1970 Raleigh-Durham Triangles Roster

Carolina League (CL) - Class: A
Team Record: 77-63
Finished 2nd in the CL
Manager: Cliff Davis (77-63)
Location: Durham, North Carolina; Raleigh, North Carolina
Ballpark: Devereux Meadow Park
Attendance: 56,138, Avg. 802
1970 Raleigh-Durham Triangles Statistics

The Raleigh-Durham Triangles of the Carolina League ended the 1970 season with a record of 77 wins and 63 losses, finishing second in the CL.

The Raleigh- Triangles paced the league with 652 runs, fueled by 82 home runs. Durham surrendered 574 runs. Cliff Johnson led the squad with 27 home runs, and Ed Powell walloped 15 or more as well. Cliff Johnson drove in 91 runs. Ed Mello topped hitters with significant playing time by hitting .290. Charles Shreve paced the squad with 10 wins, while Russ Rothermel registered a 2.58 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Players from the 1970 Raleigh-Durham Triangles who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Jackie Brandt, Pat Darcy, Alonzo Harris, Cliff Johnson and Otis Thornton.

Cliff Davis served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Domingo ApellanizRRMay 19, 19485'11"160Catano, PR
Alex BarrettRRApril 22, 19476'0"175
Roy BethellSRMay 22, 19466'2"185Nassau, BS
Martin BoerRRJanuary 31, 19485'11"185Modesto, CA US
Larry BowlbyRRMay 18, 19476'5"215Lynn, MA US
Jackie BrandtRRApril 28, 19345'11"165Omaha, NE US
Wayne BrechtelRRMarch 14, 19496'4"210Ridgway, PA US
Alberto CamberoRRJuly 22, 19445'10"165Barquisimeto, Lara VE
John CantyLL6'1"195
Pete CappelliSRApril 12, 19495'11"185
Pat DarcyLRMay 12, 19506'3"175Troy, OH US
Cliff DavisSROctober 30, 19386'1"180Alice, TX US
James DietzLL6'3"165
Richard EvansLLSeptember 1, 19436'0"180Seattle, WA US
Ben FarrellLRJuly 17, 19466'1"170
Terry HankinsRRAugust 15, 19496'0"180Los Angeles, CA US
Alonzo HarrisSRSeptember 17, 19476'0"160Selma, AL US
John HetrickRR6'0"195
Shane HummellRRSeptember 27, 19486'1"195Barnsboro, NJ US
Cliff JohnsonRRJuly 22, 19476'4"215San Antonio, TX US
Jimmy JohnsonRRAugust 28, 19476'0"175Colona, IL US
Danny LeBrightRRMay 18, 19486'0"195
Larry MansfieldLLDecember 31, 19486'8"235Memphis, TN US
Michael McFarlandRRJuly 1, 19466'1"195Ironton, MO US
Ed MelloRRJune 12, 19475'8"157Providence, RI US
Wayne MorganRR5'11"175
Ed PowellRROctober 2, 19466'1"198
Stan RobinsonRRJanuary 4, 19486'2"185
Russ RothermelLLMarch 21, 19486'1"170Pottsville, PA US
James SandersRRNovember 14, 19486'5"215Charleston, SC US
Richard SaugetRRApril 21, 19446'2"205St. Louis, MO US
John SeifertLR6'6"215
Danny SellersRR6'0"180Columbus, GA US
Rick SengerRROctober 8, 19486'0"195Baltimore, MD US
Charles ShreveRRMarch 28, 19476'4"200
Otis ThorntonRRJune 30, 19456'1"186Docena, AL US
Bob ToneyRRMay 18, 19466'0"180Oklahoma City, OK US
George WolgerRROctober 8, 19466'0"190
Dave YoakumRRDecember 15, 19465'11"175Middlesboro, KY 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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