1970 Cincinnati Reds season
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| 1970 Cincinnati Reds 1970 National League Champions 1970 NL West Champions |
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| Owner(s) | Francis Dale |
| General Manager(s) | Bob Howsam |
| Manager(s) | Sparky Anderson |
| Local television | WLW (Ed Kennedy, Pee Wee Reese) |
| Local radio | WLW (Jim McIntyre, Joe Nuxhall) |
The Cincinnati Reds' 1970 season consisted of the Reds winning the National League West title with a record of 102-60, 14½ games ahead of the runner-up Los Angeles Dodgers. The Reds defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates in three straight games, to win their first National League pennant since 1961, before losing the World Series to the Baltimore Orioles in five games, with the Reds' only win coming game four. The Reds were managed by first-year manager George "Sparky" Anderson and played their home games at Crosley Field during the first part of the year, before moving into the then-new Riverfront Stadium on June 30. The Reds hosted the All-Star Game on July 14, with the NL All-Stars winning the game. Riverfornt Stadium also hosted the first two games of the World Series.
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[edit] Regular season
[edit] Season standings
| NL West | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| Cincinnati Reds | 102 | 60 | -- | .630 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 87 | 73 | 14.5 | .540 |
| San Francisco Giants | 86 | 76 | 16 | .531 |
| Houston Astros | 79 | 83 | 23 | .488 |
| Atlanta Braves | 76 | 86 | 26 | .469 |
| San Diego Padres | 63 | 99 | 39 | .389 |
[edit] Notable Transactions
- June 4, 1970: Ray Knight was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 10th round of the 1970 amateur draft. [1]
[edit] Roster
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1970 Cincinnati Reds roster
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[edit] Player stats
[edit] Batting
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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[edit] Starting pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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[edit] Relief pitchers
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[edit] 1970 National League Championship Series
[edit] Game One
October 3, Three Rivers Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
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| Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| W: Gary Nolan (1-0) L: Dock Ellis (0-1) SV: Clay Carroll (1) | |||||||||||||
| HRs: None | |||||||||||||
[edit] Game Two
October 4, Three Rivers Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| W: Jim Merritt (1-0) L: Luke Walker (0-1) SV: Don Gullett (1) | ||||||||||||
| HRs: CIN – Bobby Tolan (1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game Three
October 5, Riverfront Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Pittsburgh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Cincinnati | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| W: Milt Wilcox (1-0) L: Bob Moose (0-1) SV: Don Gullett (2) | ||||||||||||
| HRs: CIN – Tony Perez (1), Johnny Bench (1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] 1970 World Series
1970 World Series (4-1): Baltimore Orioles (A.L.) over Cincinnati Reds (N.L.)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
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| Baltimore Orioles | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 50 | 5 | |
| Cincinnati Reds | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 35 | 3 | |
| Total Attendance: 253,183 Average Attendance: 50,637 | |||||||||||||
| Winning Player’s Share: – $18,216, Losing Player’s Share – $13,688 *Includes Playoffs and World Series | |||||||||||||
[edit] References
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| Preceded by Atlanta Braves 1969 |
NL West Championship Season 1970 |
Succeeded by San Francisco Giants 1971 |
| Preceded by New York Mets 1969 |
National League Championship Season 1970 |
Succeeded by Pittsburgh Pirates 1971 |
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