1969 Waterloo Hawks Roster

Midwest League (MWL) - Class: A
Team Record: 52-72
Finished 8th in the MWL
Manager: Rollie Hemsley (52-72)
Affiliation: Kansas City Royals
Location: Waterloo, Iowa
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 30,267, Avg. 488
1969 Waterloo Hawks Statistics

The Waterloo Hawks of the Midwest League ended the 1969 season with a record of 52 wins and 72 losses, finishing eighth in the MWL.

The Hawks scored 492 runs and allowed 620 runs. Jim Dugan led Waterloo with 16 home runs Nick Van Lue drove in 67 runs. Ted Parks topped hitters with significant playing time by hitting .307. Joe Karp and Gary DeBenedetti paced the squad with 10 wins each, while Gary DeBenedetti registered a 2.89 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers.

Lance Clemons played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Waterloo Hawks to do so.

Rollie Hemsley served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Bob BrownRRFebruary 18, 19495'11"170
Jackson ChandlerRR6'2"200
Greg ChlanRRJuly 8, 19486'2"205
Lance ClemonsLLJuly 6, 19476'2"205Philadelphia, PA US
Jerry ColeSLFebruary 20, 19496'0"190
Gary DeBenedettiRRApril 16, 19485'10"185
Martin DownenRRJanuary 16, 19476'5"
Jim DuganRRJune 18, 19466'2"200
John FloydSR6'0"181Augusta, GA US
Dave GinnLRApril 15, 19506'2"215
Steve GrahamRR
Rex HeinRRJanuary 5, 19485'11"185
Joe KarpLRApril 24, 19466'4"220
Wade KleckleyRRFebruary 24, 19506'4"208
Larry LargentRR5'11"175
Bob LawsonRRAugust 7, 19486'7"190
Lloyd LightfootRRNovember 4, 19466'3"175
Dennis MaleyRRJune 1, 19475'11"185San Diego, CA US
John MarshallRR6'0"175
Bruce MorrisonRRJuly 2, 19466'2"190
John NelsonSRSeptember 19, 19495'10"180
George NicholsRRAugust 15, 19476'3"195
Joe NunnRRAugust 25, 19466'2"195
Ted ParksRROctober 25, 19466'0"180
Joe PfaffRR6'0"175
Fred PoundersLLDecember 15, 19486'6"205
Whitey ReidSLOctober 14, 19506'1"160Jacksonville, FL US
Jorge RiveraRRDecember 16, 19505'11"161
Les RoosRRAugust 14, 19465'8"170
Terry SchofieldLROctober 31, 19466'1"190
Steve SharpRRJanuary 2, 19476'1"195
Ralph StewartLL6'0"190
Nick Van LueLLDecember 6, 19466'2"175
Paul WaltonRRAugust 5, 19496'5"205
Frank WardSRDecember 16, 19466'2"210
Ralph WellsRR6'0"175
Jimmy WhismanRRSeptember 19, 19466'0"175Claremore, OK US
Terry WilliamsRRAugust 19, 19476'1"184Los Angeles, CA US
Don WrightLRApril 5, 19446'0"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.




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