1970 Boston Red Sox
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionEast
BallparkFenway Park
CityBoston, Massachusetts
Record87–75 (.537)
Divisional place3rd (21 GB)
OwnerTom Yawkey
PresidentTom Yawkey
General managerDick O'Connell
ManagerEddie Kasko
TelevisionWHDH-TV, Ch. 5
RadioWHDH-AM 850
(Ken Coleman, Ned Martin, Johnny Pesky)
StatsESPN.com
BB-reference
Seasons

The 1970 Boston Red Sox season was the 70th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished third in the American League East with a record of 87 wins and 75 losses, 21 games behind the Baltimore Orioles, who went on to win the AL championship and the 1970 World Series.

Offseason

Regular season

The 1970s began with a new manager for the Red Sox. After the firing of Dick Williams near the end of the 1969 season, general manager Dick O'Connell reached down into the farm system again for a replacement and came up with Eddie Kasko, who had managed the Red Sox Triple-A farm team, the Louisville Colonels, to a second-place finish in 1969. Kasko had been a major league infielder from 1957 to 1966, with the St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, and the Red Sox.

Record by month[2]
MonthRecordCumulativeAL EastRef.
WonLostWonLostPositionGB
April1181183rd (tie)2[3]
May91720255th11+1⁄2[4]
June141134364th10+1⁄2[5]
July181352494th11[6]
August161468634th17[7]
September191287753rd20+1⁄2[8]
October†0087753rd21[9]
† Several other teams finished their season on October 1.

Kasko took over a team in transition in 1970. Its leading pitcher was Ray Culp, with 17 wins. Jim Lonborg, the superstar of 1967, still was not back in form and went 4–1. Carl Yastrzemski led the American League with a .329 batting average, and Tony Conigliaro appeared to have recovered from the horrible beaning of 1967, hitting .266, with 36 home runs and 116 RBIs. Reggie Smith hit .303, and George Scott had a banner year at .296, with 16 homers and 63 RBIs. Unfortunately, the Red Sox finished 21 games behind the rampaging Baltimore Orioles, who won 108 games and then went on to defeat the Cincinnati Reds in the 1970 World Series.

There were no scheduled doubleheaders this season at Fenway Park.[10]

Season standings

AL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
Baltimore Orioles 10854 0.667 — 59–22 49–32
New York Yankees 9369 0.574 15 53–28 40–41
Boston Red Sox 8775 0.537 21 52–29 35–46
Detroit Tigers 7983 0.488 29 42–39 37–44
Cleveland Indians 7686 0.469 32 43–38 33–48
Washington Senators 7092 0.432 38 40–41 30–51

Record vs. opponents

1970 American League record

Sources:
Team BAL BOS CAL CWS CLE DET KC MIL MIN NYY OAK WSH
Baltimore —13–57–59–314–411–712–07–55–711–77–512–6
Boston 5–13—5–78–412–69–97–55–77–510–87–512–6
California 5–77–5—12–66–66–610–812–68–105–78–107–5
Chicago 3–94–86–12—6–66–67–117–116–125–72–164–8
Cleveland 4–146–126–66–6—7–118–47–56–68–107–511–7
Detroit 7–119–96–66–611–7—6–68–44–87–116–69–9
Kansas City 0–125–78–1011–74–86–6—12–65–131–117–116–6
Milwaukee 5–77–56–1211–75–74–86–12—5–133–9–18–105–7
Minnesota 7–55–710–812–66–68–413–513–5—5–713–56–6
New York 7–118–107–57–510–811–711–19–3–17–5—6–610–8
Oakland 5–75–710–816–25–76–611–710–85–136–6—10–2
Washington 6–126–125–78–47–119–96–67–56–68–102–10—

Notable transactions

Opening Day lineup

  2Mike Andrews2B
  7Reggie SmithCF
  8Carl Yastrzemski    LF
  5George Scott1B
  6Rico PetrocelliSS
25Tony ConigliaroRF
  1Luis Alvarado3B
10Jerry MosesC
43Gary PetersP

Source:[12]

Roster

1970 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average

Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB AVG SLG
Mike Andrews151589911492811765281.253.390
Rico Petrocelli1575838215231329103167.261.473
Reggie Smith14758010917632722741051.303.497
Carl Yastrzemski1615661251862904010223128.329.592
Tony Conigliaro1465608914920136116443.266.498
George Scott127480501422451663444.296.467
Billy Conigliaro114398591081631858335.271.462
Jerry Moses923152683181635121.263.384
Luis Alvarado59183194111011019.224.301
Tom Satriano59165213991313021.236.358
Ducky Schofield76139162612114021.187.245
John Kennedy4312915337141706.256.419
George Thomas3899133480213011.343.485
Bob Montgomery2278814201406.179.244
Don Pavletich3265491106110.138.185
Mike Fiore415057000408.140.140
Joe Lahoud1749612102507.245.388
Mike Derrick243337100500.212.242
Carmen Fanzone101503100302.200.267
Tommy Matchick101421000002.071.071
Pitcher Totals1624454379122533021.178.247
Team Totals162553578614502522820374350594.262.428

