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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 References  




6 External links  













1970 Houston Astros season






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1970 Houston Astros
LeagueNational League
DivisionWest
BallparkAstrodome
CityHouston, Texas
Record79–83 (.488)
Divisional place4th
OwnersRoy Hofheinz
General managersSpec Richardson
ManagersHarry Walker
TelevisionKTRK-TV
RadioKPRC (AM)
(Gene Elston, Loel Passe, Harry Kalas)
← 1969 Seasons 1971 →

The 1970 Houston Astros season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fourth in the National League West with a record of 79–83, 23 games behind the Cincinnati Reds.

Offseason[edit]

Regular season[edit]

Season standings[edit]

  • t
  • e
    • 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
  • t
  • e

    • 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 Houston Astros
    Roster
    Pitchers Catchers

    Infielders

    		Outfielders

    Other batters

    		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 Johnny Edwards 140 458 101 .221 7 49
    1B Bob Watson 97 327 89 .272 11 61
    2B Joe Morgan 144 548 147 .268 8 52
    SS Denis Menke 154 562 171 .304 13 92
    3B Doug Rader 156 576 145 .252 25 87
    LF Tommy Davis 57 213 60 .282 3 30
    CF Jimmy Wynn 157 554 156 .282 27 88
    RF Jesús Alou 117 458 140 .306 1 44

    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
    César Cedeño 90 355 110 .310 7 42
    Joe Pepitone 75 279 70 .251 14 35
    Norm Miller 90 226 54 .239 4 29
    Marty Martínez 75 150 33 .220 0 12
    John Mayberry 50 148 32 .216 5 14
    Larry Howard 31 88 27 .307 2 16
    Keith Lampard 53 72 17 .236 0 5
    Héctor Torres 31 65 16 .246 0 5
    César Gerónimo 47 37 9 .243 0 2
    Jim Beauchamp 31 26 5 .192 1 4
    Don Bryant 15 24 5 .208 0 3
    Gary Geiger 5 4 1 .250 0 0
    Leon McFadden 2 0 0 ---- 0 0

    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
    Larry Dierker 37 269.2 16 12 3.87 191
    Don Wilson 29 184.1 11 6 3.91 94
    Tom Griffin 23 111.1 3 13 5.74 72
    Wade Blasingame 13 77.2 3 3 3.48 55
    Ken Forsch 4 24.0 1 2 5.63 13

    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
    Jack Billingham 46 187.2 13 9 3.98 134
    Denny Lemaster 39 162.0 7 12 4.56 103
    Ron Cook 41 82.1 4 4 3.72 50
    Jim Bouton 29 73.1 4 6 5.40 49
    Scipio Spinks 5 13.2 0 1 9.88 6

    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
    Fred Gladding 63 7 4 18 4.06 46
    Jim Ray 52 6 3 5 3.26 67
    Jack DiLauro 42 1 3 3 4.28 23
    George Culver 32 3 3 3 3.20 31
    Mike Marshall 4 0 1 0 8.44 5
    Dan Osinski 3 0 1 0 9.82 1
    Buddy Harris 2 0 0 0 5.68 2

    Farm system[edit]

    See also: Minor League Baseball
    Level Team League Manager
    AAA Oklahoma City 89ers American Association Hub Kittle
    AA Columbus Astros Southern League Jimmy Williams
    A Cocoa Astros Florida State League Tony Pacheco
    A-Short Season Williamsport Astros New York–Penn League Dick Bogard
    Rookie Covington Astros Appalachian League Dick Smith

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Columbus

    References[edit]

    1. ^ a b Mike MarshallatBaseball Reference
  • ^ a b Joe PepitoneatBaseball Reference
  • ^ Greg GrossatBaseball Reference
  • ^ Jim BoutonatBaseball Reference

    • External links[edit]


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