1970 Shreveport Braves Roster

Texas League (TL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 58-76
Finished 4th in the TL's East Division
Manager: Lou Fitzgerald (0-0), Clint Courtney (0-0)
Affiliation: Atlanta Braves
Location: Shreveport, Louisiana
Ballpark: SPAR Stadium
Attendance: 42,807, Avg. 639
1970 Shreveport Braves Statistics

The Shreveport Braves of the Texas League ended the 1970 season with a record of 58 wins and 76 losses, finishing fourth in the league's East Division.

The Braves plated 497 runs, worst in the circuit, and surrendered 654 runs. Earl Williams paced Shreveport with 19 home runs and drove in 63 runs. Santiago Rosario topped hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .291 clip. Stanley Bell paced the team with 9 wins, while Dave Lobb earned a 4.06 ERA, leading regular hurlers.

Players from the 1970 Shreveport Braves who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Sam Bowens, Oscar Brown, Wenty Ford, Leo Foster, Aubrey Gatewood, Bucky Guth, Tom Kelley, Joe Moock, Grover Powell, Ron Reed, Dale Roberts, Santiago Rosario, Ron Schueler, Charlie Vaughan and Earl Williams.

Lou Fitzgerald and Clint Courtney served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
William BarryRRApril 10, 19476'0"182
Stanley BellRRSeptember 9, 19476'2"195
Sam BowensRRMarch 23, 19386'1"188Wilmington, NC US
Jimmy BrittonLLOctober 21, 19486'2"195St. Louis, MO US
Oscar BrownRRFebruary 8, 19466'0"175Long Beach, CA US
Celestino BurgosRR5'8"158
John BurnsLRMay 15, 19476'2"190
Alberto CamberoRRJuly 22, 19445'10"165Barquisimeto, Lara VE
Stu CannLRJune 18, 19465'11"165Kankakee, IL US
Gary ColemanRRAugust 14, 19486'1"195Gainesville, FL US
Wenty FordRRNovember 25, 19465'11"165Nassau, BS
Leo FosterRRFebruary 2, 19515'11"165Covington, KY US
Aubrey GatewoodRRNovember 17, 19386'1"170Little Rock, AR US
David GourieuxRRJanuary 13, 19476'2"190Paducah, KY US
Dick GrantLLApril 2, 19476'4"220Boston, MA US
Bucky GuthRRAugust 18, 19476'1"180Baltimore, MD US
Tom KelleyRRJanuary 5, 19446'0"190Manchester, CT US
George KingRRJune 5, 19466'0"150Greenville, SC US
Dave LobbRRSeptember 10, 19476'5"185Albert Lea, MN US
Fabien MangLLOctober 10, 19486'3"210
Michael McCammonRROctober 25, 19486'0"185Manchester, CT US
Joe MoockLRMarch 12, 19446'1"180Plaquemine, LA US
Marlan MurphyRRApril 17, 19476'4"200Meridan, MS US
Brian NelsonLLAugust 3, 19466'1"180Minneapolis, MN US
Mike NewsonRRDecember 25, 19485'11"163Roswell, NM US
Grover PowellLLOctober 10, 19405'10"175Sayre, PA US
Ron ReedRRNovember 2, 19426'6"215La Porte, IN US
Dale RobertsRLApril 12, 19426'4"180Owenton, KY US
Santiago RosarioLLJuly 25, 19395'11"165Guayanilla, PR
Roberto SantiagoRRMay 26, 19465'10"175Caguas, PR
Richard SaugetRRApril 21, 19446'2"205St. Louis, MO US
Ron SchuelerRRApril 14, 19486'4"205Catherine, KS US
Charles SprinkleRRJanuary 28, 19486'0"180Detroit, MI US
Charles SwansonRRDecember 13, 19476'2"200
Bob ToneyRRMay 18, 19466'0"180Oklahoma City, OK US
Richard TowersRRJanuary 2, 19456'2"202Paris, TX US
Charlie VaughanRLOctober 6, 19476'1"185Mercedes, TX US
Michael WalsethLRMarch 5, 19486'3"210St. Paul, MN US
Earl WilliamsRRJuly 14, 19486'3"215Newark, NJ US
Richard WilsonRRNovember 9, 19496'5"220Oklahoma City, OK US
Faustino ZabalaRRDecember 29, 19425'9"195Cabimas, Zulia VE

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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