1970 Visalia Mets Statistics

California League (CL) - Class: A
Team Record: 66-74
Finished 6th in the CL
Manager: Joe Frazier (66-74)
Affiliation: New York Mets
Location: Visalia, California
Ballpark: Recreation Park
Attendance: 42,344, Avg. 605
1970 Visalia Mets Roster

The Visalia Mets of the California League ended the 1970 season with a record of 66 wins and 74 losses, finishing sixth in the CL.

The Mets scored 720 runs and gave up 739 runs. Larry Fritz led Visalia with 24 home runs, while George Kazmarek and James Plant walloped 15 or more, too. George Kazmarek accounted for 82 RBI and topped hitters with significant playing time with a .319 average. Donald Camy paced the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 2.98 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Players from the 1970 Visalia Mets who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Buzz Capra, Randy Sterling, Roy Staiger, Larry Fritz, George Theodore and Brent Strom.

Joe Frazier 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
Donald Camy127.6322.9819191340148.013061499453142719
Buzz Capra95.6433.212414623129.0106564615300157128
Kit Putnam78.4674.473116703135.0148896714581831013
Robert Bishop63.6672.31292101174.0512719644068418
Ray Ewing42.6674.598810051.0523626538050304
Brent Strom45.4443.75101031072.0653230622279124
Al Wihtol46.4005.44141322091.01096555928076225
Joseph Fitzgerald47.3644.3828900178.08452381946060307
Frank Lolich21.6674.2011511330.026171446024301
Randy Sterling22.5006.305510030.0412721717028206
Bob Foderaro24.3334.7527200355.06235291134067601
Ron Stewart24.3337.147700029.0423023322020105
Robert Bartlett25.2863.7212921058.0603324423145701
Bruce Harkey101.0003.865100014.014662619102
Marvin Leonard101.0003.865300014.01186110013001
Nick Furlong101.0006.75330008.077615013000
Glenn Brenner11.5008.00320009.013981504101
Tommie Sheppard13.2505.5217500144.0463127627059403
Robert Haines14.2008.1221200251.0735046926149603
Bruce Brown0011.00600009.01513113509003
John Maine01.0005.1411000014.012128310011110
Kenny Esposito02.0005.1817100140.0342923613137307
Bruce Matte04.00010.294400014.0211616613014101
Totals6674.4714.5031714003711281197.01222741598150533101117589930

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
George Kazmarek1154954487914323323829245115.319.382.538.920241101
George Theodore123509454681401511469994877.308.380.438.818199511
James Plant1074333955410316121642230119.261.317.466.783184413
Jimmy Timmons963913415696172125434828.282.368.352.720120002
James Ziegler1063883315895143740425236.287.387.411.797136302
Larry Fritz803522956589922473335488.302.410.5901.000174111
Gary Hill86331281357891938834041.278.373.413.786116514
Roy Staiger763202973771130734422056.239.284.354.638105003
Bill Cotton8129325727651101141203168.253.334.424.759109203
Ronnie Collins65275242395893630412864.240.327.376.70391401
Wilbur Huckle381741612549111623441115.304.351.497.84780101
Jackie Adams55201173304133620832759.237.338.393.73168001
Donald Dickerson58192158233460114013356.215.349.272.62143001
Glenn Stitzel241088422332031021245.393.528.5241.05244000
Gary Upton34117105192871716001126.267.336.552.88958010
Kit Putnam346559101902070059.322.375.390.76523010
Gregory Allen299277131700514211428.221.348.416.76332100
Donald Camy196261713201600124.213.226.295.52118000
Timothy DeCaminada30867310111003001129.151.279.164.44312200
Freddie Howard7252347201300210.304.360.522.88212000
Brent Strom10302836100300112.214.241.250.4917010
Buzz Capra24554666100200816.130.259.152.4117010
Robert Bartlett1222212510020019.238.273.286.5586000
Robert Bishop33393445301300518.147.256.324.58011000
Dennis Iskierka15514425201300526.114.220.227.44710110
Ray Ewing8252344001510211.174.240.304.5447000
Al Wihtol14353214100200117.125.152.156.3085020
Kenny Esposito1710102310000004.300.300.400.7004000
Joseph Fitzgerald2825241300000017.125.160.125.2853000
Glenn Brenner3441200120001.500.5001.2501.7505000
Robert Haines2114131200000007.154.214.154.3682100
Bob Foderaro2715140210000007.143.143.214.3573010
Marvin Leonard5442100000000.250.250.250.5001000
Ron Stewart71190100010015.111.200.111.3111010
Randy Sterling513101110000026.100.250.200.4502010
Tommie Sheppard1711111100110006.091.091.364.4554000
Bruce Brown1214142100000006.071.071.071.1431000
Richard Globokar1019153110030034.067.222.133.3562010
Dick Stureman9252221010010310.045.160.136.2963000
Bruce Harkey5641000000024.000.333.000.3330000
Nick Furlong3320000000012.000.333.000.3330000
Frank Lolich11880000000004.000.000.000.0000000
John Maine11220000000002.000.000.000.0000000
Bruce Matte4440000000003.000.000.000.0000000
Totals15745354471372012441832415863967375711140.264.346.414.759194903115240


