1970 Los Angeles Dodgers season

1970 Los Angeles Dodgers
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
Western Division (since 1969)
Location
Dodger Stadium (since 1962)
Los Angeles (since 1958)
Other information
Owner(s)	Walter O'Malley, James Mulvey
General manager(s)	Al Campanis
Manager(s)	Walter Alston
Local television	KTTV (11)
Local radio	KFI Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett KWKW Jose Garcia, Jaime Jarrín
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In 1970, Los Angeles Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley stepped down as team president, turning the reins over to his son Peter, while remaining as the team's chairman. The Dodgers remained competitive, finishing the season in second place, 14½ games behind the NL Champion Cincinnati Reds in the National League West.

Regular season

Season standings

NL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Cincinnati Reds	102	60	0.630	—	57–24	45–36
Los Angeles Dodgers	87	74	0.540	14½	39–42	48–32
San Francisco Giants	86	76	0.531	16	48–33	38–43
Houston Astros	79	83	0.488	23	44–37	35–46
Atlanta Braves	76	86	0.469	26	42–39	34–47
San Diego Padres	63	99	0.389	39	31–50	32–49

Record vs. opponents

1970 National League Records Sources:
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	—

Opening Day lineup


Opening Day starters
Name	Position
Maury Wills	Shortstop
Bill Buckner	Left fielder
Willie Davis	Center fielder
Willie Crawford	Right fielder
Wes Parker	First baseman
Steve Garvey	Third baseman
Tom Haller	Catcher
Ted Sizemore	Second baseman
Claude Osteen	Starting pitcher

Notable transactions

August 21, 1970: Jerry Royster was signed as an amateur free agent by the Dodgers.^[1]
August 24, 1970: Sergio Ferrer was signed as an amateur free agent by the Dodgers.^[2]
September 28, 1970: Fred Norman was purchased from the Dodgers by the St. Louis Cardinals.^[3]

Roster

1970 Los Angeles Dodgers

Roster

Pitchers

21 Jim Brewer

44 Alan Foster

49 Charlie Hough

34 Ray Lamb

31 Al McBean

46 Pete Mikkelsen

25 Joe Moeller

35 Fred Norman

23 Claude Osteen

17 Camilo Pascual

49 José Peña

40 Bill Singer

45 Jerry Stephenson

37 Mike Strahler

20 Don Sutton

38 Sandy Vance

Catchers

45 Joe Ferguson

15 Tom Haller

8 Bob Stinson

16 Bill Sudakis

10 Jeff Torborg

Infielders

6 Steve Garvey

1 Billy Grabarkewitz

5 Jim Lefebvre

28 Wes Parker

41 Ted Sizemore

30 Maury Wills

Outfielders

22 Bill Buckner

27 Willie Crawford

3 Willie Davis

14 Len Gabrielson

12 Von Joshua

9 Andy Kosco

31 Gary Moore

11 Manny Mota

53 Tom Paciorek

31,18 Bill Russell

Manager

24 Walter Alston

Coaches

26 Red Adams

52 Carroll Beringer

19 Jim Gilliam

7 Roy Hartsfield

33 Danny Ozark

-- Dixie Walker

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
SS	Wills, MauryMaury Wills	132	522	141	.270	0	34
CF	Davis, WillieWillie Davis	146	593	181	.305	8	93

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

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

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

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
Brewer, JimJim Brewer	58	7	6	24	3.13	91
Norman, FredFred Norman	30	2	0	1	5.23	27

Awards and honors

Gold Glove Award
- Wes Parker
NL Player of the Month
- Bill Singer (July 1970)

All-Stars

1970 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Billy Grabarkewitz reserve
- Claude Osteen reserve

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Spokane Indians	Pacific Coast League	Tommy Lasorda
AA	Albuquerque Dodgers	Texas League	Del Crandall
A	Bakersfield Dodgers	California League	Don LeJohn
A	Daytona Beach Dodgers	Florida State League	Stan Wasiak
A	Medford Dodgers	Northwest League	Bill Berrier
Rookie	Ogden Dodgers	Pioneer League	Buddy Hollowell

1970 Major League Baseball Draft

Main article: 1970 Major League Baseball Draft

This was the sixth year of a Major League Baseball Draft. The Dodgers drafted 45 players in the June draft and 9 in the January draft.

The most notable pick in this years draft was pitcher Doug Rau, who was selected with the 1st pick in the June Secondary draft out of Texas A&M University. Rau would play for the Dodgers from 1972–1979 and made 184 starts for the team, with a 80-58 record and 3.30 ERA before spending his final season with the California Angels in 1981.

The first pick in the regular June draft was pitcher Jim Haller from Creighton Prep High School. Haller was 18-18 in 123 minor league games over six seasons, with a 3.65 ERA.

