1970 Atlanta Braves season

1970 Atlanta Braves
League	National League
Division	West
Ballpark	Atlanta Stadium
City	Atlanta
Record	76–86 (.469)
Divisional place	5th
Owners	William Bartholomay
General managers	Paul Richards
Managers	Lum Harris
Television	WSB-TV
Radio	WSB (Ernie Johnson, Milo Hamilton)
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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

• January 17, 1970: Jack Pierce was drafted by the Braves in the 2nd round of the 1970 Major League Baseball draft.^[1]

Regular season

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

Season standings

v t e 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 v 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

• June 4, 1970: Rowland Office was drafted by the Braves in the 4th round of the 1970 Major League Baseball draft.^[2]
• July 5, 1970: Steve Barber was signed as a free agent by the Braves.^[3]
• July 12, 1970: Don Cardwell was purchased by the Braves from the New York Mets.^[4]
• August 31, 1970: Tony González was purchased from the Braves by the California Angels.^[5]
• September 21, 1970: Hoyt Wilhelm was selected off waivers from the Braves by the Chicago Cubs.^[6]

Roster

1970 Atlanta Braves
Roster
Pitchers 24 Steve Barber 45 Don Cardwell 29 Aubrey Gatewood 33 Pat Jarvis 29 Larry Jaster 27 Rick Kester 27 Ron Kline 22 Mike McQueen 23 Jim Nash 36 Julio Navarro 31 Gary Neibauer 35 Phil Niekro 32 Milt Pappas 37 Bob Priddy 38 Ron Reed 40 George Stone 39 Hoyt Wilhelm		Catchers  4 Bob Didier 15 Hal King 10 Bob Tillman Infielders 18 Tommie Aaron 14 Bob Aspromonte  6 Clete Boyer 30 Orlando Cepeda 11 Darrell Evans  7 Gil Garrido 16 Sonny Jackson 17 Félix Millán 32 Earl Williams		Outfielders 44 Hank Aaron 12 Dusty Baker 45 Oscar Brown 25 Rico Carty 48 Ralph Garr 43 Tony González 19 Jimmie Hall 28 Mike Lum		Manager 26 Lum Harris Coaches  8 Jim Busby  5 Harry Dorish  9 Billy Goodman  3 Ken Silvestri

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

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

References

• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
• 1970 Atlanta Braves season at Baseball Reference