1969 West Palm Beach Expos Roster
Team Record: 56-73
Finished 5th in the FSL's South Division
Manager: Ed Sadowski (56-73)
Affiliation: Montreal Expos
Location: West Palm Beach, Florida
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 30,473, Avg. 472
The West Palm Beach Expos of the Florida State League ended the 1969 season with a record of 56 wins and 73 losses, finishing fifth in the league's South Division.
The Expos scored 392 runs and gave up 459 runs. Willie Brown drove in 37 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .239 average. Dave Hartman led the team with 14 wins and a team-best 2.04 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Players from the 1969 West Palm Beach Expos who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Garry Jestadt, Ernie McAnally, Balor Moore and Joe Moock.
Ed Sadowski served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Arnzen | R | R | November 3, 1947 | 6'5" | 210 | Covington, KY US |
| David Baldwin | L | L | 6'4" | 185 | ||
| Rod Beckman | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Barry Botterman | R | R | September 25, 1947 | 6'0" | 185 | Atlantic City, NJ US |
| Willie Brown | S | R | February 27, 1945 | 5'9" | 165 | Charleston, SC US |
| Michael Dougherty | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | Scotch Plains, NJ US | |
| John Dow | L | R | June 16, 1947 | 6'2" | 195 | Bemidji, MN US |
| Edwin Fisher | R | R | April 6, 1947 | 5'11" | 180 | Federalsburg, MD US |
| Linwood Garrett | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | Richmond, VA US | |
| John Glass | R | R | April 7, 1947 | 6'0" | 160 | |
| Craig Glassco | R | R | April 29, 1947 | 6'4" | 185 | San Bernardino, CA US |
| Thomas Harris | R | R | January 18, 1948 | 6'0" | 180 | Duluth, GA US |
| John Hart | R | R | July 21, 1948 | 6'1" | 185 | Tampa, FL US |
| Dave Hartman | L | L | February 16, 1946 | 6'3" | 190 | Austin, MN US |
| Ross Hoffman | L | L | March 4, 1946 | 6'0" | 185 | Visalia, CA US |
| Alan Hoops | R | R | September 19, 1947 | 6'1" | 185 | Long Beach, CA US |
| Raymond Hughes | R | R | 6'5" | 210 | Jersey City, NJ US | |
| Garry Jestadt | R | R | March 19, 1947 | 6'2" | 188 | Chicago, IL US |
| Rick Johnson | R | R | August 30, 1945 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Stephen Keller | R | R | September 6, 1947 | 6'3" | 210 | Evanston, IL US |
| Byron Kennedy | R | R | July 23, 1949 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Melvin Kennedy | L | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Bruce Kinder | R | R | 6'0" | 160 | ||
| Robert Kocmalski | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | Bayonne, NJ US | |
| Michael Kotzin | L | L | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| David Lapointe | L | R | 6'3" | 195 | ||
| James LaRusso | L | R | June 28, 1947 | 5'10" | 165 | Lyndhurst, NJ US |
| Keith LeFevre | R | R | January 9, 1950 | 6'0" | 175 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Bill MacKenzie | L | R | July 27, 1946 | 6'1" | 175 | Pictou, NS CA |
| James Marshall | R | L | July 8, 1946 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Ernie McAnally | R | R | August 15, 1946 | 6'1" | 190 | Pittsburgh, TX US |
| Jerry McClain | R | R | August 8, 1947 | 6'3" | 210 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Joe Moock | L | R | March 12, 1944 | 6'1" | 180 | Plaquemine, LA US |
| Balor Moore | L | L | January 25, 1951 | 6'2" | 178 | Smithville, TX US |
| Alfredo Ortiz | R | R | September 28, 1952 | 5'10" | 154 | , VE |
| Lawrence Pearlman | R | R | December 7, 1948 | 5'9" | 165 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| John Petrock | R | R | November 26, 1949 | 5'10" | 165 | Belle Meade, NJ US |
| John Reid | R | R | December 9, 1947 | 6'3" | 185 | Miami, FL US |
| James Rispoli | L | R | 6'0" | 186 | ||
| Wayne Ryan | R | R | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Danny Sellers | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | Columbus, GA US | |
| Edward Silverman | R | L | September 17, 1946 | 6'2" | 180 | Paterson, NJ US |
| James Sparkman | R | R | 6'2" | 205 | Houston, TX US | |
| Richard Summers | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Richard Turner | R | R | 6'5" | 225 | ||
| John Wilson | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | Bell Gardens, CA US | |
| Larry Woltz | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | East Point, GA US | |
| Hank Zacharias | L | R | August 14, 1945 | 5'11" | 180 | Winkler, MB CA |
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.
