1970 Boston Red Sox

87-75 • .537 Win% • 3rd in AL E

The 1970 Boston Red Sox went 87-75 (.537) finishing 3rd in the AL E division. The club scored 786 runs, allowed 722, and played home games at Fenway Park II. Team leaders included Carl Yastrzemski (40 HR, 102 RBI) and Ray Culp (17-14, 3.04 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

87 Wins
75 Losses
.537 Win %
3rd Rank
786 R 722 RA
Diff +64

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786 Runs Scored
722 Runs Allowed
+64 Run Diff
1,594K Attendance

📈 vs. 1970 AL Average

Batting Avg .261 5% above the 1970 league average (.249)
OBP .335 4% above the 1970 league average (.322)
SLG .427 13% above the 1970 league average (.378)
Team ERA 3.87 4% worse than the 1970 league average (3.72)
Runs Scored 786 16% above the 1970 league average (676 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park II
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,594,593
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Avg per Game 19,686

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1970

Batting Avg

1 George Thomas 0.343 2 Carl Yastrzemski 0.329 3 Reggie Smith 0.303 4 George Scott 0.296 5 Billy Conigliaro 0.271

Home Runs

1 Carl Yastrzemski 40 2 Tony Conigliaro 36 3 Rico Petrocelli 29 4 Reggie Smith 22 5 Billy Conigliaro 18

RBI

1 Tony Conigliaro 116 2 Rico Petrocelli 103 3 Carl Yastrzemski 102 4 Reggie Smith 74 5 Mike Andrews 65
1970 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Mike Andrews 151 589 91 149 28 1 17 65 81 63 2 0.253
Rico Petrocelli 157 583 82 152 31 3 29 103 67 82 1 0.261
Reggie Smith 147 580 109 176 32 7 22 74 51 60 10 0.303
Carl Yastrzemski 161 566 125 186 29 0 40 102 128 66 23 0.329
Tony Conigliaro 146 560 89 149 20 1 36 116 43 93 4 0.266
George Scott 127 480 50 142 24 5 16 63 44 95 4 0.296
Billy Conigliaro 114 398 59 108 16 3 18 58 35 73 3 0.271
Jerry Moses 92 315 26 83 18 1 6 35 21 45 1 0.263
Luis Alvarado 59 183 19 41 11 0 1 10 9 30 1 0.224
Tom Satriano 59 165 21 39 9 1 3 13 21 23 0 0.236
Dick Schofield 76 139 16 26 1 2 1 14 21 26 0 0.187
John Kennedy 43 129 15 33 7 1 4 17 6 14 0 0.256
George Thomas 38 99 13 34 8 0 2 13 11 12 0 0.343
Ray Culp 33 97 3 12 1 0 0 4 3 39 0 0.124
Gary Peters 37 82 12 20 3 1 1 11 8 11 0 0.244
Bob Montgomery 22 78 8 14 2 0 1 4 6 20 0 0.179
Sonny Siebert 33 77 5 10 3 0 0 4 1 17 0 0.130
Don Pavletich 32 65 4 9 1 1 0 6 10 15 1 0.138
Mike Fiore 41 50 5 7 0 0 0 4 8 4 0 0.140
Joe Lahoud 17 49 6 12 1 0 2 5 7 6 0 0.245
Mike Nagy 23 44 3 11 1 1 0 4 0 8 0 0.250
Ken Brett 41 41 8 13 3 0 2 3 2 7 0 0.317
Mike Derrick 24 33 3 7 1 0 0 5 0 11 0 0.212
Vicente Romo 48 27 2 4 0 0 1 2 0 4 0 0.148
Cal Koonce 23 21 5 2 0 0 0 3 4 8 0 0.095
Carmen Fanzone 10 15 0 3 1 0 0 3 2 2 0 0.200
Tommy Matchick 10 14 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.071
Sparky Lyle 63 13 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.000
Bill Lee 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Jim Lonborg 9 9 2 4 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0.444
Gary Wagner 38 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.167
Lee Stange 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Roger Moret 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ed Phillips 18 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jose Santiago 9 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.667
Chuck Hartenstein 17 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Bobby Bolin 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Curtis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ray Jarvis 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dick Mills 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1970

ERA

1 Ray Culp 3.04 2 Jim Lonborg 3.18 3 Gary Wagner 3.35 4 Sonny Siebert 3.44 5 Cal Koonce 3.54

Wins

1 Ray Culp 17 2 Gary Peters 16 3 Sonny Siebert 15 4 Ken Brett 8 5 Vicente Romo 7

Strikeouts

1 Ray Culp 197 2 Ken Brett 155 3 Gary Peters 155 4 Sonny Siebert 142 5 Vicente Romo 71
1970 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ray Culp 17 14 3.04 33 33 0 251.1 211 85 91 197
Sonny Siebert 15 8 3.44 33 33 0 222.2 207 85 60 142
Gary Peters 16 11 4.06 34 34 0 221.2 221 100 83 155
Ken Brett 8 9 4.07 41 14 2 139.1 118 63 79 155
Mike Nagy 6 5 4.48 23 20 0 128.2 138 64 64 56
Vicente Romo 7 3 4.08 48 10 6 108.0 115 49 43 71
Cal Koonce 3 4 3.54 23 8 2 76.1 64 30 29 37
Sparky Lyle 1 7 3.88 63 0 20 67.1 62 29 34 51
Gary Wagner 3 1 3.35 38 0 7 40.1 36 15 19 20
Bill Lee 2 2 4.62 11 5 1 37.0 48 19 14 19
Jim Lonborg 4 1 3.18 9 4 0 34.0 33 12 9 21
Lee Stange 2 2 5.60 20 0 2 27.1 34 17 12 14
Ed Phillips 0 2 5.32 18 0 0 23.2 29 14 10 23
Chuck Hartenstein 0 3 8.05 17 0 1 19.0 21 17 12 12
Ray Jarvis 0 1 3.94 15 0 0 16.0 17 7 14 8
Jose Santiago 0 2 10.32 8 0 1 11.1 18 13 8 8
Roger Moret 1 0 3.24 3 1 0 8.1 7 3 4 2
Bobby Bolin 2 0 0.00 6 0 2 8.0 2 0 5 8
Dick Mills 0 0 2.45 2 0 0 3.2 6 1 3 3
John Curtis 0 0 11.57 1 0 0 2.1 4 3 1 1

👥 Roster (40)

Luis Alvarado Mike Andrews Bobby Bolin Ken Brett Billy Conigliaro Tony Conigliaro Ray Culp John Curtis Mike Derrick Carmen Fanzone Mike Fiore Chuck Hartenstein +28 more

40 players

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The 1970 Boston Red Sox in brief

A 87-75 record (.537) put the 1970 Boston Red Sox 3rd in the AL East. Runs came in at 786 scored against 722 allowed (+64). The team batting average of .261 was 5% above the 1970 league mark of .249. The staff ERA of 3.87 was 4% worse than the league average of 3.72. The 786 runs scored compare with a league average of 676 per club, 16% more.

The home park, Fenway Park II, recorded 1,594,593 in attendance, about 19,686 a game. For power, Carl Yastrzemski led the way with 40 homers. The RBI leader was Tony Conigliaro, with 116. Ray Culp was the top winner, with 17 victories. Sparky Lyle saved 20 games. The roster section lists 40 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1970 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1970 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1970 Boston Red Sox finished 87-75 (.537 win pct).
Who led the 1970 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Carl Yastrzemski led the 1970 Boston Red Sox with 40 home runs.
What was the 1970 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1970 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 3.87.
Did the 1970 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1970 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1970 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1970 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park II.
Who led the 1970 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Carl Yastrzemski (40 HR, 102 RBI) and Ray Culp (17-14, 3.04 ERA).
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