1970 New York Yankees season
The 1970 New York Yankees season was the 68th season for the franchise in New York, and its 70th season overall. The team finished in second place in the American League East with a record of 93–69, 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
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
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
| Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
| C | | 132 | 453 | 59 | 137 | .302 | 6 | 53 | 5 |
| 1B | | 155 | 582 | 64 | 175 | .301 | 6 | 76 | 4 |
| 2B | | 158 | 686 | 81 | 172 | .251 | 4 | 46 | 23 |
| 3B | | 140 | 404 | 46 | 78 | .193 | 4 | 35 | 20 |
| SS | | 134 | 435 | 42 | 93 | .214 | 2 | 38 | 3 |
| LF | | 162 | 609 | 109 | 180 | .296 | 22 | 94 | 24 |
| CF | | 159 | 581 | 95 | 146 | .251 | 23 | 78 | 15 |
| RF | | 99 | 269 | 34 | 57 | .212 | 9 | 37 | 1 |
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
| Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
| 95 | 225 | 30 | 51 | .227 | 8 | 27 | 4 |
| 78 | 226 | 24 | 56 | .248 | 7 | 29 | 0 |
| 49 | 153 | 23 | 46 | .301 | 8 | 26 | 2 |
| 87 | 126 | 20 | 39 | .310 | 3 | 14 | 3 |
| 35 | 117 | 6 | 27 | .231 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 59 | 91 | 13 | 27 | .297 | 4 | 14 | 0 |
| 66 | 77 | 5 | 20 | .260 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| 10 | 22 | 1 | 5 | .227 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | 19 | 2 | 6 | .316 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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 |
| 37 | 271 | 15 | 13 | 3.09 | 126 |
| 39 | 260.1 | 20 | 11 | 2.90 | 127 |
| 36 | 232.2 | 14 | 11 | 3.33 | 116 |
| 4 | 16.2 | 0 | 2 | 10.26 | 10 |
| 1 | 7.1 | 1 | 0 | 4.91 | 6 |
Other 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 |
| 26 | 98.2 | 6 | 3 | 4.83 | 63 |
| 15 | 64 | 3 | 4 | 3.94 | 38 |
| 26 | 55 | 2 | 2 | 3.11 | 27 |
| 9 | 20.2 | 2 | 0 | 6.10 | 12 |
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 |
| 62 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 2.01 | 81 |
| 45 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2.65 | 40 |
| 41 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 2.06 | 36 |
| 35 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2.78 | 33 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.60 | 8 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 3 |
Awards and records
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Syracuse
