1970 Cleveland Indians

76-86 • .469 Win% • 5th in AL E

The 1970 Cleveland Indians went 76-86 (.469) finishing 5th in the AL E division. The club scored 649 runs, allowed 675, and played home games at Cleveland Stadium. Team leaders included Graig Nettles (26 HR, 62 RBI) and Sam McDowell (20-12, 2.92 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
649 R 675 RA
Diff -26

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649 Runs Scored
675 Runs Allowed
-26 Run Diff
728K Attendance

📈 vs. 1970 AL Average

Batting Avg .248 equal to the 1970 league average (.249)
OBP .313 3% below the 1970 league average (.322)
SLG .393 4% above the 1970 league average (.378)
Team ERA 3.91 5% worse than the 1970 league average (3.72)
Runs Scored 649 4% below the 1970 league average (676 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCleveland Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 728,209
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Avg per Game 8,990

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1970

Batting Avg

1 Chuck Hinton 0.318 2 Ray Fosse 0.307 3 Vada Pinson 0.286 4 Tony Horton 0.269 5 Ted Uhlaender 0.268

Home Runs

1 Graig Nettles 26 2 Vada Pinson 24 3 Roy Foster 23 4 Duke Sims 23 5 Ray Fosse 18

RBI

1 Vada Pinson 82 2 Graig Nettles 62 3 Ray Fosse 61 4 Roy Foster 60 5 Tony Horton 59
1970 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Vada Pinson 148 574 74 164 28 6 24 82 28 69 7 0.286
Eddie Leon 152 549 58 136 20 4 10 56 47 89 1 0.248
Graig Nettles 157 549 81 129 13 1 26 62 81 77 3 0.235
Roy Foster 139 477 66 128 26 0 23 60 54 75 3 0.268
Ted Uhlaender 141 473 56 127 21 2 11 46 39 44 3 0.268
Ray Fosse 120 450 62 138 17 1 18 61 39 55 1 0.307
Jack Heidemann 133 445 44 94 14 2 6 37 34 88 2 0.211
Tony Horton 115 413 48 111 19 3 17 59 30 54 3 0.269
Duke Sims 110 345 46 91 12 0 23 56 46 59 0 0.264
Chuck Hinton 107 195 24 62 4 0 9 29 25 34 0 0.318
Buddy Bradford 75 163 25 32 6 1 7 23 21 43 0 0.196
Larry Brown 72 155 17 40 5 2 0 15 20 14 1 0.258
Sam McDowell 40 105 5 13 0 0 1 2 2 42 0 0.124
Lou Klimchock 41 56 5 9 0 0 1 2 3 9 0 0.161
Ted Ford 26 46 5 8 1 0 1 1 3 13 0 0.174
Steve Hargan 28 45 4 5 1 0 0 0 1 15 0 0.111
John Lowenstein 17 43 5 11 3 1 1 6 1 9 1 0.256
Rich Rollins 42 43 6 10 0 0 2 4 3 5 0 0.233
Dean Chance 45 42 1 3 0 0 0 3 2 32 0 0.071
Rich Hand 35 41 2 6 0 0 0 5 1 11 0 0.146
Ken Harrelson 17 39 3 11 1 0 1 1 6 4 0 0.282
Vern Fuller 29 33 3 6 2 0 1 2 3 9 0 0.182
Steve Dunning 19 31 0 5 0 0 0 1 1 14 0 0.161
Mike Paul 30 26 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.154
Russ Nagelson 17 24 3 3 1 0 1 2 3 9 0 0.125
Barry Moore 13 21 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.095
Rick Austin 31 18 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 10 0 0.111
Lou Camilli 16 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.000
Dennis Higgins 58 12 1 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0.250
Fred Lasher 43 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Jim Rittwage 8 8 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.375
Phil Hennigan 42 7 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0.143
Bob Miller 15 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.200
Dick Ellsworth 29 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Vince Colbert 23 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Steve Mingori 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1970

ERA

1 Steve Hargan 2.90 2 Sam McDowell 2.92 3 Rich Hand 3.83 4 Dennis Higgins 3.99 5 Phil Hennigan 4.02

Wins

1 Sam McDowell 20 2 Steve Hargan 11 3 Dean Chance 9 4 Rich Hand 6 5 Phil Hennigan 6

Strikeouts

1 Sam McDowell 304 2 Rich Hand 110 3 Dean Chance 109 4 Dennis Higgins 82 5 Steve Dunning 77
1970 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Sam McDowell 20 12 2.92 39 39 0 305.0 236 99 131 304
Rich Hand 6 13 3.83 35 25 3 159.2 132 68 69 110
Dean Chance 9 8 4.24 45 19 4 155.0 172 73 59 109
Steve Hargan 11 3 2.90 23 19 0 142.2 101 46 53 72
Steve Dunning 4 9 4.96 19 17 0 94.1 93 52 54 77
Dennis Higgins 4 6 3.99 58 0 11 90.1 82 40 54 82
Mike Paul 2 8 4.81 30 15 0 88.0 91 47 45 70
Phil Hennigan 6 3 4.02 42 1 3 71.2 69 32 44 43
Barry Moore 3 5 4.22 13 12 0 70.1 70 33 46 35
Rick Austin 2 5 4.79 31 8 3 67.2 74 36 26 53
Fred Lasher 1 7 4.06 43 1 5 57.2 57 26 30 44
Dick Ellsworth 3 3 4.53 29 1 2 43.2 49 22 14 13
Vince Colbert 1 1 7.26 23 0 2 31.0 37 25 16 17
Bob Miller 2 2 4.18 15 2 1 28.0 35 13 15 15
Jim Rittwage 1 1 4.15 8 3 0 26.0 18 12 21 16
Steve Mingori 1 0 2.66 21 0 1 20.1 17 6 12 16

👥 Roster (36)

Rick Austin Buddy Bradford Larry Brown Lou Camilli Dean Chance Vince Colbert Steve Dunning Dick Ellsworth Ted Ford Ray Fosse Roy Foster Vern Fuller +24 more

36 players

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The 1970 Cleveland Indians in brief

The record for the 1970 Cleveland Indians reads 76 wins and 86 losses, good for 5th in the AL East. With 649 runs scored and 675 given up, the 1970 differential was -26. Pitchers allowed 3.91 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.72. League clubs averaged 676 runs that year, so the Cleveland Indians scored 4% fewer. Attendance at Cleveland Stadium totaled 728,209 for the year.

For power, Graig Nettles led the way with 26 homers. Vada Pinson drove in a team-high 82 runs. On the mound, Sam McDowell won 20 games to lead the staff. Dennis Higgins closed out 11 saves. In all, the roster shows 36 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1969 season and the 1971 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1970 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1970 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1970 Cleveland Indians finished 76-86 (.469 win pct).
Who led the 1970 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Graig Nettles led the 1970 Cleveland Indians with 26 home runs.
What was the 1970 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1970 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 3.91.
Did the 1970 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
No. The 1970 Cleveland Indians did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1970 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1970 Cleveland Indians played home games at Cleveland Stadium.
Who led the 1970 Cleveland Indians in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Graig Nettles (26 HR, 62 RBI) and Sam McDowell (20-12, 2.92 ERA).
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