1970 Atlanta Braves
LeagueNational League
DivisionWest
BallparkAtlanta Stadium
CityAtlanta
Record76–86 (.469)
Divisional place5th
OwnersWilliam Bartholomay
General managersPaul Richards
ManagersLum Harris
TelevisionWSB-TV
RadioWSB
(Ernie Johnson, Milo Hamilton)
← 1969 Seasons 1971 →

The 1970 Atlanta Braves season was the fifth season in Atlanta along with the 100th season as a franchise overall. The team finished fifth in the National League West with a record of 76–86, 26 games behind the National League Champion Cincinnati Reds.

Offseason

Regular season

In 1970, the Braves franchise celebrated its 100th season.

Season standings

NL West 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Cincinnati Reds 102 60 0.630 — 57–24 45–36
Los Angeles Dodgers 87 74 0.540 14½ 39–42 48–32
San Francisco Giants 86 76 0.531 16 48–33 38–43
Houston Astros 79 83 0.488 23 44–37 35–46
Atlanta Braves 76 86 0.469 26 42–39 34–47
San Diego Padres 63 99 0.389 39 31–50 32–49

Record vs. opponents

1970 National League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Team ATL CHC CIN HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
Atlanta — 8–4 5–13 9–9 6–12 6–6 6–6 7–5 6–6 9–9 7–11 7–5
Chicago 4–8 — 7–5 7–5 6–6 13–5 7–11 9–9 8–10 9–3 7–5 7–11
Cincinnati 13–5 5–7 — 15–3 13–5 7–5 8–4 7–5 8–4 8–10 9–9 9–3
Houston 9–9 5–7 3–15 — 8–10 8–4 6–6 4–8 6–6 14–4 10–8 6–6
Los Angeles 12–6 6–6 5–13 10–8 — 8–4 7–5 6–5 6–6 11–7 9–9 7–5
Montreal 6–6 5–13 5–7 4–8 4–8 — 10–8 11–7 9–9 6–6 6–6 7–11
New York 6–6 11–7 4–8 6–6 5–7 8–10 — 13–5 6–12 6–6 6–6 12–6
Philadelphia 5-7 9–9 5–7 8–4 5–6 7–11 5–13 — 4–14 9–3 8–4 8–10
Pittsburgh 6–6 10–8 4–8 6–6 6–6 9–9 12–6 14–4 — 6–6 4–8 12–6
San Diego 9–9 3–9 10–8 4–14 7–11 6–6 6–6 3–9 6–6 — 5–13 4–8
San Francisco 11–7 5–7 9–9 8–10 9–9 6–6 6–6 4–8 8–4 13–5 — 7–5
St. Louis 5–7 11–7 3–9 6–6 5–7 11–7 6–12 10–8 6–12 8–4 5–7 —


Notable transactions

Roster

1970 Atlanta Braves
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
C Bob Tillman 71 223 53 .238 11 30
1B Orlando Cepeda 148 567 173 .305 34 111
2B Félix Millán 142 590 183 .310 2 37
SS Sonny Jackson 103 328 85 .259 0 20
3B Clete Boyer 134 475 117 .246 16 62
LF Rico Carty 136 478 175 .366 25 101
CF Tony González 123 430 114 .265 7 55
RF Hank Aaron 150 516 154 .298 38 118

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Gil Garrido 101 367 97 .264 1 19
Mike Lum 123 291 74 .254 7 28
Hal King 89 204 53 .260 11 30
Bob Didier 57 168 25 .149 0 7
Bob Aspromonte 62 127 27 .213 0 7
Ralph Garr 37 96 27 .281 0 8
Tommie Aaron 44 63 13 .206 2 7
Oscar Brown 28 47 18 .383 1 7
Jimmie Hall 39 47 10 .213 2 4
Darrell Evans 12 44 14 .318 0 9
Dusty Baker 13 24 7 .292 0 4
Earl Williams 10 19 7 .368 0 5

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Pat Jarvis 36 254.0 16 16 3.61 173
Phil Niekro 34 229.2 12 18 4.27 168
Jim Nash 34 212.1 13 9 4.07 153
George Stone 35 207.1 11 11 3.86 131
Ron Reed 21 134.2 7 10 4.41 68

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Mike McQueen 22 66.0 1 5 5.59 54
Milt Pappas 11 35.2 2 2 6.06 25
Steve Barber 5 14.2 0 1 4.91 11

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Hoyt Wilhelm 50 6 4 13 3.10 67
Bob Priddy 41 5 5 8 5.42 32
Julio Navarro 17 0 0 1 4.10 21
Don Cardwell 16 2 1 0 9.00 16
Rick Kester 15 0 0 0 5.57 20
Larry Jaster 14 1 1 0 6.85 9
Gary Neibauer 7 0 3 0 4.97 9
Ron Kline 5 0 0 1 7.11 3
Aubrey Gatewood 3 0 0 0 4.50 0

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Richmond Braves International League Mickey Vernon
AA Shreveport Braves Texas League Lou Fitzgerald and Clint Courtney
A Greenwood Braves Western Carolinas League Eddie Haas
Rookie Magic Valley Cowboys Pioneer League Paul Snyder

Notes

  1. ^ Jack Pierce at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ Rowland Office at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ Steve Barber at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ Don Cardwell at Baseball Reference
  5. ^ Tony González at Baseball Reference
  6. ^ Hoyt Wilhelm at Baseball Reference

References


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