1970 Chicago Cubs season
The 1970 Chicago Cubs season was the 99th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 95th in the National League and the 55th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished second in the National League East with a record of 84–78.Offseason
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
Player stats
Batting
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 | | 73 | 250 | 61 | .244 | 7 | 36 |
1B | | 149 | 514 | 162 | .315 | 32 | 115 |
2B | | 143 | 591 | 170 | .288 | 3 | 36 |
SS | | 154 | 631 | 168 | .266 | 1 | 39 |
3B | | 154 | 555 | 148 | .267 | 26 | 114 |
LF | | 161 | 636 | 205 | .322 | 42 | 129 |
CF | | 100 | 176 | 37 | .210 | 3 | 14 |
RF | | 147 | 477 | 126 | .264 | 19 | 68 |
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 |
| 26 | 40 | 6 | .150 | 0 | 5 |
Pitching
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 |
Ferguson Jenkins | 40 | 313.0 | 22 | 16 | 3.39 | 274 |
Ken Holtzman | 39 | 287.2 | 17 | 11 | 3.38 | 202 |
Bill Hands | 39 | 265.0 | 18 | 15 | 3.70 | 170 |
Milt Pappas | 21 | 144.2 | 10 | 8 | 2.68 | 80 |
Joe Decker | 24 | 108.2 | 2 | 7 | 4.64 | 79 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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 |
| 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 11 |
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.00 | 2 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.53 | 3 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Quincy