1970 Oakland Athletics season

Oakland Athletics
	1970 Oakland Athletics;
	Major league affiliations
	American League (since 1901) Western Division (since 1969); ;
	Location
	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum (since 1968); Oakland, California (since 1968);
	1970 information
Owner(s)	Charles O. Finley
Manager(s)	John McNamara
Local television	KBHK
Local radio	KNBR; (Monte Moore, Harry Caray)
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The 1970 Oakland Athletics season involved the A's finishing second in the American League West with a record of 89 wins and 73 losses. In 1970, owner Charlie Finley officially changed the team name from the Athletics to the "A's". An "apostrophe-s" was added to the cap and uniform emblem to reflect that fact.

Offseason [edit]

During the off-season, Reggie Jackson sought an increase in salary, and A's owner Charlie Finley threatened to send Jackson to the minors. Commissioner Bowie Kuhn successfully intervened in their dispute. Reggie Jackson demanded $60,000 per season, while he was offered $40,000 by Charlie Finley. Both parties settled on $45,000,^[1] but Jackson's numbers in 1970 dropped sharply, as he hit just 23 home runs while batting .237.

Notable transactions [edit]

December 1, 1969: Manny Trillo was drafted by the Athletics from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1969 rule 5 draft.^[2]
December 5, 1969: Danny Cater and Ossie Chavarria were traded by the Athletics to the New York Yankees for Al Downing and Frank Fernández.^[3]
December 7, 1969: George Lauzerique and Ted Kubiak were traded by the Athletics to the Milwaukee Brewers for Diego Seguí and Ray Oyler.^[4]
January 15, 1970: Phil Roof, Mike Hershberger, Lew Krausse, Jr., and Ken Sanders were traded by the Athletics to the Milwaukee Brewers for Don Mincher and Ron Clark.^[5]
January 17, 1970: 1970 Major League Baseball Draft (January Draft) notable picks:^[6]

Round 4: Mitchell Page (did not sign)

Secondary Phase^[7]

Round 1: Vic Harris ^[8]

Regular season [edit]

During the 1070 season, there were rumours of the Athletics attempting to relocate to Toronto, Ontario.^[9]
At the end of May, the Athletics were 25-23, and 8 games back of the first place Minnesota Twins.^[10]
September 21: Vida Blue threw a no-hitter versus the Minnesota Twins.^[11]
The club hired Harry Caray to do the play by play for the Athletics. Charlie Finley wanted Caray to change his broadcast chant of Holy Cow to Holy Mule. Caray refused and left after the season.^[12]

Season standings [edit]

AL West	W	L	GB	Pct.
Minnesota Twins	98	64	0	.605
Oakland Athletics	89	73	9.0	.549
California Angels	86	76	12.0	.531
Kansas City Royals	65	97	33.0	.401
Milwaukee Brewers	65	97	33.0	.401
Chicago White Sox	56	106	42.0	.346

Notable transactions [edit]

May 18, 1970: Roberto Peña was traded by the Athletics to the Milwaukee Brewers for John Donaldson.^[13]
June 4, 1970: 1970 Major League Baseball Draft (June Draft) notable picks:^[14]

Round 1: Dan Ford (18th pick)^[15]

June 11, 1970: Al Downing and Tito Francona were traded by the Athletics to the Milwaukee Brewers for Steve Hovley.^[16]

Roster [edit]

1970 Oakland Athletics

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

11 John McNamara

Coaches

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
C	Fernández, FrankFrank Fernández	94	252	54	.214	15	44
1B	Mincher, DonDon Mincher	140	463	114	.246	27	74
3B	Bando, SalSal Bando	155	502	132	.263	20	75
SS	Campaneris, BertBert Campaneris	147	603	168	.279	22	64
RF	Jackson, ReggieReggie Jackson	149	426	101	.237	23	66

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
Duncan, DaveDave Duncan	86	232	60	.259	10	29
Davis, TommyTommy Davis	66	200	58	.290	1	27
Hovley, SteveSteve Hovley	72	100	19	.190	0	1
Donaldson, JohnJohn Donaldson	41	89	22	.247	1	11
Peña, RobertoRoberto Peña	19	58	15	.259	0	3
Driscoll, JimJim Driscoll	21	52	10	.192	1	2
Johnson, BobBob Johnson	30	46	8	.174	1	2
Francona, TitoTito Francona	32	33	8	.242	1	6
Tartabull, JoséJosé Tartabull	24	13	3	.231	0	2

