1970 Manchester Yankees Roster
Team Record: 66-73
Finished 5th in the EL
Manager: Gene Hassell (66-73)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Manchester, New Hampshire
Ballpark: Gill Stadium
Attendance: 36,928, Avg. 531
The Manchester Yankees of the Eastern League ended the 1970 season with a record of 66 wins and 73 losses, finishing fifth in the EL.
The Yankees plated 587 runs and conceded 667 runs, most in the league. Joe Pactwa paced Manchester with 25 home runs, while Gary Washington and Dennis Baldridge walloped 15 or more also. Joe Pactwa drove in 74 runs. Timothy O'Connell topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .279 clip. Larry Gowell led the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 3.55 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.
Joe Pactwa, Doc Medich, Mario Guerrero, Larry Gowell, Gerry Pirtle, Charlie Sands, Terry Ley, Loyd Colson and Rusty Torres were all players from the 1970 Manchester Yankees who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Gene Hassell served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Baldridge | R | R | June 13, 1945 | 6'1" | 185 | Eugene, OR US |
| Terry Bongiovanni | R | R | December 16, 1948 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Robert Carson | R | R | July 10, 1949 | 5'11" | 175 | Muskogee, OK US |
| Brian Clark | R | R | January 15, 1947 | 6'4" | 190 | Powell River, BC CA |
| Lou Coccia | R | R | November 18, 1946 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Loyd Colson | R | R | November 4, 1947 | 6'1" | 190 | Wellington, TX US |
| Archie Dawson | L | L | July 27, 1945 | 6'0" | 165 | Chicago, IL US |
| William Drummond | R | R | January 5, 1944 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Edward Fiskland | R | R | October 27, 1945 | 6'2" | 190 | Austin, TX US |
| Larry Gowell | R | R | May 2, 1948 | 6'2" | 182 | Lewiston, ME US |
| Mario Guerrero | R | R | September 28, 1949 | 5'10" | 155 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Ken Johnson | L | R | June 24, 1945 | 6'2" | 180 | Walla Walla, WA US |
| Dallas Jones | L | R | September 24, 1946 | 5'11" | 180 | Pelahatchie, MS US |
| Dave Kent | R | R | December 1, 1948 | 6'2" | 195 | Tampa, FL US |
| Ken Lange | R | R | March 23, 1946 | 6'0" | 200 | |
| Terry Ley | L | L | February 21, 1947 | 6'0" | 190 | Portland, OR US |
| Jorge Maduro | R | R | July 28, 1947 | 6'3" | 192 | |
| Bob McDaniel | L | R | February 8, 1947 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Doc Medich | R | R | December 9, 1948 | 6'5" | 225 | Aliquippa, PA US |
| Timothy O'Connell | L | L | October 18, 1946 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Bruce Olson | R | R | September 26, 1949 | 5'11" | 190 | |
| Richard Ordway | R | R | January 14, 1944 | 6'0" | 185 | Boston, MA US |
| Joe Pactwa | L | L | June 2, 1948 | 5'11" | 185 | Hammond, IN US |
| Gerry Pirtle | R | R | December 3, 1947 | 6'1" | 185 | Tulsa, OK US |
| Larry Pyle | R | R | October 7, 1947 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Charlie Sands | L | R | December 17, 1947 | 6'2" | 200 | Newport News, VA US |
| Jerry Schultz | L | R | August 3, 1945 | 5'11" | 170 | Wheaton, MN US |
| Rusty Torres | S | R | September 30, 1948 | 5'10" | 175 | Aguadilla, PR |
| Gary Washington | L | L | August 14, 1945 | 6'3" | 210 | Paragould, AR US |
| Jimmy Yawn | R | R | August 29, 1944 | 6'0" | 180 | Vicksburg, MS 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.
