1970 Atlanta Braves Roster
National League (NL)
Team Record: 76-86
Finished 5th in the NL's West Division
Attendance: 1,078,800, Avg. 14,578
Ballpark: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Manager: Lum Harris (76-86)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1970 Atlanta Braves StatisticsTeam Record: 76-86
Finished 5th in the NL's West Division
Attendance: 1,078,800, Avg. 14,578
Ballpark: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Manager: Lum Harris (76-86)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1970 Atlanta Braves Results
The Atlanta Braves of the National League ended the 1970 season with a record of 76 wins and 86 losses, finishing fifth in the NL's West Division.
The Braves plated 736 runs and allowed 772 runs. Hank Aaron walloped 38 home runs for Atlanta, while Clete Boyer, Rico Carty and Orlando Cepeda each added 20 or more, too. Hank Aaron drove in 118 runs. Rico Carty led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .366. Pat Jarvis topped the team with 16 wins and a team-best 3.61 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Lum Harris coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hank Aaron | RF | R | R | February 5, 1934 | 6'0" | 180 | Mobile, AL USA |
| Tommie Aaron | 1B | R | R | August 5, 1939 | 6'3" | 190 | Mobile, AL USA |
| Bob Aspromonte | 3B | R | R | June 19, 1938 | 6'2" | 170 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
| Dusty Baker | OF | R | R | June 15, 1949 | 6'2" | 183 | Riverside, CA USA |
| Steve Barber | P | L | L | February 22, 1938 | 6'0" | 195 | Takoma Park, MD USA |
| Clete Boyer | 3B | R | R | February 9, 1937 | 6'0" | 165 | Cassville, MO USA |
| Oscar Brown | OF | R | R | February 8, 1946 | 6'0" | 175 | Long Beach, CA USA |
| Don Cardwell | P | R | R | December 7, 1935 | 6'4" | 210 | Winston-Salem, NC USA |
| Rico Carty | LF | R | R | September 1, 1939 | 6'3" | 200 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris D.R. |
| Orlando Cepeda | 1B | R | R | September 17, 1937 | 6'2" | 210 | Ponce, P.R. |
| Bob Didier | C | B | R | February 16, 1949 | 6'0" | 190 | Hattiesburg, MS USA |
| Darrell Evans | 3B | L | R | May 26, 1947 | 6'2" | 200 | Pasadena, CA USA |
| Ralph Garr | RF | L | R | December 12, 1945 | 5'11" | 185 | Monroe, LA USA |
| Gil Garrido | SS | R | R | June 26, 1941 | 5'9" | 150 | Panama, Panama Panama |
| Aubrey Gatewood | P | R | R | November 17, 1938 | 6'1" | 170 | North Little Rock, AR USA |
| Tony Gonzalez | CF | L | R | August 28, 1936 | 5'9" | 170 | Central Cunagua, Cuba |
| Jimmie Hall | LF | L | R | March 7, 1938 | 6'0" | 175 | Mount Holly, NC USA |
| Sonny Jackson | SS | L | R | July 9, 1944 | 5'9" | 150 | Washington, DC USA |
| Pat Jarvis | P | R | R | March 18, 1941 | 5'10" | 180 | Carlyle, IL USA |
| Larry Jaster | P | L | L | January 13, 1944 | 6'3" | 190 | Midland, MI USA |
| Rick Kester | P | R | R | July 7, 1946 | 6'0" | 190 | Iola, KS USA |
| Hal King | C | L | R | February 1, 1944 | 6'1" | 200 | Oviedo, FL USA |
| Ron Kline | P | R | R | March 9, 1932 | 6'3" | 205 | Callery, PA USA |
| Mike Lum | OF | L | L | October 27, 1945 | 6'0" | 180 | Honolulu, HI USA |
| Mike McQueen | P | L | L | August 30, 1950 | 6'0" | 188 | Oklahoma City, OK USA |
| Felix Millan | 2B | R | R | August 21, 1943 | 5'11" | 172 | Yabucoa, P.R. |
| Jim Nash | P | R | R | February 9, 1945 | 6'5" | 215 | Hawthorne, NV USA |
| Julio Navarro | P | R | R | January 9, 1934 | 6'0" | 175 | Vieques, P.R. |
| Gary Neibauer | P | R | R | October 29, 1944 | 6'3" | 200 | Billings, MT USA |
| Phil Niekro | P | R | R | April 1, 1939 | 6'1" | 180 | Blaine, OH USA |
| Milt Pappas | P | R | R | May 11, 1939 | 6'3" | 190 | Detroit, MI USA |
| Bob Priddy | P | R | R | December 10, 1939 | 6'1" | 200 | Pittsburgh, PA USA |
| Ron Reed | P | R | R | November 2, 1942 | 6'6" | 215 | La Porte, IN USA |
| George Stone | P | L | L | July 9, 1946 | 6'3" | 205 | Ruston, LA USA |
| Bob Tillman | C | R | R | March 24, 1937 | 6'4" | 205 | Nashville, TN USA |
| Hoyt Wilhelm | P | R | R | July 26, 1922 | 6'0" | 190 | Huntersville, NC USA |
| Earl Williams | 1B | R | R | July 14, 1948 | 6'3" | 215 | Newark, NJ USA |
