1970 MLB season (Jayverse)

The 1970 MLB Season is the 70th Season for Major League Baseball

Expanding To 40 Teams
After 6 Years without a Team in Seattle, Major League Baseball gets a team back in Seattle in the AL West and the team name will be called the Pilots however the Houston Astros moved to the AL South while the AL West expanded to Vancouver, BC and will be known as the Mounties

To Complete the Expansion for the American League: Buffalo Bisons will begin play in the AL East while the AL Central adds the Iowa Oaks and will be played in Des Moines, IA

As for the National League: The Washington Nationals moved to the NL East giving the NL South to award two new teams in Birmingham, AL (Barons) and Charlotte, NC (Bobcats)

To Round It Out: The NL North added the Columbus Explorers (playing in Columbus, OH) and the Las Vegas Blackjack 21's (playing Las Vegas, NV)

Final Standings
AL East: Boston Red Sox (98-58), Baltimore Orioles (76-80), New York Yankees (76-80), Toronto Blue Jays (56-100)

AL North: Detroit Tigers (101-55), Chicago White Sox (86-70), Minnesota Twins (79-77), Kansas City Royal (62-94)

AL South: New Orleans Browns (107-49), Houston Astros (75-81), Tampa Bay Rays (63-93), Dallas Rangers (61-95)

AL West: San Francisco Athletics (96-60), Seattle Rainiers (81-75), Portland Beavers (69-87), Los Angels Angels (62-94)

NL East: New York Giants (95-61), Brooklyn Dodgers (82-74), Washington Nationals (80-760, Montreal Expos (60-96)

NL North: Philadelphia Phillies (102-54), Pittsburgh Pirates (101-55), Cleveland Buckeyes (81-75), Cincinnati Reds (67-89)

NL Midwest: Chicago Cubs (97-59), St. Louis Cardinals (87-69), Indianapolis Racers (62-94), Miilwaukee Brewers (55-101)

NL West: Atlanta Braves (79-77), Oakland Oaks (71-85), Los Angeles Blues (69-87), San Diego Padres (60-96)

Playoffs

ALDS: New Orleans def. San Francico 4-0, Boston def. Detroit 4-3

NLDS: Atlanta def. Philadelphia 4-2, Chicago Cubs def. NY Giants 4-2

ALCS: New Orleans def. Boston 4-2

NLCS: Chicago Cubs def. Atlanta 4-0

World Series: Chicago def. New Orleans 4-3

League Leaders
Batting Average - Rod Carew (Minnesota) .360

Home Runs - Omar Duenas (Chicago Cubs) 52

RBI - Omar Duenas (Chicago Cubs) 153

Stolen Bases - Joe Morgan & Amos Otis (Baltimore) 32

ERA - Fred Norman (New Orleans) 2.10

Wins - Fred Norman (New Orleans) 24

Strikeouts - Fred Norman (New Orleans) 260