1970 Atlanta Braves season

March 2026 November 2013 Atlanta Braves 1970 National League West Atlanta Stadium Atlanta 76–86 (.469) 5th William Bartholomay Paul Richards Lum Harris WSB-TV WSB(Ernie Johnson, Milo Hamilton) The 1970 Atlanta Braves season was the fifth season in Atlanta along with the 100th season as a franchise overall. The team finished fifth in the National League West with a record of 76–86, 26 games behind the National League Champion Cincinnati Reds. Offseason January 17, 1970: Jack Pierce was drafted by the Braves in the 2nd round of the 1970 Major League Baseball draft.Jack Pierce at Baseball Reference Regular season In 1970, the Braves franchise celebrated its 100th season. Season standings Record vs. opponents ATL Notable transactions June 4, 1970: Rowland Office was drafted by the Braves in the 4th round of the 1970 Major League Baseball draft.Rowland Office at Baseball Reference July 5, 1970: Steve Barber was signed as a free agent by the Braves.Steve Barber at Baseball Reference July 12, 1970: Don Cardwell was purchased by the Braves from the New York Mets.Don Cardwell at Baseball Reference August 31, 1970: Tony González was purchased from the Braves by the California Angels.Tony González at Baseball Reference September 21, 1970: Hoyt Wilhelm was selected off waivers from the Braves by the Chicago Cubs.Hoyt Wilhelm at Baseball Reference Roster 1970 Atlanta Braves Roster Pitchers 24 Steve Barber 45 Don Cardwell 29 Aubrey Gatewood 33 Pat Jarvis 29 Larry Jaster 27 Rick Kester 27 Ron Kline 22 Mike McQueen 23 Jim Nash 36 Julio Navarro 31 Gary Neibauer 35 Phil Niekro 32 Milt Pappas 37 Bob Priddy 38 Ron Reed 40 George Stone 39 Hoyt Wilhelm Catchers  4 Bob Didier 15 Hal King 10 Bob Tillman Infielders 18 Tommie Aaron 14 Bob Aspromonte  6 Clete Boyer 30 Orlando Cepeda 11 Darrell Evans  7 Gil Garrido 16 Sonny Jackson 17 Félix Millán 32 Earl Williams Outfielders 44 Hank Aaron 12 Dusty Baker 45 Oscar Brown 25 Rico Carty 48 Ralph Garr 43 Tony González 19 Jimmie Hall 28 Mike Lum Manager 26 Lum Harris Coaches  8 Jim Busby  5 Harry Dorish  9 Billy Goodman  3 Ken Silvestri Player stats Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Bob Tillman 71 223 53 .238 11 30 1B Orlando Cepeda 148 567 173 .305 34 111 2B Félix Millán 142 590 183 .310 2 37 SS Sonny Jackson 103 328 85 .259 0 20 3B Clete Boyer 134 475 117 .246 16 62 LF Rico Carty 136 478 175 .366 25 101 CF Tony González Tony González (baseball) 123 430 114 .265 7 55 RF Hank Aaron 150 516 154 .298 38 118 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Gil Garrido 101 367 97 .264 1 19 Mike Lum 123 291 74 .254 7 28 Hal King 89 204 53 .260 11 30 Bob Didier 57 168 25 .149 0 7 Bob Aspromonte 62 127 27 .213 0 7 Ralph Garr 37 96 27 .281 0 8 Tommie Aaron 44 63 13 .206 2 7 Oscar Brown 28 47 18 .383 1 7 Jimmie Hall 39 47 10 .213 2 4 Darrell Evans 12 44 14 .318 0 9 Dusty Baker 13 24 7 .292 0 4 Earl Williams 10 19 7 .368 0 5 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Pat Jarvis Pat Jarvis (baseball) 36 254.0 16 16 3.61 173 Phil Niekro 34 229.2 12 18 4.27 168 Jim Nash 34 212.1 13 9 4.07 153 George Stone 35 207.1 11 11 3.86 131 Ron Reed 21 134.2 7 10 4.41 68 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Mike McQueen Mike McQueen (baseball) 22 66.0 1 5 5.59 54 Milt Pappas 11 35.2 2 2 6.06 25 Steve Barber 5 14.2 0 1 4.91 11 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Hoyt Wilhelm 50 6 4 13 3.10 67 Bob Priddy baseball 41 5 5 8 5.42 32 Julio Navarro 17 0 0 1 4.10 21 Don Cardwell 16 2 1 0 9.00 16 Rick Kester 15 0 0 0 5.57 20 Larry Jaster 14 1 1 0 6.85 9 Gary Neibauer 7 0 3 0 4.97 9 Ron Kline 5 0 0 1 7.11 3 Aubrey Gatewood 3 0 0 0 4.50 0 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Richmond Braves International League Mickey Vernon AA Shreveport Braves Texas League Lou Fitzgerald and Clint Courtney A Greenwood Braves Western Carolinas League Eddie Haas Rookie Magic Valley Cowboys Pioneer League Paul Snyder Notes 2 References Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 1970 Atlanta Braves season at Baseball Reference Category:Atlanta Braves seasons Atlanta Braves season Atlanta