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The 1970 Cincinnati Reds season was the 101st season for the franchise in Major League Baseball. The Reds won the National League West title with a record of 102 wins and 60 losses, 14 + 1 ⁄ 2 games ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers .
Both the Pirates and Reds would make five more postseason appearances throughout the decade. The playoffs began on October 3, 1970, and concluded on October 15, 1970, with the Baltimore Orioles defeating the Cincinnati Reds in five games in the 1970 World Series. It was the Orioles' second championship in franchise history.
All of the Reds' four pennants in the 1970s came against these teams (Pittsburgh Pirates in 1970, 1972, and 1975, and Philadelphia Phillies in 1976). In 1979, Pete Rose added to the notion of the Big Red Machine being part of the rivalry when he signed with the Phillies and helped them win their first World Series championship in 1980 .
June 24 – The Cincinnati Reds defeat the San Francisco Giants, 5–4, in the Reds' final game at Crosley Field. June 26 – Frank Robinson of the Baltimore Orioles hits grand slams in consecutive innings, the fourth and fifth, in a 12–2 victory over the Washington Senators at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium.
Nevertheless, 1970 is a strong season for Yastrzemski, who leads the AL in runs scored, slugs 40 homers, collects 102 RBI, and is the MVP of the 1970 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Vic Davalillo of the St. Louis Cardinals breaks the National League single-season pinch hitting record and ties the Major League record with his 24th pinch hit ...
Reds statistics. PRIOR TO SATURDAY NIGHT'S GAME. Elly De La Cruz is batting .270 with a .370 on-base percentage in 45 games, 44 of them starts, for the 19-26 Reds. He leads the majors with 30 ...
The Reds play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's (MLB) National League (NL). In its 122 major league seasons, the franchise has won 5 World Series championships, tied for seventh most with the Pittsburgh Pirates. [1] The Reds played their home games at Riverfront Stadium from 1970 to 2002 and at Crosley Field before that, from ...
DON EMMERT/AFP via Getty ImagesThe 1970s introduced a plethora of toys that have evolved from childhood playthings to cherished collectibles that defined a generation. From action figures and ...