1970 Detroit Tigers

79-83 • .488 Win% • 4th in AL E

The 1970 Detroit Tigers went 79-83 (.488) finishing 4th in the AL E division. The club scored 666 runs, allowed 731, and played home games at Tiger Stadium. Team leaders included Jim Northrup (24 HR, 80 RBI) and Mickey Lolich (14-19, 3.80 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

79 Wins
83 Losses
.488 Win %
4th Rank
666 R 731 RA
Diff -65

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666 Runs Scored
731 Runs Allowed
-65 Run Diff
1,481K Attendance

📈 vs. 1970 AL Average

Batting Avg .238 5% below the 1970 league average (.249)
OBP .322 equal to the 1970 league average (.322)
SLG .373 1% below the 1970 league average (.378)
Team ERA 4.09 10% worse than the 1970 league average (3.72)
Runs Scored 666 1% below the 1970 league average (676 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,481,364
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Avg per Game 18,288

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1970

Batting Avg

1 Willie Horton 0.305 2 Ike Brown 0.287 3 Al Kaline 0.278 4 Jim Northrup 0.262 5 Norm Cash 0.259

Home Runs

1 Jim Northrup 24 2 Willie Horton 17 3 Bill Freehan 16 4 Al Kaline 16 5 Norm Cash 15

RBI

1 Jim Northrup 80 2 Al Kaline 71 3 Willie Horton 69 4 Norm Cash 53 5 Bill Freehan 52
1970 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Mickey Stanley 142 568 83 143 21 11 13 47 45 56 10 0.252
Dick McAuliffe 146 530 73 124 21 1 12 50 101 62 5 0.234
Jim Northrup 139 504 71 132 21 3 24 80 58 68 3 0.262
Al Kaline 131 467 64 130 24 4 16 71 77 49 2 0.278
Cesar Gutierrez 135 415 40 101 11 6 0 22 18 39 4 0.243
Bill Freehan 117 395 44 95 17 3 16 52 52 48 0 0.241
Willie Horton 96 371 53 113 18 2 17 69 28 43 0 0.305
Norm Cash 130 370 58 96 18 2 15 53 72 58 0 0.259
Don Wert 128 363 34 79 13 0 6 33 44 56 1 0.218
Elliott Maddox 109 258 30 64 13 4 3 24 30 42 2 0.248
Dalton Jones 89 191 29 42 7 0 6 21 33 33 1 0.220
Jim Price 52 132 12 24 4 0 5 15 21 23 0 0.182
Gates Brown 81 124 18 28 3 0 3 24 20 14 0 0.226
Ike Brown 56 94 17 27 5 0 4 15 13 26 0 0.287
Ken Szotkiewicz 47 84 9 9 1 0 3 9 12 29 0 0.107
Mickey Lolich 42 82 4 11 0 0 0 3 12 29 1 0.134
Les Cain 29 68 2 11 1 0 1 9 1 18 0 0.162
Joe Niekro 39 66 8 13 3 1 0 7 7 17 0 0.197
Gene Lamont 15 44 3 13 3 1 1 4 2 9 0 0.295
Mike Kilkenny 37 39 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 19 0 0.077
Russ Nagelson 28 32 5 6 0 0 0 2 5 6 0 0.188
Denny McLain 14 31 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 0.065
Earl Wilson 18 31 2 6 1 0 1 3 2 16 0 0.194
Kevin Collins 25 24 2 5 1 0 1 3 1 10 0 0.208
John Hiller 47 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0.000
Tom Timmermann 61 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0.000
Tim Hosley 7 12 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 6 0 0.167
Bob Reed 17 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.083
Fred Scherman 48 12 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.167
Daryl Patterson 43 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0.000
Dennis Saunders 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Lerrin LaGrow 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fred Lasher 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Norm McRae 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jerry Robertson 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1970

ERA

1 Norm McRae 2.87 2 John Hiller 3.03 3 Fred Scherman 3.23 4 Mickey Lolich 3.80 5 Les Cain 3.84

Wins

1 Mickey Lolich 14 2 Les Cain 12 3 Joe Niekro 12 4 Mike Kilkenny 7 5 Daryl Patterson 7

Strikeouts

1 Mickey Lolich 230 2 Les Cain 156 3 Mike Kilkenny 105 4 Joe Niekro 101 5 John Hiller 89
1970 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mickey Lolich 14 19 3.80 40 39 0 272.2 272 115 109 230
Joe Niekro 12 13 4.06 38 34 0 213.0 221 96 72 101
Les Cain 12 7 3.84 29 29 0 180.2 167 77 98 156
Mike Kilkenny 7 6 5.16 36 21 0 129.0 141 74 70 105
John Hiller 6 6 3.03 47 5 3 104.0 82 35 46 89
Earl Wilson 4 6 4.41 18 16 0 96.0 87 47 32 74
Denny McLain 3 5 4.63 14 14 0 91.1 100 47 28 52
Tom Timmermann 6 7 4.11 61 0 27 85.1 90 39 34 49
Daryl Patterson 7 1 4.85 43 0 2 78.0 81 42 39 55
Fred Scherman 4 4 3.23 48 0 1 69.2 61 25 28 58
Bob Reed 2 4 4.86 16 4 2 46.1 54 25 14 26
Norm McRae 0 0 2.87 19 0 0 31.1 26 10 25 16
Jerry Robertson 0 0 3.68 11 0 0 14.2 19 6 5 11
Dennis Saunders 1 1 3.21 8 0 1 14.0 16 5 5 8
Lerrin LaGrow 0 1 7.30 10 0 0 12.1 16 10 6 7
Fred Lasher 1 3 5.00 12 0 3 9.0 10 5 12 8

👥 Roster (35)

Gates Brown Ike Brown Les Cain Norm Cash Kevin Collins Bill Freehan Cesar Gutierrez John Hiller Willie Horton Tim Hosley Dalton Jones Al Kaline +23 more

35 players

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The 1970 Detroit Tigers in brief

The record for the 1970 Detroit Tigers reads 79 wins and 83 losses, good for 4th in the AL East. The run column shows 666 for and 731 against. Against a league average of .249, the 1970 Detroit Tigers batted .238. Pitchers allowed 4.09 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.72. League clubs averaged 676 runs that year, so the Detroit Tigers scored 1% fewer.

Tiger Stadium was home in 1970, drawing a total attendance of 1,481,364. For power, Jim Northrup led the way with 24 homers. The hits leader was Mickey Stanley with 143. On the mound, Mickey Lolich won 14 games to lead the staff. The saves leader was Tom Timmermann with 27. The 1970 roster runs to 35 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1970 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1970 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1970 Detroit Tigers finished 79-83 (.488 win pct).
Who led the 1970 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Jim Northrup led the 1970 Detroit Tigers with 24 home runs.
What was the 1970 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1970 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 4.09.
Did the 1970 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1970 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1970 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1970 Detroit Tigers played home games at Tiger Stadium.
Who led the 1970 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jim Northrup (24 HR, 80 RBI) and Mickey Lolich (14-19, 3.80 ERA).
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