1968 Peninsula Grays Roster
Team Record: 75-65
Finished 3rd in the CL's East Division
Manager: Jimmy Williams (75-65)
Affiliation: Oakland Athletics
Location: Newport News, Virginia
Ballpark: War Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 74,978, Avg. 1,071
Playoffs - Raleigh-Durham Mets 1 game, Peninsula Grays 0
The Peninsula Grays of the Carolina League ended the 1968 season with a record of 75 wins and 65 losses, finishing third in the league's East Division.
The Grays scored 594 runs and gave up 549 runs. Bobby Brooks led Peninsula with 26 home runs, while Pete Koegel and Gene Tenace walloped 15 or more also. Bobby Brooks drove in 75 runs. Gonzalo Márquez paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .311. Greg Conger topped the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 1.76 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Members of the 1968 Peninsula Grays who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were John Strohmayer, Pete Koegel, Bobby Brooks, Gene Tenace, Gonzalo Márquez, Jim Panther, Bill McNulty, Warren Bogle, Skip Lockwood, Dave Hamilton and Dwain Anderson.
Jimmy Williams served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Abbott | S | R | July 2, 1945 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| Rusty Adkins | L | R | November 30, 1945 | 5'8" | 170 | |
| Dwain Anderson | R | R | November 23, 1947 | 5'11" | 165 | Oakland, CA US |
| Warren Bogle | L | L | October 19, 1946 | 6'4" | 220 | Passaic, NJ US |
| LaDon Boyd | R | R | November 1, 1946 | 6'4" | 210 | |
| Bobby Brooks | R | R | November 1, 1945 | 5'8" | 165 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Alan Brown | R | R | August 15, 1945 | 5'8" | 152 | |
| Jim Buker | R | R | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Juan Campos | R | R | November 24, 1944 | 6'2" | 160 | |
| Jaime Cepeda | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Greg Conger | L | L | July 29, 1946 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Angel Davila | L | L | September 9, 1950 | 5'8" | 145 | Penuelas, PR |
| John Dunn | R | R | January 3, 1948 | 6'5" | 205 | |
| Richard Fernandez | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Ed Green | R | R | December 17, 1944 | 5'9" | 180 | |
| John Greene | S | L | January 14, 1946 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Art Groza | R | R | August 15, 1942 | 6'0" | 180 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Dave Hamilton | L | L | December 13, 1947 | 6'0" | 180 | Seattle, WA US |
| Rick Johnson | R | R | March 16, 1945 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Mike Kenyon | L | L | 5'11" | 168 | ||
| Pete Koegel | R | R | July 31, 1947 | 6'6" | 230 | Mineola, NY US |
| Skip Lockwood | R | R | August 17, 1946 | 6'1" | 175 | Roslindale, MA US |
| Don Lohse | R | R | June 15, 1946 | 6'4" | 187 | |
| Charlie MacDonald | R | R | November 21, 1946 | 6'2" | 170 | |
| Gonzalo Márquez | L | L | March 31, 1940 | 5'11" | 180 | Carupano, Sucre VE |
| Bill McNulty | R | R | August 29, 1946 | 6'4" | 205 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Jim Pamlanye | R | R | 5'11" | 190 | ||
| Jim Panther | R | R | March 1, 1945 | 6'1" | 190 | Burlington, IA US |
| Terry Parks | L | L | November 28, 1947 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Kelly Prior | R | R | September 16, 1944 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Julius Rizzotti | S | R | 5'5" | 140 | ||
| Eusebio Rosas | R | R | April 23, 1944 | 5'11" | 160 | |
| Charles Ruedy | L | R | 5'9" | 165 | ||
| David Sellars | R | R | February 22, 1945 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Robert Stickels | R | R | December 7, 1944 | 6'6" | 235 | |
| James Strickland | R | R | March 25, 1945 | 6'3" | 180 | |
| John Strohmayer | R | R | October 13, 1946 | 6'1" | 181 | Belle Fourche, SD US |
| Gene Tenace | R | R | October 10, 1946 | 6'0" | 190 | Russellton, PA 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.
