1969 Burlington Senators Roster
Team Record: 71-71
Finished 3rd in the CL's West Division
Manager: Buddy Hicks (0-0), Bill Haywood (0-0)
Affiliation: Washington Senators
Location: Burlington, North Carolina
Ballpark: Burlington Athletic Park
Attendance: 20,550, Avg. 289
Playoffs - Burlington Senators 2 games, Salem Rebels 0
Playoffs - Burlington Senators 2 games, Winston-Salem Red Sox 1
Finals - Raleigh-Durham Phillies 2 games, Burlington Senators 1
The Burlington Senators of the Carolina League ended the 1969 season with a record of 71 wins and 71 losses, finishing third in the league's West Division.
The Senators plated 507 runs and allowed 531 runs. Don Castle drove in 59 runs and topped hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .283 clip. Dick Nold led the squad with 13 wins, while Jeffrey Vollweiler earned a 3.18 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Bob Jones, Toby Harrah, Mike Thompson, Dick Nold, John Wockenfuss, Bill Haywood and Don Castle were all players from the 1969 Burlington Senators who played in the Majors during their careers.
Buddy Hicks and Bill Haywood served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dexter Baker | L | L | August 1, 1948 | 6'2" | 180 | Racine, WI US |
| Gene Baker | R | R | April 15, 1946 | 6'0" | 180 | Darlington, SC US |
| Dick Baldwin | L | L | July 30, 1945 | 5'11" | 180 | Dallas, TX US |
| Richard Bechtel | R | R | January 2, 1946 | 5'11" | 168 | |
| John Biedenbach | L | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Frank Bolick | R | R | March 2, 1947 | 5'11" | 185 | Mount Carmel, PA US |
| Sonny Bowers | R | R | September 18, 1947 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Wayne Brescher | R | R | February 18, 1946 | 6'3" | 215 | |
| Don Castle | L | L | February 1, 1950 | 6'1" | 205 | Kokomo, IN US |
| Walter Czopczyc | R | R | June 20, 1946 | 6'0" | 185 | Hahn, DE |
| LaMar Davis | L | L | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Roger Gifford | L | R | December 19, 1941 | 6'3" | 195 | Gary, IN US |
| Rick Guarnera | R | R | October 21, 1946 | 5'11" | 180 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Toby Harrah | R | R | October 26, 1948 | 6'0" | 175 | Sissonville, WV US |
| Bill Haywood | R | R | April 21, 1937 | 6'3" | 205 | Colon, Colon PA |
| William Holt | L | L | November 21, 1947 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Larry Iten | R | R | June 25, 1949 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Frederic Jacobs | R | R | January 22, 1945 | 6'0" | 172 | Chicago, IL US |
| Jeffery Janek | L | L | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Bob Jones | L | L | October 11, 1949 | 6'2" | 195 | Elkton, MD US |
| Harvey Mattingly | L | R | February 25, 1943 | 6'1" | 175 | Washington, DC US |
| Gerald Merlet | R | R | May 8, 1948 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Dick Nold | R | R | May 4, 1943 | 6'2" | 190 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Robert Parchem | L | L | August 30, 1944 | 6'0" | 205 | |
| John Parker | R | R | May 11, 1947 | 6'5" | 195 | |
| Gary Ratliff | R | R | December 1, 1947 | 6'0" | 175 | Fort Smith, AR US |
| Gary Sargent | L | L | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Mark Scally | R | R | November 2, 1947 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Steve Schroer | R | R | January 17, 1945 | 6'3" | 180 | Evansville, IN US |
| Roger Sheridan | L | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Robert Shutts | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Wallace Smallwood | R | R | May 13, 1948 | 6'1" | 182 | |
| Mike Thompson | R | R | September 6, 1949 | 6'3" | 190 | Denver, CO US |
| Billy Vickery | R | R | December 7, 1942 | 6'2" | 190 | Atmore, AL US |
| Jeffrey Vollweiler | R | R | 6'5" | 215 | ||
| James Walker | R | R | November 2, 1944 | 6'0" | 195 | Memphis, TN US |
| Robert Weigle | L | L | May 7, 1942 | 6'1" | 172 | Gettysburg, PA US |
| John Wockenfuss | R | R | February 27, 1949 | 6'0" | 190 | Welch, WV US |
| Timothy Zajeski | R | R | October 18, 1946 | 6'3" | 190 |
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.
