1970 Williamsport Astros Roster
Team Record: 28-42
Finished 8th in the NYPL
Manager: Dick Bogard (28-42)
Affiliation: Houston Astros
Location: Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: Bowman Field 1924-
Attendance: 43,599, Avg. 1,246
The Williamsport Astros of the New York-Pennsylvania League ended the 1970 season with a record of 28 wins and 42 losses, finishing eighth in the NYPL.
The Astros scored 303 runs and conceded 387 runs, most in the circuit. Martin Cott drove in 52 runs. Lambert Ford led all regular hitters by connecting at a .368 clip. Larry Sheanshang topped the team with 6 wins, while Pat Darcy earned a 3.7 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Pat Darcy played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Williamsport Astros to do so.
Dick Bogard served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Allen | R | R | February 11, 1948 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Eric Bedenkop | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Harold Boggs | R | R | 6'4" | 193 | ||
| John Canty | L | L | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Martin Cott | L | R | November 3, 1950 | 6'3" | 185 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Gordon Crane | R | R | October 24, 1952 | 6'5" | 210 | Provo, UT US |
| Pat Darcy | L | R | May 12, 1950 | 6'3" | 175 | Troy, OH US |
| Larry Elenes | R | R | September 29, 1951 | 6'3" | 190 | Long Beach, CA US |
| Robert Fernley | L | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Lambert Ford | L | R | March 3, 1949 | 5'9" | 170 | Vineland, NJ US |
| Robert Giliberti | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Miguel Hernandez | L | L | April 18, 1949 | 5'7" | 155 | |
| Richard Hicks | R | R | July 12, 1947 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Raylan Hoellwarth | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Gerald Johnson | R | R | May 22, 1949 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Curtis Jordan | R | R | February 24, 1949 | 6'3" | 210 | Jacksonville, FL US |
| Harlan Keller | R | R | August 26, 1951 | 6'0" | 185 | Keota, OK US |
| Francisco Lopez | R | R | October 10, 1950 | 5'11" | 160 | Ponce, PR |
| Bob McRoberts | L | R | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Brad McRoberts | R | R | March 9, 1952 | 6'2" | 205 | Menomonee, WI US |
| Steven Miller | L | L | 6'3" | 210 | ||
| Patrick O'Keefe | R | R | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| James Provenzano | R | L | August 5, 1948 | 5'10" | 170 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Alfio Rondon | R | R | February 6, 1951 | 5'11" | 160 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Larry Sheanshang | R | R | 6'5" | 215 | ||
| George Vasquez | R | R | August 8, 1949 | 6'0" | 190 | Tempe, AZ US |
| David Wing | R | R | December 14, 1951 | 6'2" | 180 | Tulsa, OK US |
| Thomas Wise | R | R | May 31, 1952 | 6'1" | 185 | Vancouver, WA US |
| George Wolger | R | R | October 8, 1946 | 6'0" | 190 |
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.
