1970 Houston Astros season

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1970 Houston Astros
Major league affiliations
Location
1970 Information
Owner(s) Roy Hofheinz
General Manager(s) Spec Richardson
Manager(s) Harry Walker
Local television KTRK-TV
Local radio KPRC (AM)
(Gene Elston, Loel Passe, Harry Kalas)

The Houston Astros' 1970 season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Houston Astros attempting to win the National League West.

Contents

[edit] Offseason

  • November 21, 1969: Mike Marshall was purchased by the Houston Astros from the Milwaukee Brewers. [1]
  • December 4, 1969: Joe Pepitone was traded by the New York Yankees to the Houston Astros for Curt Blefary. [2]

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Transactions

  • June 23, 1970: Mike Marshall was traded by the Houston Astros to the Montreal Expos for Don Bosch. [3]
  • July 29, 1970: Joe Pepitone was purchased by the Chicago Cubs from the Houston Astros. [4]
  • August 12, 1970: Jim Bouton was released by the Houston Astros.

[edit] Standings

NL West W L GB Pct.
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] Game log

1970 Game Log
April
# Date Opponent Stadium Score Record
May
# Date Opponent Stadium Score Record
June
# Date Opponent Stadium Score Record
July
# Date Opponent Stadium Score Record
August
# Date Opponent Stadium Score Record
September
# Date Opponent Stadium Score Record
October
# Date Opponent Stadium Score Record

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/marshmi01.shtml
  2. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pepitjo01.shtml
  3. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/marshmi01.shtml
  4. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pepitjo01.shtml
v • d • e
1970 MLB season by team
   

AL East: Baltimore • Boston • Cleveland • Detroit • Milwaukee • New York
AL West: California • Chicago • Kansas City • Minnesota • Oakland • Washington

           

NL East: Chicago • Montréal • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis
NL West: Atlanta • Cincinnati • Houston • Los Angeles • San Diego • San Francisco
1970 All-Star Game • 1970 World Series
v • d • e
Houston Astros
Formerly the Houston Colt .45s • Based in Houston, Texas
The Franchise
Ballparks
Culture
Important Figures
Retired Numbers
5 • 24 • 25 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 40 • 42 • 49
Key Personnel
Owner: Drayton McLane, Jr. • General Manager: Ed Wade • Manager: Cecil Cooper
National League
Pennants (1)
Division Titles
Western: 1980 • 1986 • Central: 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2001 • Wild Card: 2004 • 2005
Minors