1970 Philadelphia Phillies

73-88 • .453 Win% • 5th in NL E

The 1970 Philadelphia Phillies went 73-88 (.453) finishing 5th in the NL E division. The club scored 594 runs, allowed 730, and played home games at Connie Mack Stadium. Team leaders included Deron Johnson (27 HR, 93 RBI) and Rick Wise (13-14, 4.17 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

73 Wins
88 Losses
.453 Win %
5th Rank
594 R 730 RA
Diff -136

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594 Runs Scored
730 Runs Allowed
-136 Run Diff
708K Attendance

📈 vs. 1970 NL Average

Batting Avg .238 8% below the 1970 league average (.258)
OBP .305 7% below the 1970 league average (.329)
SLG .355 9% below the 1970 league average (.391)
Team ERA 4.17 3% worse than the 1970 league average (4.05)
Runs Scored 594 19% below the 1970 league average (731 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShibe Park
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 708,247
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Avg per Game 8,853

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1970

Batting Avg

1 Tony Taylor 0.301 2 Don Money 0.295 3 Tim McCarver 0.287 4 John Briggs 0.270 5 Doc Edwards 0.269

Home Runs

1 Deron Johnson 27 2 Don Money 14 3 Byron Browne 10 4 Larry Hisle 10 5 John Briggs 9

RBI

1 Deron Johnson 93 2 Don Money 66 3 Tony Taylor 55 4 John Briggs 47 5 Larry Hisle 44
1970 Philadelphia Phillies — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Deron Johnson 159 574 66 147 28 3 27 93 72 132 0 0.256
Larry Bowa 145 547 50 137 17 6 0 34 21 48 24 0.250
Don Money 120 447 66 132 25 4 14 66 43 68 4 0.295
Tony Taylor 124 439 74 132 26 9 9 55 50 67 9 0.301
Denny Doyle 112 413 43 86 10 7 2 16 33 64 6 0.208
Larry Hisle 126 405 52 83 22 4 10 44 53 139 5 0.205
John Briggs 110 341 43 92 15 7 9 47 39 65 5 0.270
Ron Stone 123 321 30 84 12 5 3 39 38 45 5 0.262
Oscar Gamble 88 275 31 72 12 4 1 19 27 37 5 0.262
Byron Browne 104 270 29 67 17 2 10 36 33 72 1 0.248
Tim McCarver 44 164 16 47 11 1 4 14 14 10 2 0.287
Mike Ryan 46 134 14 24 8 0 2 11 16 24 0 0.179
Terry Harmon 71 129 16 32 2 4 0 7 12 22 6 0.248
Rick Joseph 71 119 7 27 2 1 3 10 6 28 0 0.227
Mike Compton 47 110 8 18 0 1 1 7 9 22 0 0.164
Jim Hutto 57 92 7 17 2 0 3 12 5 20 0 0.185
Doc Edwards 35 78 5 21 0 0 0 6 4 10 0 0.269
Rick Wise 37 75 6 15 4 0 2 10 4 20 0 0.200
Jim Bunning 35 71 1 9 0 0 0 6 2 18 0 0.127
Chris Short 36 61 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 20 0 0.049
Del Bates 22 60 1 8 2 0 0 1 6 15 0 0.133
Scott Reid 25 49 5 6 1 0 0 1 11 22 0 0.122
Grant Jackson 52 44 9 4 0 0 0 1 1 15 0 0.091
Woodie Fryman 27 39 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 12 0 0.128
Joe Lis 13 37 1 7 2 0 1 4 5 11 0 0.189
Barry Lersch 42 31 3 2 0 0 0 1 2 11 0 0.065
Lowell Palmer 38 27 4 4 3 0 0 4 2 15 0 0.148
Willie Montanez 18 25 3 6 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 0.240
Dick Selma 73 20 1 3 1 0 0 2 1 8 0 0.150
Sam Parrilla 11 16 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.125
Greg Luzinski 8 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 0.167
Joe Hoerner 44 10 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.200
John Vukovich 3 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.125
Fred Wenz 22 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Bill Wilson 37 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.250
Bill Champion 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Mike Jackson 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Bill Laxton 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Reynolds 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1970

