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1970 San Francisco Giants season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | San Francisco Giants |
| season | 1970 |
| league | National League |
| division | West |
| ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| city | San Francisco, California |
| owners | Horace Stoneham |
| general_managers | Jerry Donovan |
| managers | Clyde King (19–23, to 5/23), |
| Charlie Fox (67–53, from 5/24) | |
| television | KTVU |
| (Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons, Bill Thompson) | |
| radio | KSFO |
| (Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons, Bill Thompson) |
Charlie Fox (67–53, from 5/24) (Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons, Bill Thompson) (Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons, Bill Thompson) |}} The 1970 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 88th year in Major League Baseball, their 13th year in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 11th at Candlestick Park. The Giants went 86–76, which was good for third place in the National League West, 16 games behind the NL Champion Cincinnati Reds.
Offseason
- December 1, 1969: 1969 rule 5 draft
- Mike Sadek was drafted by the Giants from the Minnesota Twins.
- Hal Haydel was drafted from the Giants by the Minnesota Twins.
Regular season
Clyde King was fired as manager on May 23 after the Giants dropped a 15-inning 17–16 game to the San Diego Padres, slipping them to a 19–23 record and mired in fourth place. The Giants elevated Charlie Fox, manager of their AAA Phoenix (Pacific Coast League) farm team, to manage the big club. The team responded with a double-header sweep of the Padres, 6–1 and 7–6. Fox brought the Giants to a third-place finish with a 67–53 record the rest of the way.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day starters
- Bobby Bonds
- Dick Dietz
- Tito Fuentes
- Al Gallagher
- Ken Henderson
- Hal Lanier
- Willie Mays
- Willie McCovey
- Gaylord Perry
Roster
| 1970 San Francisco Giants |
|---|
| **Roster** |
| **Pitchers** |
Player stats
| = Indicates team leader |
|---|
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 148 | 493 | 148 | .300 | 22 | 107 | |
| 1B | 152 | 495 | 143 | .289 | 39 | 126 | |
| 2B | 117 | 367 | 103 | .281 | 6 | 41 | |
| SS | 134 | 438 | 101 | .231 | 2 | 41 | |
| 3B | 109 | 282 | 75 | .266 | 4 | 28 | |
| LF | 148 | 554 | 163 | .294 | 17 | 88 | |
| CF | 139 | 478 | 139 | .291 | 28 | 83 | |
| RF | 157 | 663 | 200 | .302 | 26 | 78 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 123 | 435 | 116 | .267 | 2 | 32 | |
| 76 | 255 | 72 | .282 | 8 | 37 | |
| 67 | 161 | 44 | .273 | 3 | 31 | |
| 67 | 154 | 36 | .234 | 1 | 22 | |
| 63 | 84 | 16 | .190 | 2 | 10 | |
| 24 | 69 | 16 | .232 | 0 | 6 | |
| 23 | 43 | 3 | .070 | 0 | 6 | |
| 22 | 37 | 9 | .243 | 0 | 4 | |
| 46 | 36 | 5 | .139 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 | 27 | 3 | .111 | 0 | 4 | |
| 28 | 23 | 6 | .261 | 0 | 3 | |
| 9 | 19 | 6 | .316 | 1 | 4 | |
| 7 | 16 | 5 | .313 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | 11 | 3 | .273 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
| = Indicates league leader |
|---|
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 328.2 | 23* | 13 | 3.20 | 214 | |
| 34 | 242.2 | 12 | 10 | 4.12 | 123 | |
| 18 | 87.0 | 5 | 5 | 4.66 | 56 |
- Tied with Bob Gibson (St Louis) for league lead
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 183.2 | 8 | 9 | 4.85 | 121 | |
| 45 | 152.0 | 7 | 8 | 5.57 | 117 | |
| 34 | 96.0 | 5 | 8 | 4.78 | 66 | |
| 23 | 78.1 | 3 | 4 | 6.20 | 37 | |
| 11 | 22.0 | 2 | 1 | 7.36 | 14 | |
| 6 | 18.2 | 1 | 3 | 8.20 | 14 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 2.96 | 74 | |
| 33 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4.27 | 44 | |
| 31 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6.50 | 21 | |
| 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7.01 | 16 | |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.82 | 6 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.45 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.10 | 2 |
Awards and honors
Farm system
References
References
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sadekmi01.shtml Mike Sadek] at ''Baseball Reference''
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/haydeha01.shtml Hal Haydel] at ''Baseball Reference''
- "1970 San Francisco Giants Roster by Baseball Almanac".
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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