1970 New York Yankees Roster

American League (AL)
Team Record: 93-69
Finished 2nd in the AL's East Division
Attendance: 1,136,873, Avg. 16,476
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium I
Manager: Ralph Houk (93-69)
Location: New York, New York
1970 New York Yankees Statistics
1970 New York Yankees Results

The New York Yankees of the American League ended the 1970 season with a record of 93 wins and 69 losses, finishing second in the AL's East Division.

The Yankees scored 680 runs and allowed 612 runs. Bobby Murcer led New York with 23 home runs, while Roy White walloped 20 or more as well. Roy White recorded 94 runs batted in. Thurman Munson paced all regular hitters by hitting .302. Fritz Peterson topped the squad with 20 wins, and Mel Stottlemyre also added 15 or more victories also Fritz Peterson registered a 2.90 earned run average, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Ralph Houk coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jack AkerPRRJuly 13, 19406'2"190Tulare, CA USA
Stan BahnsenPRRDecember 15, 19446'2"185Council Bluffs, IA USA
Frank BakerSSLROctober 29, 19466'2"178Meridian, MS USA
Curt BlefaryRFLRJuly 5, 19436'2"195Brooklyn, NY USA
Bill BurbachPRRAugust 22, 19476'4"215Dickeyville, WI USA
Danny Cater1BRRFebruary 25, 19406'0"170Austin, TX USA
Horace Clarke2BBRJune 2, 19395'9"175Frederiksted, St V.I.
Loyd ColsonPRRNovember 4, 19476'1"190Wellington, TX USA
John CumberlandPRLMay 10, 19476'0"185Westbrook, ME USA
John Ellis1BRRAugust 21, 19486'2"225New London, CT USA
Rob GardnerPRLDecember 19, 19446'1"176Binghamton, NY USA
Jake GibbsCLRNovember 7, 19386'0"180Grenada, MS USA
Steve HamiltonPLLNovember 30, 19346'6"190Columbia, KY USA
Ron HansenSSRRApril 5, 19386'3"190Oxford, NE USA
Gary JonesPLLJune 12, 19456'0"191Huntington Park, CA USA
Mike KekichPRLApril 2, 19456'1"196San Diego, CA USA
Jerry Kenney3BLRJune 30, 19456'1"170St. Louis, MO USA
Ron KlimkowskiPRRMarch 1, 19446'2"190Jersey City, NJ USA
Steve KlinePRROctober 6, 19476'3"200Wenatchee, WA USA
Jim LyttleRFLRMay 20, 19466'0"180Hamilton, OH USA
Mike McCormickPLLSeptember 29, 19386'2"195Pasadena, CA USA
Lindy McDanielPRRDecember 13, 19356'3"195Hollis, OK USA
Gene MichaelSSBRJune 2, 19386'2"183Kent, OH USA
Bobby MitchellRFRROctober 22, 19436'3"185Norristown, PA USA
Thurman MunsonCRRJune 7, 19475'11"190Akron, OH USA
Bobby MurcerCFLRMay 20, 19465'11"160Oklahoma City, OK USA
Fritz PetersonPBLFebruary 8, 19426'0"185Chicago, IL USA
Mel StottlemyrePRRNovember 13, 19416'1"178Hazleton, MO USA
Frank Tepedino1BLLNovember 23, 19475'11"185Brooklyn, NY USA
Joe VerbanicPRRApril 24, 19436'0"155Washington, PA USA
Pete Ward1BLRJuly 26, 19376'1"185Montreal, QC CAN
Gary WaslewskiPRRJuly 21, 19416'4"190Meriden, CT USA
Roy WhiteLFBRDecember 27, 19435'10"160Los Angeles, CA USA
Ron WoodsRFRRFebruary 1, 19435'10"168Hamilton, OH USA



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