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
Dobson, ChuckChuck Dobson	41	267	16	15	3.74	149
Hunter, CatfishCatfish Hunter	40	262.1	18	14	3.81	178
Blue, VidaVida Blue	6	38.2	2	0	2.09	35

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
Seguí, DiegoDiego Seguí	47	162	10	10	2.56	95
Fingers, RollieRollie Fingers	45	148	7	9	3.65	79
Downing, AlAl Downing	10	41	3	3	3.95	26

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
Grant, MudcatMudcat Grant	72	6	2	24	1.82	54
Lindblad, PaulPaul Lindblad	62	8	2	3	2.70	42
Lachemann, MarcelMarcel Lachemann	41	3	3	3	2.78	39
Rodríguez, RobertoRoberto Rodríguez	6	0	0	0	2.92	8
Talbot, FredFred Talbot	1	0	1	0	10.80	0

Awards and honors [edit]

Bert Campaneris led the American League in Stolen Bases^[17]

Farm system [edit]

References [edit]

^ Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, p.134, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-0-8027-1745-0
^ Manny Trillo page at Baseball Reference
^ Danny Cater page at Baseball Reference
^ Diego Seguí page at Baseball Reference
^ Phil Roof page at Baseball Reference
^ 1970 Oakland Athletics Picks in the MLB January Amateur Draft
^ 1970 Oakland Athletics Picks in the MLB January Amateur Draft (Secondary Phase)
^ Vic Harris page at Baseball Reference
^ Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, p.120, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-0-8027-1745-0
^ Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, p.134, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-0-8027-1745-0
^ Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, p.140, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-0-8027-1745-0
^ Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, p.141, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-0-8027-1745-0
^ John Donaldson page at Baseball Reference
^ 1970 Oakland Athletics Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft
^ Dan Ford page at Baseball Reference
^ Steve Hovley page at Baseball Reference
^ Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, p.141, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-0-8027-1745-0

External links [edit]

[1] Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, p.134, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-0-8027-1745-0

[2] Manny Trillo page at Baseball Reference

[3] Danny Cater page at Baseball Reference

[4] Diego Seguí page at Baseball Reference

[5] Phil Roof page at Baseball Reference

[6] 1970 Oakland Athletics Picks in the MLB January Amateur Draft

[7] 1970 Oakland Athletics Picks in the MLB January Amateur Draft (Secondary Phase)

[8] Vic Harris page at Baseball Reference

[9] Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, p.120, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-0-8027-1745-0

[10] Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, p.134, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-0-8027-1745-0

[11] Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, p.140, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-0-8027-1745-0

[12] Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, p.141, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-0-8027-1745-0

[13] John Donaldson page at Baseball Reference

[14] 1970 Oakland Athletics Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft

[15] Dan Ford page at Baseball Reference

[16] Steve Hovley page at Baseball Reference

[17] Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, p.141, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-0-8027-1745-0

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1970 Oakland Athletics
Major league affiliations
American League (since 1901) Western Division (since 1969)
Location
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum (since 1968) Oakland, California (since 1968)
1970 information
Owner(s)	Charles O. Finley
Manager(s)	John McNamara
Local television	KBHK
Local radio	KNBR (Monte Moore, Harry Caray)
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AAA	Iowa Oaks	American Association	Sherm Lollar
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A	Burlington Bees	Midwest League	Roy Sievers
Short-Season A	Coos Bay-North Bend A's	Northwest League	Harry Bright

1970 Oakland Athletics season

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Offseason [edit]

Notable transactions [edit]

Regular season [edit]

Season standings [edit]

Notable transactions [edit]

Roster [edit]

Player stats [edit]

Batting [edit]

Starters by position [edit]

Other batters [edit]

Pitching [edit]

Starting pitchers [edit]

Other pitchers [edit]

Relief pitchers [edit]

Awards and honors [edit]

Farm system [edit]

References [edit]

External links [edit]

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