1970 Niagara Falls Pirates Roster
Team Record: 28-40
Finished 7th in the NYPL
Manager: Irv Noren (28-40)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Niagara Falls, New York
Ballpark: Sal Maglie Stadium
Attendance: 60,962, Avg. 1,793
The Niagara Falls Pirates of the New York-Pennsylvania League ended the 1970 season with a record of 28 wins and 40 losses, finishing seventh in the NYPL.
The Pirates scored 292 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 320 runs. Ed Ott paced all regular batters with a .291 average. Charles Arrendale and James Sanford topped Niagara Falls with 5 wins each, while Gary Meyer recorded a 2.18 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Members of the 1970 Niagara Falls Pirates who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Lafayette Currence, Omar Moreno and Ed Ott.
Irv Noren served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Charles Arrendale | R | R | 5'8" | 155 | ||
Richard Astor | R | R | March 24, 1949 | 6'0" | 200 | |
Robert Clites | R | R | 6'2" | 183 | ||
Lafayette Currence | S | L | December 3, 1951 | 5'11" | 175 | Rock Hill, SC US |
Michael Dukes | R | R | 5'11" | 160 | ||
Chester Gunter | R | R | October 8, 1952 | 5'11" | 165 | |
John Hyde | L | L | January 18, 1950 | 6'3" | 215 | |
Christopher Johnson | L | R | 5'7" | 178 | ||
Scott Johnson | R | R | November 17, 1951 | 6'3" | 195 | |
John Kidd | R | R | September 19, 1948 | 6'1" | 180 | |
Alberto Leaver | R | R | September 25, 1948 | 6'3" | 175 | , Bocas del Toro PA |
David Lee | R | R | 5'11" | 165 | ||
Michael Leffel | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
Matthew Mazza | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
Gary Meyer | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
Omar Moreno | L | L | October 24, 1952 | 6'2" | 180 | Puerto Armuelles, Chiriqui PA |
Ed Ott | L | R | July 11, 1951 | 5'10" | 190 | Muncy, PA US |
Daniel Quinn | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
John Regent | L | L | 6'2" | 180 | ||
Edward Robbins | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
Scott Roswald | R | R | 5'9" | 165 | ||
James Sanderson | L | L | 6'0" | 190 | ||
James Sanford | R | R | 6'1" | 182 | ||
Michael Semp | R | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
Eddie Sherlin | S | R | 5'11" | 160 | ||
Dennis Slagle | R | R | 6'2" | 175 | ||
Rich Standart | L | R | January 4, 1952 | 6'2" | 155 | Stockton, CA US |
Rudi Strickland | L | L | 6'1" | 180 | ||
John Sullivan | R | R | 5'9" | 180 | ||
Kenneth Wastradowski | L | L | 6'4" | 180 | ||
Carmelo Ybes | R | R | 5'8" | 167 |
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.