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1970 Texas League

1970 > Class AA > League History
Overall: 541 games, 8 teams, approx. 135 games in season
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Other Years: 1969
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League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1969

League Standings

Regular Season

April 17, 1970 to September 7, 1970 · 136 games

East Division

Tm	Aff	W	L	W-L%	GB
Memphis Blues	NYM	69	67	.507	--
Arkansas Travelers	STL	67	67	.500	1
San Antonio Missions	CHC	67	69	.493	2
Shreveport Braves	ATL	58	76	.433	10

West Division

Tm	Aff	W	L	W-L%	GB
Albuquerque Dodgers	LAD	83	52	.615	--
El Paso Sun Kings	CAL	77	59	.566	6.5
Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs	BAL	63	73	.463	20.5
Amarillo Giants	SFG	57	78	.422	26

League Batting

Tm	Aff	BatAge	R/G	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
El Paso Sun Kings	CAL	23.3	5.49	136	5241	4503	746	1216	238	39	119	672	102	56	594	1010	.270	.358	.419	.778	1889	46	59	39	41
Albuquerque Dodgers	LAD	23.0	5.01	135	5175	4522	677	1257	226	62	67	588	161	60	526	757	.278	.354	.400	.753	1808	26	58	43	44
Arkansas Travelers	STL	23.6	4.48	134	5040	4457	600	1163	172	38	92	529	60	51	460	757	.261	.334	.379	.712	1687	41	52	30	32
Amarillo Giants	SFG	22.6	4.41	135	5127	4506	596	1165	166	53	75	523	37	26	510	740	.259	.338	.369	.706	1662	42	41	28	33
Memphis Blues	NYM	23.4	4.32	136	4988	4366	587	1141	177	44	82	504	85	25	487	837	.261	.339	.378	.718	1652	47	52	36	35
Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs	BAL	23.0	4.15	136	5113	4534	564	1132	170	50	49	497	95	52	462	786	.250	.321	.342	.663	1549	33	47	37	33
San Antonio Missions	CHC	22.9	4.10	136	5079	4417	557	1030	149	34	88	486	54	32	527	891	.233	.320	.342	.662	1511	49	59	27	29
Shreveport Braves	ATL	23.8	3.71	134	4833	4307	497	1050	167	32	83	431	97	54	423	844	.244	.316	.355	.671	1530	44	32	27	35
League Totals		23.2	4.46	1082	40596	35612	4824	9154	1465	352	655	4230	691	356	3989	6622	.257	.335	.373	.708	13288	328	400	267	282

League Pitching

Tm	Aff	PitchAge	R/G	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
Albuquerque Dodgers	LAD	22.7	3.80	83	52	.615	3.32	135	135	88	47	20	28	1184.0	1132	513	437	89	410	36	782	40	2	52	1.302	8.6	0.7	3.1	5.9	1.91
San Antonio Missions	CHC	23.3	4.13	67	69	.493	3.40	136	136	110	26	12	32	1192.0	1172	562	450	73	451	37	731	46	4	50	1.362	8.8	0.6	3.4	5.5	1.62
Memphis Blues	NYM	22.5	4.13	69	67	.507	3.68	136	136	101	35	11	15	1136.0	1027	562	464	81	481	43	828	31	4	46	1.327	8.1	0.6	3.8	6.6	1.72
Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs	BAL	22.7	4.26	63	73	.463	3.73	136	136	96	40	9	21	1188.0	1120	579	493	65	559	30	871	31	9	61	1.413	8.5	0.5	4.2	6.6	1.56
Arkansas Travelers	STL	23.0	4.66	67	67	.500	3.99	134	134	101	33	12	26	1154.0	1204	624	511	86	414	22	811	33	2	70	1.402	9.4	0.7	3.2	6.3	1.96
Amarillo Giants	SFG	22.3	4.87	57	78	.422	4.03	135	135	94	41	5	13	1165.0	1165	657	522	84	542	52	871	35	8	72	1.465	9.0	0.6	4.2	6.7	1.61
Shreveport Braves	ATL	23.4	4.88	58	76	.433	4.10	134	134	111	23	11	20	1134.0	1152	654	517	93	507	28	824	60	6	78	1.463	9.1	0.7	4.0	6.5	1.63
El Paso Sun Kings	CAL	21.9	4.95	77	59	.566	4.26	136	136	110	26	8	39	1179.0	1182	673	558	84	625	34	904	52	10	69	1.533	9.0	0.6	4.8	6.9	1.45
League Totals		22.7	4.46	541	541	.500	3.81	1082	1082	811	271	88	194	9332.0	9154	4824	3952	655	3989	282	6622	328	45	498	1.408	8.8	0.6	3.8	6.4	1.66

League Fielding

Tm	Aff	G	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	PB	Managers
Albuquerque Dodgers	LAD	135	3552	1581	132	149	.975	20	Del Crandall
Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs	BAL	136	3563	1305	146	91	.971	32	Joe Altobelli
Arkansas Travelers	STL	134	3461	1470	177	132	.965	35	Ken Boyer
San Antonio Missions	CHC	136	3577	1591	189	139	.965	28	Jim Marshall
El Paso Sun Kings	CAL	136	3538	1512	192	130	.963	33	Del Rice
Memphis Blues	NYM	136	3409	1331	184	108	.963	24	John Antonelli
Amarillo Giants	SFG	135	3494	1391	192	110	.962	34	Andy Gilbert
Shreveport Braves	ATL	134	3402	1429	202	113	.960	48	Clint Courtney and Lou Fitzgerald
League Totals		1082	27996	11610	1414	972	.966	254

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