1970 Atlanta Braves
[edit] Summary
The 1970 Atlanta Braves finished with a record of 76-86. They scored 736 runs and belted 160 home runs to go along with a .270 batting average. The offense was powered by Hank Aaron, who led the team with 38 home runs and 118 RBI. Felix Millan led the team with 183 hits for a .310 average.
The team allowed 772 runs and had a team ERA of 4.35. Pat Jarvis led the pitching staff with 16 wins and 173 strikeouts. Hoyt Wilhelm led the team with 13 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Tommie Aaron | 1B | 44 | 63 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .242 | .333 | .575 | .206 |
| Bob Aspromonte | 3B | 62 | 127 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .282 | .236 | .518 | .213 |
| Clete Boyer | 3B | 134 | 475 | 44 | 117 | 16 | 62 | 2 | .305 | .381 | .686 | .246 |
| Orlando Cepeda | 1B | 148 | 567 | 87 | 173 | 34 | 111 | 6 | .365 | .543 | .908 | .305 |
| Darrell Evans | 3B | 12 | 44 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .423 | .386 | .809 | .318 |
| Gil Garrido | SS | 101 | 367 | 38 | 97 | 1 | 19 | 0 | .290 | .308 | .598 | .264 |
| Sonny Jackson | SS | 103 | 328 | 60 | 85 | 0 | 20 | 11 | .347 | .320 | .667 | .259 |
| Felix Millan | 2B | 142 | 590 | 100 | 183 | 2 | 37 | 16 | .352 | .380 | .732 | .310 |
| Earl Williams | 1B | 10 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .417 | .579 | .996 | .368 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Hank Aaron | OF | 150 | 516 | 103 | 154 | 38 | 118 | 9 | .385 | .574 | .959 | .298 |
| Dusty Baker | OF | 13 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .333 | .292 | .625 | .292 |
| Oscar Brown | OF | 28 | 47 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .464 | .532 | .996 | .383 |
| Rico Carty | OF | 136 | 478 | 84 | 175 | 25 | 101 | 1 | .454 | .584 | 1.038 | .366 |
| Ralph Garr | OF | 37 | 96 | 18 | 27 | 0 | 8 | 5 | .314 | .313 | .627 | .281 |
| Tony Gonzalez | OF | 123 | 430 | 57 | 114 | 7 | 55 | 3 | .345 | .365 | .710 | .265 |
| Jimmie Hall | OF | 39 | 47 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .245 | .383 | .628 | .213 |
| Mike Lum | OF | 123 | 291 | 25 | 74 | 7 | 28 | 3 | .306 | .399 | .705 | .254 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Bob Didier | C | 57 | 168 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .210 | .173 | .383 | .149 |
| Hal King | C | 89 | 204 | 29 | 53 | 11 | 30 | 1 | .364 | .461 | .825 | .260 |
| Bob Tillman | C | 71 | 223 | 19 | 53 | 11 | 30 | 0 | .299 | .408 | .707 | .238 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5546 | 736 | 1495 | 160 | 692 | 58 | .331 | .404 | .735 | .270 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Steve Barber | 5 | 2 | 14.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 4.91 | 1.497 | |||
| Don Cardwell | 16 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 9.00 | 1.913 | |||
| Aubrey Gatewood | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.50 | 3.000 | |||
| Pat Jarvis | 36 | 34 | 254 | 16 | 16 | .500 | 0 | 173 | 72 | 3.61 | 1.228 | |||
| Larry Jaster | 14 | 0 | 22.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 6.85 | 1.839 | |||
| Rick Kester | 15 | 0 | 32.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 20 | 19 | 5.57 | 1.703 | |||
| Ron Kline | 5 | 0 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7.11 | 1.746 | |||
| Mike McQueen | 22 | 8 | 66 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 1 | 54 | 31 | 5.59 | 1.485 | |||
| Jim Nash | 34 | 33 | 212.3 | 13 | 9 | .591 | 0 | 153 | 90 | 4.07 | 1.418 | |||
| Julio Navarro | 17 | 0 | 26.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 4.10 | 0.951 | |||
| Gary Neibauer | 7 | 0 | 12.7 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 4.97 | 1.496 | |||
| Phil Niekro | 34 | 32 | 229.7 | 12 | 18 | .400 | 0 | 168 | 68 | 4.27 | 1.263 | |||
| Milt Pappas | 11 | 3 | 35.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 6.06 | 1.429 | |||
| Bob Priddy | 41 | 0 | 73 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 8 | 32 | 24 | 5.42 | 1.356 | |||
| Ron Reed | 21 | 18 | 134.7 | 7 | 10 | .412 | 0 | 68 | 39 | 4.41 | 1.329 | |||
| George Stone | 35 | 30 | 207.3 | 11 | 11 | .500 | 0 | 131 | 50 | 3.86 | 1.293 | |||
| Hoyt Wilhelm | 50 | 0 | 78.3 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 13 | 67 | 39 | 3.10 | 1.379 | |||
| Team Totals | 366 | 162 | 1430.6 | 76 | 86 | .469 | 24 | 960 | 478 | 4.35 | 1.348 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Hank Aaron | 150 |
| At Bats | Felix Millan | 590 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Felix Millan | 642 |
| Batting Average | Rico Carty | .366 |
| On-Base % | Rico Carty | .454 |
| Slugging % | Rico Carty | .584 |
| OPS | Rico Carty | 1.038 |
| Runs | Hank Aaron | 103 |
| Hits | Felix Millan | 183 |
| Total Bases | Orlando Cepeda | 308 |
| Doubles | Orlando Cepeda | 33 |
| Triples | Felix Millan | 5 |
| Home Runs | Hank Aaron | 38 |
| RBI | Hank Aaron | 118 |
| Walks | Rico Carty | 77 |
| Strikeouts | Orlando Cepeda | 75 |
| Stolen Bases | Felix Millan | 16 |
| Caught Stealing | Clete Boyer, Orlando Cepeda, Tony Gonzalez, and Felix Millan | 5 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Pat Jarvis | 11 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Hank Aaron | 6 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Rico Carty | 19 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Pat Jarvis | 16 |
| Losses | Phil Niekro | 18 |
| Saves | Hoyt Wilhelm | 13 |
| Won-Loss % | Jim Nash | .591 |
| ERA | Pat Jarvis | 3.61 |
| WHIP | Pat Jarvis | 1.228 |
| Innings Pitched | Pat Jarvis | 254 |
| Games | Hoyt Wilhelm | 50 |
| Games Started | Pat Jarvis | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Pat Jarvis | 173 |
| Complete Games | Pat Jarvis | 11 |
| Shutouts | Phil Niekro | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Pat Jarvis | 1062 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Phil Niekro | 109 |
| Hits Allowed | Pat Jarvis | 240 |
| Walks Allowed | Jim Nash | 90 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Phil Niekro | 40 |
| Doubles Allowed | Pat Jarvis | 41 |
| Triples Allowed | Ron Reed | 9 |
| Wild Pitches | Bob Priddy | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Phil Niekro and George Stone | 6 |
| Double Plays Induced | Phil Niekro | 20 |
