1970s: 1970-1979

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🏆 Championship Teams

1970 Baltimore Orioles 108-54 (0.667) 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates 97-65 (0.599) 1972 Oakland Athletics 93-62 (0.600) 1973 Oakland Athletics 94-68 (0.580) 1974 Oakland Athletics 90-72 (0.556) 1975 Cincinnati Reds 108-54 (0.667) 1976 Cincinnati Reds 102-60 (0.630) 1977 New York Yankees 100-62 (0.617) 1978 New York Yankees 100-63 (0.613) 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates 98-64 (0.605)

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🎮 Top Players by Games

Pete Rose1963-1986 Graig Nettles1967-1988 Sal Bando1966-1981 Bobby Murcer1965-1983 Larry Bowa1970-1985 Bobby Bonds1968-1981 Carl Yastrzemski1961-1983 Tony Perez1964-1986 Lee May1965-1982 Amos Otis1967-1984 Joe Morgan1963-1984 Reggie Jackson1967-1987 Al Oliver1968-1985 George Scott1966-1979 Johnny Bench1967-1983 Rusty Staub1963-1985 Ted Simmons1968-1988 Ken Singleton1970-1984
Most Games — 1970-1979

Most Games Played (1970-1979)

1 Pete Rose 1604 G 2 Graig Nettles 1557 G 3 Sal Bando 1527 G 4 Bobby Murcer 1500 G 5 Larry Bowa 1489 G 6 Bobby Bonds 1479 G 7 Carl Yastrzemski 1479 G 8 Tony Perez 1471 G 9 Lee May 1464 G 10 Amos Otis 1462 G

💪 Top Players by Home Runs

Most Home Runs — 1970-1979

Most Home Runs (1970-1979)

1 Willie Stargell 296 HR 2 Reggie Jackson 292 HR 3 Johnny Bench 290 HR 4 Bobby Bonds 280 HR 5 Lee May 270 HR 6 Graig Nettles 252 HR 7 Dave Kingman 252 HR 8 Mike Schmidt 235 HR 9 Tony Perez 226 HR 10 Reggie Smith 225 HR

📊 Top Players by Batting Average

Highest AVG — 1970-1979

Highest Batting Average (1970-1979)

1 Rod Carew 0.343 2 Pete Rose 0.314 3 Ralph Garr 0.307 4 Steve Garvey 0.304 5 Joe Torre 0.303 6 Al Oliver 0.303 7 Bob Watson 0.301 8 Lou Brock 0.298 9 Ted Simmons 0.297 10 Manny Sanguillen 0.297

What the 1970s page shows

1970 opens the 1970s and 1979 closes it in the season links. Ranked by games played within the 1970s, Pete Rose comes first with 1604, followed by Graig Nettles (1557). The home run list tops out with Willie Stargell at 296, just ahead of Reggie Jackson (292). By average, Rod Carew leads at 0.343, with Pete Rose second at 0.314. Ralph Garr rounds out the top three by average at 0.307. The power list's third name is Johnny Bench (290). Pete Rose (1963-1986) is one of the regulars whose career began before the 1970s. Only games from 1970 through 1979 count toward the 1970s lists. The Oakland Athletics appear most often among the 1970s champions, in 1972, 1973, and 1974. Of the 1970s championship clubs, the 1970 Baltimore Orioles won at the highest rate, going 108-54.

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