1968 Montgomery Rebels Roster
Team Record: 80-57
Finished 2nd in the SL
Manager: Frank Carswell (80-57)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Montgomery, Alabama
Ballpark: Paterson Field
Attendance: 59,243, Avg. 865
The Montgomery Rebels of the Southern League ended the 1968 season with a record of 80 wins and 57 losses, finishing second in the SL.
The Rebels led the league with just 494 runs allowed. Montgomery scored 592 runs. Wayne Redmond paced the squad with 26 home runs, and Barry Morgan walloped 15 or more, too. Barry Morgan drove in 91 runs and topped hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .273 clip. Jimmie Brown paced the team with 14 wins, while Ronnie Chandler registered a 3 earned run average, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Norm McRae, Bill Butler, Wayne Redmond, Dennis Saunders, Jim Foor, Mike Kilkenny, Bob Dustal, Bob Reed and George Korince were all players from the 1968 Montgomery Rebels who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Frank Carswell served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Bike | R | R | June 21, 1947 | 6'4" | 220 | Bridgeport, CT US |
| Jimmie Brown | R | R | July 25, 1944 | 6'3" | 182 | |
| Bill Butler | L | L | March 12, 1947 | 6'2" | 210 | Hyattsville, MD US |
| Oscar Cartaya | R | R | August 27, 1946 | 5'10" | 164 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Joseph Cernich | L | R | August 23, 1944 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Ronnie Chandler | R | R | July 6, 1944 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| James Covington | L | L | February 5, 1943 | 6'0" | 180 | Amarillo, TX US |
| Bob Dustal | R | R | September 28, 1935 | 6'0" | 172 | Sayreville, NJ US |
| Jim Foor | L | L | January 13, 1949 | 6'2" | 170 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Robert Gilhooley | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Tommy Grayson | S | R | February 19, 1945 | 5'9" | 180 | |
| John Gregory | R | R | June 29, 1942 | 6'4" | 210 | Tulare, CA US |
| Matthew Hoar | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| George Kalafatis | L | L | April 29, 1944 | 6'4" | 195 | |
| Mike Kilkenny | R | L | April 11, 1945 | 6'3" | 175 | Bradford, ON CA |
| George Korince | R | R | January 10, 1946 | 6'3" | 210 | Ottawa, ON CA |
| Jim Leyland | R | R | December 15, 1944 | 5'11" | 175 | Toledo, OH US |
| Tim Marting | R | R | November 16, 1945 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| George McKenzie | R | R | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Norm McRae | R | R | September 26, 1947 | 6'1" | 195 | Elizabeth, NJ US |
| Barry Morgan | L | R | October 17, 1940 | 5'11" | 170 | Greensboro, NC US |
| Paul Pavelko | L | R | October 18, 1943 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Wayne Redmond | R | R | November 25, 1945 | 5'10" | 165 | Athens, AL US |
| Bob Reed | R | R | January 12, 1945 | 5'10" | 175 | Boston, MA US |
| Alfred Ricciuti | R | R | June 30, 1942 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| Larry Rojas | R | R | February 2, 1942 | 5'11" | 182 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Dennis Saunders | S | R | January 4, 1949 | 6'3" | 195 | Alhambra, CA US |
| Keith Spicer | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Doug Swiss | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Leslie Tanona | L | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Arthur Todtenhausen | R | R | August 22, 1944 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Gene Voss | R | L | February 18, 1944 | 6'2" | 174 | |
| George Zalocha | R | R | 6'2" | 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.
