1970 Season

24 teams competing across 6 divisions

🏆 Postseason

1970 Bracket
World Series BAL def. CIN (4-1)
AL Championship BAL def. MIN (3-0)
NL Championship CIN def. PIT (3-0)

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⚾ Batting Leaders

1970 Home Run Leaders

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Batting Average

1 Rod Carew 0.366 2 Rico Carty 0.366 3 Roberto Clemente 0.352 4 Alex Johnson 0.329 5 Carl Yastrzemski 0.329

Home Runs

1 Johnny Bench 45 2 Frank Howard 44 3 Billy Williams 42 4 Harmon Killebrew 41 5 Tony Perez 40

RBI

1 Johnny Bench 148 2 Tony Perez 129 3 Billy Williams 129 4 Frank Howard 126 5 Willie McCovey 126

Stolen Bases

1 Bobby Tolan 57 2 Lou Brock 51 3 Bobby Bonds 48 4 Bert Campaneris 42 5 Joe Morgan 42

Hits

1 Pete Rose 205 2 Billy Williams 205 3 Tony Oliva 204 4 Joe Torre 203 5 Lou Brock 202

Runs

1 Billy Williams 137 2 Bobby Bonds 134 3 Carl Yastrzemski 125 4 Pete Rose 120 5 Cesar Tovar 120
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

1970 Strikeout Leaders

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ERA

1 Ken Sanders 1.75 2 Mudcat Grant 1.82 3 Pete Richert 1.98 4 Stan Williams 1.99 5 Lindy McDaniel 2.01

Wins

1 Mike Cuellar 24 2 Dave McNally 24 3 Jim Perry 24 4 Bob Gibson 23 5 Gaylord Perry 23

Strikeouts

1 Sam McDowell 304 2 Tom Seaver 283 3 Bob Gibson 274 4 Fergie Jenkins 274 5 Mickey Lolich 230

Saves

1 Wayne Granger 35 2 Ron Perranoski 34 3 Lindy McDaniel 29 4 Darold Knowles 27 5 Tom Timmermann 27

WHIP

1 Vida Blue 0.83 2 Dick Hall 0.93 3 Ken Sanders 0.96 4 Lindy McDaniel 0.99 5 Tom Hall 1.03
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📋 Standings

AL East

Baltimore Orioles ★ 108-54 New York Yankees 93-69 Boston Red Sox 87-75 Detroit Tigers 79-83 Cleveland Indians 76-86 Washington Senators 70-92

AL West

Minnesota Twins ★ 98-64 Oakland Athletics 89-73 California Angels 86-76 Kansas City Royals 65-97 Milwaukee Brewers 65-97 Chicago White Sox 56-106

NL East

Pittsburgh Pirates ★ 89-73 Chicago Cubs 84-78 New York Mets 83-79 St. Louis Cardinals 76-86 Philadelphia Phillies 73-88 Montreal Expos 73-89

NL West

Cincinnati Reds ★ 102-60 Los Angeles Dodgers 87-74 San Francisco Giants 86-76 Houston Astros 79-83 Atlanta Braves 76-86 San Diego Padres 63-99
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