1970 Atlanta Braves season explained

Atlanta Braves
Season:	1970
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)

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.

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		CatchersInfielders		Outfielders		ManagerCoaches

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		71	223	53	.238	11	30
1B		148	567	173	.305	34	111
2B		142	590	183	.310	2	37
SS		103	328	85	.259	0	20
3B		134	475	117	.246	16	62
LF		136	478	175	.366	25	101
CF		123	430	114	.265	7	55
RF		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
	101	367	97	.264	1	19
	123	291	74	.254	7	28
	89	204	53	.260	11	30
	57	168	25	.149	0	7
	62	127	27	.213	0	7
	37	96	27	.281	0	8
	44	63	13	.206	2	7
	28	47	18	.383	1	7
	39	47	10	.213	2	4
	12	44	14	.318	0	9
	13	24	7	.292	0	4
	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
	36	254.0	16	16	3.61	173
	34	229.2	12	18	4.27	168
	34	212.1	13	9	4.07	153
	35	207.1	11	11	3.86	131
	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
	22	66.0	1	5	5.59	54
	11	35.2	2	2	6.06	25
	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
	50	6	4	13	3.10	67
	41	5	5	8	5.42	32
	17	0	0	1	4.10	21
	16	2	1	0	9.00	16
	15	0	0	0	5.57	20
	14	1	1	0	6.85	9
	7	0	3	0	4.97	9
	5	0	0	1	7.11	3
	3	0	0	0	4.50	0

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

References

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

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/piercja01.shtml Jack Pierce
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/o/officro01.shtml Rowland Office
3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/barbest01.shtml Steve Barber
4. https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cardwdo01.shtml Don Cardwell
5. https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gonzato01.shtml Tony González
6. https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/wilheho01.shtml Hoyt Wilhelm