| 1970 San Francisco Giants | ||||
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| 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) | |||
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The1970 San Francisco Giants season was theGiants' 88th year inMajor League Baseball, their 13th year in San Francisco since their move from New York following the1957 season, and their 11th atCandlestick Park. The Giants went 86–76, which was good for third place in theNational League West, 16 games behind the NL ChampionCincinnati Reds.
Clyde King was fired as manager on May 23 after the Giants dropped a 15-inning 17–16 game to theSan Diego Padres, slipping them to a 19–23 record and mired in fourth place. The Giants elevatedCharlie 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.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 102 | 60 | .630 | — | 57–24 | 45–36 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 87 | 74 | .540 | 14½ | 39–42 | 48–32 |
| San Francisco Giants | 86 | 76 | .531 | 16 | 48–33 | 38–43 |
| Houston Astros | 79 | 83 | .488 | 23 | 44–37 | 35–46 |
| Atlanta Braves | 76 | 86 | .469 | 26 | 42–39 | 34–47 |
| San Diego Padres | 63 | 99 | .389 | 39 | 31–50 | 32–49 |
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| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
| 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 | — | |||||
| 1970 San Francisco Giants | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches | ||||||
| = Indicates team leader |
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 | Dick Dietz | 148 | 493 | 148 | .300 | 22 | 107 |
| 1B | Willie McCovey | 152 | 495 | 143 | .289 | 39 | 126 |
| 2B | Ron Hunt | 117 | 367 | 103 | .281 | 6 | 41 |
| SS | Hal Lanier | 134 | 438 | 101 | .231 | 2 | 41 |
| 3B | Al Gallagher | 109 | 282 | 75 | .266 | 4 | 28 |
| LF | Ken Henderson | 148 | 554 | 163 | .294 | 17 | 88 |
| CF | Willie Mays | 139 | 478 | 139 | .291 | 28 | 83 |
| RF | Bobby Bonds | 157 | 663 | 200 | .302 | 26 | 78 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tito Fuentes | 123 | 435 | 116 | .267 | 2 | 32 |
| Jim Ray Hart | 76 | 255 | 72 | .282 | 8 | 37 |
| Frank Johnson | 67 | 161 | 44 | .273 | 3 | 31 |
| Bob Heise | 67 | 154 | 36 | .234 | 1 | 22 |
| Bob Taylor | 63 | 84 | 16 | .190 | 2 | 10 |
| Russ Gibson | 24 | 69 | 16 | .232 | 0 | 6 |
| John Stephenson | 23 | 43 | 3 | .070 | 0 | 6 |
| Jim Davenport | 22 | 37 | 9 | .243 | 0 | 4 |
| Don Mason | 46 | 36 | 5 | .139 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Whitaker | 16 | 27 | 3 | .111 | 0 | 4 |
| Bob Burda | 28 | 23 | 6 | .261 | 0 | 3 |
| George Foster | 9 | 19 | 6 | .316 | 1 | 4 |
| Bernie Williams | 7 | 16 | 5 | .313 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Goodson | 7 | 11 | 3 | .273 | 0 | 0 |
| = Indicates league leader |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaylord Perry | 41 | 328.2 | 23* | 13 | 3.20 | 214 |
| Juan Marichal | 34 | 242.2 | 12 | 10 | 4.12 | 123 |
| Skip Pitlock | 18 | 87.0 | 5 | 5 | 4.66 | 56 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Robertson | 41 | 183.2 | 8 | 9 | 4.85 | 121 |
| Frank Reberger | 45 | 152.0 | 7 | 8 | 5.57 | 117 |
| Ron Bryant | 34 | 96.0 | 5 | 8 | 4.78 | 66 |
| Mike McCormick | 23 | 78.1 | 3 | 4 | 6.20 | 37 |
| Don Carrithers | 11 | 22.0 | 2 | 1 | 7.36 | 14 |
| Miguel Puente | 6 | 18.2 | 1 | 3 | 8.20 | 14 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don McMahon | 61 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 2.96 | 74 |
| Jerry Johnson | 33 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4.27 | 44 |
| Mike Davison | 31 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6.50 | 21 |
| Frank Linzy | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7.01 | 16 |
| John Cumberland | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.82 | 6 |
| Bill Faul | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.45 | 6 |
| Jim Johnson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.10 | 2 |