1970 Cleveland Indians Organizational Leaders

1970 Cleveland Indians Minor League Teams, Rosters and Statistics

Hits Leaders

Player	Team	Level	Hits	2B	3B	HR
Richie Scheinblum	Wichita Aeros	AAA	155	32	3	24
Gomer Hodge	Savannah Indians	AA	147	28	6	9
Chris Chambliss	Wichita Aeros	AAA	131	17	8	7
Ted Ford	Wichita Aeros	AAA	125	12	4	12
Kevin Casey	Sumter Indians	A	123	20	1	9
Jerry Bond	Savannah Indians, Reno Silver Sox	A, AA	120	11	16	14
Buddy Bell	Sumter Indians	A	117	19	3	12
Dan Covert	Sumter Indians	A	114	21	3	16
Lou Camilli	Wichita Aeros	AAA	113	20	2	7
Frederick Smith	Savannah Indians	AA	111	14	1	4

Batting Average Leaders

Player	Team	Level	Avg.	Hits	AB
Tommy Smith	Sumter Indians, Savannah Indians	A, AA	.360	72	200
Gary Gloede	Indians	R	.350	70	200
Chris Chambliss	Wichita Aeros	AAA	.342	131	383
Richie Scheinblum	Wichita Aeros	AAA	.337	155	460
Ted Ford	Wichita Aeros	AAA	.326	125	383
Mike Carruthers	Wichita Aeros	AAA	.315	102	324
Jeff Newman	Indians	R	.313	61	195
Ronald Pietila	Reno Silver Sox	A	.306	57	186
Mike Easom	Reno Silver Sox	A	.301	84	279
Ken Suarez	Wichita Aeros	AAA	.301	81	269

Home Run Leaders

Player	Team	Level	HR
Richie Scheinblum	Wichita Aeros	AAA	24
Stephen Wrenn	Savannah Indians	AA	19
John Lowenstein	Wichita Aeros	AAA	18
Dan Covert	Sumter Indians	A	16
Alvin McGrew	Reno Silver Sox	A	15
Jerry Bond	Savannah Indians, Reno Silver Sox	A, AA	14
Reggie Thomas	Reno Silver Sox	A	13
Frank Baker	Wichita Aeros	AAA	12
Buddy Bell	Sumter Indians	A	12
Ted Ford	Wichita Aeros	AAA	12
Ray Johnson	Reno Silver Sox	A	12

Doubles Leaders

Player	Team	Level	2B
Richie Scheinblum	Wichita Aeros	AAA	32
Gomer Hodge	Savannah Indians	AA	28
Jack Brohamer	Savannah Indians, Wichita Aeros	AA, AAA	24
Ken Suarez	Wichita Aeros	AAA	22
Mike Carruthers	Wichita Aeros	AAA	21
Dan Covert	Sumter Indians	A	21
Nelson Peguero	Sumter Indians	A	21
Jack Sexton	Savannah Indians	AA	21
Frank Baker	Wichita Aeros	AAA	20
Lou Camilli	Wichita Aeros	AAA	20
Kevin Casey	Sumter Indians	A	20

Triples Leaders

Player	Team	Level	3B
Jerry Bond	Reno Silver Sox	A	16
Reggie Thomas	Reno Silver Sox	A	14
Butch Allen	Savannah Indians	AA	9
Chris Chambliss	Wichita Aeros	AAA	8
Gary Gloede	Indians	R	7
Jack Brohamer	Wichita Aeros, Savannah Indians	AA, AAA	6
Gomer Hodge	Savannah Indians	AA	6
John Lowenstein	Wichita Aeros	AAA	6
Tommy Smith	Sumter Indians	A	6
Victor Ambrose	Reno Silver Sox	A	5
Mike Easom	Reno Silver Sox	A	5
Larry Johnson	Reno Silver Sox	A	5
Larry Shaw	Sumter Indians	A	5

