1970 Philadelphia Phillies season

1970 Philadelphia Phillies
Major League affiliations
	National League (since 1883);
	Eastern Division (since 1969);
Location
	Connie Mack Stadium (since 1938); Philadelphia (since 1883);
Other information
Owner(s)	R. R. M. Carpenter, Jr.
General manager(s)	John J. Quinn
Manager(s)	Frank Lucchesi
Local television	WFIL
Local 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]

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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

1970 National League Records Sources:
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	—

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

1970 Game Log (Overall Record: 73–88)

April (10–9)

May (10–18)

June (12–13)

July (14–14)

August (16–16)

September (10–18)

October (1–0)

^{^[a]}The September 4 game was suspended in the top of the seventh inning with the score 1–4 and was completed September 5, 1970.[17]

Phillies win
Phillies loss
Postponement
Bold: Phillies team member

Source:[18]

Roster

1970 Philadelphia Phillies

Roster

Pitchers

14 Jim Bunning

31 Bill Champion

35 Woodie Fryman

43 Joe Hoerner

29 Grant Jackson

33 Mike Jackson

45 Bill Laxton

34 Barry Lersch

40 Lowell Palmer

47 Ken Reynolds

39 Dick Selma

41 Chris Short

32 Fred Wenz

37 Bill Wilson

38 Rick Wise

Catchers

19 Del Bates

7 Mike Compton

5 Doc Edwards

6 Tim McCarver

9 Mike Ryan

Infielders

10 Larry Bowa

15 Denny Doyle

17 Terry Harmon

11 Deron Johnson

42 Greg Luzinski

16 Don Money

8 Tony Taylor

30 John Vukovich

Outfielders

12 Johnny Briggs

24 Byron Browne

23 Oscar Gamble

22 Larry Hisle

20 Jim Hutto

18 Rick Joseph

46 Joe Lis

33 Willie Montañez

27 Sam Parrilla

25 Scott Reid

21 Ron Stone

Manager

1 Frank Lucchesi

Coaches

3 Billy DeMars

5 Doc Edwards

2 George Myatt

4 Ray Rippelmeyer

Player stats

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
C	Tim McCarver	44	164	47	.287	4	14
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
Ron Stone	123	321	84	.262	3	39
Oscar Gamble	88	275	72	.262	1	19
Doc Edwards	35	78	21	.269	0	6
Scott Reid	25	49	6	.122	0	1
Joe Lis	13	37	7	.189	1	4
Willie Montañez	18	25	6	.240	0	3

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
Jim Bunning	34	219	10	15	4.11	147
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
Barry Lersch	42	138	6	3	3.26	92

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
Dick Selma	73	8	9	22	2.75	153
Joe Hoerner	44	9	5	9	2.65	39
Bill Champion	7	0	2	0	9.00	12
Mike Jackson	5	1	1	0	1.42	4
Bill Laxton	2	0	0	0	13.50	2

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Eugene Emeralds	Pacific Coast League	Bob Wellman and Lou Kahn
AA	Reading Phillies	Eastern League	Andy Seminick
A	Peninsula Phillies	Carolina League	Nolan Campbell
A	Spartanburg Phillies	Western Carolinas League	Howie Bedell
A-Short Season	Walla Walla Phillies	Northwest League	Garry Powel
Rookie	Pulaski Phillies	Appalachian League	Brandy Davis

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Notes

Curt Flood at Baseball Reference
Oscar Gamble at Baseball Reference
Rich Barry at Baseball Reference
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

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[1] Curt Flood at Baseball Reference

[2] Oscar Gamble at Baseball Reference

[3] Rich Barry at Baseball Reference

[doc-4] Doc Edwards at Baseball-Reference

[5] Breen, Matt (July 10, 2020). "Longtime Phillies coach 'Irish' Mike Ryan dies, 78". Philadelphia Inquirer.

[6] Deane McGowen (June 10, 1970). "Roundup: Phils Activate A Coach Who Delivers". New York Times. p. 54.

[7] Ruben Amaro at Baseball Reference

[8] Fred Andrews at Baseball Reference

[9] "Baseball Standings". Milwaukee Journal. April 21, 1970. p. 13, part 2. Retrieved June 1, 2015.

[10] "Baseball". Milwaukee Journal. April 22, 1970. p. 18, part 2. Retrieved June 1, 2015.

[11] "Expos idled". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec. Associated Press (AP). May 15, 1970. p. 17. Retrieved June 4, 2015.

[12] "Baseball Standings". Milwaukee Sentinel. May 18, 1970. p. 2, part 2. Retrieved June 1, 2015.

[13] "Baseball". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec. June 16, 1970. p. 9. Retrieved June 5, 2015.

[14] "Majors". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. June 22, 1970. p. 22. Retrieved June 6, 2015.

[15] "Wegener rejoins Expos". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec. June 30, 1970. p. 9. Retrieved June 7, 2015.

[16] "Majors At A Glance". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. July 30, 1970. p. 22. Retrieved June 9, 2015.

[Game_136_suspended-17] "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.

[1970stats-18] "1970 Philadelphia Phillies Schedule, Box Scores and Splits". Baseball-Reference.com.

[19] Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

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