1970 Spokane Indians Roster

Pacific Coast League (PCL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 94-52
Finished 1st in the PCL's North Division
Manager: Tom Lasorda (94-52)
Affiliation: Los Angeles Dodgers
Location: Spokane, Washington
Ballpark: Avista Stadium
Attendance: 151,394, Avg. 2,074
1970 Spokane Indians Statistics

Playoffs - Spokane Indians 4 games, Hawaii Islanders 0

The Spokane Indians of the Pacific Coast League ended the 1970 season with a record of 94 wins and 52 losses, finishing first in the league's North Division.

The Indians tallied 799 runs and allowed 590 runs. Tom Paciorek paced Spokane with 17 home runs, and Steve Garvey walloped 15 or more, too. Tom Paciorek drove in 101 runs. Bobby Valentine topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .340. Jerry Stephenson led the team with 18 wins, while Mike Strahler added 15 or more wins, too Charlie Hough recorded a 1.95 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Members of the 1970 Spokane Indians who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Doyle Alexander, Bill Buckner, Steve Garvey, Charlie Hough, Tom Hutton, Jack Jenkins, Von Joshua, Davey Lopes, Bob O'Brien, Tom Paciorek, José Peña, John Purdin, Doug Rau, Bill Russell, Bart Shirley, Jerry Stephenson, Bob Stinson, Mike Strahler, Bobby Valentine, Sandy Vance and Geoff Zahn.

Tom Lasorda served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Doyle AlexanderRRSeptember 4, 19506'3"190Cordova, AL US
Richard ArmstrongRRJuly 30, 19446'2"190El Paso, TX US
Bill BucknerLLDecember 14, 19496'0"185Vallejo, CA US
Michael ChristinoLLApril 17, 19446'1"190San Diego, CA US
Marv GalliherRRDecember 18, 19476'0"180San Diego, CA US
Steve GarveyRRDecember 22, 19485'10"192Tampa, FL US
Charlie HoughRRJanuary 5, 19486'2"190Honolulu, HI US
Tom HuttonLLApril 20, 19465'11"180Los Angeles, CA US
Jack JenkinsRRDecember 22, 19426'2"195Covington, VA US
Von JoshuaLLMay 1, 19485'10"170Oakland, CA US
Davey LopesRRMay 3, 19455'9"170East Providence, RI US
George LottLLOctober 31, 19436'2"195
Alfredo MariscalLLOctober 28, 19426'1"182Cananea, Sonora MX
Dick McLaughlinLLJune 3, 19406'0"175Milton, MA US
Bob O'BrienLLApril 23, 19495'10"170Pittsburgh, PA US
Tom PaciorekRRNovember 2, 19466'4"215Detroit, MI US
José PeñaRRDecember 3, 19426'2"190Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua MX
John PurdinRRJuly 16, 19426'2"185Lynx, OH US
Doug RauLLDecember 15, 19486'2"175Columbus, TX US
Bill RussellRROctober 21, 19486'0"175Pittsburg, KS US
Peter ScarpatiRROctober 4, 19466'0"185
Bart ShirleyRRJanuary 4, 19405'10"183Corpus Christi, TX US
Steven SoggeRRApril 20, 19475'10"175
Gustavo SpositoRRFebruary 14, 19465'6"160
Lawrence StaabRLSeptember 4, 19436'2"190
Jerry StephensonLROctober 6, 19436'2"185Detroit, MI US
Bob StinsonSROctober 11, 19455'11"180Elkin, NC US
Mike StrahlerRRMarch 14, 19476'4"180Chicago, IL US
Bobby ValentineRRMay 13, 19505'10"189Stamford, CT US
Sandy VanceRRJanuary 5, 19476'2"180Lamar, CO US
Geoff ZahnLLDecember 19, 19456'1"180Baltimore, MD 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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