1970 Waterbury Pirates Statistics

Eastern League (EL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 79-62
Finished 1st in the EL
Manager: John Davis (79-62)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Waterbury, Connecticut
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 70,031, Avg. 993
1970 Waterbury Pirates Roster

The Waterbury Pirates of the Eastern League ended the 1970 season with a record of 79 wins and 62 losses, finishing first in the EL.

The Pirates allowed 522 runs, least in the league. Waterbury tallied 629 runs. Richie Zisk walloped 34 home runs for the team, while Chuck Howard, Zelman Jack and Lou Quinn each swatted 15 or more as well. Richie Zisk drove in 88 runs and topped all regular hitters by connecting at a .296 clip. Dave Bennett led the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 2.22 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Tom Dettore, Bruce Kison, Dave Bennett, Charlie Shoemaker, Ed Acosta, John Lamb, Gene Clines and Richie Zisk were all players from the 1970 Waterbury Pirates who played in the Majors during their careers.

John Davis 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
Dave Bennett127.6322.2229221042154.01325938859596605
Bruce Kison104.7142.2819191030130.09342333542822102
Silvano Quezada107.5882.332616745143.013045371025672101
Dick Hendrix93.7503.0326411098.0913733727757201
Barry Houser96.6003.372222620123.013862461067262403
Tom Dettore611.3535.042322520125.014282701661358503
John Lamb52.7141.47300001149.02788225239111
Bob Cluck53.6253.1022841290.07038316551256104
Cal Bailey55.5003.8820610065.0633628145329403
Alvin Sells35.3755.90121200061.06044401236433201
Jimmy Marrujo201.0002.1813000133.02798310020000
Raymond Cordeiro23.4002.7036000760.0432518442387101
Ed Acosta14.2005.255510024.0221514311120202
Roger Hayward02.00010.007500018.027202041618101
Totals7962.5603.2529014104517281173.010655224248953351719511280

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
Mel Civil1395934897013825411692948880.282.394.417.811204574
Richie Zisk1255124508313317634885157110.296.378.587.965264320
Chuck Howard1355864898313030025851248871.266.378.481.858235315
Gene Clines954243716211519364232163946.310.375.426.801158284
Lou Quinn118483416761151602475635899.276.368.488.856203423
Charlie Shoemaker1164483963994111132014337.237.315.278.593110342
Darrell Brown1174233693484176342324154.228.305.331.6361221102
Zelman Jack783072644764421651834069.242.339.455.793120003
Woody Huyke70249232185340836321222.228.263.349.61281023
Jerry Branch78277224285080115114938.223.362.272.63561112
Felix Santana64226187244542217122631.241.338.316.653592101
Mike Santos38159130212942111442215.223.342.308.65040241
Ed Pacheco411531401229402811921.207.270.279.54839310
Perry Dunn17656171641071238.262.292.361.65322001
Wilbert Hammond18655791301251188.228.323.368.69121000
Tim Murtaugh2389661113200200217.197.391.227.61815020
Hector Herrera277872513400502211.181.213.236.44917130
Tom Dettore2713110100001024.091.231.091.3221000
Cal Bailey21110000000000.000.000.000.0000000
Totals13475151442562911351732813659010849608731.256.348.400.749177203057310


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Chuck Howard1B11610028116105.9859.336
Zelman Jack1B2317314314.9848.130
Lou Quinn1B6331021.0005.667
Mike Santos1B150001.0005.000
Charlie Shoemaker2B1032732791264.9795.359
Lou Quinn2B376988921.9464.243
Chuck Howard2B39831.8505.667
Felix Santana2B124021.0006.000
Lou Quinn3B76641393212.8642.671
Ed Pacheco3B33226087.9112.485
Felix Santana3B28246646.9573.214
Mel Civil3B8101230.8802.750
Charlie Shoemaker3B121001.0003.000
Woody HuykeC663362153.9865.4091
Jerry BranchC563133965.9836.28613
Tim MurtaughC1797541.9626.0002
Hector HerreraC8364001.0005.0002
Mel CivilOF1322611091.9682.053
Richie ZiskOF1221751081.9591.516
Gene ClinesOF952331552.9802.611
Mike SantosOF3352130.9461.606
Perry DunnOF1617020.8951.062
Zelman JackOF1523130.8891.600
Chuck HowardOF11160001.0001.455
Wilbert HammondOF65110.8571.000
Raymond CordeiroP361920.833.278
John LambP3011010.917.367
Dave BennettP29142431.9271.310
Silvano QuezadaP26102812.9741.462
Dick HendrixP2661511.955.808
Tom DettoreP23102030.9091.304
Barry HouserP22111922.9381.364
Bob CluckP2261342.826.864
Cal BaileyP2021221.875.700
Bruce KisonP19102921.9512.053
Jimmy MarrujoP130310.750.231
Alvin SellsP1211010.917.917
Roger HaywardP70310.750.429
Ed AcostaP50410.800.800
Darrell BrownSS1171553401682.9694.231
Felix SantanaSS223053312.9653.773
Ed PachecoSS581012.9473.600
Charlie ShoemakerSS110001.0001.000
Totals144835181462181353.9653.4391800

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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