1969 Tidewater Tides Roster
Team Record: 76-59
Finished 1st in the IL
Manager: Clyde McCullough (76-59)
Affiliation: New York Mets
Location: Norfolk, Virginia
Ballpark: Frank Lawrence Stadium
Attendance: 67,292, Avg. 997
Playoffs - Columbus Jets 3 games, Tidewater Tides 1
The Tidewater Tides of the International League ended the 1969 season with a record of 76 wins and 59 losses, finishing first in the IL.Played at Portsmouth, Virginia.
The Tides paced the circuit with just 588 runs allowed. Tidewater scored 685 runs. Roy Foster powered the team with 24 home runs, while Mike Jorgensen walloped 15 or more also. Roy Foster drove in 92 runs and topped all regular batters by hitting .281. Jon Matlack led the squad with 14 wins, and Danny Frisella registered a 2.76 earned run average, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Duffy Dyer, Orlando McFarlane, Roy Foster, Larry Bearnarth, Kevin Collins, Steve Renko, Bob Johnson, Dennis Musgraves, Jim Bibby, Art Shamsky, Curtis Brown, Jon Matlack, Billy Sorrell, Jack DiLauro, Danny Frisella, Bobby Pfeil, Bill Connors, Choo-Choo Coleman, Bernie Smith, Amos Otis, Bob Heise, Bob Hendley, Mike Jorgensen, Rich Beck, Ron Locke, Jim Gosger and Steve Hertz were all players from the 1969 Tidewater Tides who played in the Majors during their careers.
Clyde McCullough served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bearnarth | R | R | September 11, 1940 | 6'2" | 203 | New York, NY US |
| Rich Beck | S | R | January 21, 1940 | 6'3" | 190 | Pasco, WA US |
| Jim Bibby | R | R | October 29, 1944 | 6'5" | 235 | Franklinton, NC US |
| Curtis Brown | R | R | September 14, 1945 | 5'11" | 180 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Donald Camy | R | R | September 10, 1949 | 6'1" | 190 | Salinas, CA US |
| Stu Cann | L | R | June 18, 1946 | 5'11" | 165 | Kankakee, IL US |
| Tony Canzano | S | R | December 3, 1946 | 5'11" | 175 | San Jose, CA US |
| Choo-Choo Coleman | L | R | August 25, 1935 | 5'9" | 165 | Orlando, FL US |
| Kevin Collins | L | R | August 4, 1946 | 6'1" | 180 | Springfield, MA US |
| Bill Connors | R | R | November 2, 1941 | 6'1" | 180 | Schenectady, NY US |
| Jack DiLauro | S | L | May 3, 1943 | 6'2" | 185 | Akron, OH US |
| Jim Dugan | R | R | June 18, 1946 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Duffy Dyer | R | R | August 15, 1945 | 6'0" | 187 | Dayton, OH US |
| Glenn Ezell | R | R | October 29, 1944 | 6'1" | 190 | Kentwood, LA US |
| Lloyd Flodin | R | R | May 12, 1940 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Roy Foster | R | R | July 29, 1945 | 6'0" | 185 | Bixby, OK US |
| Danny Frisella | L | R | March 4, 1946 | 6'0" | 185 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Jim Gosger | L | L | November 6, 1942 | 5'11" | 185 | Port Huron, MI US |
| Bob Heise | R | R | May 12, 1947 | 6'0" | 175 | San Antonio, TX US |
| Bob Hendley | R | L | April 30, 1939 | 6'2" | 190 | Macon, GA US |
| Steve Hertz | R | R | February 26, 1945 | 6'1" | 195 | Wright Patterson AFB, OH US |
| Wilbur Huckle | R | R | December 23, 1937 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Bob Johnson | L | R | April 25, 1943 | 6'4" | 220 | Aurora, IL US |
| Mike Jorgensen | L | L | August 16, 1948 | 6'0" | 195 | Passaic, NJ US |
| Ron Locke | R | L | April 4, 1942 | 5'11" | 168 | Wakefield, RI US |
| Jon Matlack | L | L | January 19, 1950 | 6'3" | 205 | West Chester, PA US |
| Orlando McFarlane | R | R | June 28, 1935 | 6'0" | 180 | Oriente, CU |
| Dennis Musgraves | R | R | December 25, 1943 | 6'4" | 188 | Indianapolis, IN US |
| Amos Otis | R | R | April 26, 1947 | 5'11" | 165 | Mobile, AL US |
| Ronnie Paul | R | L | June 10, 1945 | 6'3" | 210 | |
| Bobby Pfeil | R | R | November 13, 1942 | 6'1" | 180 | Passaic, NJ US |
| Fred Reahm | L | L | April 12, 1948 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Steve Renko | R | R | December 10, 1944 | 6'5" | 230 | Kansas City, KS US |
| Art Shamsky | L | L | October 14, 1941 | 6'1" | 168 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Bernie Smith | R | R | September 4, 1941 | 5'9" | 164 | Ponchatoula, LA US |
| Billy Sorrell | L | R | October 14, 1940 | 6'0" | 190 | Morehead, KY US |
| Jack Tracy | R | R | August 11, 1942 | 5'11" | 178 | |
| Chester Trail | R | R | January 19, 1944 | 6'1" | 170 |
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.
