League standings -- National League
Regular season
| Divisional |
| Year | Team | W | L | Pct | GB | | L10 | Strk | Recent | RF | RA | Mgn | Mgc |
| East |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| 1970 | Philadelphia | 97 | 64 | .602 | - |   | 7-3 | W3 | wwwllwwwlw | 848 | 717 | 131 | 1 |
| 1970 | St. Louis | 97 | 65 | .599 | 1/2 |   | 8-2 | W2 | wwlwwwwlww | 738 | 638 | 100 | 2 |
| 1970 | New York (N) | 88 | 74 | .543 | 9 1/2 |   | 5-5 | W1 | wlllwwwllw | 741 | 680 | 61 |   |
| 1970 | Pittsburgh | 87 | 75 | .537 | 10 1/2 |   | 4-6 | L2 | llwllllwww | 772 | 644 | 128 |   |
| 1970 | Chicago (N) | 77 | 85 | .475 | 20 1/2 |   | 6-4 | L1 | lwwwwwllwl | 848 | 945 | -97 |   |
| 1970 | Montreal | 52 | 110 | .321 | 45 1/2 |   | 1-9 | L6 | llllllwlll | 597 | 880 | -283 |   |
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| West |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| 1970 | Atlanta | 101 | 61 | .623 | - |   | 7-3 | L2 | llwwwwwwwl | 980 | 790 | 190 | 0 |
| 1970 | San Francisco | 98 | 64 | .605 | 3 |   | 7-3 | W1 | wlwlwwwlww | 898 | 748 | 150 |   |
| 1970 | Cincinnati | 89 | 73 | .549 | 12 |   | 6-4 | W2 | wwlwllwwlw | 836 | 753 | 83 |   |
| 1970 | Houston | 83 | 79 | .512 | 18 |   | 3-7 | L1 | lwlwlllwll | 846 | 742 | 104 |   |
| 1970 | Los Angeles | 65 | 96 | .404 | 35 1/2 |   | 6-4 | L1 | lwwwlwwllw | 583 | 747 | -164 |   |
| 1970 | San Diego | 37 | 125 | .228 | 64 |   | 1-9 | W1 | wlllllllll | 498 | 901 | -403 |   |
| Wildcard |
| Year | Team | W | L | Pct | GB | | L10 | Strk | Recent | Mgc |
| 1970 | Atlanta | 101 | 61 | .623 | na |   | 7-3 | L2 | llwwwwwwwl |   |
| 1970 | Philadelphia | 97 | 64 | .602 | na |   | 7-3 | W3 | wwwllwwwlw |   |
| 1970 | San Francisco | 98 | 64 | .605 | - |   | 7-3 | W1 | wlwlwwwlww | 0 |
| 1970 | St. Louis | 97 | 65 | .599 | 1 |   | 8-2 | W2 | wwlwwwwlww |   |
| 1970 | Cincinnati | 89 | 73 | .549 | 9 |   | 6-4 | W2 | wwlwllwwlw |   |
| 1970 | New York (N) | 88 | 74 | .543 | 10 |   | 5-5 | W1 | wlllwwwllw |   |
| 1970 | Pittsburgh | 87 | 75 | .537 | 11 |   | 4-6 | L2 | llwllllwww |   |
| 1970 | Houston | 83 | 79 | .512 | 15 |   | 3-7 | L1 | lwlwlllwll |   |
| 1970 | Chicago (N) | 77 | 85 | .475 | 21 |   | 6-4 | L1 | lwwwwwllwl |   |
| 1970 | Los Angeles | 65 | 96 | .404 | 32 1/2 |   | 6-4 | L1 | lwwwlwwllw |   |
| 1970 | Montreal | 52 | 110 | .321 | 46 |   | 1-9 | L6 | llllllwlll |   |
| 1970 | San Diego | 37 | 125 | .228 | 61 |   | 1-9 | W1 | wlllllllll |   |
| Expanded1 |
| Year | Team | Home | Road | Grass | Turf | vsLHP | vsRHP | Div | InterLg |
| 1970 | Atlanta | 55-26 | 46-35 | 77-40 | 24-21 | 22-8 | 79-53 | 63-27 |   |
| 1970 | Philadelphia | 50-30 | 47-34 | 30-15 | 67-49 | 12-18 | 85-46 | 54-36 |   |
| 1970 | San Francisco | 52-29 | 46-35 | 29-16 | 69-48 | 18-8 | 80-56 | 56-34 |   |
| 1970 | St. Louis | 53-28 | 44-37 | 31-14 | 66-51 | 17-7 | 80-58 | 58-32 |   |
| 1970 | Cincinnati | 52-29 | 37-44 | 20-25 | 69-48 | 18-11 | 71-62 | 51-39 |   |
| 1970 | New York (N) | 48-34 | 40-40 | 66-51 | 22-23 | 13-19 | 75-55 | 43-47 |   |
| 1970 | Pittsburgh | 50-32 | 37-43 | 20-24 | 67-51 | 15-12 | 72-63 | 49-41 |   |
| 1970 | Houston | 46-35 | 37-44 | 22-23 | 61-56 | 19-16 | 64-63 | 47-43 |   |
| 1970 | Chicago (N) | 45-35 | 32-50 | 63-54 | 14-31 | 20-14 | 57-71 | 42-48 |   |
| 1970 | Los Angeles | 40-41 | 25-55 | 56-61 | 9-35 | 7-16 | 58-80 | 36-54 |   |
| 1970 | Montreal | 32-48 | 20-62 | 42-74 | 10-36 | 9-22 | 43-88 | 24-66 |   |
| 1970 | San Diego | 20-61 | 17-64 | 29-88 | 8-37 | 3-19 | 34-106 | 17-73 |   |
| Expanded2 |
| Year | Team | Lead7 | Tied7 | Trail7 | 1-run | Extra |
| 1970 | Atlanta | 83-10 | 13-6 | 5-45 | 21-18 | 10-7 |
| 1970 | Philadelphia | 77-11 | 10-8 | 10-45 | 23-23 | 7-11 |
| 1970 | San Francisco | 70-8 | 14-6 | 14-50 | 27-20 | 10-3 |
| 1970 | St. Louis | 75-3 | 17-8 | 5-54 | 34-18 | 15-8 |
| 1970 | Cincinnati | 79-2 | 6-12 | 4-59 | 15-22 | 5-6 |
| 1970 | New York (N) | 65-4 | 11-11 | 12-59 | 34-30 | 5-9 |
| 1970 | Pittsburgh | 78-8 | 7-7 | 2-60 | 17-27 | 9-9 |
| 1970 | Houston | 71-6 | 7-10 | 5-63 | 22-31 | 6-6 |
| 1970 | Chicago (N) | 57-3 | 9-7 | 11-75 | 28-18 | 10-7 |
| 1970 | Los Angeles | 50-8 | 8-14 | 7-74 | 28-26 | 15-11 |
| 1970 | Montreal | 42-11 | 4-16 | 6-83 | 22-23 | 4-9 |
| 1970 | San Diego | 27-8 | 9-10 | 1-107 | 15-30 | 3-13 |