1970 Greenwood Braves Roster
Team Record: 70-60
Finished 2nd in the WCL
Manager: Eddie Haas (70-60)
Affiliation: Atlanta Braves
Location: Greenwood, South Carolina
Ballpark: Legion Stadium
Attendance: 48,648, Avg. 748
The Greenwood Braves of the Western Carolinas League ended the 1970 season with a record of 70 wins and 60 losses, finishing second in the WCL.
The Braves scored 691 runs and yielded 645 runs. Larvell Blanks led Greenwood with 15 home runs and accounted for 69 RBI. John Fuller paced hitters with significant playing time by hitting .278. David Gourieux, Jimmy Freeman and Jose Sevillano topped the team with 8 wins each, while Jimmy Freeman recorded a 4.23 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 1970 Greenwood Braves who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Jimmy Freeman, John Fuller, Chico Ruiz, Grover Powell, Larvell Blanks and Pablo Torrealba.
Eddie Haas served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doyle Barringer | R | R | February 3, 1949 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Larvell Blanks | R | R | January 28, 1950 | 5'8" | 167 | Del Rio, TX US |
| Nelly Cana | R | R | December 20, 1950 | 5'11" | 165 | Cumana, Sucre VE |
| Russell Dillon | S | L | August 26, 1951 | 6'0" | 185 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Domingo Figueroa | L | L | February 16, 1951 | 5'11" | 175 | Vega Alta, PR |
| Jimmy Freeman | L | L | June 29, 1951 | 6'4" | 180 | Carlsbad, NM US |
| John Fuller | L | L | January 29, 1950 | 6'2" | 180 | Lynwood, CA US |
| Scott Goodwin | R | R | July 4, 1950 | 6'1" | 198 | Reseda, CA US |
| David Gourieux | R | R | January 13, 1947 | 6'2" | 190 | Paducah, KY US |
| David Heintz | R | R | October 27, 1945 | 6'0" | 165 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Gene Holbert | S | R | November 21, 1951 | 6'1" | 200 | Indiantown Gap Military Reservation, PA US |
| Sam Houston | R | R | November 4, 1950 | 5'11" | 156 | Long Beach, CA US |
| Wallace Jones | R | R | September 23, 1948 | 6'1" | 195 | Middlesboro, KY US |
| Calvin Kelly | R | R | July 25, 1950 | 5'10" | 160 | Martinez, CA US |
| George King | R | R | June 5, 1946 | 6'0" | 150 | Greenville, SC US |
| Larry LaGarde | R | R | June 17, 1949 | 5'10" | 165 | New Orleans, LA US |
| Danny Landis | R | R | June 27, 1950 | 5'10" | Columbus, OH US | |
| Grady Little | R | R | March 3, 1950 | 5'11" | 175 | Abilene, TX US |
| Horace Lovett | R | R | December 9, 1947 | 6'1" | 215 | Savannah, GA US |
| Michael Magness | R | R | August 3, 1949 | 6'2" | 197 | Gainesville, GA US |
| Michael McCammon | R | R | October 25, 1948 | 6'0" | 185 | Manchester, CT US |
| Edgar McCullough | R | R | July 11, 1948 | 6'2" | 185 | Richmond, VA US |
| Curtis Moore | L | R | July 3, 1949 | 6'1" | 185 | Denison, TX US |
| Carlos Moreno | R | R | April 15, 1948 | 6'2" | 155 | La Guaira, Vargas VE |
| James Nageleisen | R | R | November 7, 1947 | 6'2" | 190 | Covington, KY US |
| Grover Powell | L | L | October 10, 1940 | 5'10" | 175 | Sayre, PA US |
| Jerry Robison | R | R | September 18, 1946 | 5'9" | 165 | Lindsay, CA US |
| Chico Ruiz | R | R | November 1, 1951 | 5'11" | 170 | Santurce, PR |
| Richard Sandate | L | L | September 27, 1949 | 5'9" | 155 | Corpus Christi, TX US |
| Jose Sevillano | R | R | February 19, 1951 | 6'0" | 175 | Bayamon, PR |
| John Spottke | R | R | December 9, 1947 | 6'0" | 180 | New York, NY US |
| Pablo Torrealba | L | L | April 28, 1948 | 5'10" | 173 | Barquisimeto, Lara VE |
| Mark Vandewater | R | R | August 5, 1949 | 6'3" | 200 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Michael Walseth | L | R | March 5, 1948 | 6'3" | 210 | St. Paul, MN US |
| Keith Walters | R | R | March 18, 1949 | 6'1" | 205 | |
| Chuck Westerhouse | R | R | September 8, 1951 | 6'3" | 205 | Lafayette, IN US |
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.
