1969 Montgomery Rebels Roster
Team Record: 62-73
Finished 5th in the SL
Manager: Hub Kittle (62-73)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Montgomery, Alabama
Ballpark: Paterson Field
Attendance: 45,265, Avg. 671
The Montgomery Rebels of the Southern League ended the 1969 season with a record of 62 wins and 73 losses, finishing fifth in the SL.
The Rebels scored 504 runs and allowed 591 runs, most in the circuit. George Kalafatis led Montgomery with 21 home runs and accounted for 86 RBI. George McKenzie paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .275 clip. Paul Coleman and John Gregory topped the squad with 11 wins each, while John Gregory recorded a 1.89 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Ken Szotkiewicz, Jack Whillock, Jim Foor, Chuck Scrivener, Jake Wood, Gene Lamont and Lerrin LaGrow were all players from the 1969 Montgomery Rebels who played in the Majors during their careers.
Hub Kittle served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hagan Andersen | R | R | March 16, 1945 | 5'11" | 168 | Teaneck, NJ US |
| Raymond Blosse | R | R | 6'1" | 193 | ||
| Paul Coleman | R | R | 6'2" | 170 | ||
| James Covington | L | L | February 5, 1943 | 6'0" | 180 | Amarillo, TX US |
| Jim Foor | L | L | January 13, 1949 | 6'2" | 170 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Bill Fulk | R | R | October 9, 1940 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| John Gregory | R | R | June 29, 1942 | 6'4" | 210 | Tulare, CA US |
| Larry Groce | L | L | February 7, 1946 | 6'0" | 180 | Atlanta, GA US |
| Robert Heumann | L | L | September 29, 1944 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Matthew Hoar | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| George Kalafatis | L | L | April 29, 1944 | 6'4" | 195 | |
| Harry Kendrick | R | R | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Charles Kuhn | L | L | February 18, 1946 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Lerrin LaGrow | R | R | July 8, 1948 | 6'5" | 220 | Phoenix, AZ US |
| Gene Lamont | L | R | December 25, 1946 | 6'1" | 195 | Rockford, IL US |
| Jim Leyland | R | R | December 15, 1944 | 5'11" | 175 | Toledo, OH US |
| George McKenzie | R | R | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Miguel Medina | R | R | 6'1" | 178 | ||
| Ed Pacheco | R | R | December 24, 1944 | 5'11" | 155 | |
| Bruce Pfeifer | R | R | August 27, 1944 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Chuck Scrivener | R | R | October 3, 1947 | 5'9" | 170 | Alexandria, VA US |
| Michael Small | L | L | May 1, 1946 | 6'4" | 205 | |
| Carl Solarek | R | R | January 4, 1946 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Keith Spicer | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Ken Szotkiewicz | L | R | February 25, 1947 | 6'0" | 165 | Wilmington, DE US |
| Gene Voss | R | L | February 18, 1944 | 6'2" | 174 | |
| Robert Ware | R | R | November 28, 1947 | 6'5" | 220 | |
| Jack Whillock | R | R | November 4, 1942 | 6'3" | 195 | Clinton, AR US |
| Jake Wood | R | R | June 22, 1937 | 6'1" | 163 | Elizabeth, NJ US |
| Dave Yoakum | R | R | December 15, 1946 | 5'11" | 175 | Middlesboro, KY US |
| James Young | L | L | February 15, 1947 | 6'2" | 195 |
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.
