1970 Oakland Athletics Roster

The 1970 Oakland Athletics team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1970 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1970 Oakland Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 1970 Oakland Athletics salary list, a 1970 Oakland Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 1970 Oakland Athletics primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1970 Oakland Athletics



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Complete Roster  
 

17, 35 Vida Blue 6-00 189 Left Both 1949-07-28
29 Chuck Dobson 6-04 200 Right Right 1944-01-10
38 Al Downing 5-11 177 Left Right 1941-06-28
34 Rollie Fingers 6-04 195 Right Right 1946-08-25
28 Mudcat Grant 6-01 186 Right Right 1935-08-13
27 Catfish Hunter 6-00 195 Right Right 1946-04-08
14, 16 Marcel Lachemann 6-00 185 Right Right 1941-06-13
25 Paul Lindblad 6-01 195 Left Left 1941-08-09
36 Bob Locker 6-03 200 Right Both 1938-03-15
13 Blue Moon Odom 6-00 185 Right Right 1945-05-29
35 Darrell Osteen 6-01 170 Right Right 1943-02-14
45 Roberto Rodriquez 6-03 185 Right Right 1941-11-29
33 Jim Roland 6-03 190 Left Right 1942-12-14
24 Diego Segui 6-00 190 Right Right 1937-08-17
46 Fred Talbot 6-02 195 Right Right 1941-06-28
16 Dooley Womack 6-00 170 Right Left 1939-08-25
10 Dave Duncan 6-02 200 Right Right 1945-09-26
39 Frank Fernandez 6-01 192 Right Right 1943-04-16
12 Larry Haney 6-02 195 Right Right 1942-11-19
38, 54 Gene Tenace 6-00 190 Right Right 1946-10-10
6 Sal Bando 6-00 205 Right Right 1944-02-13
19 Bert Campaneris 5-10 160 Right Right 1942-03-09
2 John Donaldson 5-11 165 Right Left 1943-05-05
2, 21 Jim Driscoll 5-11 175 Right Left 1944-05-14
36 Tito Francona 5-11 190 Left Left 1933-11-04
1 Dick Green 5-10 180 Right Right 1941-04-21
32 Bob Johnson 5-10 175 Right Right 1936-03-04
22 Tony La Russa 6-01 190 Right Right 1944-10-04
5, 30 Don Mincher 6-03 213 Right Left 1938-06-24
14 Roberto Pena 5-08 175 Right Right 1937-04-17
8 Felipe Alou 6-00 195 Right Right 1935-05-12
15 Bobby Brooks 5-08½ 165 Right Right 1945-11-01
12, 42 Tommy Davis 6-02 205 Right Right 1939-03-21
23 Steve Hovley 5-10 188 Left Left 1944-12-18
9 Reggie Jackson 6-00 200 Left Left 1946-05-18
32 Allan Lewis 6-00 170 Right Both 1941-12-12
7 Rick Monday 6-03 200 Left Left 1945-11-20
26 Joe Rudi 6-02 200 Right Right 1946-09-07
31 Jose Tartabull 5-11 165 Left Left 1938-11-27
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The 1970 Oakland Athletics played 162 games during the regular season, won 89 games, lost 73 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Oakland Coliseum (Park Factors: 96/95) where 778,355 fans witnessed their 1970 Athletics finish the season with a .549 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1970 Oakland Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 1970 Oakland Athletics salary list, a 1970 Oakland Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 1970 Oakland Athletics primary starters list:

1970 Oakland Athletics
Opening Day Starters


Felipe Alou
Bert Campaneris
Frank Fernandez
Dick Green
Catfish Hunter
Reggie Jackson
Don Mincher
Rick Monday
Roberto Pena

1970 Oakland Athletics
Most Games by Position

C Frank Fernandez (76)
1B Don Mincher (137)
2B Dick Green (127)
3B Sal Bando (152)
SS Bert Campaneris (143)
LF Felipe Alou (101)
CF Rick Monday (109)
RF Reggie Jackson (113)
  
SP Chuck Dobson
SP Rollie Fingers
SP Catfish Hunter
SP Blue Moon Odom
SP Diego Segui
  
RP Marcel Lachemann
RP Paul Lindblad
RP Bob Locker
RP Jim Roland
CL Mudcat Grant


1970 Oakland Athletics
Salaries

Felipe Alou $60,000.00
Don Mincher $40,000.00
Mudcat Grant $37,000.00
Al Downing $32,500.00
Bob Locker $30,500.00
Diego Segui $28,000.00
Jose Tartabull $23,000.00
Frank Fernandez $18,000.00
Jim Roland $18,000.00
John Donaldson $17,000.00
Roberto Pena $17,000.00
Steve Hovley $15,000.00
Dooley Womack $15,000.00
Larry Haney $14,000.00
Fred Talbot $13,600.00


1970 Oakland Athletics
Uniform Numbers

#1 Dick Green
#2 John Donaldson
#2 Jim Driscoll
#5 Don Mincher
#6 Sal Bando
#7 Rick Monday
#8 Felipe Alou
#9 Reggie Jackson
#10 Dave Duncan
#12 Tommy Davis
#12 Larry Haney
#13 Blue Moon Odom
#14 Marcel Lachemann
#14 Roberto Pena
#15 Bobby Brooks
#16 Marcel Lachemann
#16 Dooley Womack
#17 Vida Blue
#19 Bert Campaneris
#21 Jim Driscoll
#22 Tony La Russa
#23 Steve Hovley
#24 Diego Segui
#25 Paul Lindblad
#26 Joe Rudi
#27 Catfish Hunter
#28 Mudcat Grant
#29 Chuck Dobson
#30 Don Mincher
#31 Jose Tartabull
#32 Bob Johnson
#32 Allan Lewis
#33 Jim Roland
#34 Rollie Fingers
#35 Vida Blue
#35 Darrell Osteen
#36 Tito Francona
#36 Bob Locker
#38 Al Downing
#38 Gene Tenace
#39 Frank Fernandez
#42 Tommy Davis
#45 Roberto Rodriquez
#46 Fred Talbot
#54 Gene Tenace

Did you know that a 1970 Oakland Athletics Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?