1969 Marion Mets Statistics
Appalachian League (AL) - Class: R
Team Record: 37-32
Finished 1st in the AL's South Division
Manager: Jack Cassini (37-32)
Affiliation: New York Mets
Location: Marion, Virginia
Ballpark: Marion Stadium
Attendance: 15,555, Avg. 451
1969 Marion Mets RosterTeam Record: 37-32
Finished 1st in the AL's South Division
Manager: Jack Cassini (37-32)
Affiliation: New York Mets
Location: Marion, Virginia
Ballpark: Marion Stadium
Attendance: 15,555, Avg. 451
The Marion Mets of the Appalachian League ended the 1969 season with a record of 37 wins and 32 losses, finishing first in the league's South Division.
The Mets scored 390 runs and gave up 469 runs, most in the circuit. Larry Fritz led Marion with 13 home runs and drove in 66 runs, while leading batters with significant playing time with a .335 average. Hank Webb topped the team with 6 wins and a team-best 2.92 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Players from the 1969 Marion Mets who spent time in the Majors during their careers included George Theodore, Larry Fritz, Lute Barnes, Joe Nolan and Hank Webb.
Jack Cassini served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Pitching:
| Player | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hank Webb | 6 | 2 | .750 | 2.92 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 77.0 | 73 | 30 | 25 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 9 | ||
| Von Opolous | 5 | 4 | .556 | 7.07 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42.0 | 50 | 40 | 33 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Malone | 4 | 5 | .444 | 6.94 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 48.0 | 63 | 46 | 37 | 4 | 26 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Edmond Robinson | 3 | 1 | .750 | 4.63 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 35.0 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 7 | ||
| Kenny Esposito | 3 | 1 | .750 | 4.81 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 58.0 | 62 | 38 | 31 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 8 | ||
| Mitchell Olson | 3 | 2 | .600 | 4.71 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 42.0 | 40 | 31 | 22 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Ron Mayes | 3 | 2 | .600 | 7.02 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 41.0 | 42 | 46 | 32 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Victor Worry | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 11.77 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| John Gurganus | 2 | 1 | .667 | 11.50 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 31 | 24 | 23 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Daniel Murphy | 2 | 3 | .400 | 5.73 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 44.0 | 58 | 36 | 28 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Richard Breese | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| John Bachman | 1 | 1 | .500 | 7.50 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joseph Murray | 1 | 4 | .200 | 7.12 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48.0 | 59 | 49 | 38 | 4 | 42 | 2 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| Michael Kowalski | 1 | 5 | .167 | 6.33 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 54.0 | 65 | 45 | 38 | 8 | 29 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Scott Goodwin | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mike Derrig | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5.40 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 37 | 32 | .536 | 5.95 | 171 | 69 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 13 | 558.0 | 633 | 460 | 369 | 46 | 332 | 11 | 479 | 17 | 1 | 49 | 0 |
Batting:
| Player | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Fritz | 67 | 274 | 233 | 46 | 78 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 66 | 9 | 2 | 38 | 45 | .335 | .427 | .575 | 1.002 | 134 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Nelson Pichardo | 63 | 273 | 233 | 55 | 63 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 34 | 23 | .270 | .373 | .318 | .690 | 74 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| James Didieo | 56 | 219 | 200 | 38 | 62 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 64 | .310 | .353 | .465 | .818 | 93 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Gerald Davis | 61 | 235 | 200 | 37 | 55 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 47 | .275 | .383 | .470 | .853 | 94 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Richard Belair | 59 | 218 | 194 | 24 | 51 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 25 | .263 | .336 | .366 | .702 | 71 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Garnett Davis | 56 | 201 | 170 | 39 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 27 | 48 | .241 | .345 | .441 | .786 | 75 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Tommy Williams | 48 | 165 | 139 | 24 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 23 | 43 | .288 | .390 | .403 | .793 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Joe Nolan | 52 | 200 | 160 | 33 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 36 | 32 | .250 | .395 | .319 | .714 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Orlando Escoe | 43 | 144 | 125 | 17 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 34 | .224 | .310 | .360 | .670 | 45 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||
| George Kazmarek | 17 | 70 | 60 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 13 | .233 | .333 | .417 | .750 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| John Bachman | 17 | 40 | 34 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | .265 | .375 | .382 | .757 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Raul Velarde | 18 | 40 | 36 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | .250 | .325 | .389 | .714 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Tregilgus | 25 | 68 | 58 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 26 | .138 | .224 | .138 | .362 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Gary Betts | 19 | 37 | 35 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .171 | .216 | .200 | .416 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Michael Kowalski | 10 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .312 | .389 | .312 | .701 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Thomas Kilgore | 4 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .312 | .353 | .438 | .790 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lute Barnes | 8 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .192 | .300 | .308 | .608 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hank Webb | 12 | 29 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .167 | .200 | .167 | .367 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| John Gurganus | 11 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .429 | .429 | .429 | .857 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ed LaBorde | 17 | 40 