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1970
From BR Bullpen
| 1970 in baseball |
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| Japanese baseball |
| American League |
| National League |
| << 1969 1971 >> |
Championships, events, culture, births, and deaths that occurred in 1970.
Contents |
[edit] Club competitions
[edit] Professional
[edit] Asia and Australia
- Nippon Professional Baseball
- Nippon Series: Yomiuri Giants (CL) over the Lotte Orions (PL), 4 - 1 - 0 (Details)
- Claxton Shield: South Australia
[edit] Europe
[edit] North America
- Major League Baseball
- World Series: Baltimore Orioles (AL) over the Cincinnati Reds (NL), 4 - 1 (Details)
- Minor League Baseball
- Junior World Series: Syracuse Chiefs (IL) over the Omaha Royals (AA), 4 - 1 (Details)
- American Association: Omaha Royals (Details)
- International League: Syracuse Chiefs (Details)
- Pacific Coast League: Spokane Indians (Details)
- Liga Mexicana de Béisbol: Aguila de Veracruz defeated the Diablos Rojos del México in the finals, 4 - 2
- Cuban Serie Nacional: Henequeneros (Details)
[edit] Winter Leagues
- Serie del Caribe: in Caracas, Venezuela; Navegantes del Magallanes (Venezuela) (Details)
- Liga de Béisbol Profesional de la República Dominicana: Tigres del Licey defeated the Águilas Cibaeñas in the finals, 5 - 1
- Winter League of Sonora: Tomateros de Culiacán
- Liga de Béisbol Profesional de Puerto Rico: Leones de Ponce
- Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional: Navegantes del Magallanes defeated the Tiburones de La Guaira in the finals, 3 - 0
[edit] Amateur
- All-Japan University Baseball Championship Series: Chukyo University defeated the Kansai University in the final, 5 - 1 (Details)
- National Collegiate Athletic Association
- College World Series (Division I): The University of Southern California defeated Florida State University in the finals, 2 - 1 (15 inn.) (Details)
- Division II Baseball Championship: California State University, Northridge over the Nicholls State University, 2 - 1 in the finals
- NAIA College World Series: Eastern Michigan University over the Northeastern Louisiana University, 1 - 0 in the finals
- Community College League of California: Cerritos College over the College of the Sequoias in the finals
- Japan High School Baseball Federation
- National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament: Minoshima High School (Wakayama) defeat Hokuyo High School (Osaka), 5 - 4 in the championship (Details)
- National High School Baseball Championship: Tokai Dai Sagami High School (Kanagawa) defeat PL Gakuen (Osaka), 10 - 6 in the championship (Details)
- Little League
- Little League World Series: American (Wayne, NJ) defeat Campbell (Campbell, CA), 2 - 0 in the championship (Details)
[edit] International competitions
- Baseball World Cup in Colombia (Details)
- Cuba (Gold); United States (Silver); Puerto Rico (Bronze)
- Central American Games in Panama (Details)
- Cuba (Gold); Dominican Republic (Silver); Mexico (Bronze)
[edit] Events
[edit] Culture
[edit] Literature
- American Baseball: From the Commissioners to Continental Expansion, by David Quentin Voigt
- Ball Four, by Jim Bouton
- Once Upon the Polo Grounds, by Leonard Shecter
- Only The Ball Was White, by Robert Peterson
- The Science of Hitting, by Ted Williams
[edit] Song
- Van Lingle Mungo, by David Frishberg
[edit] Film
[edit] Births
- Further information: Births in 1970
[edit] Deaths
- Further information: Deaths in 1970
