1970 San Jose Bees Roster
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
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.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Norm Angelini | L | L | September 24, 1947 | 5'11" | 175 | San Francisco, CA US |
Doug Bird | R | R | March 5, 1950 | 6'4" | 180 | Corona, CA US |
Ike Brookens | R | R | January 3, 1949 | 6'5" | 170 | Chambersburg, PA US |
Robert Burrows | R | R | March 10, 1947 | 6'2" | 187 | |
Pete Cappelli | S | R | April 12, 1949 | 5'11" | 185 | |
Greg Chlan | R | R | July 8, 1948 | 6'2" | 205 | |
Thomas Crichton | R | R | October 31, 1949 | 6'0" | 180 | |
Gary DeBenedetti | R | R | April 16, 1948 | 5'10" | 185 | |
Art Demery | R | R | January 30, 1950 | 5'10" | 172 | |
Martin Downen | R | R | January 16, 1947 | 6'5" | ||
Cornelius Drew | L | R | December 16, 1949 | 5'11" | 165 | |
Pete Duncan | R | R | September 7, 1948 | 6'1" | 175 | Victoria, BC CA |
Darrell Gambero | R | R | June 5, 1948 | 5'10" | 170 | |
Guy Hansen | R | R | November 12, 1947 | 6'0" | 185 | |
John Hofferd | R | R | August 15, 1946 | 6'2" | 190 | |
Curtis Isom | L | L | August 25, 1950 | 5'10" | 165 | Holly Springs, MS US |
Joe Karp | L | R | April 24, 1946 | 6'4" | 220 | |
Luis Lagunas | R | R | September 12, 1943 | 5'10" | 170 | |
Lloyd Lightfoot | R | R | November 4, 1946 | 6'3" | 175 | |
Steve Moore | L | L | March 3, 1949 | 6'2" | 195 | |
Chuck Murray | R | R | November 29, 1944 | 6'1" | 170 | |
Steven Myers | R | R | December 2, 1947 | 6'2" | 180 | |
John Nelson | S | R | September 19, 1949 | 5'10" | 180 | |
Steven Nielsen | L | L | May 25, 1947 | 5'9" | 165 | |
Ken O'Donnell | R | R | December 27, 1949 | 5'9" | 155 | |
Ted Parks | R | R | October 25, 1946 | 6'0" | 180 | |
Michael Prieto | R | R | February 11, 1949 | 6'0" | 180 | |
Jorge Rivera | R | R | December 16, 1950 | 5'11" | 161 | |
Les Roos | R | R | August 14, 1946 | 5'8" | 170 | |
Willie Sanders | R | R | May 19, 1946 | 6'1" | 175 | |
Terry Schofield | L | R | October 31, 1946 | 6'1" | 190 | |
James Smith | R | R | August 27, 1951 | 6'2" | 190 | |
Jim Snyder | R | R | April 21, 1946 | 6'0" | 195 | |
Nick Van Lue | L | L | December 6, 1946 | 6'2" | 175 | |
Jon Warden | S | L | October 1, 1946 | 6'0" | 205 | Columbus, OH US |
Jimmy Whisman | R | R | September 19, 1946 | 6'0" | 175 | Claremore, OK US |
Don Wright | L | R | April 5, 1944 | 6'0" | 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.