1970 Birmingham A's Roster
Team Record: 73-65
Finished 3rd in the SL
Manager: Phil Cavarretta (73-65)
Affiliation: Oakland Athletics
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Ballpark: Rickwood Field
Attendance: 39,787, Avg. 577
The Birmingham A's of the Southern League ended the 1970 season with a record of 73 wins and 65 losses, finishing third in the SL.
The A's tallied 529 runs and allowed 511 runs. Reggie Sanders paced Birmingham with 11 home runs Jim Clark and Reggie Sanders each recorded 73 runs batted in. Jim Clark topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .298. Bill Kelso and Fred Kampf led the squad with 10 wins each, while Bill Kelso recorded a 2.94 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Don Stanhouse, Manny Trillo, George Hendrick, Reggie Sanders, Dave Hamilton, Bill Kelso and Jim Clark were all players from the 1970 Birmingham A's who played in the Majors during their careers.
Phil Cavarretta served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Abbott | S | R | July 2, 1945 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| Rusty Adkins | L | R | November 30, 1945 | 5'8" | 170 | |
| Brien Bickerton | L | L | July 6, 1949 | 6'3" | 185 | |
| Jim Clark | R | R | April 30, 1947 | 6'1" | 190 | Kansas City, KS US |
| Greg Conger | L | L | July 29, 1946 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Tom Cook | R | R | June 21, 1947 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Buddy Copeland | S | R | February 28, 1947 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| William Fitzgerald | R | R | 6'4" | 195 | ||
| Orlando Gomez | R | R | June 24, 1946 | 6'0" | 190 | Juana Diaz, PR |
| Dave Hamilton | L | L | December 13, 1947 | 6'0" | 180 | Seattle, WA US |
| Alan Hefferon | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| George Hendrick | R | R | October 18, 1949 | 6'3" | 195 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| John Jagutis | S | R | June 24, 1945 | 5'10" | 168 | |
| Fred Kampf | R | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Bill Kelso | R | R | February 19, 1940 | 6'4" | 215 | Kansas City, MO US |
| Douglas King | R | R | May 28, 1947 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Don Lohse | R | R | June 15, 1946 | 6'4" | 187 | |
| Sam Lovelace | R | R | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| John Major | L | L | December 28, 1944 | 6'0" | 205 | |
| Gil Marcano | R | R | October 8, 1950 | 6'0" | 183 | |
| Anselmo Martinez | S | R | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Stephen Mastin | R | R | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Jim Pamlanye | R | R | 5'11" | 190 | ||
| Mark Pena | R | R | 6'4" | 175 | ||
| Eddie Propst | R | R | November 19, 1945 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Reggie Sanders | R | R | September 9, 1949 | 6'2" | 205 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Greg Schubert | L | L | April 16, 1947 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Tom Smith | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Don Stanhouse | R | R | February 12, 1951 | 6'2" | 185 | DuQuoin, IL US |
| Manny Trillo | R | R | December 25, 1950 | 6'1" | 150 | Caripito, Monagas VE |
| Roger Washington | S | R | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Stan Wojcik | R | R | September 8, 1944 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Don Yingling | R | R | January 9, 1944 | 6'3" | 189 |
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.
