1970 Philadelphia Phillies | ||
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League | National League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Connie Mack Stadium | |
City | Philadelphia | |
Owners | R. R. M. Carpenter, Jr. | |
General managers | John J. Quinn | |
Managers | Frank Lucchesi | |
Television | WFIL | |
Radio | WCAU (By Saam, Bill Campbell, Richie Ashburn) | |
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The 1970 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 88th season for the franchise in Philadelphia. The Phillies finished in fifth place in the National League East with a record of 73–88, 151⁄2 games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Phillies were playing their final season of home games at Connie Mack Stadium, before moving into their new facility, Veterans Stadium, at the start of the following season.
Offseason
- October 7, 1969: Dick Allen, Jerry Johnson and Cookie Rojas were traded by the Phillies to the St. Louis Cardinals for Curt Flood, Byron Browne, Joe Hoerner, and Tim McCarver. Curt Flood refused to report to his new team. The Cardinals sent Willie Montañez to the Phillies on April 8, 1970, and Bob Browning (minors) to the Phillies on August 30 as compensation.[1]
- November 17, 1969: Johnny Callison and a player to be named later were traded by the Phillies to the Chicago Cubs for Oscar Gamble and Dick Selma. The Phillies completed the deal by sending Larry Colton to the Cubs in January 1970.[2]
- January 1970: Rich Barry was purchased from the Phillies by the Hawaii Islanders.[3]
- Prior to 1970 season: Doc Edwards was released by the Phillies.[4]
Regular season
Against the San Francisco Giants on May 2, 1970, Phillies starting catcher Tim McCarver broke his finger on a foul tip by Willie Mays. McCarver was replaced by Mike Ryan. Two batters later, Ryan broke his finger on a slide at home plate by Willie McCovey. Ryan finished the inning but left the game.[5] In June 1970, the series of injuries left the Phillies short a catcher and they activated Doc Edwards, who at the time was their bullpen coach. Edwards responded with two hits in his first game back and then caught a Jim Bunning–Dick Selma two-hitter.[6]
Beginning May 22, seven more players were injured including Johnny Briggs, Don Money, Ricardo Joseph, Mike Compton, Oscar Gamble, Tony Taylor, and Del Bates. Bill Giles, Phillies’ Vice President of Business Operations, retained hexologist Jacob Zook from Lancaster, Pennsylvania to paint Pennsylvania Dutch hex signs to keep away jinxes. Giles had Zook paint three 24-inch-diameter hex signs and had them attached to the outer roof of the Phillies’ dugout at Connie Mack Stadium.
Season standings
NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Pittsburgh Pirates | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | — | 50–32 | 39–41 |
Chicago Cubs | 84 | 78 | 0.519 | 5 | 46–34 | 38–44 |
New York Mets | 83 | 79 | 0.512 | 6 | 44–38 | 39–41 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 76 | 86 | 0.469 | 13 | 34–47 | 42–39 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 73 | 88 | 0.453 | 15½ | 40–40 | 33–48 |
Montreal Expos | 73 | 89 | 0.451 | 16 | 39–41 | 34–48 |
Record vs. opponents
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Atlanta | — | 8–4 | 5–13 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 7–5 | |||||
Chicago | 4–8 | — | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 13–5 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 7–11 | |||||
Cincinnati | 13–5 | 5–7 | — | 15–3 | 13–5 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 9–3 | |||||
Houston | 9–9 | 5–7 | 3–15 | — | 8–10 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 14–4 | 10–8 | 6–6 | |||||
Los Angeles | 12–6 | 6–6 | 5–13 | 10–8 | — | 8–4 | 7–5 | 6–5 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 7–5 | |||||
Montreal | 6–6 | 5–13 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 4–8 | — | 10–8 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–11 | |||||
New York | 6–6 | 11–7 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–10 | — | 13–5 | 6–12 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 12–6 | |||||
Philadelphia | 5-7 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 5–6 | 7–11 | 5–13 | — | 4–14 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 8–10 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 6–6 | 10–8 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 12–6 | 14–4 | — | 6–6 | 4–8 | 12–6 | |||||
San Diego | 9–9 | 3–9 | 10–8 | 4–14 | 7–11 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 6–6 | — | 5–13 | 4–8 | |||||
San Francisco | 11–7 | 5–7 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 13–5 | — | 7–5 | |||||
St. Louis | 5–7 | 11–7 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 11–7 | 6–12 | 10–8 | 6–12 | 8–4 | 5–7 | — |
Notable transactions
- April 13, 1970: Rubén Amaro was signed as a free agent by the Phillies.[7]
- June 4, 1970: Fred Andrews was drafted by the Phillies in the 8th round of the 1970 Major League Baseball draft.[8]
- June 6, 1970: Doc Edwards was signed as a free agent by the Phillies.[4]
Game log
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Roster
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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
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Tim McCarver | 44 | 164 | 47 | .287 | 4 | 14 |
1B | Deron Johnson | 159 | 574 | 147 | .256 | 27 | 93 |
2B | Denny Doyle | 112 | 413 | 86 | .208 | 2 | 16 |
SS | Larry Bowa | 145 | 547 | 137 | .250 | 0 | 34 |
3B | Don Money | 120 | 447 | 132 | .295 | 14 | 66 |
LF | Johnny Briggs | 110 | 341 | 92 | .270 | 9 | 47 |
CF | Larry Hisle | 126 | 405 | 83 | .205 | 10 | 44 |
RF | Byron Browne | 104 | 270 | 67 | .248 | 10 | 36 |
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 |
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Tony Taylor | 124 | 439 | 132 | .301 | 9 | 55 |
Ron Stone | 123 | 321 | 84 | .262 | 3 | 39 |
Oscar Gamble | 88 | 275 | 72 | .262 | 1 | 19 |
Mike Ryan | 46 | 134 | 24 | .179 | 2 | 11 |
Terry Harmon | 71 | 129 | 32 | .248 | 0 | 7 |
Rick Joseph | 71 | 119 | 27 | .227 | 3 | 10 |
Mike Compton | 47 | 110 | 18 | .164 | 1 | 7 |
Jim Hutto | 57 | 92 | 17 | .185 | 3 | 12 |
Doc Edwards | 35 | 78 | 21 | .269 | 0 | 6 |
Del Bates | 70 | 60 | 8 | .133 | 0 | 1 |
Scott Reid | 25 | 49 | 6 | .122 | 0 | 1 |
Joe Lis | 13 | 37 | 7 | .189 | 1 | 4 |
Willie Montañez | 18 | 25 | 6 | .240 | 0 | 3 |
Sam Parrilla | 11 | 16 | 2 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
Greg Luzinski | 8 | 12 | 2 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
John Vukovich | 3 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
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 |
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Rick Wise | 35 | 220.1 | 13 | 14 | 4.17 | 113 |
Jim Bunning | 34 | 219.0 | 10 | 15 | 4.11 | 147 |
Chris Short | 36 | 199.0 | 9 | 16 | 4.30 | 133 |
Grant Jackson | 32 | 149.2 | 5 | 15 | 5.29 | 104 |
Woodie Fryman | 27 | 127.2 | 8 | 6 | 4.09 | 97 |
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 |
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Barry Lersch | 42 | 138.0 | 6 | 3 | 3.26 | 92 |
Lowell Palmer | 38 | 102.0 | 1 | 2 | 5.47 | 85 |
Bill Champion | 7 | 14.0 | 0 | 2 | 9.00 | 12 |
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 |
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Dick Selma | 73 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 2.75 | 153 |
Joe Hoerner | 44 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 2.65 | 39 |
Bill Wilson | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.78 | 41 |
Fred Wenz | 22 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4.45 | 24 |
Mike Jackson | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.42 | 4 |
Ken Reynolds | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
Bill Laxton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 2 |
Farm system
Notes
- ↑ Curt Flood at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Oscar Gamble at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Rich Barry at Baseball Reference
- 1 2 Doc Edwards at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Breen, Matt (July 10, 2020). "Longtime Phillies coach 'Irish' Mike Ryan dies, 78". Philadelphia Inquirer.
- ↑ Deane McGowen (June 10, 1970). "Roundup: Phils Activate A Coach Who Delivers". New York Times. p. 54.
- ↑ Ruben Amaro at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Fred Andrews at Baseball Reference
- ↑ "Baseball Standings". Milwaukee Journal. April 21, 1970. p. 13, part 2. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
- ↑ "Baseball". Milwaukee Journal. April 22, 1970. p. 18, part 2. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
- ↑ "Expos idled". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec. Associated Press (AP). May 15, 1970. p. 17. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Baseball Standings". Milwaukee Sentinel. May 18, 1970. p. 2, part 2. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
- ↑ "Baseball". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec. June 16, 1970. p. 9. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
- ↑ "Majors". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. June 22, 1970. p. 22. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
- ↑ "Wegener rejoins Expos". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec. June 30, 1970. p. 9. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
- ↑ "Majors At A Glance". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. July 30, 1970. p. 22. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
- ↑ "Sep 4, 1970, Phillies at Pirates Box Score and Play by Play". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. September 4, 1970. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
- ↑ "1970 Philadelphia Phillies Schedule, Box Scores and Splits". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
References
- 1970 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference