1970 Cleveland Indians season

March 2026 November 2013 Cleveland Indians 1970 American League East Cleveland Municipal Stadium Cleveland, Ohio Vernon Stouffer Alvin Dark Alvin Dark WJW-TV WERE (1300) The 1970 Cleveland Indians season was the 70th season for the franchise. The club finished in fifth place in the American League East with a record of 76 wins and 86 losses. Offseason December 5, 1969: Horacio Piña, Ron Law and Dave Nelson were traded by the Indians to the Washington Senators for Dennis Higgins and Barry Moore.Horacio Piña page at Baseball Reference December 10, 1969: Luis Tiant and Stan Williams were traded by the Indians to the Minnesota Twins for Dean Chance, Bob Miller, Ted Uhlaender, and Graig Nettles.Luis Tiant page at Baseball Reference January 17, 1970: Chris Chambliss was drafted by the Indians in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1970 Major League Baseball draft.Chris Chambliss page at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents CLE Notable transactions June 4, 1970: 1970 Major League Baseball draft Tommy Smith was drafted by the Indians in the 5th round.Tommy Smith page at Baseball Reference Dennis Kinney was drafted by the Indians in the 10th round.Dennis Kinney page at Baseball Reference August 11, 1970: Lou Klimchock was released by the Indians.Lou Klimchock page at Baseball-Reference Opening Day Lineup +Opening Day Starters # Name Position22 Ted Ford RF26 Ted Uhlaender CF27 Roy Foster LF11 Tony Horton 1B8 Ray Fosse C18 Jack Heidemann SS12 Graig Nettles 3B24 Eddie Leon 2B48 Sam McDowell P 1970 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference Roster 1970 Cleveland Indians Roster Pitchers 33 Rick Austin 32 Dean Chance 44 Vince Colbert 46 Steve Dunning 42 Dick Ellsworth 45 Rich Hand 34 Steve Hargan 38 Phil Hennigan 35 Dennis Higgins 36 Fred Lasher 48 Sam McDowell 33 Bob Miller 31 Steve Mingori 31 Barry Moore 39 Mike Paul 42 Jim Rittwage Catchers  8 Ray Fosse  9 Duke Sims Infielders 16 Larry Brown 17 Lou Camilli 13 Vern Fuller 40 Ken Harrelson 18 Jack Heidemann 23 Chuck Hinton 11 Tony Horton 29 Lou Klimchock 24 Eddie Leon 29 John Lowenstein 12 Graig Nettles 10 Rich Rollins Outfielders 25 Buddy Bradford 22 Ted Ford 27 Roy Foster 25 Russ Nagelson 28 Vada Pinson 26 Ted Uhlaender Manager 5,1 Alvin Dark Coaches  2 Cot Deal (Pitching) 14 Hoot Evers (Bench)  3 Kerby Farrell (First Base)  4 Johnny Lipon (Third Base) Player stats Batting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting Average; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG SB Rick Austin Rick Austin (baseball) 31 18 0 2 1 0 0 0 .111 0 Buddy Bradford 75 163 25 32 6 1 7 23 .196 0 Larry Brown Larry Brown (infielder) 72 155 17 40 5 2 0 15 .258 1 Lou Camilli 16 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Dean Chance 45 42 1 3 0 0 0 3 .071 0 Vince Colbert 23 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Steve Dunning 19 31 0 5 0 0 0 1 .161 0 Dick Ellsworth 29 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Ted Ford 26 46 