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1970 Atlanta Braves
Major league affiliations
National League (since 1876) Western Division (since 1969)
Location
Atlanta Stadium (since 1966) Atlanta, Georgia (since 1966)
1970 information
Owner(s)	William Bartholomay
General manager(s)	Paul Richards
Manager(s)	Lum Harris
Local television	WSB-TV
Local radio	WSB (Ernie Johnson, Milo Hamilton)
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The 1970 Atlanta Braves season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fifth in the National League West with a record of 76-86, 26 games behind the Cincinnati Reds.

Contents

1 Offseason
2 Regular season
3 Player stats
- 3.1 Batting
  - 3.1.1 Starters by position
  - 3.1.2 Other batters
- 3.2 Pitching
4 Farm system
5 Notes
6 References

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

NL West	W	L	GB	Pct.
Cincinnati Reds	102	60	--	.630
Los Angeles Dodgers	87	73	14.5	.540
San Francisco Giants	86	76	16	.531
Houston Astros	79	83	23	.488
Atlanta Braves	76	86	26	.469
San Diego Padres	63	99	39	.389

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

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

26 Lum Harris

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
2B	Millán, FélixFélix Millán	142	590	183	.310	2	37
CF	González, TonyTony González	5	14.2	0	1	4.91	11

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

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
Jarvis, PatPat Jarvis	36	254	16	16	3.61	173

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
McQueen, MikeMike McQueen	22	66	1	5	5.59	54
Barber, SteveSteve 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
Wilhelm, HoytHoyt Wilhelm	50	6	4	13	3.10	67
Priddy, BobBob Priddy	41	5	5	8	5.42	32
Cardwell, DonDon Cardwell	16	2	1	0	9.00	16
Gatewood, AubreyAubrey 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, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
1970 Atlanta Braves season at Baseball Reference

1970 MLB season by team

AL East

Baltimore • Boston • Cleveland • Detroit • New York • Washington

AL West

California • Chicago • Kansas City • Milwaukee • Minnesota • Oakland

NL East

Chicago • Montréal • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis

NL West

Atlanta • Cincinnati • Houston • Los Angeles • San Diego • San Francisco

1970 All-Star Game • 1970 World Series

Atlanta Braves

Formerly the Boston Red Stockings, Boston Red Caps, Boston Beaneaters, Boston Doves, Boston Rustlers, Boston Bees, Boston Braves and the Milwaukee Braves · Based in Atlanta, Georgia

Franchise

History (Boston) · Braves Museum & Hall of Fame · Award winners & league leaders · Records · No-hitters · Seasons · Owners and executives · Managers · Opening Day Starters (Atlanta · Boston and Milwaukee) · First-round draft picks · Broadcasters · Atlanta Braves Radio Network

Ballparks

South End Grounds · Congress Street Grounds · South End Grounds · Fenway Park · Braves Field · Milwaukee County Stadium · Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium · Turner Field
Spring training: St. Petersburg Athletic Park · McKechnie Field · Municipal Stadium · Champion Stadium

Culture

1897 Temple Cup · Continental League · Braves Bleacher Creature · Chief Noc-A-Homa · Homer · Rally · Braves TBS Baseball · Tomahawk Buzzcut · #715 · The Slugger's Wife · Francisco Cabrera game · Grand Slam Single · Randy Johnson's perfect game

Rivalries

New York Mets

Retired numbers

3 · 6 · 21 · 31 · 35 · 41 · 42 · 44 · 47

Key personnel

Owner: John C. Malone (Liberty Media) · General Manager: Frank Wren · Club President: John Schuerholz · Manager: Fredi González

World Series
Championships (3)

1914 · 1957 · 1995

National League
Championships (17)

1877 · 1878 · 1883 · 1891 · 1892 · 1893 · 1897 · 1898 · 1914 · 1948 · 1957 · 1958 · 1991 · 1992 · 1995 · 1996 · 1999

National Association
Championships (4)

1872 · 1873 · 1874 · 1875

Other Titles

National League East (11) 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 National League West (5) 1969 • 1982 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 Wild card berths (1) 2010

Minor league
affiliates

AAA: Gwinnett Braves · AA: Mississippi Braves · A: Lynchburg Hillcats · Rome Braves · Rookie: Danville Braves · Gulf Coast League Braves · DSL Braves

Other assets

SportSouth · PeachtreeTV

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