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1970 Baltimore Orioles

108-54 • .667 Win% • 1st in AL E

The 1970 Baltimore Orioles went 108-54 (.667) finishing 1st in the AL E division. They won the World Series that season. The club scored 792 runs, allowed 574, and played home games at Memorial Stadium. Team leaders included Boog Powell (35 HR, 114 RBI) and Mike Cuellar (24-8, 3.48 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

108 Wins
54 Losses
.667 Win %
1st Rank
792 R 574 RA
Diff +218

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⚡ Quick Stats

792 Runs Scored
574 Runs Allowed
+218 Run Diff
1,027K Attendance

📈 vs. 1970 AL Average

Batting Avg .256 3% above the 1970 league average (.249)
OBP .343 7% above the 1970 league average (.322)
SLG .401 6% above the 1970 league average (.378)
Team ERA 3.15 15% better than the 1970 league average (3.72)
Runs Scored 792 17% above the 1970 league average (676 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMemorial Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,027,904
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Avg per Game 12,690

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1970

Batting Avg

1 Merv Rettenmund 0.322 2 Frank Robinson 0.306 3 Boog Powell 0.297 4 Davey Johnson 0.281 5 Brooks Robinson 0.276

Home Runs

1 Boog Powell 35 2 Frank Robinson 25 3 Paul Blair 18 4 Merv Rettenmund 18 5 Brooks Robinson 18

RBI

1 Boog Powell 114 2 Brooks Robinson 94 3 Frank Robinson 78 4 Don Buford 66 5 Paul Blair 65
1970 Baltimore Orioles — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Brooks Robinson 158 608 84 168 31 4 18 94 53 53 1 0.276
Davey Johnson 149 530 68 149 27 1 10 53 66 68 2 0.281
Boog Powell 154 526 82 156 28 0 35 114 104 80 1 0.297
Don Buford 144 504 99 137 15 2 17 66 109 55 16 0.272
Paul Blair 133 480 79 128 24 2 18 65 56 93 24 0.267
Frank Robinson 132 471 88 144 24 1 25 78 69 70 2 0.306
Mark Belanger 145 459 53 100 6 5 1 36 52 65 13 0.218
Merv Rettenmund 106 338 60 109 17 2 18 58 38 59 13 0.322
Elrod Hendricks 106 322 32 78 9 0 12 41 33 44 1 0.242
Andy Etchebarren 78 230 19 56 10 1 4 28 21 41 4 0.243
Chico Salmon 63 172 19 43 4 0 7 22 8 30 2 0.250
Terry Crowley 83 152 25 39 5 0 5 20 35 26 2 0.257
Jim Palmer 44 113 13 17 0 0 1 9 2 48 0 0.150
Mike Cuellar 41 112 6 10 1 0 2 7 2 48 0 0.089
Dave McNally 41 105 14 14 6 0 1 6 15 53 0 0.133
Bobby Grich 30 95 11 20 1 3 0 8 9 21 1 0.211
Curt Motton 52 84 16 19 3 1 3 19 18 20 1 0.226
Jim Hardin 36 45 2 3 0 1 0 4 4 21 0 0.067
Tom Phoebus 27 43 2 7 1 0 0 3 0 16 0 0.163
Clay Dalrymple 13 32 4 7 1 0 1 3 7 4 0 0.219
Dave May 25 31 6 6 0 1 1 6 4 4 0 0.194
Johnny Oates 5 18 2 5 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0.278
Don Baylor 8 17 4 4 0 0 0 4 2 3 1 0.235
Roger Freed 4 13 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 0.154
Marcelino Lopez 25 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 11 0 0.077
Dick Hall 32 12 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.083
Eddie Watt 53 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.125
Moe Drabowsky 21 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Pete Richert 50 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Bobby Floyd 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Dave Leonhard 25 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Fred Beene 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1970

ERA

1 Pete Richert 1.98 2 Marcelino Lopez 2.08 3 Jim Palmer 2.71 4 Tom Phoebus 3.07 5 Dick Hall 3.08

Wins

1 Mike Cuellar 24 2 Dave McNally 24 3 Jim Palmer 20 4 Dick Hall 10 5 Pete Richert 7

Strikeouts

1 Jim Palmer 199 2 Mike Cuellar 190 3 Dave McNally 185 4 Jim Hardin 78 5 Tom Phoebus 72
1970 Baltimore Orioles — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jim Palmer 20 10 2.71 39 39 0 305.0 263 92 100 199
Mike Cuellar 24 8 3.48 40 40 0 297.2 273 115 69 190
Dave McNally 24 9 3.22 40 40 0 296.0 277 106 78 185
Jim Hardin 6 5 3.53 36 19 1 145.1 150 57 26 78
Tom Phoebus 5 5 3.07 27 21 0 135.0 106 46 62 72
Dick Hall 10 5 3.08 32 0 3 61.1 51 21 6 30
Marcelino Lopez 1 1 2.08 25 3 0 60.2 47 14 37 49
Eddie Watt 7 7 3.25 53 0 12 55.1 44 20 29 33
Pete Richert 7 2 1.98 50 0 13 54.2 36 12 24 66
Moe Drabowsky 4 2 3.78 21 0 1 33.1 30 14 15 21
Dave Leonhard 0 0 5.08 23 0 1 28.1 32 16 18 14
Fred Beene 0 0 6.00 4 0 0 6.0 8 4 5 4

🏆 Postseason Results

AL Championship
BAL def. MIN 3-0
World Series
BAL def. CIN 4-1

👥 Roster (32)

Don Baylor Fred Beene Mark Belanger Paul Blair Don Buford Terry Crowley Mike Cuellar Clay Dalrymple Moe Drabowsky Andy Etchebarren Bobby Floyd Roger Freed +20 more

32 players

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The 1970 Baltimore Orioles in brief

The 1970 Baltimore Orioles finished 108-54, a .667 winning percentage, placing 1st in the AL East. This was a year in which the Baltimore Orioles won the World Series and took the division title. With 792 runs scored and 574 given up, the 1970 differential was +218. Against a league average of .249, the 1970 Baltimore Orioles batted .256. The Baltimore Orioles staff finished with a 3.15 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.72.

Memorial Stadium was home in 1970, drawing a total attendance of 1,027,904. Boog Powell led the club in home runs with 35. On the mound, Mike Cuellar won 24 games to lead the staff. In the AL Championship Series, the Baltimore Orioles beat MIN 3-0. The World Series ended in a win against CIN 4-1.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1970 Baltimore Orioles

What was the 1970 Baltimore Orioles record?
The 1970 Baltimore Orioles finished 108-54 (.667 win pct).
Did the 1970 Baltimore Orioles win the World Series?
Yes. The 1970 Baltimore Orioles won the World Series.
Who led the 1970 Baltimore Orioles in home runs?
Boog Powell led the 1970 Baltimore Orioles with 35 home runs.
What was the 1970 Baltimore Orioles team ERA?
The 1970 Baltimore Orioles posted a team ERA of 3.15.
Where did the 1970 Baltimore Orioles play?
The 1970 Baltimore Orioles played home games at Memorial Stadium.
Who led the 1970 Baltimore Orioles in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Boog Powell (35 HR, 114 RBI) and Mike Cuellar (24-8, 3.48 ERA).
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