1970 Atlanta Braves

76-86 • .469 Win% • 5th in NL W

The 1970 Atlanta Braves went 76-86 (.469) finishing 5th in the NL W division. The club scored 736 runs, allowed 772, and played home games at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. Team leaders included Hank Aaron (38 HR, 118 RBI) and Pat Jarvis (16-16, 3.61 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

76 Wins
86 Losses
.469 Win %
5th Rank
736 R 772 RA
Diff -36

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⚡ Quick Stats

736 Runs Scored
772 Runs Allowed
-36 Run Diff
1,078K Attendance

📈 vs. 1970 NL Average

Batting Avg .269 4% above the 1970 league average (.258)
OBP .334 1% above the 1970 league average (.329)
SLG .403 3% above the 1970 league average (.391)
Team ERA 4.33 7% worse than the 1970 league average (4.05)
Runs Scored 736 1% above the 1970 league average (731 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAtlanta-Fulton County Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,078,800
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Avg per Game 13,318

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1970

Batting Avg

1 Rico Carty 0.366 2 Felix Millan 0.310 3 Orlando Cepeda 0.305 4 Hank Aaron 0.298 5 Ralph Garr 0.281

Home Runs

1 Hank Aaron 38 2 Orlando Cepeda 34 3 Rico Carty 25 4 Clete Boyer 16 5 Hal King 11

RBI

1 Hank Aaron 118 2 Orlando Cepeda 111 3 Rico Carty 101 4 Clete Boyer 62 5 Tony Gonzalez 55
1970 Atlanta Braves — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Felix Millan 142 590 100 183 25 5 2 37 35 23 16 0.310
Orlando Cepeda 148 567 87 173 33 0 34 111 47 75 6 0.305
Hank Aaron 150 516 103 154 26 1 38 118 74 63 9 0.298
Rico Carty 136 478 84 175 23 3 25 101 77 46 1 0.366
Clete Boyer 134 475 44 117 14 1 16 62 41 71 2 0.246
Tony Gonzalez 123 430 57 114 18 2 7 55 46 45 3 0.265
Gil Garrido 101 367 38 97 5 4 1 19 15 16 0 0.264
Sonny Jackson 103 328 60 85 14 3 0 20 45 27 11 0.259
Mike Lum 123 291 25 74 17 2 7 28 17 43 3 0.254
Bob Tillman 71 223 19 53 5 0 11 30 20 66 0 0.238
Hal King 89 204 29 53 8 0 11 30 32 41 1 0.260
Bob Didier 57 168 9 25 2 1 0 7 12 11 1 0.149
Bob Aspromonte 62 127 5 27 3 0 0 7 13 13 0 0.213
Ralph Garr 37 96 18 27 3 0 0 8 5 12 5 0.281
Pat Jarvis 36 82 6 15 2 0 0 2 2 28 0 0.183
Jim Nash 34 80 5 7 1 0 2 3 2 38 0 0.087
Phil Niekro 34 79 5 12 0 0 1 3 2 17 0 0.152
George Stone 35 72 9 17 2 0 0 5 8 8 0 0.236
Tommie Aaron 44 63 3 13 2 0 2 7 3 10 0 0.206
Oscar Brown 28 47 6 18 2 1 1 7 7 7 0 0.383
Jimmie Hall 39 47 7 10 2 0 2 4 2 14 0 0.213
Darrell Evans 12 44 4 14 1 1 0 9 7 5 0 0.318
Ron Reed 22 44 3 4 1 0 0 4 1 14 0 0.091
Dusty Baker 13 24 3 7 0 0 0 4 2 4 0 0.292
Mike McQueen 22 20 2 6 2 0 0 2 1 3 0 0.300
Earl Williams 10 19 4 7 4 0 0 5 3 4 0 0.368
Bob Priddy 41 15 0 3 0 0 0 3 1 11 0 0.200
Hoyt Wilhelm 50 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 6 0 0.091
Milt Pappas 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Rick Kester 15 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Julio Navarro 17 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.167
Don Cardwell 16 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.400
Steve Barber 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.250
Larry Jaster 14 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Gary Neibauer 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Aubrey Gatewood 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ron Kline 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1970

