1969 York Pirates Roster

Eastern League (EL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 89-50
Finished 1st in the EL
Manager: Joe Morgan (89-50)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: York, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 52,934, Avg. 762
1969 York Pirates Statistics

Playoffs - Pittsfield Red Sox 1 game, York Pirates 0 - All further games cancelled due to bad weather and poor attendance.

The York Pirates of the Eastern League ended the 1969 season with a record of 89 wins and 50 losses, finishing first in the EL.

The Pirates led the circuit with just 497 runs allowed. York scored 680 runs. Ángel Mangual paced the team with 26 home runs and accounted for 102 RBI, while leading all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .320 average. Lyn Fitzer topped the squad with 12 wins, and Frank Brosseau registered a 1.9 earned run average, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Members of the 1969 York Pirates who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Frank Brosseau, Fred Cambria, Gene Clines, Dick Colpaert, Gene Garber, John Hoffman, Rimp Lanier, Ángel Mangual, Lou Marone, Al Schmelz and Charlie Shoemaker.

Joe Morgan served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Dave ArringtonRRJanuary 24, 19486'0"195Richmond, CA US
Cal BaileyRRApril 8, 19436'3"205
Frank BrosseauRRJuly 31, 19446'1"180Drayton, ND US
Robert ButkusLL5'10"175
Larry CaltonRR5'9"160
Fred CambriaRRJanuary 22, 19486'2"195Cambria Heights, NY US
Gene ClinesRROctober 6, 19465'9"170San Pablo, CA US
Dick ColpaertRRJanuary 3, 19445'10"182Fraser, MI US
Raymond CordeiroLLJuly 24, 19396'0"190Bristol, RI US
Pablo CruzRRMarch 21, 19475'11"158Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Richard DareLLMay 14, 19446'3"160
Lyn FitzerRRJanuary 11, 19466'1"193Columbus, OH US
Gene GarberRRNovember 13, 19475'10"175Lancaster, PA US
Roger HaywardRRNovember 28, 19476'5"205
Dick HendrixRRJuly 20, 19476'3"190Cincinnati, OH US
Hector HerreraRR5'11"172
John HoffmanLROctober 31, 19436'0"190Aberdeen, SD US
Barry HouserLLDecember 24, 19456'4"200Mechanicsburg, PA US
Zelman JackRR5'11"175
Rimp LanierLROctober 19, 19485'8"150Tuskegee, AL US
Ángel MangualRRMarch 19, 19475'10"178Juana Diaz, PR
Lou MaroneRLDecember 3, 19455'11"185San Diego, CA US
Richard MerglerRRNovember 16, 19456'2"200
Tim MurtaughSRMay 6, 19435'11"195Chester, PA US
Ed NapoleonRRSeptember 13, 19375'9"170Baltimore, MD US
Felix SantanaRRApril 29, 19425'7"152Mao, Valverde DO
Al SchmelzRRNovember 12, 19436'4"210Whittier, CA US
Charlie ShoemakerLRAugust 10, 19395'10"155Los Angeles, CA US
Frank VanzinLRMarch 19, 19446'0"190
Wayne WhiteRRNovember 16, 19456'0"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.




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