1970 Kansas City Royals Organizational Leaders
1970 Kansas City Royals Minor League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
Hits Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Huebner | Elmira Pioneers | AA | 156 | 23 | 5 | 4 |
| Thomas Combs | Waterloo Royals | A | 128 | 18 | 4 | 11 |
| Thomas Crichton | San Jose Bees | A | 127 | 25 | 9 | 22 |
| Ted Parks | San Jose Bees, Omaha Royals | A, AAA | 126 | 18 | 6 | 5 |
| Charles Day | Omaha Royals, Elmira Pioneers | AA, AAA | 125 | 19 | 7 | 2 |
| Cornelius Drew | San Jose Bees, Elmira Pioneers | A, AA | 116 | 17 | 5 | 2 |
| George Spriggs | Omaha Royals | AAA | 116 | 26 | 9 | 11 |
| Tommy Smith | Elmira Pioneers | AA | 113 | 17 | 3 | 14 |
| Lloyd Lightfoot | San Jose Bees | A | 112 | 15 | 2 | 1 |
| Gary Sanserino | Elmira Pioneers | AA | 112 | 21 | 1 | 7 |
Batting Average Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | Avg. | Hits | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Sorrell | Omaha Royals | AAA | .360 | 49 | 136 |
| Stanley Jackson | Kingsport Royals | R | .339 | 65 | 192 |
| Frank Ortenzio | Billings Mustangs | R | .316 | 60 | 190 |
| Jim Wohlford | Billings Mustangs | R | .308 | 68 | 221 |
| Ken Huebner | Elmira Pioneers | AA | .307 | 156 | 508 |
| George Spriggs | Omaha Royals | AAA | .301 | 116 | 386 |
| Sandy Valdespino | Omaha Royals | AAA | .300 | 64 | 213 |
| Charles Day | Elmira Pioneers, Omaha Royals | AA, AAA | .299 | 125 | 418 |
| Fran Healy | Omaha Royals | AAA | .294 | 74 | 252 |
| Bobby Floyd | Omaha Royals | AAA | .292 | 69 | 236 |
Home Run Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | HR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Crichton | San Jose Bees | A | 22 |
| Chuck Harrison | Omaha Royals | AAA | 21 |
| Tommy Smith | Elmira Pioneers | AA | 14 |
| Thomas Combs | Waterloo Royals | A | 11 |
| Luis Lagunas | San Jose Bees | A | 11 |
| George Spriggs | Omaha Royals | AAA | 11 |
| Frank Ortenzio | Billings Mustangs | R | 10 |
| Nick Van Lue | San Jose Bees | A | 10 |
| Robert Burrows | Waterloo Royals, San Jose Bees | A | 9 |
| Stanley Jackson | Kingsport Royals | R | 9 |
| Steve Moore | San Jose Bees | A | 9 |
| John Stankey | Waterloo Royals | A | 9 |
Doubles Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | 2B |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Spriggs | Omaha Royals | AAA | 26 |
| Thomas Crichton | San Jose Bees | A | 25 |
| Ken Huebner | Elmira Pioneers | AA | 23 |
| Edward Siracusa | Waterloo Royals | A | 22 |
| Gary Sanserino | Elmira Pioneers | AA | 21 |
| Toby Heath | Waterloo Royals | A | 20 |
| Charles Day | Omaha Royals, Elmira Pioneers | AA, AAA | 19 |
| John Stankey | Waterloo Royals | A | 19 |
| Thomas Combs | Waterloo Royals | A | 18 |
| Chuck Harrison | Omaha Royals | AAA | 18 |
| Ted Parks | San Jose Bees, Omaha Royals | A, AAA | 18 |
Triples Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | 3B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Phillips | Elmira Pioneers, Waterloo Royals | A, AA | 10 |
| Thomas Crichton | San Jose Bees | A | 9 |
| George Spriggs | Omaha Royals | AAA | 9 |
| Charles Day | Omaha Royals, Elmira Pioneers | AA, AAA | 7 |
| Thomas Joyce | Omaha Royals, Elmira Pioneers | AA, AAA | 7 |
| John Stankey | Waterloo Royals | A | 7 |
| Ted Parks | San Jose Bees, Omaha Royals | A, AAA | 6 |
| Al Cowens | Billings Mustangs | R | 5 |
| Cornelius Drew | San Jose Bees, Elmira Pioneers | A, AA | 5 |
| Toby Heath | Waterloo Royals | A | 5 |
| Ken Huebner | Elmira Pioneers | AA | 5 |
RBI Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Crichton | San Jose Bees | A | 77 |
| Tommy Smith | Elmira Pioneers | AA | 68 |
| Ken Huebner | Elmira Pioneers | AA | 67 |
| Chuck Harrison | Omaha Royals | AAA | 65 |
| Robert Burrows | San Jose Bees, Waterloo Royals | A | 62 |
| Toby Heath | Waterloo Royals | A | 60 |
| Gary Sanserino | Elmira Pioneers | AA | 56 |
| Thomas Combs | Waterloo Royals | A | 55 |
| Steve Moore | San Jose Bees | A | 54 |
