1970 Chicago Cubs Roster

National League (NL)
Team Record: 84-78
Finished 2nd in the NL's East Division
Attendance: 1,642,523, Avg. 22,813
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Manager: Leo Durocher (84-78)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1970 Chicago Cubs Statistics
1970 Chicago Cubs Results

The Chicago Cubs of the National League ended the 1970 season with a record of 84 wins and 78 losses, finishing second in the NL's East Division.

The Cubs plated 806 runs and gave up 679 runs. Billy Williams walloped 42 home runs for Chicago, while Johnny Callison, Jim Hickman and Ron Santo each swatted 20 or more, too. Billy Williams accounted for 129 RBI and topped batters with significant playing time with a .322 average. Fergie Jenkins led the squad with 22 wins, and Ken Holtzman and Bill Hands added 15 or more victories also Milt Pappas recorded a 2.68 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Leo Durocher coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Ted AbernathyPRRMarch 6, 19336'4"215Stanley, NC USA
Hank AguirrePRLJanuary 31, 19316'4"205Azusa, CA USA
Ernie Banks1BRRJanuary 31, 19316'1"180Dallas, TX USA
Steve BarberPLLFebruary 22, 19386'0"195Takoma Park, MD USA
Glenn Beckert2BRROctober 12, 19406'1"190Pittsburgh, PA USA
Johnny CallisonRFLRMarch 12, 19395'10"175Qualls, OK USA
Jim ColbornPRRMay 22, 19466'0"190Santa Paula, CA USA
Jim CosmanPRRFebruary 19, 19436'4"210Brockport, NY USA
Brock DavisCFLLOctober 19, 19435'10"165Oakland, CA USA
Tommy DavisLFRRMarch 21, 19396'2"195Brooklyn, NY USA
Boots DayCFLLAugust 31, 19475'9"160Ilion, NY USA
Joe DeckerPRRJune 16, 19476'0"180Storm Lake, IA USA
Jim DuneganPRRAugust 6, 19476'1"205Burlington, IA USA
Phil Gagliano2BRRDecember 27, 19416'1"180Memphis, TN USA
Adrian GarrettPLRJanuary 3, 19436'3"185Brooksville, FL USA
Larry GuraPBLNovember 26, 19476'0"170Joliet, IL USA
Jimmie HallCFLRMarch 7, 19386'0"175Mount Holly, NC USA
Bill HandsPRRMay 6, 19406'2"185Hackensack, NJ USA
Jack HiattCRRJuly 27, 19426'2"190Bakersfield, CA USA
Jim Hickman1BRRMay 10, 19376'3"192Henning, TN USA
Ken HoltzmanPRLNovember 3, 19456'2"175St. Louis, MO USA
Terry Hughes3BRRMay 13, 19496'1"185Spartanburg, SC USA
Randy HundleyCRRJune 1, 19425'11"170Martinsville, VA USA
Cleo JamesCFRRAugust 31, 19405'10"176Clarksdale, MS USA
Fergie JenkinsPRRDecember 13, 19426'5"205Chatham, ON CAN
Don KessingerSSBRJuly 17, 19426'1"170Forrest City, AR USA
J. C. MartinCLRDecember 13, 19366'2"188Axton, VA USA
Roger MetzgerSSBROctober 10, 19476'0"165Fredericksburg, TX USA
Bob MillerPRRFebruary 18, 19396'1"180St. Louis, MO USA
Milt PappasPRRMay 11, 19396'3"190Detroit, MI USA
Joe PepitoneCFLLOctober 9, 19406'2"185Brooklyn, NY USA
Juan PizarroPLLFebruary 7, 19375'11"170Santurce, P.R.
Paul PopovichIFBRAugust 18, 19406'0"175Flemington, WV USA
Phil ReganPRRApril 6, 19376'3"200Otsego, MI USA
Archie ReynoldsPRRJanuary 3, 19466'2"205Glendale, CA USA
Roberto RodriguezPRRFebruary 5, 19416'3"185Caracas, Di Venezuela
Ken RudolphCRRDecember 29, 19466'1"180Rockford, IL USA
Ron Santo3BRRFebruary 25, 19406'0"190Seattle, WA USA
Roe SkidmorePRROctober 30, 19456'3"188Decatur, IL USA
Willie Smith1BLLFebruary 11, 19396'0"182Anniston, AL USA
Al SpanglerRFLLJuly 8, 19336'0"175Philadelphia, PA USA
Hoyt WilhelmPRRJuly 26, 19226'0"190Huntersville, NC USA
Billy WilliamsLFLRJune 15, 19386'1"175Whistler, AL USA



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