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| Owner(s) | Horace Stoneham |
| General manager(s) | Jerry Donovan |
| Manager(s) | Clyde King (19-23, to 5/23), Charlie Fox (67-53, from 5/24) |
| Local television | KTVU (Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons, Bill Thompson) |
| Local radio | KSFO (Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons, Bill Thompson) |
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The 1970 San Francisco Giants season was the franchise's 88th season overall and 13th season in San Francisco. The Giants went 86-76, which was good for third place in the National League West, 16 games behind the NL Champion Cincinnati Reds.
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Offseason[edit]
- December 1, 1969: 1969 rule 5 draft
- Mike Sadek was drafted by the Giants from the Minnesota Twins.[1]
- Hal Haydel was drafted from the Giants by the Minnesota Twins.[2]
Regular season[edit]
Clyde King was fired as manager on May 23 after the Giants dropped a 15-inning 17-16 game to the San Diego Padres, slipping them to a 19-23 record and mired in fourth place. The Giants elevated Charlie 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.
Season standings[edit]
| NL West | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| Cincinnati Reds | 102 | 60 | -- | .630 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 87 | 73 | 14.5 | .540 |
| San Francisco Giants | 86 | 76 | 16 | .531 |
| Houston Astros | 79 | 83 | 23 | .488 |
| Atlanta Braves | 76 | 86 | 26 | .469 |
| San Diego Padres | 63 | 99 | 39 | .389 |
Opening Day starters[edit]
- Bobby Bonds
- Dick Dietz
- Tito Fuentes
- Al Gallagher
- Ken Henderson
- Hal Lanier
- Willie Mays
- Willie McCovey
- Gaylord Perry[3]
Roster[edit]
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Player stats[edit]
Batting[edit]
Starters by position[edit]
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 | Dietz, DickDick Dietz | 148 | 493 | 148 | .300 | 22 | 107 |
| RF | Bonds, BobbyBobby Bonds | 157 | 663 | 200 | .302 | 26 | 78 |
Other batters[edit]
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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| Fuentes, TitoTito Fuentes | 123 | 435 | 116 | .267 | 2 | 32 |
| Foster, GeorgeGeorge Foster | 9 | 19 | 6 | .316 | 1 | 4 |
| Williams, BernieBernie Williams | 7 | 16 | 5 | .313 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching[edit]
Starting pitchers[edit]
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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Other pitchers[edit]
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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| Robertson, RichRich Robertson | 41 | 183.2 | 8 | 9 | 4.85 | 121 |
| Bryant, RonRon Bryant | 34 | 96 | 5 | 8 | 4.78 | 66 |
| Carrithers, DonDon Carrithers | 11 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 7.36 | 14 |
Relief pitchers[edit]
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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| Johnson, JerryJerry Johnson | 33 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4.27 | 44 |
| Davison, MikeMike Davison | 31 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6.50 | 21 |
| Cumberland, JohnJohn Cumberland | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.82 | 6 |
| Faul, BillBill Faul | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.45 | 6 |
Awards and honors[edit]
Farm system[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Mike Sadek page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Hal Haydel page at Baseball Reference
- ^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1970&t=SFN
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
External links[edit]
- 1970 San Francisco Giants team page at Baseball Reference
- 1970 San Francisco Giants team page at Baseball Almanac
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