1970 New York Yankees

93-69 • .574 Win% • 2nd in AL E

The 1970 New York Yankees went 93-69 (.574) finishing 2nd in the AL E division. The club scored 680 runs, allowed 612, and played home games at Yankee Stadium I. Team leaders included Bobby Murcer (23 HR, 78 RBI) and Fritz Peterson (20-11, 2.90 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

93 Wins
69 Losses
.574 Win %
2nd Rank
680 R 612 RA
Diff +68

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680 Runs Scored
612 Runs Allowed
+68 Run Diff
1,136K Attendance

📈 vs. 1970 AL Average

Batting Avg .251 1% above the 1970 league average (.249)
OBP .324 1% above the 1970 league average (.322)
SLG .364 4% below the 1970 league average (.378)
Team ERA 3.24 13% better than the 1970 league average (3.72)
Runs Scored 680 1% above the 1970 league average (676 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumYankee Stadium I
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,136,873
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Avg per Game 14,035

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1970

Batting Avg

1 Jim Lyttle 0.310 2 Thurman Munson 0.302 3 Danny Cater 0.301 4 Jake Gibbs 0.301 5 Ron Hansen 0.297

Home Runs

1 Bobby Murcer 23 2 Roy White 22 3 Curt Blefary 9 4 Jake Gibbs 8 5 Ron Woods 8

RBI

1 Roy White 94 2 Bobby Murcer 78 3 Danny Cater 76 4 Thurman Munson 53 5 Horace Clarke 46
1970 New York Yankees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Horace Clarke 158 686 81 172 24 2 4 46 35 35 23 0.251
Roy White 162 609 109 180 30 6 22 94 95 66 24 0.296
Danny Cater 155 582 64 175 26 5 6 76 34 44 4 0.301
Bobby Murcer 159 581 95 146 23 3 23 78 87 100 15 0.251
Thurman Munson 132 453 59 137 25 4 6 53 57 56 5 0.302
Gene Michael 134 435 42 93 10 1 2 38 50 93 3 0.214
Jerry Kenney 140 404 46 78 10 7 4 35 52 44 20 0.193
Curt Blefary 99 269 34 57 6 0 9 37 43 37 1 0.212
John Ellis 78 226 24 56 12 1 7 29 18 47 0 0.248
Ron Woods 95 225 30 51 5 3 8 27 33 35 4 0.227
Jake Gibbs 49 153 23 46 9 2 8 26 7 14 2 0.301
Jim Lyttle 87 126 20 39 7 1 3 14 10 26 3 0.310
Frank Baker 35 117 6 27 4 1 0 11 14 26 1 0.231
Ron Hansen 59 91 13 27 4 0 4 14 19 9 0 0.297
Fritz Peterson 39 90 7 20 3 0 2 7 0 24 0 0.222
Mel Stottlemyre 38 85 8 16 2 2 2 7 14 25 0 0.188
Pete Ward 66 77 5 20 2 2 1 18 9 17 0 0.260
Stan Bahnsen 36 74 3 11 0 1 0 1 2 34 0 0.149
Mike Kekich 26 32 2 3 0 0 0 2 2 7 0 0.094
Steve Kline 16 28 3 5 0 0 0 2 4 10 0 0.179
Lindy McDaniel 62 24 2 4 1 0 0 2 0 7 0 0.167
Bobby Mitchell 10 22 1 5 2 0 0 4 2 3 0 0.227
Ron Klimkowski 45 19 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0.053
Frank Tepedino 16 19 2 6 2 0 0 2 1 2 0 0.316
John Cumberland 15 17 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 12 0 0.059
Jack Aker 41 16 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0.062
Gary Waslewski 26 10 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 0.100
Steve Hamilton 35 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Bill Burbach 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Mike McCormick 9 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.200
Rob Gardner 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Joe Verbanic 7 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Loyd Colson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gary Jones 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1970

ERA

1 Lindy McDaniel 2.01 2 Jack Aker 2.06 3 Ron Klimkowski 2.65 4 Steve Hamilton 2.78 5 Fritz Peterson 2.90

Wins

1 Fritz Peterson 20 2 Mel Stottlemyre 15 3 Stan Bahnsen 14 4 Lindy McDaniel 9 5 Mike Kekich 6

Strikeouts

1 Fritz Peterson 127 2 Mel Stottlemyre 126 3 Stan Bahnsen 116 4 Lindy McDaniel 81 5 Mike Kekich 63
1970 New York Yankees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mel Stottlemyre 15 13 3.09 37 37 0 271.0 262 93 84 126
Fritz Peterson 20 11 2.90 39 37 0 260.1 247 84 40 127
Stan Bahnsen 14 11 3.33 36 35 0 232.2 227 86 75 116
Lindy McDaniel 9 5 2.01 62 0 29 111.2 88 25 23 81
Steve Kline 6 6 3.41 16 15 0 100.1 99 38 24 49
Mike Kekich 6 3 4.83 26 14 0 98.2 103 53 55 63
Ron Klimkowski 6 7 2.65 45 3 1 98.1 80 29 33 40
Jack Aker 4 2 2.06 41 0 16 70.0 57 16 20 36
John Cumberland 3 4 3.94 15 8 0 64.0 62 28 15 38
Gary Waslewski 2 2 3.11 26 5 0 55.0 42 19 27 27
Steve Hamilton 4 3 2.78 35 0 3 45.1 36 14 16 33
Mike McCormick 2 0 6.10 9 4 0 20.2 26 14 13 12
Bill Burbach 0 2 10.26 4 4 0 16.2 23 19 9 10
Joe Verbanic 1 0 4.60 7 0 0 15.2 20 8 12 8
Rob Gardner 1 0 4.91 1 1 0 7.1 8 4 4 6
Loyd Colson 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 2.0 3 1 0 3
Gary Jones 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 2.0 3 0 1 2

👥 Roster (34)

Jack Aker Stan Bahnsen Frank Baker Curt Blefary Bill Burbach Danny Cater Horace Clarke Loyd Colson John Cumberland John Ellis Rob Gardner Jake Gibbs +22 more

34 players

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The 1970 New York Yankees in brief

A 93-69 record (.574) put the 1970 New York Yankees 2nd in the AL East. Runs came in at 680 scored against 612 allowed (+68). Against a league average of .249, the 1970 New York Yankees batted .251. The New York Yankees staff finished with a 3.24 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.72. Measured against the 676-run league average, the offense was 1% ahead.

Attendance at Yankee Stadium I totaled 1,136,873 for the year. Bobby Murcer led the club in home runs with 23. The RBI leader was Roy White, with 94. The pitching staff's wins leader was Fritz Peterson (20). The saves leader was Lindy McDaniel with 29. In all, the roster shows 34 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1970 New York Yankees

What was the 1970 New York Yankees record?
The 1970 New York Yankees finished 93-69 (.574 win pct).
Who led the 1970 New York Yankees in home runs?
Bobby Murcer led the 1970 New York Yankees with 23 home runs.
What was the 1970 New York Yankees team ERA?
The 1970 New York Yankees posted a team ERA of 3.24.
Did the 1970 New York Yankees win the World Series?
No. The 1970 New York Yankees did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1970 New York Yankees play?
The 1970 New York Yankees played home games at Yankee Stadium I.
Who led the 1970 New York Yankees in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bobby Murcer (23 HR, 78 RBI) and Fritz Peterson (20-11, 2.90 ERA).
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