1970 Chicago Cubs season
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Owner(s) | Philip K. Wrigley |
General manager(s) | John Holland |
Manager(s) | Leo Durocher |
Local television | WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Lloyd Pettit) |
Local radio | WGN (Vince Lloyd, Lou Boudreau) |
Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference |
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The 1970 Chicago Cubs season was the 99th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 95th in the National League and the 55th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished second in the National League East with a record of 84–78.
Offseason
- November 17, 1969: Oscar Gamble and Dick Selma were traded by the Cubs to the Philadelphia Phillies for Johnny Callison and a player to be named later. The Phillies completed the deal by sending Larry Colton to the Cubs in January 1970.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Pittsburgh Pirates | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | — | 50–32 | 39–41 |
Chicago Cubs | 84 | 78 | 0.519 | 5 | 46–34 | 38–44 |
New York Mets | 83 | 79 | 0.512 | 6 | 44–38 | 39–41 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 76 | 86 | 0.469 | 13 | 34–47 | 42–39 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 73 | 88 | 0.453 | 15½ | 40–40 | 33–48 |
Montreal Expos | 73 | 89 | 0.451 | 16 | 39–41 | 34–48 |
Record vs. opponents
1970 National League Records
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] |
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | — | 8–4 | 5–13 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 7–5 | |||||
Chicago | 4–8 | — | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 13–5 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 7–11 | |||||
Cincinnati | 13–5 | 5–7 | — | 15–3 | 13–5 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 9–3 | |||||
Houston | 9–9 | 5–7 | 3–15 | — | 8–10 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 14–4 | 10–8 | 6–6 | |||||
Los Angeles | 12–6 | 6–6 | 5–13 | 10–8 | — | 8–4 | 7–5 | 6–5 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 7–5 | |||||
Montreal | 6–6 | 5–13 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 4–8 | — | 10–8 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–11 | |||||
New York | 6–6 | 11–7 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–10 | — | 13–5 | 6–12 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 12–6 | |||||
Philadelphia | 5-7 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 5–6 | 7–11 | 5–13 | — | 4–14 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 8–10 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 6–6 | 10–8 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 12–6 | 14–4 | — | 6–6 | 4–8 | 12–6 | |||||
San Diego | 9–9 | 3–9 | 10–8 | 4–14 | 7–11 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 6–6 | — | 5–13 | 4–8 | |||||
San Francisco | 11–7 | 5–7 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 13–5 | — | 7–5 | |||||
St. Louis | 5–7 | 11–7 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 11–7 | 6–12 | 10–8 | 6–12 | 8–4 | 5–7 | — |
Notable transactions
- April 22, 1970: Jim Qualls was traded by the Cubs to the Montreal Expos for Garry Jestadt.[2]
- April 23, 1970: Steve Barber was signed as a free agent by the Cubs.[3]
- May 29, 1970: Ted Abernathy was traded by the Cubs to the St. Louis Cardinals for Phil Gagliano.[4]
- June 30, 1970: Steve Barber was released by the Cubs.[3]
- July 29, 1970: Joe Pepitone was purchased by the Cubs from the Houston Astros.[5]
- September 21, 1970: Hoyt Wilhelm was selected off waivers by the Cubs from the Atlanta Braves.[6]
Draft picks
- June 4, 1970: 1970 Major League Baseball draft
- Rick Reuschel was drafted by the Cubs in the 3rd round.[7]
- Jeff Schneider was drafted by the Cubs in the 18th round, but did not sign.[8]
Roster
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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 |
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C | Randy Hundley | 73 | 250 | 61 | .244 | 7 | 36 |
1B | Jim Hickman | 149 | 514 | 162 | .315 | 32 | 115 |
2B | Glenn Beckert | 143 | 591 | 170 | .288 | 3 | 36 |
SS | Don Kessinger | 154 | 631 | 168 | .266 | 1 | 39 |
3B | Ron Santo | 154 | 555 | 148 | .267 | 26 | 114 |
LF | Billy Williams | 161 | 636 | 205 | .322 | 42 | 129 |
CF | Cleo James | 100 | 176 | 37 | .210 | 3 | 14 |
RF | Johnny Callison | 147 | 477 | 126 | .264 | 19 | 68 |
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 |
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Phil Gagliano | 26 | 40 | 6 | .150 | 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 |
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Ferguson Jenkins | 40 | 313.0 | 22 | 16 | 3.39 | 274 |
Ken Holtzman | 39 | 287.2 | 17 | 11 | 3.38 | 202 |
Bill Hands | 39 | 265.0 | 18 | 15 | 3.70 | 170 |
Milt Pappas | 21 | 144.2 | 10 | 8 | 2.68 | 80 |
Joe Decker | 24 | 108.2 | 2 | 7 | 4.64 | 79 |
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 |
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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 |
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Hank Aguirre | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 11 |
Ted Abernathy | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.00 | 2 |
Steve Barber | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.53 | 3 |
Farm system
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Notes
- ↑ Oscar Gamble at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Jim Qualls at Baseball Reference
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Steve Barber at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Phil Gagliano at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Joe Pepitone at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Hoyt Wilhelm at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Rick Reuschel at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Jeff Schneider at Baseball Reference
References
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- 1970 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference