1970 Los Angeles Dodgers

87-74 • .540 Win% • 2nd in NL W

The 1970 Los Angeles Dodgers went 87-74 (.540) finishing 2nd in the NL W division. The club scored 749 runs, allowed 684, and played home games at Dodger Stadium. Team leaders included Billy Grabarkewitz (17 HR, 84 RBI) and Claude Osteen (16-14, 3.83 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
74 Losses
.540 Win %
2nd Rank
749 R 684 RA
Diff +65

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⚡ Quick Stats

749 Runs Scored
684 Runs Allowed
+65 Run Diff
1,697K Attendance

📈 vs. 1970 NL Average

Batting Avg .270 5% above the 1970 league average (.258)
OBP .334 2% above the 1970 league average (.329)
SLG .382 2% below the 1970 league average (.391)
Team ERA 3.82 6% better than the 1970 league average (4.05)
Runs Scored 749 2% above the 1970 league average (731 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumDodger Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,697,141
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Avg per Game 20,952

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1970

Batting Avg

1 Wes Parker 0.319 2 Ted Sizemore 0.306 3 Willie Davis 0.305 4 Manny Mota 0.305 5 Billy Grabarkewitz 0.289

Home Runs

1 Billy Grabarkewitz 17 2 Bill Sudakis 14 3 Tom Haller 10 4 Wes Parker 10 5 Willie Crawford 8

RBI

1 Wes Parker 111 2 Willie Davis 93 3 Billy Grabarkewitz 84 4 Tom Haller 47 5 Jim Lefebvre 44
1970 Los Angeles Dodgers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Wes Parker 161 614 84 196 47 4 10 111 79 70 8 0.319
Willie Davis 146 593 92 181 23 16 8 93 29 54 38 0.305
Billy Grabarkewitz 156 529 92 153 20 8 17 84 95 149 19 0.289
Maury Wills 132 522 77 141 19 3 0 34 50 34 28 0.270
Manny Mota 124 417 63 127 12 6 3 37 47 37 11 0.305
Ted Sizemore 96 340 40 104 10 1 1 34 34 19 5 0.306
Tom Haller 112 325 47 93 16 6 10 47 32 35 3 0.286
Jim Lefebvre 109 314 33 79 15 1 4 44 29 42 1 0.252
Willie Crawford 109 299 48 70 8 6 8 40 33 88 4 0.234
Bill Russell 81 278 30 72 11 9 0 28 16 28 9 0.259
Bill Sudakis 94 269 37 71 11 0 14 44 35 46 4 0.264
Andy Kosco 74 224 21 51 12 0 8 27 1 40 1 0.228
Jeff Torborg 64 134 11 31 8 0 1 17 14 15 1 0.231
Von Joshua 72 109 23 29 1 3 1 8 6 24 2 0.266
Steve Garvey 34 93 8 25 5 0 1 6 6 17 1 0.269
Claude Osteen 39 93 10 19 5 0 1 9 3 20 0 0.204
Don Sutton 40 84 6 13 2 1 0 6 10 22 1 0.155
Bill Buckner 28 68 6 13 3 1 0 4 3 7 0 0.191
Alan Foster 33 64 4 7 0 0 0 6 5 13 0 0.109
Len Gabrielson 43 42 1 8 2 0 0 6 1 15 0 0.190
Joe Moeller 31 39 2 6 0 0 0 2 3 21 0 0.154
Bill Singer 16 38 4 5 1 0 0 1 2 10 0 0.132
Sandy Vance 20 37 2 7 1 0 0 2 1 9 0 0.189
Gary Moore 7 16 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0.188
Jim Brewer 58 12 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 6 1 0.083
Tom Paciorek 8 9 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.222
Jose Peña 29 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.125
Mike Strahler 6 8 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0.250
Fred Norman 30 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.143
Pete Mikkelsen 33 6 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.333
Joe Ferguson 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0.250
Ray Lamb 35 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Charlie Hough 8 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Bob Stinson 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jerry Stephenson 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al McBean 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Camilo Pascual 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1970

ERA

1 Pete Mikkelsen 2.76 2 Jim Brewer 3.13 3 Bill Singer 3.13 4 Sandy Vance 3.13 5 Ray Lamb 3.79

Wins

1 Claude Osteen 16 2 Don Sutton 15 3 Alan Foster 10 4 Bill Singer 8 5 Jim Brewer 7

Strikeouts

1 Don Sutton 201 2 Claude Osteen 114 3 Bill Singer 93 4 Jim Brewer 91 5 Alan Foster 83
1970 Los Angeles Dodgers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Don Sutton 15 13 4.08 38 38 0 260.1 251 118 78 201
Claude Osteen 16 14 3.83 37 37 0 258.2 280 110 52 114
Alan Foster 10 13 4.26 33 33 0 198.2 200 94 81 83
Joe Moeller 7 9 3.92 31 19 4 135.1 131 59 43 63
Sandy Vance 7 7 3.13 20 18 0 115.0 109 40 37 45
Bill Singer 8 5 3.13 16 16 0 106.1 79 37 32 93
Jim Brewer 7 6 3.13 58 0 24 89.0 66 31 33 91
Pete Mikkelsen 4 2 2.76 33 0 6 62.0 48 19 20 47
Fred Norman 2 0 5.23 30 0 1 62.0 65 36 33 47
Ray Lamb 6 1 3.79 35 0 0 57.0 59 24 27 32
Jose Peña 4 3 4.42 29 0 4 57.0 51 28 29 31
Mike Strahler 1 1 1.45 6 0 1 18.2 13 3 10 11
Charlie Hough 0 0 5.29 8 0 2 17.0 18 10 11 8
Camilo Pascual 0 0 2.57 10 0 0 14.0 12 4 5 8
Jerry Stephenson 0 0 9.45 3 0 0 6.2 11 7 5 6
Al McBean 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0

👥 Roster (37)

Jim Brewer Bill Buckner Willie Crawford Willie Davis Joe Ferguson Alan Foster Len Gabrielson Steve Garvey Billy Grabarkewitz Tom Haller Charlie Hough Von Joshua +25 more

37 players

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The 1970 Los Angeles Dodgers in brief

The 1970 Los Angeles Dodgers won 87 games and lost 74, ending up 2nd in the NL West. The Los Angeles Dodgers scored 749 runs and allowed 684, a run differential of +65. At the plate the Los Angeles Dodgers hit .270, 5% better than the league's .258. The Los Angeles Dodgers staff finished with a 3.82 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.05. Home games were played at Dodger Stadium, where 1,697,141 fans came through the gates.

Billy Grabarkewitz led the club in home runs with 17. The RBI leader was Wes Parker, with 111. Claude Osteen led the pitchers with 16 wins. Don Sutton struck out 201, the most on the club. Jim Brewer saved 24 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1970 Los Angeles Dodgers

What was the 1970 Los Angeles Dodgers record?
The 1970 Los Angeles Dodgers finished 87-74 (.540 win pct).
Who led the 1970 Los Angeles Dodgers in home runs?
Billy Grabarkewitz led the 1970 Los Angeles Dodgers with 17 home runs.
What was the 1970 Los Angeles Dodgers team ERA?
The 1970 Los Angeles Dodgers posted a team ERA of 3.82.
Did the 1970 Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series?
No. The 1970 Los Angeles Dodgers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1970 Los Angeles Dodgers play?
The 1970 Los Angeles Dodgers played home games at Dodger Stadium.
Who led the 1970 Los Angeles Dodgers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Billy Grabarkewitz (17 HR, 84 RBI) and Claude Osteen (16-14, 3.83 ERA).
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