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1970 MLB Complete Games by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games finished by the starter

The Baltimore Orioles led all of MLB in complete games in 1970, with 60, 1 ahead of the Chicago Cubs. The average across 24 MLB teams is 35.5.

Led all of MLB in 1970 Baltimore Orioles 162 games
60 Complete Games 1 clear of Chicago Cubs
# Team League G CG
1 Baltimore Orioles AL 162 60
2 Chicago Cubs NL 162 59
3 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 51
4 San Francisco Giants NL 162 50
5 New York Mets NL 162 47
6 Atlanta Braves NL 162 45
7 Boston Red Sox AL 162 38
8 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 161 37
9 Houston Astros NL 162 36
9 New York Yankees AL 163 36
9 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 36
MLB average 35.5
12 Cleveland Indians AL 162 34
13 Detroit Tigers AL 162 33
13 Oakland Athletics AL 162 33
15 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 32
16 Milwaukee Brewers AL 163 31
17 Kansas City Royals AL 162 30
18 Montreal Expos NL 162 29
19 Minnesota Twins AL 162 26
20 Philadelphia Phillies NL 161 24
20 San Diego Padres NL 162 24
22 California Angels AL 162 21
23 Chicago White Sox AL 162 20
23 Washington Senators AL 162 20

A team's total is its players' numbers for the club added up, so a player traded mid-season counts for each team only what he did there. Rates such as ERA and batting average are worked out from the team's summed totals, not averaged across players.