1970 Cedar Rapids Cardinals Roster
Team Record: 57-64
Finished 7th in the MWL
Manager: Roy Majtyka (57-64)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Ballpark: Veterans Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 42,724, Avg. 706
The Cedar Rapids Cardinals of the Midwest League ended the 1970 season with a record of 57 wins and 64 losses, finishing seventh in the MWL.
The Cardinals scored 480 runs and allowed 450 runs. Mike Price drove in 56 runs and topped all regular batters with a .288 average. Rosario Llanos paced the team with 9 wins and a team-best 2.45 earned run average, best among regular hurlers.
Players from the 1970 Cedar Rapids Cardinals who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Don Durham, Héctor Cruz, Bob Forsch and Mick Kelleher.
Roy Majtyka served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manny Abreu | R | R | July 10, 1949 | 5'8" | 155 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Tom Alger | R | L | October 29, 1948 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Tommy Aloway | R | R | May 17, 1951 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| Bob Auger | R | R | November 15, 1949 | 6'5" | 215 | |
| Jon Baker | R | R | July 27, 1947 | 5'11" | 175 | Portland, OR US |
| Ken Beebe | R | R | March 19, 1950 | 6'4" | 190 | |
| David Breshears | R | R | September 1, 1948 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Artie Brown | R | R | July 27, 1947 | 6'0" | 190 | Rockaway, NY US |
| Richard Brown | L | L | February 13, 1948 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Kent Calderan | R | R | October 19, 1949 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Bill Caudell | R | R | July 13, 1950 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Gary Collins | R | R | November 8, 1947 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Jose Cotto | R | R | June 13, 1946 | 5'9" | 165 | |
| Héctor Cruz | R | R | April 2, 1953 | 5'11" | 170 | Arroyo, PR |
| Frederick Cuddy | R | R | May 20, 1950 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Dennis Daboll | R | R | November 5, 1946 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| Don Durham | R | R | March 21, 1949 | 6'0" | 170 | Yosemite, KY US |
| Ronald Dyson | R | R | August 29, 1950 | 5'10" | 190 | |
| Virgil Erickson | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Roy Florez | R | R | August 5, 1950 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Bob Forsch | R | R | January 13, 1950 | 6'4" | 200 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Bobby Geist | L | L | March 10, 1947 | 5'10" | 150 | |
| Wayne Gills | S | R | August 25, 1951 | 6'1" | 200 | |
| Dionicio Gonzalez | L | L | February 14, 1948 | 5'11" | 155 | |
| Mark Hale | L | L | December 8, 1949 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Lefty Haugen | L | L | December 19, 1947 | 6'4" | 200 | |
| Herb Hofvendahl | R | R | September 18, 1947 | 6'1" | 195 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Jim Jackson | R | L | August 22, 1946 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Mick Kelleher | R | R | July 25, 1947 | 5'9" | 176 | Seattle, WA US |
| Bobby Key | R | R | December 5, 1951 | 6'5" | 175 | |
| John Kitchen | R | R | December 17, 1947 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Tommy Lambert | L | R | October 30, 1951 | 5'9" | 160 | |
| Rosario Llanos | R | R | November 12, 1950 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Hank Marion | L | R | October 27, 1947 | 6'1" | 160 | Anderson, SC US |
| Gary Marks | S | L | February 20, 1949 | 6'3" | 174 | |
| Mike Maselbas | R | R | July 16, 1947 | 5'11" | 178 | Lynn, MA US |
| Mac McGowen | R | R | May 24, 1945 | 6'3" | 170 | |
| Jorge Millan | R | R | March 22, 1949 | 5'10" | 160 | |
| John Nixon | R | R | October 21, 1949 | 6'3" | 183 | |
| Phil O'Neil | L | L | August 15, 1947 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Gerard Parent | R | R | 6'0" | 160 | ||
| Mel Pettigrew | R | R | March 20, 1949 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Barry Poris | L | L | February 9, 1948 | 6'2" | 195 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Jack Price | L | L | June 20, 1947 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Mike Price | R | R | August 27, 1949 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Jerry Sabourin | L | L | October 26, 1948 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Dave Sagaser | L | L | September 26, 1950 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Robert Sankey | R | R | December 18, 1947 | 5'9" | 165 | |
| Jim Stedman | R | R | September 19, 1950 | 6'1" | 200 | |
| Scott Sulprizio | R | R | July 29, 1948 | 6'5" | 205 | Oakland, CA US |
| Frank Valdes | R | R | January 27, 1950 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Anastasio Velazquez | R | R | June 16, 1949 | 6'1" | 155 | |
| Juan Vicente | S | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Frederick Warner | R | R | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| James Williams | L | R | 5'9" | 180 |
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.