5 8 1 0 1 1 .174 0 Ray Fosse 120 450 62 138 17 1 18 61 .307 1 Roy Foster Roy Foster (baseball) 139 477 66 128 26 0 23 60 .268 3 Vern Fuller 29 33 3 6 2 0 1 2 .182 0 Rich Hand 35 41 2 6 0 0 0 5 .146 0 Steve Hargan 28 45 4 5 1 0 0 0 .111 0 Ken Harrelson 17 39 3 11 1 0 1 1 .282 0 Jack Heidemann 133 445 44 94 14 2 6 37 .211 2 Phil Hennigan 42 7 1 1 1 0 0 1 .143 0 Dennis Higgins 58 12 1 3 0 0 0 1 .250 0 Chuck Hinton 107 195 24 62 4 0 9 29 .318 0 Tony Horton Tony Horton (baseball) 115 413 48 111 19 3 17 59 .269 3 Lou Klimchock 41 56 5 9 0 0 1 2 .161 0 Fred Lasher 43 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Eddie Leon 152 549 58 136 20 4 10 56 .248 1 John Lowenstein 17 43 5 11 3 1 1 6 .256 1 Sam McDowell 40 105 5 13 0 0 1 2 .124 0 Bob Miller Bob Miller (pitcher, born 1939) 15 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 0 Steve Mingori 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Barry Moore Barry Moore (baseball) 13 21 1 2 0 0 0 0 .095 0 Russ Nagelson 17 24 3 3 1 0 1 2 .125 0 Graig Nettles 157 549 81 129 13 1 26 62 .235 3 Mike Paul 30 26 2 4 0 0 0 0 .154 0 Vada Pinson 148 574 74 164 28 6 24 82 .286 7 Jim Rittwage 8 8 1 3 1 0 0 0 .375 0 Rich Rollins 42 43 6 10 0 0 2 4 .233 0 Duke Sims 110 345 46 91 12 0 23 56 .264 0 Ted Uhlaender 141 473 56 127 21 2 11 46 .268 3 Team totals 162 5463 649 1358 197 23 183 617 .249 25 Pitching Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB K Rick Austin Rick Austin (baseball) 2 5 4.79 31 8 3 67.2 74 36 36 26 53 Dean Chance 9 8 4.24 45 19 4 155.0 172 80 73 59 109 Vince Colbert 1 1 7.26 23 0 2 31.0 37 25 25 16 17 Steve Dunning 4 9 4.96 19 17 0 94.1 93 55 52 54 77 Dick Ellsworth 3 3 4.53 29 1 2 43.2 49 23 22 14 13 Rich Hand 6 13 3.83 35 25 3 159.2 132 71 68 69 110 Steve Hargan 11 3 2.90 23 19 0 142.2 101 47 46 53 72 Phil Hennigan 6 3 4.02 42 1 3 71.2 69 34 32 44 43 Dennis Higgins 4 6 3.99 58 0 11 90.1 82 43 40 54 82 Fred Lasher 1 7 4.06 43 1 5 57.2 57 34 26 30 44 Sam McDowell 20 12 2.92 39 39 0 305.0 236 108 99 131 304 Bob Miller Bob Miller (pitcher, born 1939) 2 2 4.18 15 2 1 28.0 35 14 13 15 15 Steve Mingori 1 0 2.66 21 0 1 20.1 17 8 6 12 16 Barry Moore Barry Moore (baseball) 3 5 4.22 13 12 0 70.1 70 34 33 46 35 Mike Paul 2 8 4.81 30 15 0 88.0 91 51 47 45 70 Jim Rittwage 1 1 4.15 8 3 0 26.0 18 12 12 21 16 Team totals 76 86 3.91 162 162 35 1451.1 1333 675 630 689 1076 Award winners Ray Fosse, Gold Glove Award All-Star Game Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Wichita Aeros American Association Ken Aspromonte AA Savannah Indians Southern League Ray Hathaway A Reno Silver Sox California League Pinky May A Sumter Indians Western Carolinas League Len Johnston Rookie GCL Indians Gulf Coast League Joe LutzJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 Notes 2 References 1970 Cleveland Indians team page at Baseball Reference 1970 Cleveland Indians team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:Cleveland Guardians seasons Cleveland Indians season Cincinnati Indians Category:1970s in Cleveland