Source:

Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts

Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO
Ray Culp17143.0433330251.12111048591197
Sonny Siebert1583.4433330222.2207988560142
Gary Peters16114.0634340221.222111410083155
Ken Brett894.0741142139.1118716379155
Mike Nagy654.4823200128.213871646456
Vicente Romo734.0848106108.011551494371
Cal Koonce343.54238276.16432302937
Sparky Lyle173.886302067.16237293451
Gary Wagner313.35380740.03621151920
Bill Lee224.62115137.04820191419
Jim Lonborg413.1894034.0331212921
Lee Stange225.60200227.13424171214
Ed Phillips025.32180023.22914141023
Chuck Hartenstein038.05170119.02117171212
Ray Jarvis013.94150016.017127148
José Santiago0210.3280111.118131388
Roger Moret103.243108.173342
Bobby Bolin200.006028.020058
Dick Mills002.452003.264133
John Curtis0011.571002.144311
Team Totals87753.87162162441446.113917226225941003

Source:

Statistical leaders

Carl Yastrzemski
CategoryPlayerStatistic
Youngest playerRoger Moret20
Oldest playerDucky Schofield35
Wins Above ReplacementCarl Yastrzemski9.5

Source:[13]

Batting

Abbr.CategoryPlayerStatistic
GGames playedCarl Yastrzemski161
PAPlate appearancesCarl Yastrzemski698
ABAt batsMike Andrews589
RRuns scoredCarl Yastrzemski125
HHitsCarl Yastrzemski186
2BDoublesReggie Smith32
3BTriplesReggie Smith7
HRHome runsCarl Yastrzemski40
RBIRuns batted inTony Conigliaro116
SBStolen basesCarl Yastrzemski23
CSCaught stealingCarl Yastrzemski13
BBBase on ballsCarl Yastrzemski128
SOStrikeoutsGeorge Scott95
BABatting averageCarl Yastrzemski.329
OBPOn-base percentageCarl Yastrzemski.452
SLGSlugging percentageCarl Yastrzemski.592
OPSOn-base plus sluggingCarl Yastrzemski1.044
OPS+Adjusted OPSCarl Yastrzemski177
TBTotal basesCarl Yastrzemski335
GIDPGrounded into double playRico Petrocelli16
HBPHit by pitchTony Conigliaro8
SHSacrifice hitsRay Culp5
SFSacrifice fliesRico Petrocelli10
IBBIntentional base on ballsCarl Yastrzemski12

Source:[13]

Pitching

Abbr.CategoryPlayerStatistic
WWinsRay Culp17
LLossesRay Culp14
W-L %Winning percentageVicente Romo.700 (7-3)
ERAEarned run averageRay Culp3.04
GGames pitchedSparky Lyle63
GSGames startedGary Peters34
GFGames finishedSparky Lyle40
CGComplete gamesRay Culp15
SHOShutoutsGary Peters4
SVSavesSparky Lyle20
IPInnings pitchedRay Culp251+1⁄3
SOStrikeoutsRay Culp197
WHIPWalks plus hits per inning pitchedSonny Siebert1.199

Source:[13]

Awards and honors

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Louisville Colonels International League Billy Gardner
AA Pawtucket Red Sox Eastern League Matt Sczesny
A Winston-Salem Red Sox Carolina League Bill Slack
A Winter Haven Red Sox Florida State League John Butler
A Greenville Red Sox Western Carolinas League Rac Slider
A-Short Season Jamestown Falcons New York–Penn League Jackie Jensen

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Winston-Salem, Greenville
Source:[15][16]

References

  1. 1 2 Tom Matchick page at Baseball Reference
  2. ↑ "The 1970 Boston Red Sox". Retrosheet. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Events of Thursday, April 30, 1970".
  4. ↑ "Events of Sunday, May 31, 1970".
  5. ↑ "Events of Tuesday, June 30, 1970".
  6. ↑ "Events of Friday, July 31, 1970".
  7. ↑ "Events of Monday, August 31, 1970".
  8. ↑ "Events of Wednesday, September 30, 1970".
  9. ↑ "Events of Thursday, October 1, 1970".
  10. ↑ "Red Sox boost prices, no twin bills listed". Lewiston Evening Journal. (Maine). Associated Press. December 22, 1969. p. 22.
  11. ↑ Chuck Hartenstein page at Baseball-Reference
  12. ↑ "Boston Red Sox 4, New York Yankees 3". Retrosheet. April 7, 1970. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  13. 1 2 3 "1970 Boston Red Sox Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  14. ↑ Hutch Award
  15. ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
  16. ↑ Boston Red Sox Guide for Press TV Radio. 1970. p. 2. Retrieved March 14, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.
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