1969 Iowa Oaks Roster
Team Record: 62-78
Finished 4th in the AA
Manager: Jimy Williams (62-78)
Affiliation: Oakland Athletics
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
Ballpark: Sec Taylor Stadium I
Attendance: 129,432, Avg. 1,849
The Iowa Oaks of the American Association ended the 1969 season with a record of 62 wins and 78 losses, finishing fourth in the AA.
The Oaks plated 706 runs and conceded 758 runs. Rene Lachemann paced Iowa with 20 home runs, while José Morales walloped 15 or more, too. Ossie Chavarria accounted for 90 RBI. Jim Driscoll led all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .286 clip. Bob Meyer topped the team with 8 wins, and Ken Sanders recorded a 3.39 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.
Freddie Velázquez, Ken Sanders, Marcel Lachemann, Jim Dickson, Jim Driscoll, Allan Lewis, Ernie Fazio, Ed Sprague, Tony LaRussa, Gil Blanco, Paul Gilliford, Ramon Webster, Bill Kelso, José Tartabull, Dick Egan, Joe Rudi, José Morales, Bob Meyer, Rene Lachemann, Bill McNulty, Joe Nossek, Larry Elliot, Bob Duliba, Vern Handrahan, Ossie Chavarria, Roberto Rodríguez, Tim Talton and George Lauzerique were all players from the 1969 Iowa Oaks who played in the Majors during their careers.
Jimy Williams served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gil Blanco | L | L | December 15, 1945 | 6'5" | 205 | Phoenix, AZ US |
| Geo Bosworth | R | R | November 20, 1944 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Ossie Chavarria | R | R | August 5, 1937 | 5'11" | 155 | Colon, Colon PA |
| Jim Dickson | L | R | April 20, 1938 | 6'1" | 185 | Portland, OR US |
| Jim Driscoll | L | R | May 14, 1944 | 5'11" | 175 | Medford, MA US |
| Bob Duliba | R | R | January 9, 1935 | 5'10" | 180 | Glen Lyon, PA US |
| Dick Egan | L | L | March 24, 1937 | 6'4" | 193 | Berkeley, CA US |
| Larry Elliot | L | L | March 5, 1938 | 6'2" | 200 | San Diego, CA US |
| Ernie Fazio | R | R | January 25, 1942 | 5'7" | 165 | Oakland, CA US |
| Paul Gilliford | R | L | January 12, 1945 | 5'11" | 210 | Bryn Mawr, PA US |
| Orlando Gomez | R | R | June 24, 1946 | 6'0" | 190 | Juana Diaz, PR |
| Vern Handrahan | L | R | November 27, 1936 | 6'2" | 185 | Charlottetown, PE CA |
| Bill Kelso | R | R | February 19, 1940 | 6'4" | 215 | Kansas City, MO US |
| Marcel Lachemann | R | R | June 13, 1941 | 6'0" | 185 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Rene Lachemann | R | R | May 4, 1945 | 6'0" | 198 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Tony LaRussa | R | R | October 4, 1944 | 6'0" | 175 | Tampa, FL US |
| George Lauzerique | R | R | July 22, 1947 | 6'1" | 180 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Allan Lewis | S | R | December 12, 1941 | 6'0" | 170 | Colon, Colon PA |
| Bill McNulty | R | R | August 29, 1946 | 6'4" | 205 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Bob Meyer | R | L | August 4, 1939 | 6'2" | 185 | Toledo, OH US |
| José Morales | R | R | December 30, 1944 | 5'11" | 187 | Frederiksted, St. Croix VI |
| Wayne Norton | L | R | November 13, 1942 | 6'1" | 188 | |
| Joe Nossek | R | R | November 8, 1940 | 6'0" | 178 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Mike Olivo | R | R | December 8, 1944 | 6'2" | 175 | Copey, DO |
| Roberto Rodríguez | R | R | February 5, 1941 | 6'3" | 185 | Caracas, Distrito Federal VE |
| Richard Rowe | L | L | November 6, 1940 | 5'10" | 170 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Joe Rudi | R | R | September 7, 1946 | 6'2" | 200 | Modesto, CA US |
| Ken Sanders | R | R | July 8, 1941 | 5'11" | 168 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Joe Solimine | L | L | January 7, 1944 | 6'3" | 200 | New York, NY US |
| Ed Sprague | R | R | September 16, 1945 | 6'4" | 195 | Boston, MA US |
| Tim Talton | L | R | January 14, 1939 | 6'3" | 200 | Pikeville, NC US |
| José Tartabull | L | L | November 27, 1938 | 5'11" | 165 | Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos CU |
| Freddie Velázquez | R | R | December 6, 1937 | 6'1" | 185 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Roger Washington | S | R | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Ramon Webster | L | L | August 31, 1942 | 6'0" | 185 | Colon, Colon PA |
| Don Yingling | R | R | January 9, 1944 | 6'3" | 189 |
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.
