
| Ron Dunn | R | R | January 24, 1950 | 5'11" | 180 | Oklahoma City, OK US |
| Richard Fay | R | L | 6'3" | 170 | ||
| Emmanuel Fitzgerald | R | R | August 14, 1945 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Robert Frisbee | R | R | 6'2" | 210 | ||
| Derk Hoving | R | R | May 13, 1949 | 6'0" | 205 | |
| Craig Keister | L | L | May 25, 1949 | 6'2" | 170 | Everett, WA US |
| William Kelley | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| James Kelly | R | R | October 24, 1948 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Junior Kennedy | R | R | August 9, 1950 | 5'11" | 175 | Fort Gibson, OK US |
| Bill Kirkpatrick | R | R | April 13, 1947 | 6'1" | 188 | |
| Ralph Manfredi | R | R | January 5, 1946 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Edwin Maras | R | R | November 21, 1945 | 6'2" | 215 | |
| Clifton Matthew | R | R | September 25, 1943 | 6'0" | 197 | |
| Scott McDonald | R | R | June 13, 1947 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Dyar Miller | R | R | May 29, 1946 | 6'1" | 195 | Batesville, IN US |
| Richard Pecore | R | R | January 12, 1948 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Winston Presley | R | R | April 10, 1949 | 6'0" | 167 | |
| Don Roth | R | R | September 13, 1945 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Anthony Sebastian | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Ron Shelton | R | R | September 15, 1945 | 6'1" | 185 | Whittier, CA US |
| Victor Torruellas | R | R | February 4, 1947 | 6'1" | 165 | |
| Joseph Walsh | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Edward Watts | R | R | March 27, 1947 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Terry Wilshusen | R | R | March 22, 1949 | 6'2" | 210 | Atascadero, CA US |
| Richard Wukits | R | R | August 8, 1950 | 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.
