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.Jack Pierce at Baseball Reference
Regular season In 1970, the Braves franchise celebrated its 100th season.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions June 4, 1970: Rowland Office was drafted by the Braves in the 4th round of the 1970 Major League Baseball draft.Rowland Office at Baseball Reference July 5, 1970: Steve Barber was signed as a free agent by the Braves.Steve Barber at Baseball Reference July 12, 1970: Don Cardwell was purchased by the Braves from the New York Mets.Don Cardwell at Baseball Reference August 31, 1970: Tony González was purchased from the Braves by the California Angels.Tony González at Baseball Reference September 21, 1970: Hoyt Wilhelm was selected off waivers from the Braves by the Chicago Cubs.Hoyt Wilhelm at Baseball Reference
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 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 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 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 22 66.0 1 5 5.59 54 Milt Pappas 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 Julio Navarro 17 0 0 1 4.10 21 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 3 0 0 0 4.50 0
Farm system
Notes
References
1970 Atlanta Braves season at Baseball Reference