1970 Cleveland Indians Roster

The 1970 Cleveland Indians team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1970 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1970 Cleveland Indians Opening Day starters list, a 1970 Cleveland Indians salary list, a 1970 Cleveland Indians uniform number breakdown and a 1970 Cleveland Indians primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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Complete Roster  
 

33 Rick Austin 6-04 190 Left Right 1946-10-27
32 Dean Chance 6-03 200 Right Right 1941-06-01
44 Vince Colbert 6-04 200 Right Right 1945-12-20
46 Steve Dunning 6-02 205 Right Right 1949-05-15
42 Dick Ellsworth 6-04 195 Left Left 1940-03-22
45 Rich Hand 6-01 195 Right Right 1948-07-10
34 Steve Hargan 6-03 180 Right Right 1942-09-08
38 Phil Hennigan 5-11½ 185 Right Right 1946-04-10
35 Dennis Higgins 6-04 190 Right Right 1939-08-04
36 Fred Lasher 6-04 210 Right Right 1941-08-19
48 Sam McDowell 6-05 218 Left Left 1942-09-21
33 Bob Miller 6-01 182 Right Right 1939-02-18
31 Steve Mingori 5-10 170 Left Left 1944-02-29
31 Barry Moore 6-01 190 Left Left 1943-04-03
39 Mike Paul 6-00 183 Left Left 1945-04-18
42 Jim Rittwage 6-03 190 Right Right 1944-10-23
8 Ray Fosse 6-02 215 Right Right 1947-04-04
9 Duke Sims 6-02 205 Right Left 1941-06-05
16 Larry Brown 5-11 165 Right Right 1940-03-01
17 Lou Camilli 5-10 170 Right Both 1946-09-24
13 Vern Fuller 6-01 170 Right Right 1944-03-01
40 Ken Harrelson 6-02 190 Right Right 1941-09-04
18 Jack Heidemann 6-00 178 Right Right 1949-07-11
23 Chuck Hinton 6-01 197 Right Right 1934-05-03
11 Tony Horton 6-03 210 Right Right 1944-12-06
29 Lou Klimchock 5-11 180 Right Left 1939-10-15
24 Eddie Leon 6-00 175 Right Right 1946-08-11
29 John Lowenstein 6-00 175 Right Left 1947-01-27
12 Graig Nettles 6-00 186 Right Left 1944-08-20
10 Rich Rollins 5-10 185 Right Right 1938-04-16
25 Buddy Bradford 5-11 191 Right Right 1944-07-25
22 Ted Ford 5-10 180 Right Right 1947-02-07
27 Roy Foster 6-00 185 Right Right 1945-07-29
25 Russ Nagelson 6-00 205 Right Left 1944-09-19
28 Vada Pinson 5-11 181 Left Left 1938-08-11
26 Ted Uhlaender 6-02 190 Right Left 1940-10-21
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The 1970 Cleveland Indians played 162 games during the regular season, won 76 games, lost 86 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at Cleveland Stadium (Park Factors: 105/107) where 729,752 fans witnessed their 1970 Indians finish the season with a .469 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1970 Cleveland Indians Opening Day starters list, a 1970 Cleveland Indians salary list, a 1970 Cleveland Indians uniform number breakdown and a 1970 Cleveland Indians primary starters list:

1970 Cleveland Indians
Opening Day Starters


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1970 Cleveland Indians
Most Games by Position

C Ray Fosse (120)
1B Tony Horton (112)
2B Eddie Leon (141)
3B Graig Nettles (154)
SS Jack Heidemann (132)
LF Roy Foster (114)
CF Ted Uhlaender (116)
RF Vada Pinson (120)
  
SP Dean Chance
SP Steve Dunning
SP Rich Hand
SP Steve Hargan
SP Sam McDowell
SP Mike Paul
  
RP Rick Austin
RP Vince Colbert
RP Dick Ellsworth
RP Phil Hennigan
RP Fred Lasher
RP Steve Mingori
CL Dennis Higgins


1970 Cleveland Indians
Salaries

Ken Harrelson $75,000.00
Vada Pinson $60,500.00
Dean Chance $55,000.00
Bob Miller $36,000.00
Ted Uhlaender $36,000.00
Dennis Higgins $27,000.00
Duke Sims $26,000.00
Chuck Hinton $21,000.00
Fred Lasher $17,750.00
Buddy Bradford $17,500.00
Barry Moore $17,000.00
Graig Nettles $15,000.00


1970 Cleveland Indians
Uniform Numbers

#8 Ray Fosse
#9 Duke Sims
#10 Rich Rollins
#11 Tony Horton
#12 Graig Nettles
#13 Vern Fuller
#16 Larry Brown
#17 Lou Camilli
#18 Jack Heidemann
#22 Ted Ford
#23 Chuck Hinton
#24 Eddie Leon
#25 Buddy Bradford
#25 Russ Nagelson
#26 Ted Uhlaender
#27 Roy Foster
#28 Vada Pinson
#29 Lou Klimchock
#29 John Lowenstein
#31 Steve Mingori
#31 Barry Moore
#32 Dean Chance
#33 Rick Austin
#33 Bob Miller
#34 Steve Hargan
#35 Dennis Higgins
#36 Fred Lasher
#38 Phil Hennigan
#39 Mike Paul
#40 Ken Harrelson
#42 Dick Ellsworth
#42 Jim Rittwage
#44 Vince Colbert
#45 Rich Hand
#46 Steve Dunning
#48 Sam McDowell

Did you know that a 1970 Cleveland Indians Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?