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Larry Fritz1B5844633846.9848.259
Donald Dickerson1B5038319933.9788.040
Timothy DeCaminada1B21146100211.0007.429
James Ziegler1B201511139.9828.100
Freddie Howard1B6401061.0006.833
George Theodore1B322012.9577.333
Jimmy Timmons2B791592291654.9604.911
Roy Staiger2B275675218.9854.852
Ronnie Collins2B234254713.9324.174
Wilbur Huckle2B13253624.9684.692
Glenn Stitzel2B7112025.9394.429
James Plant3B103701693214.8822.320
Roy Staiger3B1161714.9582.091
James Ziegler3B1061111.9441.700
Dick Stureman3B84420.8001.000
Richard Globokar3B644001.0001.333
Jimmy Timmons3B52610.8891.600
Glenn Stitzel3B534001.0001.400
Bill CottonC7757458155.9778.20819
Gregory AllenC291881430.9856.96612
Gary UptonC282341850.9819.0005
Dennis IskierkaC14101630.9737.6437
Donald DickersonC3151001.0005.3330
Robert BishopC2202001.00011.0001
George TheodoreOF1181861860.9711.729
George KazmarekOF1151501072.9581.391
James ZieglerOF6462340.9421.016
Gary HillOF5599060.9431.800
Jackie AdamsOF4963220.9701.327
Larry FritzOF3130321.9431.065
Jimmy TimmonsOF57110.8891.600
Timothy DeCaminadaOF450001.0001.250
Bruce BrownOF220001.0001.000
Gary UptonOF110001.0001.000
Kit PutnamP3193020.9511.258
Robert BishopP2913910.957.759
Joseph FitzgeraldP283710.909.357
Bob FoderaroP2756011.000.407
Buzz CapraP24111810.9671.208
Robert HainesP212310.833.238
Donald CamyP19132223.9461.842
Tommie SheppardP171720.800.471
Kenny EspositoP1714001.000.294
Al WihtolP1451122.8891.143
Robert BartlettP1201011.909.833
John MaineP110110.500.091
Frank LolichP1131001.000.364
Brent StromP10115001.0001.600
Ray EwingP80820.8001.000
Ron StewartP718001.0001.286
Bruce BrownP60110.500.167
Randy SterlingP528001.0002.000
Marvin LeonardP501011.000.200
Bruce HarkeyP507001.0001.400
Bruce MatteP40410.8001.000
Nick FurlongP31310.8001.333
Glenn BrennerP313001.0001.333
Ronnie CollinsSS42561351227.9414.548
Roy StaigerSS3858102919.9474.211
Gary HillSS2831791618.8733.929
Wilbur HuckleSS243565714.9354.167
Glenn StitzelSS12183358.9114.250
Totals151335831440209332.9603.3204400

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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