1970 New York Yankees season

The 1970 New York Yankees season was the 68th season for the franchise. The team finished in second place in the American League East with a record of 93Ã¢ÂÂ69, 15 games behind the Baltimore Orioles. The 93 wins were the most for the Yankees since 1964. New York was managed by Ralph Houk. The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium.

Offseason

December 1, 1969: Tom Shopay was drafted from the Yankees by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1969 rule 5 draft.
December 4, 1969: Joe Pepitone was traded by the Yankees to the Houston Astros for Curt Blefary.
December 5, 1969: Al Downing and Frank FernÃÂ¡ndez were traded by the Yankees to the Oakland Athletics for Danny Cater and Ossie Chavarria.
December 18, 1969: Mickey Scott and cash were traded by the Yankees to the Chicago White Sox for Pete Ward.

Regular season

The Yankees went from a record of 80 wins and 81 losses in 1969 to a record of 93 wins and 69 losses.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions

September 22, 1970: Bobby Cox was released by the Yankees.

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers