1970 Chicago Cubs

84-78 • .519 Win% • 2nd in NL E

The 1970 Chicago Cubs went 84-78 (.519) finishing 2nd in the NL E division. The club scored 806 runs, allowed 679, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Billy Williams (42 HR, 129 RBI) and Fergie Jenkins (22-16, 3.39 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

84 Wins
78 Losses
.519 Win %
2nd Rank
806 R 679 RA
Diff +127

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806 Runs Scored
679 Runs Allowed
+127 Run Diff
1,642K Attendance

📈 vs. 1970 NL Average

Batting Avg .259 equal to the 1970 league average (.258)
OBP .333 1% above the 1970 league average (.329)
SLG .414 6% above the 1970 league average (.391)
Team ERA 3.76 7% better than the 1970 league average (4.05)
Runs Scored 806 10% above the 1970 league average (731 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 1,642,523
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Avg per Game 20,531

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1970

Batting Avg

1 Billy Williams 0.322 2 Jim Hickman 0.315 3 Glenn Beckert 0.288 4 Joe Pepitone 0.268 5 Ron Santo 0.267

Home Runs

1 Billy Williams 42 2 Jim Hickman 32 3 Ron Santo 26 4 Johnny Callison 19 5 Ernie Banks 12

RBI

1 Billy Williams 129 2 Jim Hickman 115 3 Ron Santo 114 4 Johnny Callison 68 5 Ernie Banks 44
1970 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Billy Williams 161 636 137 205 34 4 42 129 72 65 7 0.322
Don Kessinger 154 631 100 168 21 14 1 39 66 59 12 0.266
Glenn Beckert 143 591 99 170 15 6 3 36 32 22 4 0.288
Ron Santo 154 555 83 148 30 4 26 114 92 108 2 0.267
Jim Hickman 149 514 102 162 33 4 32 115 93 99 0 0.315
Johnny Callison 147 477 65 126 23 2 19 68 60 63 7 0.264
Randy Hundley 73 250 13 61 5 0 7 36 16 52 0 0.244
Ernie Banks 72 222 25 56 6 2 12 44 20 33 0 0.252
Joe Pepitone 56 213 38 57 9 2 12 44 15 15 0 0.268
Paul Popovich 78 186 22 47 5 1 4 20 18 18 0 0.253
Jack Hiatt 66 178 19 43 12 1 2 22 31 48 0 0.242
Cleo James 100 176 33 37 7 2 3 14 17 24 5 0.210
Willie Smith 87 167 15 36 9 1 5 24 11 32 2 0.216
Fergie Jenkins 40 113 4 14 2 0 3 11 1 36 0 0.124
Ken Holtzman 40 105 6 21 5 0 0 6 5 22 0 0.200
J. C. Martin 40 77 11 12 1 0 1 4 20 11 0 0.156
Bill Hands 39 75 6 10 2 0 0 6 15 33 0 0.133
Milt Pappas 21 50 7 12 2 1 2 5 2 17 0 0.240
Tommy Davis 11 42 4 11 2 0 2 8 1 1 0 0.262
Phil Gagliano 26 40 5 6 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 0.150
Ken Rudolph 20 40 1 4 1 0 0 2 1 12 0 0.100
Joe Decker 24 34 3 6 1 0 1 3 2 16 0 0.176
Jimmie Hall 28 32 2 3 1 0 0 1 4 12 0 0.094
Jim Colborn 34 15 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 11 0 0.067
Al Spangler 21 14 2 2 1 0 1 1 3 3 0 0.143
Larry Gura 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Phil Regan 54 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.000
Boots Day 11 8 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.250
Roberto Rodriguez 26 8 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0.125
Jim Dunegan 10 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.250
Brock Davis 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Adrian Garrett 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Terry Hughes 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Juan Pizarro 12 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Hank Aguirre 17 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Roger Metzger 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Archie Reynolds 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Roe Skidmore 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Ted Abernathy 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Barber 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Cosman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Miller 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hoyt Wilhelm 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1970

ERA

1 Milt Pappas 2.68 2 Ken Holtzman 3.38 3 Fergie Jenkins 3.39 4 Jim Colborn 3.59 5 Bill Hands 3.70

Wins

1 Fergie Jenkins 22 2 Bill Hands 18 3 Ken Holtzman 17 4 Milt Pappas 10 5 Phil Regan 5

Strikeouts

1 Fergie Jenkins 274 2 Ken Holtzman 202 3 Bill Hands 170 4 Milt Pappas 80 5 Joe Decker 79
1970 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Fergie Jenkins 22 16 3.39 40 39 0 313.0 265 118 60 274
Ken Holtzman 17 11 3.38 39 38 0 287.2 271 108 94 202
Bill Hands 18 15 3.70 39 38 1 265.0 278 109 76 170
Milt Pappas 10 8 2.68 21 20 0 144.2 135 43 36 80
Joe Decker 2 7 4.64 24 17 0 108.2 108 56 56 79
Phil Regan 5 9 4.76 54 0 12 75.2 81 40 32 31
Jim Colborn 3 1 3.59 34 5 4 72.2 88 29 23 50
Roberto Rodriguez 3 2 5.82 26 0 2 43.1 50 28 15 46
Larry Gura 1 3 3.79 20 3 1 38.0 35 16 23 21
Juan Pizarro 0 0 4.60 12 0 1 15.2 16 8 9 14
Archie Reynolds 0 2 6.60 7 1 0 15.0 17 11 9 9
Hank Aguirre 3 0 4.50 17 0 1 14.0 13 7 9 11
Jim Dunegan 0 2 4.73 7 0 0 13.1 13 7 12 3
Ted Abernathy 0 0 2.00 11 0 1 9.0 9 2 5 2
Bob Miller 0 0 5.00 7 1 2 9.0 6 5 6 4
Steve Barber 0 1 9.53 5 0 0 5.2 10 6 6 3
Hoyt Wilhelm 0 1 9.82 3 0 0 3.2 4 4 3 1
Jim Cosman 0 0 27.00 1 0 0 1.0 3 3 1 0

👥 Roster (43)

Ted Abernathy Hank Aguirre Ernie Banks Steve Barber Glenn Beckert Johnny Callison Jim Colborn Jim Cosman Brock Davis Tommy Davis Boots Day Joe Decker +31 more

43 players

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The 1970 Chicago Cubs in brief

In 1970 the Chicago Cubs posted a 84-78 mark (.519) and finished 2nd in the NL East. With 806 runs scored and 679 given up, the 1970 differential was +127. The Chicago Cubs staff finished with a 3.76 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.05. League clubs averaged 731 runs that year, so the Chicago Cubs scored 10% more. The home park, Wrigley Field, recorded 1,642,523 in attendance, about 20,531 a game.

Billy Williams led the club in home runs with 42. Fergie Jenkins was the top winner, with 22 victories. The saves leader was Phil Regan with 12. The roster section lists 43 players who appeared for the club. For the seasons either side, see the 1969 season and the 1971 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1970 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1970 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1970 Chicago Cubs finished 84-78 (.519 win pct).
Who led the 1970 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Billy Williams led the 1970 Chicago Cubs with 42 home runs.
What was the 1970 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1970 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 3.76.
Did the 1970 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1970 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1970 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1970 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 1970 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Billy Williams (42 HR, 129 RBI) and Fergie Jenkins (22-16, 3.39 ERA).
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