1970 Burlington Senators Roster

Carolina League (CL) - Class: A
Team Record: 72-65
Finished 4th in the CL
Manager: Joe Klein (0-0), Whitey Kurowski (0-0)
Affiliation: Washington Senators
Location: Burlington, North Carolina
Ballpark: Burlington Athletic Park
Attendance: 33,046, Avg. 482
1970 Burlington Senators Statistics

Playoffs - Winston-Salem Red Sox 2 games, Burlington Senators 0

The Burlington Senators of the Carolina League ended the 1970 season with a record of 72 wins and 65 losses, finishing fourth in the CL.

The Senators scored 582 runs and allowed 552 runs. Dave Moates drove in 70 runs and topped batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .311 clip. Wallace Smallwood paced the team with 9 wins, while Kim Hillstrom recorded a 3.16 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Players from the 1970 Burlington Senators who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Bill Fahey, Bill Hepler, Joe Lovitto, Pete Mackanin and Dave Moates.

Joe Klein and Whitey Kurowski served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
John BiedenbachLR5'11"185
Frank BolickRRMarch 2, 19475'11"185Mount Carmel, PA US
Wayne BrescherRRFebruary 18, 19466'3"215
William BrownRRDecember 31, 19425'11"165Stanford, KY US
Bill BrykRRJanuary 18, 19516'1"190Chicago, IL US
Gary CarterLRSeptember 24, 19496'0"185
Dennis DaltonRROctober 31, 19486'4"195Altavista, VA US
William DavidsonRR6'0"185
John DenningtonRR5'11"185
Danny DiPaceLROctober 12, 19456'1"180
Jasper DixonRR5'10"155
Bill FaheyLRJune 14, 19506'0"200Detroit, MI US
Roger GiffordLRDecember 19, 19416'3"195Gary, IN US
Rick GuarneraRROctober 21, 19465'11"180Baltimore, MD US
Bill HeplerLLSeptember 25, 19456'0"160Covington, VA US
Kim HillstromRRNovember 15, 19466'1"175
William HoltLLNovember 21, 19475'11"170
Kristopher KrebsRRMarch 8, 19476'0"170Jacksonville, FL US
Pat KuehnerLR6'2"200
Eugene LightfordSR5'10"175
Robert LoveRR6'0"175
Joe LovittoSRJanuary 6, 19516'0"185San Pedro, CA US
Pete MackaninRRAugust 1, 19516'2"190Chicago, IL US
Robert MillerRRJanuary 17, 19446'1"180
Dave MoatesLLJanuary 30, 19485'9"163Great Lakes, IL US
Mark MunozRR6'2"185
Robert ParchemLLAugust 30, 19446'0"205
John ParkerRRMay 11, 19476'5"195
Steve SalvatoRROctober 19, 19476'1"180Chicago, IL US
Donnie ShieldsRRJuly 11, 19486'1"195Shreveport, LA US
Wallace SmallwoodRRMay 13, 19486'1"182
John SusceRRFebruary 22, 19476'5"210
George ValesenteRL6'3"190
Billy VickeryRRDecember 7, 19426'2"190Atmore, AL US
Jeffrey VollweilerRR6'5"215
Michael WhitsonRR5'11"165

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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