1970 Decatur Commodores Statistics

Midwest League (MWL) - Class: A
Team Record: 63-56
Finished 3rd in the MWL
Manager: Frank Funk (63-56)
Affiliation: San Francisco Giants
Location: Decatur, Illinois
Ballpark: Fans Field
Attendance: 47,633, Avg. 801
1970 Decatur Commodores Roster

The Decatur Commodores of the Midwest League ended the 1970 season with a record of 63 wins and 56 losses, finishing third in the MWL.

The Commodores scored 442 runs, worst in the league, and conceded 478 runs. Edgar Avila led Decatur with 13 home runs and drove in 68 runs. Steve Ontiveros paced batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .273 clip. Larry Gonsalves topped the squad with 12 wins, while Ed Figueroa recorded a 1.94 ERA, best among regular hurlers.

Players from the 1970 Decatur Commodores who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Ed Figueroa, Steve Ontiveros, Horace Speed and Gary Thomasson.

Frank Funk served as manager.


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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Larry Gonsalves1212.5002.1728271221207.0206835012422128206
Terry Hansen117.6112.692621910177.01517553557411810211
Ed Figueroa83.7271.941313830102.0863322323285100
Paul Sperry61.8572.4525000733.0309908026203
Don Spain67.4623.73201360199.01095741534672717
Dale Dunham55.5003.16131221074.0623326436130101
Emiliano Rivera46.4003.04131252083.0703428241051428
Dennis Gideon31.7501.2928000735.027115217350203
Steve Franceschi22.5001.809520040.024108317319100
Richard Krumm22.5006.757710032.0443224913227005
Lou Pasierb22.5006.925520026.0392620214013103
Hugh Hamilton11.5003.009100027.03312917210000
Ed Sennett12.3335.068000116.01510926116103
Russell Plummer70.0
Martin Pavlik40.0
Edgar Avila000.00100002.01000002000
Jim Huff009.00100001.02711200000
William McAlpine0012.00300003.02640601100
Steve Davies0013.50210002.03431302101
Kazuo Hiranuma02.0004.9112000311.012762316000
Mike O'Brien02.0005.826210017.0221411211015213
Totals6355.5343.00240119048920987.09384633295634027671366540

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Gary Thomasson1154954247611518685337136556.271.369.399.768169222
Steve Ontiveros117487417641142331152406578.273.374.422.796176302
Edgar Avila115481424551141761368955042.269.347.429.776182304
Horace Speed109424363469614511461275094.264.361.421.782153704
Gene Rinaldi77346317448063112532235.252.304.300.60495241
Andy Rodriguez64224207155893228101125.280.312.382.69479033
Clare Leifer72230204145652111302142.275.352.333.68668401
Gary Woods70252205184580314003835.220.351.302.65362441
Randy Kapano531761551839120423111645.252.316.406.72363023
Kennard Medlock611521422038703900935.268.316.380.69654100
Tom Beckett6023819319366008514356.187.338.218.55542110
Rick Schroeder592261979293218212253.147.235.198.43339151
Kenneth Caudle271081001120301630618.200.259.260.51926200
Charles Berg248070315000300914.214.304.214.51815010
Joe Higgins178073815020302714.205.275.260.53519000
Ed Figueroa134039210000400110.256.275.256.53110000
Terry Hansen28706489200500317.141.176.172.34811021
Larry Gonsalves28837547100300531.093.160.107.2678120
Richard Krumm713121300110007.250.250.500.7506010
Dale Dunham1328250300010008.120.120.120.2403030
Emiliano Rivera17312703000200213.111.172.111.2843020
Don Spain20363433000200012.088.114.088.2033110
Lou Pasierb916132200110032.154.312.385.6975000
Hiroshi Suzuki1521180200000017.111.238.111.3492200
Ed Sennett9430100000000.333.333.333.6671010
Paul Sperry25750100010023.200.429.200.6291000
Dennis Gideon28651100000014.200.333.200.5331000
Steve Franceschi913130100000008.077.077.077.1541000
Steve Davies2110000000000.000.000.000.0000000
Mike O'Brien6430000000011.000.250.000.2500000
Hugh Hamilton9870000000016.000.125.000.1250000
Totals12784380383544191613432613648233454771.239.323.338.661129703434230


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Edgar Avila1B1141013701970.9839.500
Kennard Medlock1B430113.9697.750
Hiroshi Suzuki1B322010.9577.333
Rick Schroeder2B591271452133.9284.610
Tom Beckett2B22434165.9333.818
Kenneth Caudle2B213846143.8574.000
Joe Higgins2B17344375.9174.529
Steve Ontiveros2B311001.000.667
Steve Ontiveros3B108932192918.9152.889
Kennard Medlock3B1241130.8331.250
Andy Rodriguez3B46721.8673.250
Gary WoodsC6637638126.9726.27316
Andy RodriguezC5737654102.9777.54415
Gary ThomassonOF1141791484.9601.693
Horace SpeedOF1072339131.9492.262
Clare LeiferOF5480512.9881.574
Randy KapanoOF44723001.0001.705
Kennard MedlockOF2230230.9141.455
Charles BergOF21281001.0001.381
Edgar AvilaOF20010.000.000
Larry GonsalvesP28133621.9611.750
Dennis GideonP283530.727.286
Terry HansenP261439021.0002.038
Paul SperryP2511513.941.640
Don SpainP2071020.895.850
Emiliano RiveraP1331412.9441.308
Ed FigueroaP1341911.9581.769
Dale DunhamP133910.923.923
Kazuo HiranumaP1202001.000.167
Hugh HamiltonP915001.000.667
Steve FranceschiP9210001.0001.333
Ed SennettP81210.750.375
Russell PlummerP7.000
Richard KrummP70410.800.571
Mike O'BrienP613011.000.667
Lou PasierbP51912.9092.000
Martin PavlikP4.000
William McAlpineP30000.000
Steve DaviesP20000.000
Jim HuffP10000.000
Edgar AvilaP10000.000
Gene RinaldiSS771232692341.9455.091
Tom BeckettSS3850961914.8853.842
Steve OntiverosSS656011.0001.833
Totals121530171263207221.9543.5233100

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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