The 1970

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season was the second season in franchise history. The Padres improved by 11 wins from their inaugural season in 1969.

Offseason

* January 17, 1970: John Scott was drafted by the Padres in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the

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(January).

Regular season

* June 12, 1970:

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of the

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threw a no-hitter against the Padres. The rumour is that Dock Ellis pitched the no-hitter on

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. The way Ellis tells the story, in

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's book, "In the Country of Baseball", the Pirates were starting a west-coast road trip. After the Pirates landed in San Diego, Ellis visited his hometown of L.A. for a party. Ellis forgot he was slated to pitch the next day. So he started doing acid the night before the game, and around 10 a.m., after catching maybe an hour of sleep, he realized he was in the wrong place.

Opening Day lineup

*Ollie Brown *Dave Campbell *Chris Cannizzaro *Nate Colbert *Tommy Dean *Pat Dobson *Cito Gaston *Van Kelly *Jerry Morales

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* June 4, 1970:

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was drafted by the Padres in the 2nd round of the

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Other pitchers

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

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Award winners

1970 Major League Baseball All-Star Game *Cito Gaston, outfield, reserve

Farm system

Elmira affiliation shared with

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Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

External links

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