RBI Leaders

Player	Team	Level	RBI
Richie Scheinblum	Wichita Aeros	AAA	84
Kevin Casey	Sumter Indians	A	78
Buddy Bell	Sumter Indians	A	75
Dan Covert	Sumter Indians	A	69
Jerry Bond	Reno Silver Sox, Savannah Indians	A, AA	67
Gomer Hodge	Savannah Indians	AA	66
Reggie Thomas	Reno Silver Sox	A	64
Stephen Wrenn	Savannah Indians	AA	59
Ted Ford	Wichita Aeros	AAA	57
Jeff Newman	Indians	R	53
Nelson Peguero	Sumter Indians	A	53

Wins Leaders

Player	Team	Level	W	L
Jim Braxton	Wichita Aeros, Savannah Indians	AA, AAA	13	5
Nicholas Hockett	Sumter Indians, Indians	A, R	11	12
Daniel Hatchell	Sumter Indians	A	10	5
Rick Sawyer	Reno Silver Sox	A	10	5
Bruce Killion	Savannah Indians	AA	10	7
Rick Hoban	Reno Silver Sox	A	10	9
Mark Ballinger	Reno Silver Sox	A	9	8
Gary Boyd	Savannah Indians	AA	9	8
Vince Colbert	Wichita Aeros	AAA	8	3
Leon Filbeck	Reno Silver Sox	A	8	5
Richard Schwartz	Savannah Indians, Reno Silver Sox	A, AA	8	5
Bill Tsoukalas	Reno Silver Sox	A	8	5

ERA Leaders

Player	Team	Level	ERA	W	L
Bruce Killion	Savannah Indians	AA	2.12	10	7
Jim Braxton	Wichita Aeros, Savannah Indians	AA, AAA	2.80	13	5
Daniel Hatchell	Sumter Indians	A	3.25	10	5
Bill Tsoukalas	Reno Silver Sox	A	3.30	8	5
Nicholas Hockett	Sumter Indians, Indians	A, R	3.32	11	12
Rick Sawyer	Reno Silver Sox	A	3.39	10	5
Gary Boyd	Savannah Indians	AA	3.59	9	8
Rick Hoban	Reno Silver Sox	A	3.76	10	9
Mark Ballinger	Reno Silver Sox	A	4.35	9	8

Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders

Shutout Leaders

Player	Team	Level	SHO
Jim Braxton	Savannah Indians	AA	4
Steve Mingori	Savannah Indians	AA	4
Bruce Killion	Savannah Indians	AA	3
Ronald Zuber	Savannah Indians	AA	3
John Crain	Reno Silver Sox	A	2
Mac Crossan	Savannah Indians	AA	2
Jack Darnell	Indians	R	2
Leon Filbeck	Reno Silver Sox	A	2
Chuck Machemehl	Savannah Indians	AA	2
Rick Sawyer	Reno Silver Sox	A	2
Bill Tsoukalas	Reno Silver Sox	A	2

Strikeout Leaders

Player	Team	Level	SO
Mark Ballinger	Reno Silver Sox	A	180
Bill Tsoukalas	Reno Silver Sox	A	151
Rick Hoban	Reno Silver Sox	A	145
Rick Sawyer	Reno Silver Sox	A	122
Jim Braxton	Wichita Aeros, Savannah Indians	AA, AAA	119
Max Winfield	Reno Silver Sox	A	114
Dick Tidrow	Reno Silver Sox, Wichita Aeros	A, AAA	104
Ronald Zuber	Savannah Indians, Wichita Aeros	AA, AAA	104
John Howell	Reno Silver Sox, Savannah Indians	A, AA	98
Bob Kaiser	Wichita Aeros, Savannah Indians	AA, AAA	98

Save Leaders

Player	Team	Level	SV
Bill James	Reno Silver Sox, Wichita Aeros	A, AAA	15
Richard Ray	Sumter Indians	A	13
John Howell	Reno Silver Sox	A	9
Vince Colbert	Wichita Aeros	AAA	7
Chuck Machemehl	Savannah Indians	AA	7
Ray Miller	Wichita Aeros	AAA	7
Michael Young	Sumter Indians	A	7
Gregg Cunnyngham	Savannah Indians	AA	6
Max Winfield	Reno Silver Sox	A	6
Jerry McConnell	Savannah Indians	AA	5

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