ERA

1 Hoyt Wilhelm 3.10 2 Pat Jarvis 3.61 3 George Stone 3.86 4 Jim Nash 4.07 5 Phil Niekro 4.27

Wins

1 Pat Jarvis 16 2 Jim Nash 13 3 Phil Niekro 12 4 George Stone 11 5 Ron Reed 7

Strikeouts

1 Pat Jarvis 173 2 Phil Niekro 168 3 Jim Nash 153 4 George Stone 131 5 Ron Reed 68
1970 Atlanta Braves — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Pat Jarvis 16 16 3.61 36 34 0 254.0 240 102 72 173
Phil Niekro 12 18 4.27 34 32 0 229.2 222 109 68 168
Jim Nash 13 9 4.07 34 33 0 212.1 211 96 90 153
George Stone 11 11 3.86 35 30 0 207.1 218 89 50 131
Ron Reed 7 10 4.41 21 18 0 134.2 140 66 39 68
Hoyt Wilhelm 6 4 3.10 50 0 13 78.1 69 27 39 67
Bob Priddy 5 5 5.42 41 0 8 73.0 75 44 24 32
Mike McQueen 1 5 5.59 22 8 1 66.0 67 41 31 54
Milt Pappas 2 2 6.06 11 3 0 35.2 44 24 7 25
Rick Kester 0 0 5.57 15 0 0 32.1 36 20 19 20
Julio Navarro 0 0 4.10 17 0 1 26.1 24 12 1 21
Don Cardwell 2 1 9.00 16 2 0 23.0 31 23 13 16
Larry Jaster 1 1 6.85 14 0 0 22.1 33 17 8 9
Steve Barber 0 1 4.91 5 2 0 14.2 17 8 5 11
Gary Neibauer 0 3 4.97 7 0 0 12.2 11 7 8 9
Ron Kline 0 0 7.11 5 0 1 6.1 9 5 2 3
Aubrey Gatewood 0 0 4.50 3 0 0 2.0 4 1 2 0

👥 Roster (37)

Hank Aaron Tommie Aaron Bob Aspromonte Dusty Baker Steve Barber Clete Boyer Oscar Brown Don Cardwell Rico Carty Orlando Cepeda Bob Didier Darrell Evans +25 more

37 players

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The 1970 Atlanta Braves in brief

The 1970 Atlanta Braves finished 76-86, a .469 winning percentage, placing 5th in the NL West. The run column shows 736 for and 772 against. At the plate the Atlanta Braves hit .269, 4% better than the league's .258. Pitchers allowed 4.33 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.05. League clubs averaged 731 runs that year, so the Atlanta Braves scored 1% more.

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium was home in 1970, drawing a total attendance of 1,078,800. For power, Hank Aaron led the way with 38 homers. Felix Millan collected the most hits, 183. Pat Jarvis was the top winner, with 16 victories. Hoyt Wilhelm closed out 13 saves. The roster section lists 37 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1970 Atlanta Braves

What was the 1970 Atlanta Braves record?
The 1970 Atlanta Braves finished 76-86 (.469 win pct).
Who led the 1970 Atlanta Braves in home runs?
Hank Aaron led the 1970 Atlanta Braves with 38 home runs.
What was the 1970 Atlanta Braves team ERA?
The 1970 Atlanta Braves posted a team ERA of 4.33.
Did the 1970 Atlanta Braves win the World Series?
No. The 1970 Atlanta Braves did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1970 Atlanta Braves play?
The 1970 Atlanta Braves played home games at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Who led the 1970 Atlanta Braves in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Hank Aaron (38 HR, 118 RBI) and Pat Jarvis (16-16, 3.61 ERA).
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