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Home Attendance Figures
Mets:       2,647,479
Reds:       1,803,568
Dodgers:    1,697,142
Cubs:       1,642,705
Cardinals:  1,629,736
Red Sox:    1,595,278
Tigers:     1,501,293
Expos:      1,424,683
Pirates:    1,341,947
Twins:      1,261,887
Astros:     1,253,444
Yankees:    1,136,879
Braves:     1,078,848
Angels:     1,077,741
Orioles:    1,057,069
Brewers:      933,690
Senators:     824,789
A's:          778,355
Giants:       740,720
Indians:      729,752
Phillies:     708,247
Royals:       693,047
Padres:       643,679
White Sox:    495,355
MVP Awards
American League (top 10)

Boog Powell           234
Tony Oliva            157
Harmon Killebrew      152
Carl Yastrzemski      136
Frank Howard           91
Tommy Harper           78
Brooks Robinson        75
Alex Johnson           70
Jim Perry              63
Frank Robinson         60


National League (top 10)

Johnny Bench          326
Billy Williams        218
Tony Perez            149
Bob Gibson            110
Wes Parker             91
Dave Giusti            72
Pete Rose              54
Jim Hickman            52
Willie McCovey         47
Rico Carty             43

No Hitters
Dock Ellis (PIN) at Padres, 6/12/70        2-0
Clyde Wright (CAA) vs A's, 7/3/70          4-0
Bill Singer (LAN) vs Phillies, 7/20/70     5-0
Vida Blue (OAA) vs Twins, 9/21/70          6-0

1970 World Series
  1:  Orioles 4, Reds 3    W: Palmer    L: Nolan
  2:  Orioles 6, Reds 5    W: Phoebus   L: Wilcox
  3:  Orioles 9, Reds 3    W: McNally   L: Cloninger
  4:  Reds 6, Orioles 5    W: Carroll   L: Watt
  5:  Orioles 9, Reds 3    W: Cuellar   L: Merritt

1970 All-Star Game
(at Riverfront Stadium)
Nationals 5, Americans 4 (12 innings)
W: Osteen  L: Wright

Pete Rose scored the winning run by 
bowling over Ray Fosse.

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