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Cincinnati Reds
	1970 Cincinnati Reds; 1970 National League Champions; 1970 NL West Champions
	Major league affiliations
	National League (since 1890) Western Division (since 1969); ;
	Location
	Crosley Field (since 1934); Riverfront Stadium (since 1970); Cincinnati, Ohio (since 1882);
	1970 information
Owner(s)	Francis Dale
General manager(s)	Bob Howsam
Manager(s)	Sparky Anderson
Local television	WLW; (Ed Kennedy, Pee Wee Reese)
Local radio	WLW; (Jim McIntyre, Joe Nuxhall)

The Cincinnati Reds' 1970 season consisted of the Reds winning the National League West title with a record of 102-60, 14½ games ahead of the runner-up Los Angeles Dodgers. Buyoed by an all-star lineup that included third-baseman Tony Perez, MVP catcher Johnny Bench, right fielder Pete Rose, center fielder Bobby Tolan and first baseman Lee May, the Reds got off to a 70-30 start. The Reds, who were near the bottom of the NL in pitching in 1969, were aided by a young staff that included Gary Nolan (22), rookies Wayne Simpson (21) and Don Gullett (19), Jim Merritt (26) and record-setting reliever Wayne Granger. Simpson, a tall righty who started the season 9-0 earning an all-star berth, was 14-3 before he suffered a season-ending arm injury with 30 games left. The Reds defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates in three straight games, to win their first National League pennant since 1961, but additional injuries to Merritt and Granger caught up to the Reds against the Baltimore Orioles in the World Series losing in five games. In three losses, the Reds had leads of 3-0, 4-0 and 3-0. The Reds' only win came in Game 4 on a Lee May 3-run home run in the eighth inning. The Reds were managed by first-year manager George "Sparky" Anderson and played their home games at Crosley Field during the first part of the year, before moving into the then-new Riverfront Stadium on June 30. The Reds hosted the All-Star Game on July 14, with the NL All-Stars winning the game as Rose crashed into catcher Ray Fosse to score the game winner.

[edit] Offseason

October 24, 1969: Mel Queen was purchased from the Reds by the California Angels.^[1]
October 29, 1969: Pedro Ramos was released by the Reds.^[2]
November 14, 1969: Joaquín Andújar was signed as an amateur free agent by the Reds.^[3]
November 25, 1969: Alex Johnson and Chico Ruiz were traded by the Reds to the California Angels for Pedro Borbón, Vern Geishert and Jim McGlothlin.^[4]
January 14, 1970: Jack Fisher was traded by the Reds to the California Angels for Bill Harrelson and Dan Loomer (minors).^[5]
January 17, 1970: Joel Youngblood was drafted by the Reds in the 2nd round of the 1970 Major League Baseball Draft.^[6]
February 4, 1970: Dennis Ribant was traded by the Reds to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Bo Belinsky.^[7]

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

NL West	W	L	GB	Pct.
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

[edit] Notable transactions

April 13, 1970: Al Jackson was released by the Reds.^[8]
June 4, 1970: Ray Knight was drafted by the Reds in the 10th round of the 1970 Major League Baseball Draft.^[9]
June 15, 1970: Clyde Mashore was traded by the Reds to the Montreal Expos for Ty Cline.^[10]

[edit] Riverfront Stadium

Riverfront Stadium was opened in 1970, and it was the home of the Cincinnati Reds National League baseball team and the Cincinnati Bengals National Football League team. Located on the Ohio River in downtown Cincinnati, the stadium was best known as the home of "The Big Red Machine," as the Reds were often called in the 1970s. Construction began on February 1, 1968 and was completed at a cost of less than $50 million. On June 30, 1970, the Reds hosted the Atlanta Braves in their grand opening, with Hank Aaron hitting the first ever home run at Riverfront. Two weeks later on July 14, Riverfront hosted the 1970 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. This game is most remembered for the often-replayed collision at home plate between the home-grown Pete Rose and catcher Ray Fosse of the Cleveland Indians.

