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Contents

   



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1 Offseason  




2 Regular season  


2.1  Season standings  




2.2  Record vs. opponents  




2.3  Notable transactions  




2.4  Roster  






3 Player stats  


3.1  Batting  


3.1.1  Starters by position  




3.1.2  Other batters  






3.2  Pitching  


3.2.1  Starting pitchers  




3.2.2  Other pitchers  




3.2.3  Relief pitchers  








4 Farm system  




5 Notes  




6 References  













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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[edit]

Regular season[edit]

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

Season standings[edit]

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    • NL West
    Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
    Cincinnati Reds 102 60 .630 — 57‍–‍24 45‍–‍36
    Los Angeles Dodgers 87 74 .540 14½ 39‍–‍42 48‍–‍32
    San Francisco Giants 86 76 .531 16 48‍–‍33 38‍–‍43
    Houston Astros 79 83 .488 23 44‍–‍37 35‍–‍46
    Atlanta Braves 76 86 .469 26 42‍–‍39 34‍–‍47
    San Diego Padres 63 99 .389 39 31‍–‍50 32‍–‍49

    Record vs. opponents[edit]

    1970 National League record
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    • 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[edit]

    Roster[edit]

    1970 Atlanta Braves
    Roster
    Pitchers Catchers

    Infielders

    		Outfielders Manager

    Coaches

    Player stats[edit]

    Batting[edit]

    Starters by position[edit]

    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[edit]

    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[edit]

    Starting pitchers[edit]

    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[edit]

    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[edit]

    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[edit]

    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[edit]

    1. ^ Jack PierceatBaseball Reference
  • ^ Rowland OfficeatBaseball Reference
  • ^ Steve BarberatBaseball Reference
  • ^ Don CardwellatBaseball Reference
  • ^ Tony GonzálezatBaseball Reference
  • ^ Hoyt WilhelmatBaseball Reference

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