1970 San Francisco Giants

86-76 • .531 Win% • 3rd in NL W

The 1970 San Francisco Giants went 86-76 (.531) finishing 3rd in the NL W division. The club scored 831 runs, allowed 826, and played home games at Candlestick Park. Team leaders included Willie McCovey (39 HR, 126 RBI) and Gaylord Perry (23-13, 3.20 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

86 Wins
76 Losses
.531 Win %
3rd Rank
831 R 826 RA
Diff +5

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831 Runs Scored
826 Runs Allowed
+5 Run Diff
740K Attendance

📈 vs. 1970 NL Average

Batting Avg .261 1% above the 1970 league average (.258)
OBP .350 6% above the 1970 league average (.329)
SLG .409 4% above the 1970 league average (.391)
Team ERA 4.50 11% worse than the 1970 league average (4.05)
Runs Scored 831 14% above the 1970 league average (731 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCandlestick Park
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 740,404
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Avg per Game 9,140

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1970

Batting Avg

1 Bobby Bonds 0.302 2 Dick Dietz 0.300 3 Ken Henderson 0.294 4 Willie Mays 0.291 5 Willie McCovey 0.289

Home Runs

1 Willie McCovey 39 2 Willie Mays 28 3 Bobby Bonds 26 4 Dick Dietz 22 5 Ken Henderson 17

RBI

1 Willie McCovey 126 2 Dick Dietz 107 3 Ken Henderson 88 4 Willie Mays 83 5 Bobby Bonds 78
1970 San Francisco Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bobby Bonds 157 663 134 200 36 10 26 78 77 189 48 0.302
Ken Henderson 148 554 104 163 35 3 17 88 87 78 20 0.294
Willie McCovey 152 495 98 143 39 2 39 126 137 75 0 0.289
Dick Dietz 148 493 82 148 36 2 22 107 109 106 0 0.300
Willie Mays 139 478 94 139 15 2 28 83 79 90 5 0.291
Hal Lanier 134 438 33 101 13 1 2 41 21 41 1 0.231
Tito Fuentes 123 435 49 116 13 7 2 32 36 52 4 0.267
Ron Hunt 117 367 70 103 17 1 6 41 44 29 1 0.281
Al Gallagher 109 282 31 75 15 2 4 28 30 37 2 0.266
Jim Ray Hart 76 255 30 72 12 1 8 37 30 29 0 0.282
Frank Johnson 67 161 25 44 1 2 3 31 19 18 1 0.273
Bob Heise 67 154 15 36 5 1 1 22 5 13 0 0.234
Gaylord Perry 41 120 7 14 3 0 1 7 0 47 0 0.117
Juan Marichal 34 85 5 5 0 0 0 3 2 21 0 0.059
Bob Taylor 63 84 12 16 0 0 2 10 12 13 0 0.190
Russ Gibson 24 69 3 16 6 0 0 6 7 12 0 0.232
Rich Robertson 41 59 4 6 2 0 2 3 1 33 0 0.102
Frank Reberger 48 47 7 11 1 0 0 2 0 18 0 0.234
John Stephenson 23 43 3 3 1 0 0 6 2 7 0 0.070
Jim Davenport 22 37 3 9 1 0 0 4 7 6 0 0.243
Don Mason 46 36 4 5 0 0 0 1 5 7 0 0.139
Ron Bryant 34 27 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 7 0 0.111
Steve Whitaker 16 27 3 3 1 0 0 4 2 14 0 0.111
Mike McCormick 23 25 5 4 1 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.160
Skip Pitlock 18 25 2 2 1 0 1 2 1 18 0 0.080
Bob Burda 28 23 1 6 0 0 0 3 5 2 0 0.261
George Foster 9 19 2 6 1 1 1 4 2 5 0 0.316
Bernie Williams 7 16 2 5 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 0.312
Jerry Johnson 33 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.067
Don McMahon 61 14 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 9 0 0.143
Ed Goodson 7 11 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.273
Migel Puente 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Don Carrithers 11 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.000
Frank Linzy 20 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Jim Johnson 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
John Cumberland 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mike Davison 31 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Bill Faul 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1970

ERA

1 Don McMahon 2.96 2 Gaylord Perry 3.20 3 Juan Marichal 4.12 4 Jerry Johnson 4.27 5 Skip Pitlock 4.66

Wins

1 Gaylord Perry 23 2 Juan Marichal 12 3 Don McMahon 9 4 Rich Robertson 8 5 Frank Reberger 7

Strikeouts

1 Gaylord Perry 214 2 Juan Marichal 123 3 Rich Robertson 121 4 Frank Reberger 117 5 Don McMahon 74
1970 San Francisco Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Gaylord Perry 23 13 3.20 41 41 0 328.2 292 117 84 214
Juan Marichal 12 10 4.12 34 33 0 242.2 269 111 48 123
Rich Robertson 8 9 4.85 41 26 1 183.2 199 99 96 121
Frank Reberger 7 8 5.57 45 18 2 152.0 178 94 98 117
Ron Bryant 5 8 4.78 34 11 0 96.0 103 51 38 66
Don McMahon 9 5 2.96 61 0 19 94.1 70 31 45 74
Skip Pitlock 5 5 4.66 18 15 0 87.0 92 45 48 56
Mike McCormick 3 4 6.20 23 11 2 78.1 80 54 36 37
Jerry Johnson 3 4 4.27 33 1 3 65.1 67 31 38 44
Mike Davison 3 5 6.50 31 0 1 36.0 46 26 22 21
Frank Linzy 2 1 7.01 20 0 1 25.2 33 20 11 16
Don Carrithers 2 1 7.36 11 2 0 22.0 31 18 14 14
Migel Puente 1 3 8.20 6 4 0 18.2 25 17 11 14
John Cumberland 2 0 0.82 7 0 0 11.0 6 1 4 6
Bill Faul 0 0 7.45 7 0 1 9.2 15 8 6 6
Jim Johnson 1 0 8.10 3 0 0 6.2 8 6 5 2

👥 Roster (38)

Bobby Bonds Ron Bryant Bob Burda Don Carrithers John Cumberland Jim Davenport Mike Davison Dick Dietz Bill Faul George Foster Tito Fuentes Al Gallagher +26 more

38 players

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The 1970 San Francisco Giants in brief

The 1970 San Francisco Giants finished 86-76, a .531 winning percentage, placing 3rd in the NL West. The run column shows 831 for and 826 against. Against a league average of .258, the 1970 San Francisco Giants batted .261. The staff ERA of 4.50 was 11% worse than the league average of 4.05. Measured against the 731-run league average, the offense was 14% ahead. Attendance at Candlestick Park totaled 740,404 for the year.

Willie McCovey topped the San Francisco Giants with 39 home runs. Bobby Bonds collected the most hits, 200. Gaylord Perry led the pitchers with 23 wins. Don McMahon closed out 19 saves. The 1970 roster runs to 38 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1969 season and the 1971 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1970 San Francisco Giants

What was the 1970 San Francisco Giants record?
The 1970 San Francisco Giants finished 86-76 (.531 win pct).
Who led the 1970 San Francisco Giants in home runs?
Willie McCovey led the 1970 San Francisco Giants with 39 home runs.
What was the 1970 San Francisco Giants team ERA?
The 1970 San Francisco Giants posted a team ERA of 4.50.
Did the 1970 San Francisco Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1970 San Francisco Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1970 San Francisco Giants play?
The 1970 San Francisco Giants played home games at Candlestick Park.
Who led the 1970 San Francisco Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Willie McCovey (39 HR, 126 RBI) and Gaylord Perry (23-13, 3.20 ERA).
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