1970 Draft Picks

January draft

^[4]

Round	Name	Position	School	Signed	Career span	Highest level
1	Jim Burnes	RHP	Glendale Community College	No
2	Edward Womboldt	C	Indian Hills Community College	No
3	David Holmes	C	Glendale Community College	No Cubs – 1972 FA	1972	Rookie
4	Ralph Davis	RHP	Alice High School	Yes	1970–1971	A-
5	Ken Harris	1B	Pasadena City College	No Angels – June 1970	1970–1971	A

January Secondary phase

^[5]

Round	Name	Position	School	Signed	Career span	Highest level
1	John LaRose	LHP	Cumberland High School	No Red Sox – June 1970	1970–1980	MLB
2	Kevin Kooyman	C	Grossmont College	No Reds – 1970 FA	1970–1973	A
3	Bruce Raible	RHP	Western Hills High School	Yes	1970–1972	AA
4	Mike Barlow	RHP	Syracuse University	No Athletics – 1970 FA	1970–1982	MLB

June draft

^[6]

Round	Name	Position	School	Signed	Career span	Highest level
1	Jim Haller	RHP	Creighton Prep High School	Yes	1970–1975	AAA
2	Randy Fairbanks	LHP	Satellite Beach High School	Yes	1970–1975	AA
3	Lance Rautzhan	LHP	Blue Mountain High School	Yes	1970–1980	MLB
4	Rick Nitz	RHP	Hoover High School	Yes	1970–1978	AAA
5	Dewey Forry	OF	Terra Linda High School	Yes	1972–1977	AAA
6	Janes Vaeth	RHP	Seaford High School	No
7	Thomas Jenkins	OF	University of Tulsa	Yes	1970–1972	AA
8	Rex Peters	1B	Midland Park High School	No
9	John Snider	3B	Fairfield Union High School	Yes	1970–1975	AA
10	Wayne Ristig	2B	Chapman University	Yes	1970–1973	A
11	Creighton Tevlin	OF	Canoga Park High School	No Orioles – 1974	1974–1982	AAA
12	Patrick Paulson	LHP	East Haven High School	No Dodgers – 1971	1971	Rookie
13	Norman Brown	OF	University of California, Berkely	Yes	1970–1971	A
14	Thomas Corder	SS	San Jose State University	Yes	1970–1972	A
15	John Cosmos	1B	Sacred Heart University	No
16	Michael Plunkett	RHP	Emporia State University	Yes	1970–1971	A
17	Mike Vail	SS	Archbishop Mitty High School	No Cardinals -1971	1971–1984	MLB
18	Larry Tolbert	RHP	East Central High School	No
19	Paul Barnes	OF	Middle Georgia College	Yes	1970–1971	A
20	Philip Keller	RHP	Stanford University	Yes	1970–1974	AAA
21	Albert Taylor	RHP	Kearny High School	Yes	1970–1974	A
22	Wayne Burney	1B	University of Louisiana at Monroe	Yes	1970–1975	AAA
23	Leslie Rogers	3B	University of Tulsa	Yes	1970–1971	A
24	Francisco Suarez	SS	Hialeah High School	No Twins – 1971	1971	A-
25	Dennis Abel	OF	San Francisco State University	No
26	Thomas Gleason	LHP	Grover Cleveland High School	Yes	1970–1972	A
27	John Wade	C	Pasadena High School	No
28	Ronald Hall	LHP	University of Oklahoma	Yes	1970–1972	A
29	Steven Wilson	RHP	South Georgia College	Yes	1970–1972	A
30	James Ivey	LHP		No Braves – 1971 FA	1971	A
31	Bruce Collins	RHP	South San Francisco High School	No
32	Thaddeus Rowe	INF	Brookland-Cayce High School	No
33	Greg Shanahan	RHP	Humboldt State University	Yes	1970–1977	MLB
34	Chris Kinsel	C	St. Augustine High School	No
35	Mike Garrett	OF		No
36	Mark Anderson	OF	Garden Grove High School	No Cardinals -1971	1971	Rookie
37	Michael Sanders	3B	D. W. Daniel High School	No
38	Maury Damkroger	C	Northeast High School	No
39	Vandon Mattison	LHP	John F. Kennedy High School	Yes	1970–1975	A
40	Scott Waltermate	RHP	Steeleville High School	No

June secondary phase

^[7]

Round	Name	Position	School	Signed	Career span	Highest level
1	Doug Rau	LHP	Texas A&M University	Yes	1970–1981	MLB
2	George Pugh	LHP	Mesa State College	No
3	Red Daniels	OF	University of New Mexico	Yes	1970–1973	AA
4	Kenneth O'Brien	RHP	Villanova University	Yes	1970–1972	AA
5	Paul Womble	3B	University of Kansas	No Mets -1971	1971–1973	AA

Notes

References

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