The 1970 Cleveland Indians season was the 70th season for the franchise. The club finished in fifth place in the American League East with a record of 76 wins and 86 losses.

Offseason December 5, 1969: Horacio Piña, Ron Law and Dave Nelson were traded by the Indians to the Washington Senators for Dennis Higgins and Barry Moore.Horacio Piña page at Baseball Reference December 10, 1969: Luis Tiant and Stan Williams were traded by the Indians to the Minnesota Twins for Dean Chance, Bob Miller, Ted Uhlaender, and Graig Nettles.Luis Tiant page at Baseball Reference January 17, 1970: Chris Chambliss was drafted by the Indians in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1970 Major League Baseball draft.Chris Chambliss page at Baseball Reference

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions June 4, 1970: 1970 Major League Baseball draft Tommy Smith was drafted by the Indians in the 5th round.Tommy Smith page at Baseball Reference Dennis Kinney was drafted by the Indians in the 10th round.Dennis Kinney page at Baseball Reference August 11, 1970: Lou Klimchock was released by the Indians.Lou Klimchock page at Baseball-Reference

Opening Day Lineup +Opening Day Starters # Name Position22 Ted Ford RF26 Ted Uhlaender CF27 Roy Foster LF11 Tony Horton 1B8 Ray Fosse C18 Jack Heidemann SS12 Graig Nettles 3B24 Eddie Leon 2B48 Sam McDowell P 1970 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference

Roster 1970 Cleveland Indians Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches (Pitching) (Bench) (First Base) (Third Base)

Player stats Batting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting Average; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG SB 31 18 0 2 1 0 0 0 .111 0 75 163 25 32 6 1 7 23 .196 0 72 155 17 40 5 2 0 15 .258 1 16 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 45 42 1 3 0 0 0 3 .071 0 23 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 19 31 0 5 0 0 0 1 .161 0 29 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 26 46 5 8 1 0 1 1 .174 0 120 450 62 138 17 1 18 61 .307 1 139 477 66 128 26 0 23 60 .268 3 29 33 3 6 2 0 1 2 .182 0 35 41 2 6 0 0 0 5 .146 0 28 45 4 5 1 0 0 0 .111 0 17 39 3 11 1 0 1 1 .282 0 133 445 44 94 14 2 6 37 .211 2 42 7 1 1 1 0 0 1 .143 0 58 12 1 3 0 0 0 1 .250 0 107 195 24 62 4 0 9 29 .318 0 115 413 48 111 19 3 17 59 .269 3 41 56 5 9 0 0 1 2 .161 0 43 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 152 549 58 136 20 4 10 56 .248 1 17 43 5 11 3 1 1 6 .256 1 40 105 5 13 0 0 1 2 .124 0 15 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 0 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 13 21 1 2 0 0 0 0 .095 0 17 24 3 3 1 0 1 2 .125 0 157 549 81 129 13 1 26 62 .235 3 30 26 2 4 0 0 0 0 .154 0 148 574 74 164 28 6 24 82 .286 7 8 8 1 3 1 0 0 0 .375 0 42 43 6 10 0 0 2 4 .233 0 110 345 46 91 12 0 23 56 .264 0 141 473 56 127 21 2 11 46 .268 3 Team totals 162 5463 649 1358 197 23 183 617 .249 25

Pitching Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB K 2 5 4.79 31 8 3 67.2 74 36 36 26 53 9 8 4.24 45 19 4 155.0 172 80 73 59 109 1 1 7.26 23 0 2 31.0 37 25 25 16 17 4 9 4.96 19 17 0 94.1 93 55 52 54 77 3 3 4.53 29 1 2 43.2 49 23 22 14 13 6 13 3.83 35 25 3 159.2 132 71 68 69 110 11 3 2.90 23 19 0 142.2 101 47 46 53 72 6 3 4.02 42 1 3 71.2 69 34 32 44 43 4 6 3.99 58 0 11 90.1 82 43 40 54 82 1 7 4.06 43 1 5 57.2 57 34 26 30 44 20 12 2.92 39 39 0 305.0 236 108 99 131 304 2 2 4.18 15 2 1 28.0 35 14 13 15 15 1 0 2.66 21 0 1 20.1 17 8 6 12 16 3 5 4.22 13 12 0 70.1 70 34 33 46 35 2 8 4.81 30 15 0 88.0 91 51 47 45 70 1 1 4.15 8 3 0 26.0 18 12 12 21 16 Team totals 76 86 3.91 162 162 35 1451.1 1333 675 630 689 1076

Award winners Ray Fosse, Gold Glove Award All-Star Game

Farm system

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

Notes

References 1970 Cleveland Indians team page at Baseball Reference 1970 Cleveland Indians team page at www.baseball-almanac.com