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1970 Oakland Athletics season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Oakland Athletics |
| season | 1970 |
| league | American League |
| division | West |
| ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum |
| city | Oakland, California |
| record | 89–73 (.549) |
| owners | Charles O. Finley |
| managers | John McNamara |
| television | KBHK-TV |
| radio | KNBR |
| (Monte Moore, Harry Caray) |
(Monte Moore, Harry Caray) |}} The 1970 Oakland Athletics season was the 70th season for the Oakland Athletics franchise, all as members of the American League, and their 3rd season in Oakland. The Athletics finished the season with a record of 89 wins and 73 losses. In 1970, owner Charlie Finley officially changed the team name from the Athletics to the "A's". An "apostrophe-s" was added to the cap and uniform emblem to reflect that fact.
Offseason
During the off-season, Reggie Jackson sought an increase in salary, and A's owner Charlie Finley threatened to send Jackson to the minors. Commissioner Bowie Kuhn successfully intervened in their dispute. Reggie Jackson demanded $60,000 per season, while he was offered $40,000 by Charlie Finley. Both parties settled on $45,000, but Jackson's numbers in 1970 dropped sharply, as he hit just 23 home runs while batting .237.
Notable transactions
- December 1, 1969: Manny Trillo was drafted by the Athletics from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1969 rule 5 draft.
- December 5, 1969: Danny Cater and Ossie Chavarria were traded by the Athletics to the New York Yankees for Al Downing and Frank Fernández.
- December 7, 1969: George Lauzerique and Ted Kubiak were traded by the Athletics to the Milwaukee Brewers for Diego Seguí and Ray Oyler.
- January 15, 1970: Phil Roof, Mike Hershberger, Lew Krausse Jr., and Ken Sanders were traded by the Athletics to the Milwaukee Brewers for Don Mincher and Ron Clark.
- January 17, 1970: 1970 Major League Baseball draft (January draft) notable picks:
:Secondary Phase
::Round 1: Vic Harris
## Regular season
- During the 1970 season, there were rumours of the Athletics attempting to relocate to Toronto.
- At the end of May, the Athletics were 25–23, and 8 games back of the first place Minnesota Twins.
- September 21: Vida Blue threw a no-hitter versus the Minnesota Twins, winning 6-0. A walk by Harmon Killebrew prevented Blue from pitching a perfect game.
- The club hired Harry Caray to do the play by play for the Athletics. Charlie Finley wanted Caray to change his broadcast chant of Holy Cow to Holy Mule. Caray refused and left after the season.
### Season standings
### Record vs. opponents
### Notable transactions
- May 18, 1970: Roberto Peña was traded by the Athletics to the Milwaukee Brewers for John Donaldson.
- June 4, 1970: [1970 Major League Baseball draft](1970-major-league-baseball-draft) (June Draft) notable picks:
::Round 1: Dan Ford (18th pick)
- June 11, 1970: Al Downing and Tito Francona were traded by the Athletics to the Milwaukee Brewers for Steve Hovley.
