1970 Baltimore Orioles roster

29 players appeared for the Baltimore Orioles in the 1970 MLB season. They won the 1970 World Series, 4-1.

1970 Orioles roster: batting

1970 Baltimore Orioles batting
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
Brooks Robinson1586088416818941.276.335.764
Davey Johnson1495306814910532.281.360.753
Boog Powell15452682156351141.297.412.962
Don Buford14450499137176616.272.406.816
Paul Blair13348079128186524.267.344.782
Frank Robinson1324718814425782.306.398.918
Mark Belanger1454595310013613.218.303.562
Merv Rettenmund10633860109185813.322.394.938
Ellie Hendricks106322327812411.242.317.699
Andy Etchebarren7823019564284.243.313.660
Chico Salmon6317219437222.250.287.683
Terry Crowley8315225395202.257.394.782
Bobby Grich30951120081.211.279.563
Curt Motton528416193191.226.369.762
Clay Dalrymple133247130.219.350.694
Johnny Oates51825020.278.333.722
Don Baylor81744041.235.300.535
Roger Freed41302010.154.294.448

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · OPS

1970 Orioles roster: pitching

1970 Baltimore Orioles pitching
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.GS: Games started — for a pitcher, games he opened on the mound.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
Jim PalmerSP393920102.71305.01991.190
Mike CuellarP40402483.48297.21901.150
Dave McNallyP40402493.22296.01851.200
Jim HardinP3619653.53145.1781.211
Tom PhoebusP2721553.07135.0721.240
Dick HallP3201053.0861.1300.933
Marcelino LopezP253112.0860.2491.380
Eddie WattP530773.2555.1331.3212
Pete RichertP500721.9854.2661.1013
Dave LeonhardP230005.0828.1141.761
Fred BeeneP40006.006.042.170

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · WHIP · SV

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on June 30 of the season. Standings start in 1995, so this season shows no league or division placing.