| Charles Day | Omaha Royals, Elmira Pioneers | AA, AAA | 53 |
Wins Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim York | Elmira Pioneers, Omaha Royals | AA, AAA | 13 | 5 |
| Jimmy Whisman | San Jose Bees | A | 13 | 7 |
| Gary DeBenedetti | Elmira Pioneers, San Jose Bees | A, AA | 12 | 10 |
| Monty Montgomery | Omaha Royals | AAA | 11 | 6 |
| Greg Chlan | San Jose Bees, Elmira Pioneers | A, AA | 11 | 8 |
| Doug Bird | Waterloo Royals | A | 11 | 9 |
| Ed Assaf | Elmira Pioneers | AA | 11 | 12 |
| Joe Nunn | Waterloo Royals | A | 10 | 11 |
| Mike Hedlund | Omaha Royals | AAA | 9 | 4 |
| John Gaylord | Billings Mustangs | R | 8 | 0 |
| Fernando Vega | Elmira Pioneers | AA | 8 | 7 |
| Norm Angelini | San Jose Bees | A | 8 | 8 |
| Paul Splittorff | Omaha Royals | AAA | 8 | 12 |
ERA Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | ERA | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Bird | San Jose Bees, Waterloo Royals | A | 2.12 | 11 | 11 |
| Joe Nunn | Waterloo Royals | A | 2.28 | 10 | 11 |
| Jimmy Whisman | San Jose Bees | A | 2.34 | 13 | 7 |
| Greg Chlan | San Jose Bees, Elmira Pioneers | A, AA | 2.60 | 11 | 8 |
| Norm Angelini | San Jose Bees | A | 2.65 | 8 | 8 |
| Gary DeBenedetti | Elmira Pioneers, San Jose Bees | A, AA | 2.83 | 12 | 10 |
| Mike Hedlund | Omaha Royals | AAA | 3.37 | 9 | 4 |
| Monty Montgomery | Omaha Royals | AAA | 3.54 | 11 | 6 |
| Ed Assaf | Elmira Pioneers | AA | 3.77 | 11 | 12 |
| Paul Splittorff | Omaha Royals | AAA | 3.83 | 8 | 12 |
| Fernando Vega | Elmira Pioneers | AA | 4.08 | 8 | 7 |
Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders
Shutout Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | SHO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary DeBenedetti | Elmira Pioneers, San Jose Bees | A, AA | 5 |
| Greg Chlan | Elmira Pioneers, San Jose Bees | A, AA | 3 |
| Jerry Cram | Omaha Royals | AAA | 3 |
| Norm Angelini | San Jose Bees | A | 2 |
| Ed Assaf | Elmira Pioneers | AA | 2 |
| Dick Balderson | Elmira Pioneers | AA | 2 |
| Art Demery | San Jose Bees | A | 2 |
| Whitey Reid | Kingsport Royals | R | 2 |
| Fernando Vega | Elmira Pioneers | AA | 2 |
| Al Autry | Billings Mustangs | R | 1 |
| Mike Ballantine | Billings Mustangs | R | 1 |
| Doug Bird | Waterloo Royals | A | 1 |
| Ike Brookens | San Jose Bees | A | 1 |
| Bill Butler | Omaha Royals | AAA | 1 |
| Stephen Denison | Kingsport Royals | R | 1 |
| Martin Downen | San Jose Bees | A | 1 |
| Darrell Gambero | San Jose Bees | A | 1 |
| Lloyd Gladden | Elmira Pioneers | AA | 1 |
| Bruce Griggs | Kingsport Royals | R | 1 |
| Randy Hammon | Kingsport Royals | R | 1 |
Strikeout Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Bird | San Jose Bees, Waterloo Royals | A | 163 |
| Norm Angelini | San Jose Bees | A | 136 |
| Art Demery | San Jose Bees, Elmira Pioneers | A, AA | 128 |
| Whitey Reid | Waterloo Royals, Kingsport Royals | A, R | 122 |
| Jerry Cram | Omaha Royals | AAA | 115 |
| Jimmy Whisman | San Jose Bees | A | 113 |
| Ed Assaf | Elmira Pioneers | AA | 111 |
| Michael McGrath | Waterloo Royals | A | 107 |
| Greg Chlan | Elmira Pioneers, San Jose Bees | A, AA | 106 |
| Mike Ballantine | Billings Mustangs | R | 103 |
| Gary DeBenedetti | San Jose Bees, Elmira Pioneers | A, AA | 103 |
Save Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | SV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim York | Omaha Royals, Elmira Pioneers | AA, AAA | 11 |
| Steve Jones | Omaha Royals | AAA | 8 |
| Lloyd Gladden | Elmira Pioneers, Omaha Royals | AA, AAA | 7 |
| Guy Hansen | San Jose Bees | A | 7 |
| Jimmy Whisman | San Jose Bees | A | 6 |
| Steven Myers | San Jose Bees, Elmira Pioneers | A, AA | 5 |
| John Dixon | Waterloo Royals | A | 4 |
| Brian Ford | Billings Mustangs | R | 4 |
| Peter Ciganovich | Waterloo Royals | A | 3 |
| Lance Clemons | Waterloo Royals | A | 3 |
| Aurelio Monteagudo | Omaha Royals | AAA | 3 |
| Michael Ward | Kingsport Royals | R | 3 |