### Roster
::data[format=table]
| 1970 Oakland Athletics |
|---|
| **Roster** |
| **Pitchers** |
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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*
::data[format=table]
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | | 94 | 252 | 54 | .214 | 15 | 44 |
| 1B | | 140 | 463 | 114 | .246 | 27 | 74 |
| 2B | | 135 | 384 | 73 | .190 | 4 | 29 |
| SS | | 147 | 603 | 168 | .279 | 22 | 64 |
| 3B | | 155 | 502 | 132 | .263 | 20 | 75 |
| LF | | 154 | 575 | 156 | .271 | 8 | 55 |
| CF | | 112 | 376 | 109 | .290 | 10 | 37 |
| RF | | 149 | 426 | 101 | .237 | 23 | 66 |
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#### Other batters
*Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in*
::data[format=table]
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 106 | 350 | 108 | .309 | 11 | 42 |
| | 86 | 232 | 60 | .259 | 10 | 29 |
| | 66 | 200 | 58 | .290 | 1 | 27 |
| | 52 | 106 | 21 | .198 | 0 | 6 |
| | 38 | 105 | 32 | .305 | 7 | 20 |
| | 72 | 100 | 19 | .190 | 0 | 1 |
| | 41 | 89 | 22 | .247 | 1 | 11 |
| | 19 | 58 | 15 | .259 | 0 | 3 |
| | 21 | 52 | 10 | .192 | 1 | 2 |
| | 30 | 46 | 8 | .174 | 1 | 2 |
| | 32 | 33 | 8 | .242 | 1 | 6 |
| | 7 | 18 | 6 | .333 | 2 | 5 |
| | 24 | 13 | 3 | .231 | 0 | 2 |
| | 9 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 1 | 1 |
| | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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### Pitching
#### Starting pitchers
*Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts*
::data[format=table]
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 41 | 267.0 | 16 | 15 | 3.74 | 149 |
| | 40 | 262.1 | 18 | 14 | 3.81 | 178 |
| | 29 | 156.1 | 9 | 8 | 3.80 | 88 |
| | 6 | 38.2 | 2 | 0 | 2.09 | 35 |
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#### Other pitchers
*Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts*
::data[format=table]
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 47 | 162.0 | 10 | 10 | 2.56 | 95 |
| | 45 | 148.0 | 7 | 9 | 3.65 | 79 |
| | 10 | 41.0 | 3 | 3 | 3.95 | 26 |
| | 3 | 5.2 | 1 | 0 | 6.35 | 3 |
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#### Relief pitchers
*Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts*
::data[format=table]
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 72 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 1.82 | 54 |
| | 62 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2.70 | 42 |
| | 41 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2.78 | 39 |
| | 38 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2.88 | 33 |
| | 28 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2.70 | 26 |
| | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.92 | 8 |
| | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.00 | 3 |
| | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.80 | 0 |
::
## Awards and honors
- Bert Campaneris led the American League in Stolen Bases (42)
## Farm system
## References
## References
1. ''Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman'', p.134, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, {{ISBN. 978-0-8027-1745-0
2. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/t/trillma01.shtml Manny Trillo page at Baseball Reference]
3. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/caterda01.shtml Danny Cater page at Baseball Reference]
4. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/seguidi01.shtml Diego Seguí page at Baseball Reference]
5. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/roofph01.shtml Phil Roof page at Baseball Reference]
6. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?query_type=franch_year&team_ID=OAK&year_ID=1970&draft_type=janreg& 1970 Oakland Athletics Picks in the MLB January Amateur Draft]
7. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?query_type=franch_year&team_ID=OAK&year_ID=1970&draft_type=jansec& 1970 Oakland Athletics Picks in the MLB January Amateur Draft (secondary phase)]
8. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/harrivi01.shtml Vic Harris page at Baseball Reference]
9. ''Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman'', p.120, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, {{ISBN. 978-0-8027-1745-0
10. ''Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman'', p.134, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, {{ISBN. 978-0-8027-1745-0
11. ''Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman'', p.140, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, {{ISBN. 978-0-8027-1745-0
12. ["Boxscore of Vida Blue No-Hitter"](https://baseball-reference.com/boxes/OAK/OAK197009210.shtml).
13. ''Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman'', p.141, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, {{ISBN. 978-0-8027-1745-0
14. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/donaljo01.shtml John Donaldson page at Baseball Reference]
15. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?query_type=franch_year&team_ID=OAK&year_ID=1970&draft_type=Junreg& 1970 Oakland Athletics Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft]
16. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/f/fordda01.shtml Dan Ford page at Baseball Reference]
17. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hovlest01.shtml Steve Hovley page at Baseball Reference]
18. ''Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman'', p.141, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, {{ISBN. 978-0-8027-1745-0
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