1967 Burlington Bees Roster
Team Record: 56-59
Finished 5th in the MWL
Manager: Al Ronning (56-59)
Affiliation: Kansas City Athletics
Location: Burlington, Iowa
Ballpark: Community Field (Stadium)
Attendance: 38,137, Avg. 663
The Burlington Bees of the Midwest League ended the 1967 season with a record of 56 wins and 59 losses, finishing fifth in the MWL.
The Bees scored 445 runs and surrendered 473 runs. Bobby Brooks paced Burlington with 15 home runs and drove in 62 runs, while leading all regular hitters by hitting .274. Raul Medrano topped the team with 9 wins and a team-best 2.02 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.
Players from the 1967 Burlington Bees who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Pete Koegel, Bobby Brooks, Skip Lockwood, Dave Hamilton and Dwain Anderson.
Al Ronning served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Abbott | S | R | July 2, 1945 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| Dwain Anderson | R | R | November 23, 1947 | 5'11" | 165 | Oakland, CA US |
| Ronald Berta | R | R | 5'10" | 190 | ||
| Larry Bingham | R | R | October 1, 1946 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| James Blakeney | L | R | April 30, 1943 | 6'1" | 200 | |
| Bobby Brooks | R | R | November 1, 1945 | 5'8" | 165 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Roger Cain | R | R | September 16, 1949 | 6'2" | 192 | |
| Jaime Cepeda | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Kerry Compton | R | L | April 18, 1944 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Greg Conger | L | L | July 29, 1946 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Art Davis | R | R | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| Nick DeFlorio | R | R | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Robert Eldridge | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Frank Fall | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Richard Fernandez | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Oscar Flores | R | R | December 11, 1942 | 5'11" | 175 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Orlando Gomez | R | R | June 24, 1946 | 6'0" | 190 | Juana Diaz, PR |
| John Greene | S | L | January 14, 1946 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Art Groza | R | R | August 15, 1942 | 6'0" | 180 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Melvin Grubka | S | L | 6'4" | 207 | ||
| Henry Gunther | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Dave Hamilton | L | L | December 13, 1947 | 6'0" | 180 | Seattle, WA US |
| Louis Hemauer | R | R | September 3, 1943 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| John Knowles | R | R | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Pete Koegel | R | R | July 31, 1947 | 6'6" | 230 | Mineola, NY US |
| Skip Lockwood | R | R | August 17, 1946 | 6'1" | 175 | Roslindale, MA US |
| Thomas Matakanski | R | R | December 1, 1946 | 6'3" | 210 | |
| Raul Medrano | R | R | December 20, 1941 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Guillermo Mercado | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Francis Mulligan | R | R | 6'3" | 188 | ||
| Bruce Ocken | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| John Shearer | L | L | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Robert Smith | R | R | 5'10" | |||
| Robert Stickels | R | R | December 7, 1944 | 6'6" | 235 | |
| Gary Strom | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Chico Vaughns | R | R | August 6, 1948 | 6'4" | 185 | |
| Larry Vlasin | R | R | July 22, 1947 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Randy Waddill | R | L | September 20, 1944 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Roger Washington | S | R | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Donnie Weeks | R | L | July 23, 1947 | 6'2" | 210 |
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.
