1970 Boston Red Sox season
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1970 Boston Red Sox season
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| Owner(s) | Tom Yawkey | |
| General manager(s) | Dick O'Connell | |
| Manager(s) | Eddie Kasko | |
| Local television | WHDH-TV, Ch. 5 | |
| Local radio | WHDH-AM 850 (Ken Coleman, Ned Martin, Johnny Pesky) |
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The 1970 Boston Red Sox season involved the Red Sox finishing third in the American League East with a record of 87 wins and 75 losses.
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Offseason
- December 13, 1969: Dalton Jones was traded by the Red Sox to the Detroit Tigers for Tom Matchick.[1]
Regular season
The 1970s began with a new manager for the Red Sox. After the firing of Dick Williams near the end of the 1969 season, general manager Dick O'Connell reached down into the farm system again for a replacement and came up with Eddie Kasko, who had managed the Red Sox AAA farm team at Louisville to a second-place finish in 1969. Eddie had been an infielder for the St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox for 10 years (and eventually became the scouting director for Boston).
Eddie took over a team in transition in 1970. Its leading pitcher was Ray Culp, with 17 wins. Jim Lonborg, the superstar of 1967, still was not back in form and went 4-1. Carl Yastrzemski led the team and the American League, with a .329 average, and Tony Conigliaro appeared to have recovered from the horrible beaning of 1967, hitting .266, with 36 home runs and 116 RBIs. Reggie Smith hit .303, and George Scott had a banner year at .296, with 16 homers and 63 RBIs. Unfortunately the Red Sox finished 21 games back of the rampaging Baltimore Orioles, who won 108 games and then went on to defeat the Cincinnati Reds in the 1970 World Series, 4 games to 1.
Season standings
| AL East | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| Baltimore Orioles | 108 | 54 | -- | .667 |
| New York Yankees | 93 | 69 | 15 | .574 |
| Boston Red Sox | 87 | 75 | 21 | .537 |
| Detroit Tigers | 79 | 83 | 29 | .488 |
| Cleveland Indians | 76 | 86 | 32 | .469 |
| Washington Senators | 70 | 92 | 38 | .432 |
Opening Day lineup
| 2 | Mike Andrews | 2B |
| 7 | Reggie Smith | CF |
| 8 | Carl Yastrzemski | LF |
| 5 | George Scott | 1B |
| 6 | Rico Petrocelli | SS |
| 25 | Tony Conigliaro | RF |
| 1 | Luis Alvarado | 3B |
| 10 | Jerry Moses | C |
| 43 | Gary Peters | P |
Notable transactions
- May 28, 1970: Tom Matchick was traded by the Red Sox to the Kansas City Royals for Mike Fiore.[1]
- July 14, 1970: Chuck Hartenstein was acquired by the Red Sox from the St. Louis Cardinals as part of a conditional deal.[2]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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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
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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 |
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| Tom Matchick | 10 | 14 | 1 | .071 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
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| Ray Culp | 33 | 251.1 | 17 | 14 | 3.04 | 197 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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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 |
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| Bobby Bolin | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 8 |
Awards and honors
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Winston-Salem, Greenville
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 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 1970 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com
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