1969 Columbus White Sox Roster
Team Record: 65-75
Finished 4th in the SL
Manager: Gary Johnson (65-75)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Columbus, Georgia
Ballpark: Synovus Park
Attendance: 23,714, Avg. 339
The Columbus White Sox of the Southern League ended the 1969 season with a record of 65 wins and 75 losses, finishing fourth in the SL.
The White Sox plated 526 runs and surrendered 524 runs. Tony Solaita paced Columbus with 15 home runs Bill Hahn recorded 63 runs batted in. Joe Sparks led all regular batters by connecting at a .306 clip. Durant Cooper topped the squad with 10 wins and a team-best 3.76 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Rich McKinney, Doug Adams, Paul Edmondson, Chuck Brinkman, Tony Solaita, Jim Magnuson, Greg Bollo and Floyd Weaver were all players from the 1969 Columbus White Sox who played in the Majors during their careers.
Gary Johnson served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Adams | L | R | January 27, 1943 | 6'3" | 185 | Blue River, WI US |
| Thomas Arruda | R | R | August 16, 1939 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Greg Bollo | R | R | November 16, 1943 | 6'4" | 183 | Detroit, MI US |
| Chuck Brinkman | R | R | September 16, 1944 | 6'1" | 185 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Joe Cherry | R | R | August 27, 1941 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Lester Clinkscales | L | L | June 9, 1941 | 6'3" | 163 | Anderson, SC US |
| Durant Cooper | R | R | February 10, 1948 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Lee Crow | R | R | November 24, 1940 | 6'2" | 195 | Decatur, AL US |
| Danny DiPace | L | R | October 12, 1945 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Paul Edmondson | R | R | February 12, 1943 | 6'5" | 195 | Kansas City, KS US |
| Richard Evans | L | L | September 1, 1943 | 6'0" | 180 | Seattle, WA US |
| James Fink | R | R | August 27, 1947 | 6'6" | 190 | |
| Edward Fiskland | R | R | October 27, 1945 | 6'2" | 190 | Austin, TX US |
| Bill Hahn | L | L | November 26, 1946 | 6'3" | 205 | |
| James Jedelsky | R | R | April 21, 1945 | 6'0" | 165 | Sandston, VA US |
| Gary Lewis | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Jim Magnuson | R | L | August 18, 1946 | 6'2" | 190 | Marinette, WI US |
| Rich McKinney | R | R | November 22, 1946 | 5'11" | 185 | Piqua, OH US |
| John Miklos | L | L | April 20, 1944 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Joseph Monty | R | R | August 7, 1946 | 5'9" | 179 | New Bedford, MA US |
| Ed Moxey | R | R | July 8, 1942 | 5'7" | 185 | Nassau, BS |
| Brian Murphy | R | R | January 11, 1944 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Gene Noble | L | R | June 10, 1946 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Darrell Peters | R | L | October 3, 1940 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Harold Reichenbach | R | R | July 5, 1945 | 6'1" | 185 | East Cleveland, OH US |
| Eddie Smith | R | R | November 14, 1943 | 6'1" | 175 | Memphis, TN US |
| Tony Solaita | L | L | January 15, 1947 | 6'0" | 210 | Nuuuli, AS |
| Joe Sparks | L | R | March 15, 1938 | 6'0" | 175 | McComas, WV US |
| Roger Stevens | L | L | February 13, 1946 | 5'10" | 178 | |
| Charles Swanson | R | R | December 13, 1947 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Floyd Weaver | R | R | May 12, 1941 | 6'4" | 195 | Ben Franklin, TX US |
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.
