1970 Kinston Eagles Roster
Team Record: 72-65
Finished 3rd in the CL
Manager: Alex Cosmidis (72-65)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Kinston, North Carolina
Ballpark: Grainger Stadium
Attendance: 49,949, Avg. 729
The Kinston Eagles of the Carolina League ended the 1970 season with a record of 72 wins and 65 losses, finishing third in the CL.
The Eagles allowed 472 runs, least in the league. Kinston plated 557 runs. Johnnie Fenderson paced the squad with 11 home runs Patrick Cluney accounted for 69 RBI. Johnnie Fenderson topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .293. Bill Olsen led the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 2.26 ERA, leading regular hurlers.
Tom Buskey, Ken Poulsen, Ken Crosby, Jim Deidel, Terry Ley, Wayne Nordhagen and Roger Hambright were all players from the 1970 Kinston Eagles who played in the Majors during their careers.
Alex Cosmidis served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Baretta | R | R | August 4, 1947 | 5'6" | 140 | |
| Guillermo Barranca | R | L | Mexico, Distrito Federal MX | |||
| Jim Bryan | R | R | May 15, 1946 | 6'0" | 190 | Goldsboro, NC US |
| Tom Buskey | R | R | February 20, 1947 | 6'3" | 200 | Harrisburg, PA US |
| Robert Carson | R | R | July 10, 1949 | 5'11" | 175 | Muskogee, OK US |
| Lee Choate | L | L | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Patrick Cluney | R | L | May 19, 1947 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| William Colunio | R | R | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Ken Crosby | R | R | December 15, 1947 | 6'2" | 179 | New Denver, BC CA |
| Wayne Crowder | R | R | September 8, 1948 | 6'2" | Brockville, ON CA | |
| Jim Deidel | R | R | June 6, 1949 | 6'2" | 195 | Denver, CO US |
| Robert Elliott | R | R | October 24, 1949 | 6'3" | 210 | |
| Johnnie Fenderson | R | R | July 20, 1944 | 6'0" | 171 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Fred Frazier | R | R | May 11, 1951 | 5'9" | 155 | |
| Steven Grotemeyer | R | R | October 26, 1948 | 6'1" | 195 | Peoria, IL US |
| Roger Hambright | R | R | March 26, 1949 | 5'10" | 180 | Sunnyside, WA US |
| Kenneth Johnson | R | R | October 3, 1949 | 5'8" | 165 | Ross, CA US |
| Dave Kent | R | R | December 1, 1948 | 6'2" | 195 | Tampa, FL US |
| Steven Kogut | L | R | November 5, 1949 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Terry Ley | L | L | February 21, 1947 | 6'0" | 190 | Portland, OR US |
| Bob McDaniel | L | R | February 8, 1947 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Angel Muniz | L | R | July 2, 1950 | 5'8" | 160 | |
| Wayne Nordhagen | R | R | July 4, 1948 | 6'2" | 205 | Thief River Falls, MN US |
| Bill Olsen | L | L | February 3, 1949 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Gilbert Passarella | R | R | February 25, 1948 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Ken Poulsen | L | R | August 4, 1947 | 6'1" | 190 | Van Nuys, CA US |
| Larry Pyle | R | R | October 7, 1947 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Alonzo Ramirez | L | R | 6'0" | 167 | ||
| Beau Robinson | L | R | September 21, 1950 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Dante Schirripa | R | R | October 12, 1950 | 6'1" | 165 | |
| Jim Suskiewich | L | L | September 15, 1947 | 6'2" | 230 | |
| Neil Swanson | L | L | August 14, 1948 | 6'3" | 170 | New York, NY US |
| Walter Walters | R | R | November 5, 1948 | 6'2" | 200 | Douglas, AZ 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.
