1970 Oakland Athletics

89-73 • .549 Win% • 2nd in AL W

The 1970 Oakland Athletics went 89-73 (.549) finishing 2nd in the AL W division. The club scored 678 runs, allowed 593, and played home games at Oakland Coliseum. Team leaders included Don Mincher (27 HR, 74 RBI) and Catfish Hunter (18-14, 3.81 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

89 Wins
73 Losses
.549 Win %
2nd Rank
678 R 593 RA
Diff +85

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678 Runs Scored
593 Runs Allowed
+85 Run Diff
778K Attendance

📈 vs. 1970 AL Average

Batting Avg .248 equal to the 1970 league average (.249)
OBP .324 1% above the 1970 league average (.322)
SLG .391 3% above the 1970 league average (.378)
Team ERA 3.30 11% better than the 1970 league average (3.72)
Runs Scored 678 equal to the 1970 league average (676 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumOakland Coliseum
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 778,436
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Avg per Game 9,610

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1970

Batting Avg

1 Joe Rudi 0.309 2 Gene Tenace 0.305 3 Tommy Davis 0.290 4 Rick Monday 0.290 5 Bert Campaneris 0.279

Home Runs

1 Don Mincher 27 2 Reggie Jackson 23 3 Bert Campaneris 22 4 Sal Bando 20 5 Frank Fernandez 15

RBI

1 Sal Bando 75 2 Don Mincher 74 3 Reggie Jackson 66 4 Bert Campaneris 64 5 Felipe Alou 55
1970 Oakland Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bert Campaneris 147 603 97 168 28 4 22 64 36 73 42 0.279
Felipe Alou 154 575 70 156 25 3 8 55 32 31 10 0.271
Sal Bando 155 502 93 132 20 2 20 75 118 88 6 0.263
Don Mincher 140 463 62 114 18 0 27 74 56 71 5 0.246
Reggie Jackson 149 426 57 101 21 2 23 66 75 135 26 0.237
Dick Green 135 384 34 73 7 0 4 29 38 73 3 0.190
Rick Monday 112 376 63 109 19 7 10 37 58 99 17 0.290
Joe Rudi 106 350 40 108 23 2 11 42 16 61 3 0.309
Frank Fernandez 94 252 30 54 5 0 15 44 40 76 1 0.214
Dave Duncan 86 232 21 60 7 0 10 29 22 38 0 0.259
Tommy Davis 66 200 17 58 9 1 1 27 8 18 2 0.290
Tony LaRussa 52 106 6 21 4 1 0 6 15 19 0 0.198
Gene Tenace 38 105 19 32 6 0 7 20 23 30 0 0.305
Steve Hovley 72 100 8 19 1 0 0 1 5 11 3 0.190
Chuck Dobson 41 93 4 11 1 0 0 8 1 12 0 0.118
Catfish Hunter 43 90 10 18 4 1 1 6 2 23 0 0.200
John Donaldson 41 89 4 22 2 1 1 11 9 6 1 0.247
Roberto Peña 19 58 4 15 1 0 0 3 3 4 1 0.259
Blue Moon Odom 37 54 8 13 2 0 3 7 3 18 1 0.241
Jim Driscoll 21 52 2 10 0 0 1 2 2 15 0 0.192
Bob Johnson 30 46 6 8 1 0 1 2 3 2 2 0.174
Diego Segui 47 43 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 18 0 0.116
Rollie Fingers 45 39 1 4 0 0 1 1 2 11 0 0.103
Tito Francona 32 33 2 8 0 0 1 6 6 6 0 0.242
Bobby Brooks 7 18 2 6 1 0 2 5 1 7 0 0.333
Vida Blue 6 15 1 3 1 0 1 3 1 7 0 0.200
Jose Tartabull 24 13 5 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 0.231
Al Downing 10 11 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.182
Mudcat Grant 72 9 0 2 0 0 0 1 5 1 0 0.222
Marcel Lachemann 41 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.000
Allan Lewis 25 8 8 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 7 0.250
Paul Lindblad 62 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Bob Locker 38 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.167
Jim Roland 28 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.000
Larry Haney 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.000
Darrell Osteen 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roberto Rodriguez 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fred Talbot 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dooley Womack 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1970

ERA

1 Mudcat Grant 1.82 2 Vida Blue 2.09 3 Diego Segui 2.56 4 Paul Lindblad 2.70 5 Jim Roland 2.70

Wins

1 Catfish Hunter 18 2 Chuck Dobson 16 3 Diego Segui 10 4 Blue Moon Odom 9 5 Paul Lindblad 8

Strikeouts

1 Catfish Hunter 178 2 Chuck Dobson 149 3 Diego Segui 95 4 Blue Moon Odom 88 5 Rollie Fingers 79
1970 Oakland Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Chuck Dobson 16 15 3.74 41 40 0 267.0 230 111 92 149
Catfish Hunter 18 14 3.81 40 40 0 262.1 253 111 74 178
Diego Segui 10 10 2.56 47 19 2 162.0 130 46 68 95
Blue Moon Odom 9 8 3.80 29 29 0 156.1 128 66 100 88
Rollie Fingers 7 9 3.65 45 19 2 148.0 137 60 48 79
Mudcat Grant 6 2 1.82 72 0 24 123.1 104 25 30 54
Paul Lindblad 8 2 2.70 62 0 3 63.1 52 19 28 42
Marcel Lachemann 3 3 2.78 41 0 3 58.1 58 18 18 39
Bob Locker 3 3 2.88 38 0 4 56.1 49 18 19 33
Jim Roland 3 3 2.70 28 2 2 43.1 28 13 23 26
Al Downing 3 3 3.95 10 6 0 41.0 39 18 22 26
Vida Blue 2 0 2.09 6 6 0 38.2 20 9 12 35
Roberto Rodriguez 0 0 2.92 6 0 0 12.1 10 4 3 8
Darrell Osteen 1 0 6.35 3 1 0 5.2 9 4 3 3
Dooley Womack 0 0 15.00 2 0 0 3.0 4 5 1 3
Fred Talbot 0 1 10.80 1 0 0 1.2 2 2 1 0

👥 Roster (39)

Felipe Alou Sal Bando Vida Blue Bobby Brooks Bert Campaneris Tommy Davis Chuck Dobson John Donaldson Al Downing Jim Driscoll Dave Duncan Frank Fernandez +27 more

39 players

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The 1970 Oakland Athletics in brief

In 1970 the Oakland Athletics posted a 89-73 mark (.549) and finished 2nd in the AL West. The run column shows 678 for and 593 against. Pitchers allowed 3.30 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.72. Home games were played at Oakland Coliseum, where 778,436 fans came through the gates. For power, Don Mincher led the way with 27 homers.

Sal Bando led in RBI with 75. Bert Campaneris collected the most hits, 168. On the mound, Catfish Hunter won 18 games to lead the staff. The saves leader was Mudcat Grant with 24. In all, the roster shows 39 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1969 season and the 1971 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1970 Oakland Athletics

What was the 1970 Oakland Athletics record?
The 1970 Oakland Athletics finished 89-73 (.549 win pct).
Who led the 1970 Oakland Athletics in home runs?
Don Mincher led the 1970 Oakland Athletics with 27 home runs.
What was the 1970 Oakland Athletics team ERA?
The 1970 Oakland Athletics posted a team ERA of 3.30.
Did the 1970 Oakland Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1970 Oakland Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1970 Oakland Athletics play?
The 1970 Oakland Athletics played home games at Oakland Coliseum.
Who led the 1970 Oakland Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Don Mincher (27 HR, 74 RBI) and Catfish Hunter (18-14, 3.81 ERA).
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