1969 Rocky Mount Leafs Roster
Team Record: 82-62
Finished 1st in the CL's East Division
Manager: Al Federoff (82-62)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 41,957, Avg. 583
Playoffs - Peninsula Astros 2 games, Rocky Mount Leafs 0
The Rocky Mount Leafs of the Carolina League ended the 1969 season with a record of 82 wins and 62 losses, finishing first in the league's East Division.
The Leafs plated 588 runs and yielded 525 runs. Tim Hosley paced Rocky Mount with 27 home runs and drove in 79 runs. Elliott Maddox and Ronnie Chambers topped hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .301 clip. Jerome Donahue led the squad with 10 wins, while Arnold Helwig recorded a 2.66 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Members of the 1969 Rocky Mount Leafs who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Ike Blessitt, Dennis Saunders, Paul Jata, Chuck Scrivener, Tim Hosley, Bob Molinaro, Don Leshnock, Bill Gilbreth, Elliott Maddox and Phil Meeler.
Al Federoff served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marty Barski | S | R | January 11, 1947 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| John Bevil | L | L | May 22, 1946 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Ike Blessitt | R | R | September 30, 1949 | 5'11" | 185 | Detroit, MI US |
| Joseph Brauer | L | R | June 7, 1947 | 6'3" | 210 | |
| Oscar Cartaya | R | R | August 27, 1946 | 5'10" | 164 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Ronnie Chambers | L | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Robert Cole | L | R | 6'3" | 210 | ||
| Mike Cook | R | R | March 6, 1947 | 6'0" | 200 | Sand Mountain, AL US |
| James Dietz | L | L | 6'3" | 165 | ||
| Jerome Donahue | L | R | July 28, 1949 | 5'11" | 182 | |
| John Faehr | L | L | April 3, 1945 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Michael Fremuth | R | R | August 29, 1947 | 6'0" | 178 | |
| Bill Gilbreth | L | L | September 3, 1947 | 6'0" | 180 | Abilene, TX US |
| Tommy Grayson | S | R | February 19, 1945 | 5'9" | 180 | |
| Timothy Grisdale | R | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Larry Groce | L | L | February 7, 1946 | 6'0" | 180 | Atlanta, GA US |
| Arnold Helwig | R | L | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Richard Holliday | R | R | 6'5" | 210 | ||
| Tim Hosley | R | R | May 10, 1947 | 5'11" | 185 | Spartanburg, SC US |
| Paul Jata | R | R | September 4, 1949 | 6'1" | 190 | Astoria, NY US |
| Don Leshnock | R | L | November 25, 1946 | 6'3" | 195 | Youngstown, OH US |
| Monte Little | R | R | 5'9" | |||
| Elliott Maddox | R | R | December 21, 1947 | 5'11" | 180 | East Orange, NJ US |
| Miguel Medina | R | R | 6'1" | 178 | ||
| Phil Meeler | R | R | July 3, 1948 | 6'5" | 215 | South Boston, VA US |
| Bob Molinaro | L | R | May 21, 1950 | 6'0" | 190 | Newark, NJ US |
| Donald Murphy | L | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Michael Murray | R | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Michael Reed | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Dennis Saunders | S | R | January 4, 1949 | 6'3" | 195 | Alhambra, CA US |
| Chuck Scrivener | R | R | October 3, 1947 | 5'9" | 170 | Alexandria, VA US |
| Keith Spicer | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Richard Walls | R | R | May 21, 1948 | 6'2" | 182 | |
| Robert Ware | R | R | November 28, 1947 | 6'5" | 220 | |
| Robert Welz | L | L | February 11, 1946 | 6'1" | 214 | Dorchester, MA US |
| Larry Whitley | L | L | January 9, 1943 | 6'0" | 182 | |
| Dave Yoakum | R | R | December 15, 1946 | 5'11" | 175 | Middlesboro, KY US |
| James Young | L | L | February 15, 1947 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| 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.
