1970 Lakeland Tigers Roster
Team Record: 69-64
Finished 2nd in the FSL's West Division
Manager: Dick Tracewski (69-64)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Lakeland, Florida
Ballpark: Joker Marchant Stadium
Attendance: 15,524, Avg. 233
Playoffs - Miami Marlins 2 games, Lakeland Tigers 0
The Lakeland Tigers of the Florida State League ended the 1970 season with a record of 69 wins and 64 losses, finishing second in the league's West Division.
The Tigers plated 486 runs and allowed 491 runs. Jeffrey Hogan drove in 65 runs. Joe Staton led all regular hitters by hitting .346. Bernie Beckman topped the squad with 13 wins, while Mitchel Angelier registered a 1.6 earned run average, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Bill Slayback, Marv Lane, Jim Foor, Joe Staton, Gary Ignasiak, Fred Holdsworth and Phil Meeler were all players from the 1970 Lakeland Tigers who played in the Majors during their careers.
Dick Tracewski served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Adams | L | R | November 27, 1949 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Wayne Amyotte | R | R | 6'1" | 205 | Brockville, ON CA | |
| Mitchel Angelier | R | R | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Michael Baker | L | R | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Bernie Beckman | L | L | November 4, 1950 | 6'4" | 190 | Groningen, NL |
| Michael Belcik | L | R | April 1, 1948 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| James Bergholtz | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Fred Bruntrager | L | L | 5'11" | 172 | ||
| Dennis Bushey | L | L | 5'9" | 150 | ||
| Arthur Clifford | R | R | October 11, 1946 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Brian Cousino | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Ronald Del Papa | R | R | September 25, 1948 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Richard Fairbanks | R | R | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| Bruce Finkbeiner | S | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Frank Fisher | R | R | October 22, 1950 | 6'4" | 187 | |
| Mark Fisher | L | L | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Jim Foor | L | L | January 13, 1949 | 6'2" | 170 | St. Louis, MO US |
| James Frensley | R | R | 6'0" | 182 | ||
| Bill Fulk | R | R | October 9, 1940 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Mark Giegler | R | R | December 8, 1950 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Arthur Grassing | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Donald Hether | R | R | 5'8" | 170 | ||
| Jeffrey Hogan | R | R | 6'0" | 183 | ||
| Fred Holdsworth | R | R | May 29, 1952 | 6'1" | 190 | Detroit, MI US |
| Gary Ignasiak | L | L | September 1, 1949 | 5'11" | 185 | Mount Clemens, MI US |
| Albert Kaminski | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Jerry Killian | L | L | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| Marv Lane | R | R | January 18, 1950 | 5'11" | 180 | Sandersville, GA US |
| Ron Lemery | R | R | March 10, 1947 | 6'0" | 188 | |
| Alan Locascio | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Lary Lohse | L | L | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| David Mason | R | L | 6'0" | 200 | ||
| Jerry Mays | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Phil Meeler | R | R | July 3, 1948 | 6'5" | 215 | South Boston, VA US |
| Nestor Montalvo | R | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| George Nichols | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Carlos Quinones | R | R | December 15, 1951 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Bill Slayback | R | R | February 21, 1948 | 6'4" | 200 | Hollywood, CA US |
| Millard Smith | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Steve Smith | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Joe Staton | L | L | March 8, 1948 | 6'3" | 175 | Seattle, WA US |
| George Sudzina | R | R | 6'0" | 187 | ||
| Doug Swiss | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| James Tanner | R | R | 6'3" | 200 |
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.
