1970 San Jose Bees Roster

California League (CL) - Class: A
Team Record: 77-63
Finished 3rd in the CL
Manager: Buddy Peterson (77-63)
Affiliation: Kansas City Royals
Location: San Jose, California
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 71,303, Avg. 1,019
1970 San Jose Bees Statistics

The San Jose Bees of the California League ended the 1970 season with a record of 77 wins and 63 losses, finishing third in the CL.

The Bees topped the league with just 513 runs allowed. San Jose scored 573 runs. Thomas Crichton led the team with 22 home runs and accounted for 77 RBI, while leading batters with significant playing time with a .269 average. Jimmy Whisman paced the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 2.34 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.

Players from the 1970 San Jose Bees who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Norm Angelini, Doug Bird, Ike Brookens and Jon Warden.

Buddy Peterson served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Norm AngeliniLLSeptember 24, 19475'11"175San Francisco, CA US
Doug BirdRRMarch 5, 19506'4"180Corona, CA US
Ike BrookensRRJanuary 3, 19496'5"170Chambersburg, PA US
Robert BurrowsRRMarch 10, 19476'2"187
Pete CappelliSRApril 12, 19495'11"185
Greg ChlanRRJuly 8, 19486'2"205
Thomas CrichtonRROctober 31, 19496'0"180
Gary DeBenedettiRRApril 16, 19485'10"185
Art DemeryRRJanuary 30, 19505'10"172
Martin DownenRRJanuary 16, 19476'5"
Cornelius DrewLRDecember 16, 19495'11"165
Pete DuncanRRSeptember 7, 19486'1"175Victoria, BC CA
Darrell GamberoRRJune 5, 19485'10"170
Guy HansenRRNovember 12, 19476'0"185
John HofferdRRAugust 15, 19466'2"190
Curtis IsomLLAugust 25, 19505'10"165Holly Springs, MS US
Joe KarpLRApril 24, 19466'4"220
Luis LagunasRRSeptember 12, 19435'10"170
Lloyd LightfootRRNovember 4, 19466'3"175
Steve MooreLLMarch 3, 19496'2"195
Chuck MurrayRRNovember 29, 19446'1"170
Steven MyersRRDecember 2, 19476'2"180
John NelsonSRSeptember 19, 19495'10"180
Steven NielsenLLMay 25, 19475'9"165
Ken O'DonnellRRDecember 27, 19495'9"155
Ted ParksRROctober 25, 19466'0"180
Michael PrietoRRFebruary 11, 19496'0"180
Jorge RiveraRRDecember 16, 19505'11"161
Les RoosRRAugust 14, 19465'8"170
Willie SandersRRMay 19, 19466'1"175
Terry SchofieldLROctober 31, 19466'1"190
James SmithRRAugust 27, 19516'2"190
Jim SnyderRRApril 21, 19466'0"195
Nick Van LueLLDecember 6, 19466'2"175
Jon WardenSLOctober 1, 19466'0"205Columbus, OH US
Jimmy WhismanRRSeptember 19, 19466'0"175Claremore, OK US
Don WrightLRApril 5, 19446'0"170

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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