ERA

1 Joe Hoerner 2.65 2 Dick Selma 2.75 3 Barry Lersch 3.26 4 Woodie Fryman 4.09 5 Jim Bunning 4.11

Wins

1 Rick Wise 13 2 Jim Bunning 10 3 Joe Hoerner 9 4 Chris Short 9 5 Woodie Fryman 8

Strikeouts

1 Dick Selma 153 2 Jim Bunning 147 3 Chris Short 133 4 Rick Wise 113 5 Grant Jackson 104
1970 Philadelphia Phillies — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Rick Wise 13 14 4.17 35 34 0 220.1 253 102 65 113
Jim Bunning 10 15 4.11 34 33 0 219.0 233 100 56 147
Chris Short 9 16 4.30 36 34 1 199.0 211 95 66 133
Grant Jackson 5 15 5.29 32 23 0 149.2 170 88 61 104
Barry Lersch 6 3 3.26 42 11 3 138.0 119 50 47 92
Dick Selma 8 9 2.75 73 0 22 134.1 108 41 59 153
Woodie Fryman 8 6 4.09 27 20 0 127.2 122 58 43 97
Lowell Palmer 1 2 5.47 38 5 0 102.0 98 62 55 85
Bill Wilson 1 0 4.78 37 0 0 58.1 57 31 33 41
Joe Hoerner 9 5 2.65 44 0 9 57.2 53 17 20 39
Fred Wenz 2 0 4.45 22 0 1 30.1 27 15 13 24
Bill Champion 0 2 9.00 7 1 0 14.0 21 14 10 12
Mike Jackson 1 1 1.42 5 0 0 6.1 6 1 4 4
Ken Reynolds 0 0 0.00 4 0 0 2.1 3 0 4 1
Bill Laxton 0 0 13.50 2 0 0 2.0 2 3 2 2

👥 Roster (39)

Del Bates Larry Bowa John Briggs Byron Browne Jim Bunning Bill Champion Mike Compton Denny Doyle Doc Edwards Woodie Fryman Oscar Gamble Terry Harmon +27 more

39 players

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The 1970 Philadelphia Phillies in brief

The 1970 Philadelphia Phillies won 73 games and lost 88, ending up 5th in the NL East. Runs came in at 594 scored against 730 allowed (-136). At the plate the Philadelphia Phillies hit .238, 8% worse than the league's .258. Pitchers allowed 4.17 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.05. The 1970 Philadelphia Phillies scored 19% fewer runs than the average club (594 against 731).

Attendance at Connie Mack Stadium totaled 708,247 for the year. For power, Deron Johnson led the way with 27 homers. The pitching staff's wins leader was Rick Wise (13). Dick Selma struck out 153, the most on the club. Dick Selma saved 22 games. The 1970 roster runs to 39 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1970 Philadelphia Phillies

What was the 1970 Philadelphia Phillies record?
The 1970 Philadelphia Phillies finished 73-88 (.453 win pct).
Who led the 1970 Philadelphia Phillies in home runs?
Deron Johnson led the 1970 Philadelphia Phillies with 27 home runs.
What was the 1970 Philadelphia Phillies team ERA?
The 1970 Philadelphia Phillies posted a team ERA of 4.17.
Did the 1970 Philadelphia Phillies win the World Series?
No. The 1970 Philadelphia Phillies did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1970 Philadelphia Phillies play?
The 1970 Philadelphia Phillies played home games at Connie Mack Stadium.
Who led the 1970 Philadelphia Phillies in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Deron Johnson (27 HR, 93 RBI) and Rick Wise (13-14, 4.17 ERA).
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