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

📅 Seasons in this Decade

1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

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