1970 Gastonia Pirates Statistics

Western Carolinas League (WCL) - Class: A
Team Record: 55-75
Finished 6th in the WCL
Manager: Ed Hobaugh (55-75)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Gastonia, North Carolina
Ballpark: Sims Legion Park
Attendance: 27,381, Avg. 421
1970 Gastonia Pirates Roster

The Gastonia Pirates of the Western Carolinas League ended the 1970 season with a record of 55 wins and 75 losses, finishing sixth in the WCL.

The Pirates scored 571 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 651 runs. Ron Mitchell led Gastonia with 14 home runs Ron Mitchell and Larry Smith each recorded 51 runs batted in. Larry Smith paced hitters with significant playing time by hitting .294. Brad Gratz topped the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 2.26 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Players from the 1970 Gastonia Pirates who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Dave Augustine, John Morlan, Jim Sadowski and Frank Taveras.

Ed Hobaugh 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
Brad Gratz126.6672.2622211450163.0116524168001602116
DeWayne Mason51.8331.928843061.0371713031160006
Mike Marine45.4444.36121210064.0613831645158205
Jim Sadowski47.3644.241716200104.0966949665177309
Scott Lyman410.2864.542415400105.09468538711875615
Robert May32.6004.219910062.0643629628242107
Gary Vingle35.3755.7712910053.0614134533043206
Donald Beard36.3335.5531300260.05549372422421111
David Warmbrod37.3002.8529821482.0753626240242204
David Lee21.6672.7711100026.016108222017102
Dennis Slagle21.6675.4010411035.0452521222124105
Rudi Strickland101.0001.29111007.05110304000
Gary Abram12.3336.504310018.0211613116016001
Gordon Green13.2503.4817200131.0261512027129302
Thomas Estrella13.2505.2514000112.01413711115101
Gary Meyer13.2506.528500029.0362421116024008
Robert Gorski14.2005.4514521038.0332723523030103
John Cabral15.1676.5321520151.0433737562247503
Omar Machado150.0
Tim Murtaugh000.00200003.03400400000
Robert McKee003.60400015.04220517000
Ednio Gonzalez003.602200015.0876110014002
Ed Napoleon005.40300015.04432400100
Robert Roadarmel009.00310017.09770615001
Conn Ivie01.0008.183000111.01712102105001
Richard Wanless02.0008.256200012.019171111005403
Totals5274.4134.2130213203611131059.096262749564677178433581110

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
Frank Taveras122485442671151321413564265.260.324.305.630135010
Larry Smith105411364501071028511954078.294.366.398.764145313
Ron Mitchell11043837171977414513046280.261.368.415.784154212
Steve McFarland973463093484123224873140.272.337.350.687108123
Dave Augustine8628825935801322261032330.309.366.398.764103213
Douglas Coleman732962774475320181311525.271.307.296.60382103
James Clay90320272316461545413835.235.335.320.65587514
Hudie Camp5119818030621221311301727.344.399.450.84981001
Kala Kaaihue862842422762101235113064.256.343.331.67480372
John Morlan65252221274963630312254.222.310.357.66779702
Jim Johnson76268233254890634423081.206.296.322.61875113
Scott Roswald672271873142441171523234.225.354.305.65957611
Dan Enewold48173144193541120302419.243.349.306.65444113
Rudi Strickland49170152213371419111750.217.300.355.65554100
Tim Murtaugh36897710294121420106.377.449.532.98241101
Joe Grigas21746610194031121610.288.351.485.83632101
Ed Napoleon246050121530151082.300.383.420.80321002
Brad Gratz3164601111110300124.183.197.233.43014030
Jim Sadowski1844382700021026.184.244.184.4287130
Robert May1328244600011013.250.269.250.5196021
Donald Beard3216122300010013.250.308.250.5583030
David Warmbrod2928241310020026.125.192.167.3594020
Gary Abram4650200000002.400.400.400.8002010
DeWayne Mason823200200010003.100.100.100.2002030
Craig Shade1331271210002039.074.167.111.2783010
Scott Lyman24343212000000018.062.062.062.1252020
Conn Ivie32101000000101.0001.0001.0002.0001000
Ednio Gonzalez2550100000001.200.200.200.4001000
Gordon Green18972100000011.143.250.143.3931010
David Lee111080100000023.125.300.125.4251000
John Cabral2113103100000023.100.308.100.4081100
Richard Wanless6210000000001.000.000.000.0000010
Thomas Estrella14210000000000.000.000.000.0000010
Gary Vingle1220190000000005.000.000.000.0000010
Dennis Slagle1010100000000002.000.000.000.0000000
Gary Meyer8760000000003.000.000.000.0000010
Robert McKee4110000000000.000.000.000.0000000
Robert Roadarmel3320000000011.000.333.000.3330000
Mike Marine1223210000000006.000.000.000.0000020
Robert Gorski141180000000015.000.111.000.1110020
Totals1516477141885711059130305948216835465805.253.330.340.671142603746350


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
James Clay1B7250742338.9957.625
Rudi Strickland1B2924211921.9668.724
Dan Enewold1B281919324.9857.143
Hudie Camp1B545222.9599.400
Craig Shade1B4201001.0005.250
Tim Murtaugh1B110001.0001.000
Jim Johnson1B130001.0003.000
Steve McFarland2B641071461532.9443.953
Douglas Coleman2B49941121121.9494.204
Dave Augustine2B244246114.8893.667
Dave Augustine3B494083217.8542.510
Scott Roswald3B342441121.8441.912
Douglas Coleman3B21232834.9442.429
Steve McFarland3B18152031.9211.944
Ed Napoleon3B128810.9411.333
Larry Smith3B85922.8751.750
Craig Shade3B608001.0001.333
Kala KaaihueC8146643173.9686.28417
Jim JohnsonC402482984.9726.92514
Tim MurtaughC181291860.9618.1673
Ron MitchellOF1071719101.9471.682
Larry SmithOF96146883.9511.604
John MorlanOF6574732.9641.246
Hudie CampOF4273350.9381.810
Jim JohnsonOF3340361.8781.303
Scott RoswaldOF2429331.9141.333
Joe GrigasOF2019211.9551.050
Dan EnewoldOF1516010.9411.067
Rudi StricklandOF11151001.0001.455
James ClayOF79111.9091.429
Dave AugustineOF110001.0001.000
Donald BeardP3111121.857.387
David WarmbrodP2932631.9061.000
Scott LymanP2431911.957.917
Brad GratzP2292922.9501.727
John CabralP2101332.812.619
Jim SadowskiP1792032.9061.706
Gordon GreenP1725011.000.412
Robert GorskiP1412011.000.214
Thomas EstrellaP140000.000
Gary VingleP1238011.000.917
Mike MarineP12311011.0001.167
David LeeP1109011.000.818
Dennis SlagleP101910.9091.000
Robert MayP931820.9132.333
Gary MeyerP80310.750.375
DeWayne MasonP82920.8461.375
Richard WanlessP62410.8571.000
Robert McKeeP40000.000
Gary AbramP404001.0001.000
Robert RoadarmelP31020.333.333
Ed NapoleonP311001.000.667
Conn IvieP320001.000.667
Tim MurtaughP212011.0001.500
Ednio GonzalezP202001.0001.000
Rudi StricklandP112001.0003.000
Frank TaverasSS1221933373756.9354.344
Steve McFarlandSS15142272.8372.400
Totals140930581259232247.9493.0643400

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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