1970 Niagara Falls Pirates Statistics

New York-Pennsylvania League (NYPL) - Class: Short Season A
Team Record: 28-40
Finished 7th in the NYPL
Manager: Irv Noren (28-40)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Niagara Falls, New York
Ballpark: Sal Maglie Stadium
Attendance: 60,962, Avg. 1,793
1970 Niagara Falls Pirates Roster

The Niagara Falls Pirates of the New York-Pennsylvania League ended the 1970 season with a record of 28 wins and 40 losses, finishing seventh in the NYPL.

The Pirates scored 292 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 320 runs. Ed Ott paced all regular batters with a .291 average. Charles Arrendale and James Sanford topped Niagara Falls with 5 wins each, while Gary Meyer recorded a 2.18 ERA, best among regular hurlers.

Members of the 1970 Niagara Falls Pirates who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Lafayette Currence, Omar Moreno and Ed Ott.

Irv Noren 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
James Sanford53.6253.0612520250.0492417218456103
Charles Arrendale55.5002.62121151079.0593623540186206
Edward Robbins47.3643.19121270096.0923934328379202
John Kidd31.7504.0022100236.0352416219229201
Dennis Slagle33.5003.988830043.0463019333139105
John Hyde22.5003.0015000127.033189114140102
Scott Johnson22.5003.917730046.0342720435224113
Gary Meyer27.2222.189941066.0592016120353003
Rudi Strickland101.0003.277000111.014840206001
Chester Gunter12.3331.504420024.02011428024200
Kenneth Wastradowski004.50410004.06221503000
Matthew Mazza01.0006.75410008.09760708006
David Lee01.0009.007000012.0121412013112000
Lafayette Currence02.0003.604410025.0271310119426003
Daniel Quinn02.0004.8514200126.0272214120224202
Robert Clites02.00013.504300010.021251511515002
Totals2840.4123.531456802727563.05433202212729625514141390

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
Ed Ott61245206386095024613443.291.397.383.78079230
Rich Standart632512232450911251012745.224.311.287.59864100
Eddie Sherlin62268237354972114832873.207.288.266.55463012
Alberto Leaver642161953039221251851474.200.263.246.50948331
James Sanderson56198171203740225201842.216.296.275.57147324
Scott Roswald48186161233031115622130.186.281.236.51738112
John Regent48129104192751424011935.260.391.442.83346411
Carmelo Ybes391009414244111240524.255.293.351.64433010
Michael Semp239580202312517001313.288.400.538.93843200
Rudi Strickland44128102162020414012534.196.354.333.68834010
Richard Astor361028361641017221644.193.324.265.58922102
John Sullivan55180146211521012032745.103.247.130.37719223
Michael Dukes11393598201400410.229.308.371.67913000
Christopher Johnson1632294710020026.241.312.276.5888100
James Sanford1222200600020012.300.333.300.6336010
Chester Gunter41080500000011.625.667.6251.2925010
Omar Moreno1026231400030138.174.269.174.4434000
Michael Leffel17362934200300610.138.286.207.4936010
Edward Robbins1236303420040015.133.152.200.3526032
Lafayette Currence714130300000013.231.286.231.5163000
Dennis Slagle819152310020019.200.235.267.5024021
Gary Meyer924191200000024.105.190.105.2962030
David Lee7220100000001.500.500.5001.0001000
John Kidd221060100010023.167.375.167.5421020
Scott Johnson720201100000006.050.050.050.1001000
Matthew Mazza4110000000000.000.000.000.0000000
John Hyde15631000000021.000.400.000.4000010
Daniel Quinn14660000000005.000.000.000.0000000
Robert Clites4430000000011.000.250.000.2500000
Charles Arrendale1226201000011036.000.125.000.1250021
Totals790243120842924396017212465720277583.211.307.286.59359602031190


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
James Sanderson1B47301271120.9686.979
Michael Semp1B2318513215.9908.609
Rudi Strickland1B39131.7693.333
Eddie Sherlin2B621061332527.9053.855
Scott Roswald2B411641.8104.250
Christopher Johnson2B44412.8892.000
Michael Leffel2B12010.6672.000
Scott Roswald3B304147123.8802.933
Richard Astor3B292837125.8442.241
Michael Dukes3B881791.7353.125
Christopher Johnson3B585011.0002.600
Michael Leffel3B103001.0003.000
John SullivanC5336536102.9767.5669
Carmelo YbesC231491431.9827.0873
Alberto LeaverOF62112831.9761.935
Ed OttOF6184822.9791.508
John RegentOF4037541.9131.050
Rudi StricklandOF3119050.792.613
Scott RoswaldOF1322010.9571.692
Carmelo YbesOF89010.9001.125
Omar MorenoOF8100001.0001.250
James SandersonOF61010.500.167
Richard AstorOF210001.000.500
Daniel QuinnOF110001.0001.000
John KiddP222610.889.364
John HydeP150450.444.267
Daniel QuinnP142410.857.429
James SanfordP1271011.9441.417
Edward RobbinsP12161811.9712.833
Charles ArrendaleP126920.8821.250
Gary MeyerP984001.0001.333
Dennis SlagleP82810.9091.250
Rudi StricklandP70510.833.714
David LeeP712001.000.429
Scott JohnsonP711010.9171.571
Kenneth WastradowskiP402001.000.500
Matthew MazzaP41110.667.500
Chester GunterP41310.8001.000
Lafayette CurrenceP41510.8571.500
Robert ClitesP412001.000.750
Rich StandartSS62951362825.8923.726
Michael LeffelSS651332.8573.000
Michael DukesSS121001.0003.000
Totals7391664607158112.9353.0731200

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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