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | .088 | .200 | .088 | .288 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Bruce Brown | 4 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .222 | .300 | .222 | .522 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Kenny Esposito | 12 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .111 | .111 | .167 | .278 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Joseph Murray | 12 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .111 | .111 | .111 | .222 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| James Bott | 18 | 31 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | .083 | .267 | .083 | .350 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Scott Goodwin | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| George Theodore | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .200 | .429 | .200 | .629 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Victor Worry | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Mayes | 23 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Richard Breese | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kenneth Rideout | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .167 | .286 | .167 | .452 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mitchell Olson | 13 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .091 | .167 | .091 | .258 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Edmond Robinson | 10 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .091 | .231 | .091 | .322 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Malone | 14 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .077 | .143 | .077 | .220 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Daniel Murphy | 15 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Leonard Carroll | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Derrig | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Von Opolous | 18 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .000 | .091 | .000 | .091 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 830 | 2516 | 2160 | 379 | 546 | 80 | 16 | 50 | 314 | 92 | 21 | 302 | 538 | .253 | .346 | .374 | .721 | 808 | 0 | 15 | 25 | 14 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Belair | 1B | 57 | 431 | 20 | 9 | 32 | .980 | 7.912 | ||||
| Larry Fritz | 1B | 9 | 62 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .984 | 7.000 | ||||
| Gary Betts | 1B | 8 | 45 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .962 | 6.250 | ||||
| Gerald Davis | 2B | 61 | 132 | 129 | 18 | 21 | .935 | 4.279 | ||||
| John Tregilgus | 2B | 8 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 2 | .903 | 3.500 | ||||
| Nelson Pichardo | 2B | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 2.000 | ||||
| Orlando Escoe | 2B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| James Didieo | 3B | 47 | 36 | 81 | 21 | 4 | .848 | 2.489 | ||||
| Garnett Davis | 3B | 12 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 0 | .778 | 2.333 | ||||
| John Tregilgus | 3B | 6 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .812 | 2.167 | ||||
| Thomas Kilgore | 3B | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 2.000 | ||||
| Raul Velarde | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| Joe Nolan | C | 49 | 312 | 30 | 6 | 3 | .983 | 6.980 | 12 | |||
| Ed LaBorde | C | 16 | 65 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .987 | 4.688 | 2 | |||
| John Bachman | C | 12 | 81 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .967 | 7.417 | 5 | |||
| James Didieo | C | 2 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .909 | 1.000 | 3 | |||
| Leonard Carroll | C | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 0 | |||
| Tommy Williams | C | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 0 | |||
| Larry Fritz | OF | 60 | 78 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .977 | 1.417 | ||||
| Tommy Williams | OF | 43 | 75 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .917 | 1.791 | ||||
| Orlando Escoe | OF | 39 | 44 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .863 | 1.128 | ||||
| Garnett Davis | OF | 38 | 37 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .867 | 1.026 | ||||
| George Kazmarek | OF | 17 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .938 | .882 | ||||
| Raul Velarde | OF | 9 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .864 | 2.111 | ||||
| James Bott | OF | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 | ||||
| James Didieo | OF | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | ||||
| Bruce Brown | OF | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .500 | ||||
| George Theodore | OF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 | ||||
| Kenneth Rideout | OF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | ||||
| Nelson Pichardo | OF | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | ||||
| Ron Mayes | P | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .261 | ||||
| Von Opolous | P | 18 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | .583 | .389 | ||||
| Daniel Murphy | P | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .400 | ||||
| Jim Malone | P | 14 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | .714 | ||||
| Mitchell Olson | P | 13 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | .308 | ||||
| Hank Webb | P | 12 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 1 | .889 | 1.333 | ||||
| Joseph Murray | P | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .667 | .667 | ||||
| Kenny Esposito | P | 12 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .938 | 1.250 | ||||
| John Gurganus | P | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .273 | ||||
| Michael Kowalski | P | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 1.000 | ||||
| Edmond Robinson | P | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .600 | .375 | ||||
| Victor Worry | P | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | ||||
| Scott Goodwin | P | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .200 | ||||
| John Bachman | P | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| Richard Breese | P | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 | ||||
| Mike Derrig | P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | ||||
| Nelson Pichardo | SS | 60 | 103 | 184 | 26 | 33 | .917 | 4.783 | ||||
| Lute Barnes | SS | 7 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 1 | .846 | 3.143 | ||||
| John Tregilgus | SS | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | .688 | 1.833 | ||||
| Gerald Davis | SS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | ||||
| Totals | 770 | 1638 | 628 | 164 | 109 | .933 | 2.943 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
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.
Persons data from the Chadwick Baseball Bureau are Copyright Chadwick Baseball Bureau, and are made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License.
