1969 Pittsfield Red Sox Statistics

Eastern League (EL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 68-72
Finished 4th in the EL
Manager: Billy Gardner (68-72)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Ballpark: Wahconah Stadium (Park)
Attendance: 79,642, Avg. 1,138
1969 Pittsfield Red Sox Roster

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

The Pittsfield Red Sox of the Eastern League ended the 1969 season with a record of 68 wins and 72 losses, finishing fourth in the EL.

The Red Sox scored 590 runs and conceded 577 runs. Frank Austin led Pittsfield with 15 home runs Frank Austin and Fred Wolcott each recorded 75 runs batted in. John Mason paced hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .290 clip. Ken Wright topped the squad with 12 wins, while Tom Parsons recorded a 2.25 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.

Members of the 1969 Pittsfield Red Sox who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Chris Coletta, Carlton Fisk, Billy Gardner, Dave Gray, Buddy Hunter, Bill Lee, Rick Miller, Dick Mills, Tom Parsons, Fred Wenz and Ken Wright.

Billy Gardner served as manager.


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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Ken Wright1210.5453.1631211242165.0147745859281361528
Ivy Washington814.3643.0725251410167.01528057510011137319
Tom Parsons77.5002.25471108132.012950335351694412
Bill Lee62.7502.06101020070.0482516432148000
James Thomas68.4293.302117631120.011157441152570105
Dick Mills52.7143.63101031057.0482523433049006
Dave Gray54.5562.84131242173.0473223339060107
Raul Mercado55.5004.6734000479.010053416311430001
Jack Gaines32.6006.19131211048.0523633845040101
Carl Boteze33.5003.327420038.0332214415021004
Edward Baird34.4295.949930053.0684035621125202
Paul Dowd37.3006.23151442065.0805445828530402
Charles Prediger11.5002.122210017.016440827001
James Thornton13.2503.5719400153.0622521332329014
Fred Wenz000.00200014.01000109000
Totals6872.4863.5325814105314181141.010945774477256466785315520

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
John Mason13655249078142215463434948.290.352.378.730185319
Fred Wolcott13356050572142285147525544119.281.342.440.782222524
Katsuhiro Shitanishi1375995137611613402720126849.226.325.267.593137963
Frank Austin113442404481091011575113563.270.327.411.738166021
Donald Dilly943853254983202332625059.255.360.357.717116523
Carlton Fisk9735130938751831041203360.243.329.417.746129711
Mike Budd1093883173871122840016737.224.358.350.708111022
James Russin993052693565501346103255.242.321.405.727109103
Daniel Rudanovich933402933965121127123933.222.318.280.59882404
Rick Miller77265221255871632124346.262.385.385.77085100
Buddy Hunter742592173153101322203338.244.348.341.68974261
John Butler41153138193750519211429.268.333.413.74657001
Richard Jackson5417215014274025002120.180.285.247.53237100
John Mountain24948612247001032714.279.330.360.69031001
Raymond Henningsen20514351320060067.302.392.349.74115101
Chris Coletta12433941122142044.282.349.513.86220000
Juan Ramos22645431120080098.204.317.241.55813010
Curtis Suchan1440200000000.500.500.5001.0002000
Steve Eagan923212200020026.095.174.095.2692000
James Thomas221101100000001.0001.0002.0003.0002000
Billy Gardner2431100000010.333.500.333.8331000
John Hamilton1440100000000.250.250.250.5001000
Raul Mercado35110000000001.000.000.000.0000000
Bill Lee12651000000011.000.167.000.1670000
Totals141750664412590110917927855347031558697.251.338.362.700159703923340


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Frank Austin1B9981459970.9908.818
James Russin1B54347261239.9696.907
Mike Budd1B211111.9236.000
Richard Jackson1B130001.0003.000
Katsuhiro Shitanishi2B71131169835.9744.225
Buddy Hunter2B711541821049.9714.732
John Mason2B68712.9382.500
Billy Gardner2B232001.0002.500
John Mason3B1271181915527.8492.433
James Russin3B16112350.8722.125
Katsuhiro Shitanishi3B651721.9173.667
John Butler3B212001.0001.500
Carlton FiskC9755165224.9666.3519
Richard JacksonC462642566.9806.2836
Steve EaganC822610.9663.5001
Fred WolcottOF1332071262.9731.647
Donald DillyOF94147551.9681.617
Daniel RudanovichOF88121722.9851.455
Rick MillerOF75150833.9812.107
John MountainOF2332221.9441.478
Frank AustinOF12210001.0001.750
Chris ColettaOF690001.0001.500
John MasonOF241001.0002.500
Curtis SuchanOF112001.0003.000
Raul MercadoOF110001.0001.000
Mike BuddOF110001.0001.000
Tom ParsonsP47104322.9641.128
Raul MercadoP3451010.938.441
Ken WrightP3152724.9411.032
Ivy WashingtonP25113541.9201.840
James ThomasP2121120.867.619
James ThorntonP1929001.000.579
Paul DowdP15615001.0001.400
Dave GrayP1351521.9091.538
Jack GainesP132920.846.846
Dick MillsP103411.875.700
Bill LeeP1041920.9202.300
Edward BairdP94510.9001.000
Carl BotezeP737001.0001.429
Fred WenzP20000.000
Charles PredigerP225001.0003.500
Katsuhiro ShitanishiSS61971571641.9414.164
John ButlerSS39701131021.9484.692
Juan RamosSS22276056.9463.955
Raymond HenningsenSS19184459.9253.263
John MasonSS652062.8064.167
Buddy HunterSS213001.0002.000
John HamiltonSS14312.8757.000
Totals145234231426212333.9583.3401600

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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