1970 Los Angeles Dodgers season

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1970 Los Angeles Dodgers
Major league affiliations
Location
1970 Information
Owner(s) Walter O'Malley
General Manager(s) Al Campanis
Manager(s) Walter Alston
Local television KTTV (11)
Local radio KFI
Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett

KWKW
Jose Garcia, Jaime Jarrin

In 1970 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.

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[edit] Season 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] 1970 Roster

Opening Day Starters
Name Position
Maury Wills Shortstop
Bill Buckner Leftfielder
Willie Davis Centerfielder
Willie Crawford Rightfielder
Wes Parker First Baseman
Steve Garvey Third Baseman
Tom Haller Catcher
Ted Sizemore Second Baseman
Claude Osteen Starting Pitcher
1970 Los Angeles Dodgers roster
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Roster
Starting Pitchers

Relief Pitchers

 Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

[edit] Starting Pitchers stats

Name G GS IP W/L ERA BB SO CG

[edit] Relief Pitchers stats

Name G GS IP W/L ERA BB SO SV

[edit] Batting Stats

Name Pos G AB Avg. R H HR RBI SB

[edit] 1970 Awards

[edit] 1970 Transactions

[edit] 1970 Minor League Teams

[edit] External links


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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
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Los Angeles Dodgers
Formerly the Brooklyn Robins and the Brooklyn Dodgers • Based in Los Angeles, California
The Franchise
Ballparks
Culture
Rivalries
Important Figures
Retired Numbers
1 • 2 • 4 • 19 • 20 • 24 • 32 • 39 • 42 • 53
Key Personnel
Owner: Frank McCourt • General Manager: Ned Colletti • Manager: Joe Torre
Minors
Championships (6)
1955 • 1959 • 1963 • 1965 • 1981 • 1988
League Pennants
American Association: 1889 • National League: 1890 • 1899 • 1900 • 1916 • 1920 • 1941 • 1947 • 1949 • 1952 • 1953 • 1955 • 1956 • 1959 • 1963 • 1965 • 1966 • 1974 • 1977 • 1978 • 1981 • 1988
Division Titles
Western: 1974 • 1977 • 1978 • 1981 (first half) • 1983 • 1985 • 1988 • 1995 • 2004 • Wild Card: 1996 • 2006