[edit] Roster

1970 Cincinnati Reds roster

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

10 Sparky Anderson

Coaches

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

[edit] 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	Bench, JohnnyJohnny Bench	158	605	177	.293	45	148
1B	May, LeeLee May	153	605	153	.253	34	94
2B	Helms, TommyTommy Helms	150	575	136	.237	1	45
3B	Pérez, TonyTony Pérez	158	587	186	.317	40	129
SS	Concepción, DaveDave Concepción	101	265	69	.260	1	19
LF	Carbo, BernieBernie Carbo	125	365	113	.310	21	63
CF	Tolan, BobbyBobby Tolan	152	589	186	.316	16	80
RF	Rose, PetePete Rose	159	649	205	.316	15	52

[edit] 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
Cline, TyTy Cline	48	63	17	.270	0	8

[edit] Pitching

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
McGlothlin, JimJim McGlothlin	35	210.2	14	10	3.59	97

[edit] Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Behney, MelMel Behney	5	10	0	2	4.50	2

[edit] Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Carroll, ClayClay Carroll	65	9	4	16	2.59	63
Borbón, PedroPedro Borbón	12	0	2	0	6.75	6
Belinsky, BoBo Belinsky	3	0	0	0	4.50	6

[edit] Postseason

[edit] 1970 National League Championship Series

Main article: 1970 National League Championship Series

[edit] Game One

October 3, Three Rivers Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Cincinnati	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	9	0
Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
W: Gary Nolan (1-0) L: Dock Ellis (0-1) SV: Clay Carroll (1)
HRs: None

[edit] Game Two

October 4, Three Rivers Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cincinnati	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	8	1
Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	5	2
W: Jim Merritt (1-0) L: Luke Walker (0-1) SV: Don Gullett (1)
HRs: CIN – Bobby Tolan (1)

[edit] Game Three

October 5, Riverfront Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pittsburgh	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	10	0
Cincinnati	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	X	3	5	0
W: Milt Wilcox (1-0) L: Bob Moose (0-1) SV: Don Gullett (2)
HRs: CIN – Tony Pérez (1), Johnny Bench (1)

[edit] 1970 World Series

Main article: 1970 World Series

1970 World Series (4-1): Baltimore Orioles (A.L.) over Cincinnati Reds (N.L.)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Baltimore Orioles	4	3	6	3	8	5	2	2	0	33	50	5
Cincinnati Reds	7	2	4	0	1	1	2	3	0	20	35	3
Total Attendance: 253,183 Average Attendance: 50,637
Winning Player’s Share: – $18,216, Losing Player’s Share – $13,688 *Includes Playoffs and World Series

[edit] Awards and honors

Johnny Bench, National League MVP Award (He was the youngest National League player in the 20th century to win the MVP Award.)^[11]

[edit] Farm system

[edit] Notes

^ Mel Queen page at Baseball Reference
^ Pedro Ramos page at Baseball Reference
^ Joaquín Andújar page at Baseball Reference
^ Pedro Borbón page at Baseball Reference
^ Jack Fisher page at Baseball Reference
^ Joel Youngblood page at Baseball Reference
^ Bo Belinsky page at Baseball Reference
^ Al Jackson page at Baseball Reference
^ Ray Knight page at Baseball Reference
^ Clyde Mashore page at Baseball Reference
^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.152, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007

[edit] References

1970 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference

Preceded by Atlanta Braves 1969	NL West Championship Season 1970	Succeeded by San Francisco Giants 1971
Preceded by New York Mets 1969	National League Championship Season 1970	Succeeded by Pittsburgh Pirates 1971

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[0] Mel Queen page at Baseball Reference

[1] Pedro Ramos page at Baseball Reference

[2] Joaquín Andújar page at Baseball Reference

[3] Pedro Borbón page at Baseball Reference

[4] Jack Fisher page at Baseball Reference

[5] Joel Youngblood page at Baseball Reference

[6] Bo Belinsky page at Baseball Reference

[7] Al Jackson page at Baseball Reference

[8] Ray Knight page at Baseball Reference

[9] Clyde Mashore page at Baseball Reference

[10] Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.152, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0

[11] Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007

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