1969 Visalia Mets Statistics

California League (CL) - Class: A
Team Record: 80-60
Finished 2nd in the CL
Manager: Roy McMillan (0-0), Chuck Estrada (0-0), Harry Minor (0-0)
Affiliation: New York Mets
Location: Visalia, California
Ballpark: Recreation Park
Attendance: 49,192, Avg. 703
1969 Visalia Mets Roster

Playoffs - Stockton Ports 2 games, Visalia Mets 1

The Visalia Mets of the California League ended the 1969 season with a record of 80 wins and 60 losses, finishing second in the CL.

The Mets scored 773 runs, best in the league. Visalia conceded 677 runs, most in the circuit. Tom Robson led the team with 19 home runs, while Tommy Moore, Tim Foli and John Milner each walloped 15 or more also. Tommy Moore drove in 85 runs. John Milner paced all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .326 average. Don Rose topped the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 3.88 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Rich Hacker, John Milner, Charlie Williams, Don Rose, Tom Robson, Chuck Estrada, Tommy Moore and Tim Foli were all players from the 1969 Visalia Mets who played in the Majors during their careers.

Roy McMillan, Chuck Estrada and Harry Minor served as manager.


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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Don Rose136.6843.8821201200160.01638269194701464111
Chuck Estrada93.7504.09141442088.09660401030054504
Byron Von Hoff911.4504.632318700136.0170887018272103426
Steven Christopher72.7784.36171100064.06640311140259107
Joseph Fitzgerald52.7143.8329000454.0523123932161307
Ray Allen53.6251.72251001047.034109216153116
Fred Reahm53.6254.178821054.0563325522054005
Terry Christman54.5562.881911403103.0974733821098529
Jerry Perkins54.5563.9324610471.0783931425459216
Ray Ewing42.6674.36121210066.07340321028071208
Kit Putnam301.0001.5916000234.02486115014003
Bruce Harkey34.4294.84221410093.011661501427086729
Charlie Williams36.3334.75161420091.011454481337191316
Jay Carden23.4005.469310128.0241817311024104
Allan Clements101.0002.165400025.02196110123102
Amador Alvarez101.0003.86400007.08331304001
Tommy Moore000.00100001.00000001000
Arsenio Diaz003.60300005.02220003000
Gerald Hebert01.0002.2511000620.0227519123000
Scott Goodwin01.0004.806000015.01411811109206
Al Dodson01.0009.00110005.04650505001
Frank Lolich01.0009.00500025.05550404000
Jerry Ray03.0007.9210300125.0412322611127101
Totals8060.5714.063011400353331197.0128067754013743114107242101020

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
Terry DeWald1255584739214510110541866652.307.402.395.7971871234
Terry Dailey1084604156813221612592137104.318.374.484.858201305
John Milner111476393901282041563937861.326.441.511.953201401
Tommy Moore11748343869125154168523533105.285.335.447.783196408
Tim Foli95407383601161001562711541.303.333.446.780171351
Tom Robson7732428849901031979012985.312.373.566.939163205
Glenn Stitzel83271244357680130142228.311.373.357.73087230
David Nitschke893182645065120550214943.246.363.348.71192113
Mike Collins74262226236063343013357.265.355.358.71381003
Dennis Gilbert56208166324341210843833.259.397.331.72855040
Gary Hill69211192284331320941723.224.286.297.58357011
Steve McMillan40182168253883319311129.226.280.363.64361201
Kit Putnam6413511625353107371421.302.396.345.74040410
Tommy Williams49185159263041722512366.189.293.358.65257111
Arsenio Diaz28118101222740725101623.267.373.515.88852100
Rich Hacker2795909221001120316.244.274.256.52923101
Byron Von Hoff256459517300300318.288.323.339.66220020
Don Rose216862816502500330.258.288.435.72327021
Gary King235145713200200614.289.373.333.70615000
Joseph Wall256359412301510422.203.254.305.55918000
Terry Christman25473881011240097.263.404.500.90419000
Mike Minster1328226710120054.318.464.500.96411100
Steven Chilcott729253700040049.280.379.280.6597000
Jackie Adams19594987001420924.143.276.204.48010010
Chuck Estrada14363246100300112.188.235.219.4547120
Jerry Perkins2421184510150036.278.381.500.8819000
Steven Christopher18252305100100110.217.250.261.5116010
Ray Ewing1226252500020109.200.200.200.4005010
Bruce Harkey22312915000400011.172.200.172.3725110
Larry Quinn824232400001018.174.208.174.3824000
Charlie Williams16353104100100111.129.152.161.3135021
Bill Cotton2741200000022.500.714.5001.2142100
Freddie Howard41153200010052.400.727.4001.1272100
Joseph Fitzgerald2910101210000004.200.200.300.5003000
Fred Reahm8201922000100010.105.105.105.2112010
Scott Goodwin6440100000001.250.250.250.5001000
Jay Carden9990100000002.111.111.111.2221000
Allan Clements5991100110006.111.111.444.5564000
Jerry Ray10650000000012.000.167.000.1670000
Al Dodson1220000000001.000.000.000.0000000
Amador Alvarez4220000000000.000.000.000.0000000
Gerald Hebert11430000000013.000.250.000.2500000
Ray Allen25760000000003.000.000.000.0000010
Totals15985391473477313091592912768797415431018.277.354.403.757190704533360


