1970 Memphis Blues Roster

Texas League (TL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 69-67
Finished 1st in the TL's East Division
Manager: John Antonelli (69-67)
Affiliation: New York Mets
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Ballpark: Tim McCarver Stadium
Attendance: 107,584, Avg. 1,582
1970 Memphis Blues Statistics

Playoffs - Albuquerque Dodgers 3 games, Memphis Blues 1

The Memphis Blues of the Texas League ended the 1970 season with a record of 69 wins and 67 losses, finishing first in the league's East Division.

The Blues plated 587 runs and allowed 562 runs. John Milner paced Memphis with 20 home runs, while Arsenio Diaz walloped 15 or more, too. Arsenio Diaz drove in 102 runs and topped all regular hitters with a .310 average. Charlie Williams led the squad with 12 wins, and Don Rose earned a 3.09 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Members of the 1970 Memphis Blues who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Ron Allen, Lute Barnes, Jim Bethke, Curtis Brown, Bill Denehy, Rich Hacker, Charlie Hudson, John Milner, Tommy Moore, Les Rohr, Don Rose and Charlie Williams.

John Antonelli served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Ray AllenRRFebruary 8, 19476'1"185
Ron AllenSRDecember 23, 19436'3"205Wampum, PA US
Lute BarnesRRApril 28, 19475'10"160Forest City, IA US
Ted BashoreLLJanuary 31, 19465'11"185Los Angeles, CA US
Jim BethkeRRNovember 5, 19466'3"185Falls City, NE US
Curtis BrownRRSeptember 14, 19455'11"180Sacramento, CA US
Celestino BurgosRR5'8"158
Tommie CampbellRRAugust 7, 19455'11"180
Donald CamyRRSeptember 10, 19496'1"190Salinas, CA US
Billy CarthelRRApril 16, 19466'4"210
Steven ChilcottLRSeptember 23, 19485'11"185
Allan ClementsRR6'2"185
Bill DenehySRMarch 31, 19466'3"200Middletown, CT US
Terry DeWaldRR5'11"168
Arsenio DiazRRDecember 14, 19456'2"203
Donald DickersonLRMarch 5, 19506'1"195
Jim DixSLAugust 24, 19435'10"165
Ray EwingSLMay 22, 19476'3"195Bremerton, WA US
Rich HackerSROctober 6, 19476'0"160Belleville, IL US
Gary HillRRJuly 30, 19466'0"180Redding, CA US
Wilbur HuckleRRDecember 23, 19375'10"175
Charlie HudsonLLAugust 18, 19496'3"185Ada, OK US
George KazmarekRRDecember 24, 19476'1"196Baltimore, MD US
Don KoonceSRMay 31, 19486'1"195
Bob McLeodRRNovember 23, 19466'1"185Cincinnati, OH US
John MilnerLLDecember 28, 19496'0"185Atlanta, GA US
Tommy MooreRRJuly 7, 19485'11"175Lynwood, CA US
David NitschkeRRJanuary 17, 19476'0"190Fresno, CA US
Jerry PerkinsSLJanuary 20, 19496'0"205
Fred ReahmLLApril 12, 19486'0"180
Les RohrLLMarch 5, 19466'5"205Lowestoft, Suffolk GB
Don RoseRRMarch 19, 19476'3"195Covina, CA US
Glenn StitzelLROctober 31, 19466'0"165Pottsville, PA US
Gary UptonRRSeptember 5, 19466'0"180
Charlie WilliamsRROctober 11, 19476'2"200Flushing, NY US
Tommy WilliamsSRFebruary 17, 19486'2"195Los Angeles, CA US

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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