1970 Winter Haven Red Sox Statistics

Florida State League (FSL) - Class: A
Team Record: 61-71
Finished 4th in the FSL's West Division
Manager: John Butler (61-71)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Winter Haven, Florida
Ballpark: Chain O'Lakes Park
Attendance: 15,684, Avg. 238
1970 Winter Haven Red Sox Roster

The Winter Haven Red Sox of the Florida State League ended the 1970 season with a record of 61 wins and 71 losses, finishing fourth in the league's West Division.

The Red Sox scored 441 runs and allowed 481 runs. Curtis Suchan led Winter Haven with 10 home runs and drove in 53 runs. John Klitsner paced batters with significant playing time with a .300 average. Frank Ward topped the squad with 11 wins, while David Klastava registered a 2.04 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers.

Players from the 1970 Winter Haven Red Sox who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Rick Burleson, Dave Coleman, Mike Nagy and Dick Pole.

John Butler 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
Frank Ward118.5792.1725231030166.014752405420103514
Wayne Milam98.5292.482120650127.01124535340080316
David Klastava76.5382.042318621128.01114029237284701
Samuel Phillips64.6003.49161020167.0583526252045517
Mark Kleibl65.5452.272210301103.0853926151058309
Dick Pole67.4623.00191543199.0724233128079312
Teddy Gilman511.3123.002718410144.01446548058198419
Norwood Hill31.7503.4121000029.0332011314229201
Robert Remson33.5001.7632000351.0421210015150000
Robert Kerr28.2006.2024800174.08658511532601012
Lawrence Bellm12.3333.2417100525.02611927116001
Leo Edge14.2002.7139000863.0392019138150402
David Joseph80.0
James Bryant01.0002.25600008.053201026001
Mike Nagy01.0002.453200011.0146307013300
Billy Farmer02.0005.737700033.046232126027203
Totals6071.4582.9031013203514211128.010204713632345812798425580

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
John Klitsner12551645655137177035674963.300.368.368.737168182
Curtis Suchan1184754236410822410532054686.255.333.397.730168411
Dave Coleman9439435448931356511163395.263.326.379.704134214
Rick Burleson11848541942921341296124972.220.307.277.584116665
Steven Miller11443437940891526462349111.235.324.332.657126222
Vincent Albury993783452282100028572260.238.286.267.55292272
Bob Schultz932982583160630131273419.233.319.279.59872105
Chris Cross893192552449143631235749.192.342.341.68387232
Michael Harvison52192173153730011131539.214.275.231.50640031
Gary Myers3712911792852010321129.239.305.316.62137010
Mike Hetman4812010315253008101224.243.339.272.61128320
Ronnie Helton38145109202543110933331.229.408.349.75738030
Allen Collins351191005241015111720.240.353.280.63328101
Donald Nowlin6017615410222019021744.143.234.175.41027212
Bill Norton23625831200031035.207.258.207.46512100
David Hubbard2655438104004211019.233.389.326.71414110
Teddy Gilman294843210010400412.233.298.279.57712010
Richard Nichols1036323930043037.281.333.375.70812001
David Klastava24423329100202511.273.385.303.68810130
Wayne Milam21514039200300314.225.279.275.55411080
Rodney O'Brien27695998100321918.136.250.153.4039010
Frank Ward25595327010000120.132.164.170.3339140
Donald Small21484525000510223.111.149.111.2605010
John Sitarz825233410001027.174.240.217.4575000
Robert Remson32870300000011.429.500.429.9293000
Alan Wolfenbarger720172310010022.176.250.235.4854001
Samuel Phillips1623190300030019.158.200.158.3583030
Dick Pole1932281310010027.107.167.143.3104020
Mark Kleibl2437302300000047.100.206.100.3063030
Robert Kerr24201901000100111.053.100.053.1531000
Leo Edge3911110000000004.000.000.000.0000000
Lawrence Bellm17650000000013.000.167.000.1670000
Billy Farmer71080000000015.000.111.000.1110010
Norwood Hill21420000000001.000.000.000.0000020
Mike Nagy3320000000000.000.333.000.3330100
Thomas Kramer3441000000001.000.000.000.0000000
John Butler11000000000101.0000000
James Bryant61000000000101.0000000
Totals15534855422644397014235323738965501929.230.314.302.616127803168290


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Steven Miller1B109922601858.9829.009
Bill Norton1B1511411115.9928.333
John Klitsner1B9696021.0008.333
Rodney O'Brien1B360001.0002.000
Allen Collins1B241001.0002.500
Michael Harvison2B481031081015.9554.396
Ronnie Helton2B2878741121.9335.429
Bob Schultz2B26344817.9883.154
Donald Nowlin2B244764410.9654.625
Richard Nichols2B71717051.0004.857
Alan Wolfenbarger2B516711.9584.600
John Sitarz2B5121322.9265.000
Dave Coleman3B8873184287.9022.920
Bob Schultz3B24174521.9692.583
Donald Nowlin3B20173863.9022.750
Rodney O'Brien3B521111.9292.600
Richard Nichols3B21120.5001.000
Ronnie Helton3B111001.0002.000
Chris CrossC821475796.9582.48818
Allen CollinsC301582242.9786.00012
Mike HetmanC271401711.9945.8156
Steven MillerC5191011.0004.0001
Thomas KramerC211001.0001.0000
John KlitsnerOF1161501962.9661.457
Curtis SuchanOF1151959121.9441.774
Vincent AlburyOF871215122.9131.448
Gary MyersOF3549731.9491.600
Donald SmallOF1615121.8891.000
Rodney O'BrienOF1624220.9291.625
David HubbardOF15171001.0001.200
Bob SchultzOF1314120.8821.154
Mike HetmanOF450001.0001.250
Chris CrossOF440001.0001.000
Dave ColemanOF462001.0002.000
David KlastavaOF110001.0001.000
Leo EdgeP39113001.000.359
Robert RemsonP3236001.000.281
Teddy GilmanP2773553.8941.556
Frank WardP2582222.9381.200
Robert KerrP2411410.938.625
David KlastavaP231319021.0001.391
Mark KleiblP22711001.000.818
Wayne MilamP2151611.9551.000
Norwood HillP212621.800.381
Dick PoleP1951012.938.789
Lawrence BellmP1703001.000.176
Samuel PhillipsP166811.933.875
David JosephP8.000
Billy FarmerP714001.000.714
James BryantP60000.000
Mike NagyP30210.667.667
Rick BurlesonSS1171884003850.9395.026
Bob SchultzSS13223633.9514.462
Donald NowlinSS471614.9585.750
John SitarzSS225001.0003.500
Totals143928771460196234.9573.0143700

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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