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Tom Robson1B76535271063.9837.395
John Milner1B3629917626.9818.778
Joseph Wall1B9623051.0007.222
Arsenio Diaz1B9623061.0007.222
Steven Chilcott1B750321.9647.571
Glenn Stitzel1B6361031.0006.167
Mike Minster1B310130.7863.667
Freddie Howard1B3171021.0006.000
David Nitschke1B160001.0006.000
Terry DeWald2B1022252582456.9534.735
Steve McMillan2B368486518.9714.722
Larry Quinn2B4714051.0005.250
Glenn Stitzel2B210001.000.500
Terry Dailey3B103771652712.9002.350
Glenn Stitzel3B33284763.9262.273
Steve McMillan3B53810.9172.200
David Nitschke3B110001.0001.000
Arsenio Diaz3B110001.0001.000
David NitschkeC8160149910.9868.02515
Mike CollinsC6746335135.9757.43318
Mike MinsterC5351001.0007.2001
Bill CottonC2171001.0009.0001
Tommy MooreOF11718228191.9171.795
John MilnerOF7589970.9331.307
Gary HillOF64120451.9611.938
Dennis GilbertOF5053410.9831.140
Tommy WilliamsOF4579782.9151.911
Kit PutnamOF3132241.8951.097
Glenn StitzelOF1818010.9471.000
Arsenio DiazOF1824320.9311.500
Terry DeWaldOF1722310.9621.471
Jackie AdamsOF1521540.8671.733
Joseph WallOF750001.000.714
David NitschkeOF430001.000.750
Freddie HowardOF120001.0002.000
Terry DaileyOF110001.0001.000
Joseph FitzgeraldP2905011.000.172
Ray AllenP2534001.000.280
Jerry PerkinsP2431512.947.750
Byron Von HoffP23111921.9381.304
Bruce HarkeyP2211131.800.545
Don RoseP21101923.9351.381
Terry ChristmanP1972742.8951.789
Steven ChristopherP172920.846.647
Charlie WilliamsP1671211.9501.188
Kit PutnamP1615001.000.375
Chuck EstradaP1457001.000.857
Ray EwingP1216001.000.583
Gerald HebertP110510.833.455
Jerry RayP1001001.000.100
Jay CardenP90721.778.778
Fred ReahmP81210.750.375
Scott GoodwinP604001.000.667
Frank LolichP501001.000.200
Allan ClementsP507001.0001.400
Amador AlvarezP40000.000
Arsenio DiazP30000.000
Tommy MooreP10000.000
Al DodsonP110001.0001.000
Tim FoliSS931542803672.9234.667
Rich HackerSS2743851312.9084.741
Gary KingSS18263445.9383.333
Glenn StitzelSS541111.9383.000
Larry QuinnSS35711.9234.000
Gary HillSS244011.0004.000
Totals150435601372232324.9553.2793500

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.





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