1970 American League Most Valuable Player Award

The winner of the 1970 American League Most Valuable Player Award was Boog Powell of the Baltimore Orioles.

Award Voting

† indicates playoff team

Player	Team	Points	Points Share (Max Points)	First Votes		AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG		W - L	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	SO	ERA
Boog Powell	Baltimore Orioles †	234	0.696 (336)	11		526	82	156	35	114	1	104	80	0.297	0.412	0.549		Did not pitch
Tony Oliva	Minnesota Twins †	157	0.467 (336)	5		628	96	204	23	107	5	38	67	0.325	0.364	0.514		Did not pitch
Harmon Killebrew	Minnesota Twins †	152	0.452 (336)	1		527	96	143	41	113	0	128	84	0.271	0.411	0.546		Did not pitch
Carl Yastrzemski	Boston Red Sox	136	0.405 (336)	2		566	125	186	40	102	23	128	66	0.329	0.452	0.592		Did not pitch
Frank Howard	Washington Senators	91	0.271 (336)	1		566	90	160	44	126	1	132	125	0.283	0.416	0.546		Did not pitch
Tommy Harper	Milwaukee Brewers	78	0.232 (336)	1		604	104	179	31	82	38	77	107	0.296	0.377	0.522		Did not pitch
Brooks Robinson	Baltimore Orioles †	75	0.223 (336)	2		608	84	168	18	94	1	53	53	0.276	0.335	0.429		Did not pitch
Alex Johnson	California Angels	70	0.208 (336)	0		614	85	202	14	86	17	35	68	0.329	0.370	0.459		Did not pitch
Jim Perry	Minnesota Twins †	63	0.188 (336)	0		97	9	24	1	6	0	1	14	0.247	0.253	0.320		24 - 12	0	278.2	258	20	57	168	3.04
Frank Robinson	Baltimore Orioles †	60	0.179 (336)	0		471	88	144	25	78	2	69	70	0.306	0.398	0.520		Did not pitch
Mike Cuellar	Baltimore Orioles †	45	0.134 (336)	0		112	6	10	2	7	0	2	48	0.089	0.105	0.152		24 - 8	0	297.2	273	34	69	190	3.48
Ron Perranoski	Minnesota Twins †	35	0.104 (336)	1		24	0	1	0	0	0	0	15	0.042	0.042	0.042		7 - 8	34	111.0	108	7	42	55	2.43
Luis Aparicio	Chicago White Sox	35	0.104 (336)	0		552	86	173	5	43	8	53	34	0.313	0.372	0.404		Did not pitch
Jim Fregosi	California Angels	35	0.104 (336)	0		601	95	167	22	82	0	69	92	0.278	0.353	0.459		Did not pitch
Roy White	New York Yankees	25	0.074 (336)	0		609	109	180	22	94	24	95	66	0.296	0.387	0.473		Did not pitch
Sam McDowell	Cleveland Indians	22	0.065 (336)	0		105	5	13	1	2	0	2	42	0.124	0.140	0.152		20 - 12	0	305.0	236	25	131	304	2.92
Dave McNally	Baltimore Orioles †	22	0.065 (336)	0		105	14	14	1	6	0	15	53	0.133	0.242	0.219		24 - 9	0	296.0	277	29	78	185	3.22
Cesar Tovar	Minnesota Twins †	16	0.048 (336)	0		650	120	195	10	54	30	52	47	0.300	0.356	0.442		Did not pitch
Thurman Munson	New York Yankees	15	0.045 (336)	0		453	59	137	6	53	5	57	56	0.302	0.386	0.415		Did not pitch
Don Buford	Baltimore Orioles †	12	0.036 (336)	0		504	99	137	17	66	16	109	55	0.272	0.406	0.411		Did not pitch
Lindy McDaniel	New York Yankees	8	0.024 (336)	0		24	2	4	0	2	0	0	7	0.167	0.167	0.208		9 - 5	29	111.2	88	7	23	81	2.01
Clyde Wright	California Angels	8	0.024 (336)	0		105	9	18	2	10	0	2	32	0.171	0.187	0.267		22 - 12	0	260.2	226	24	88	110	2.83
Ray Fosse	Cleveland Indians	7	0.021 (336)	0		450	62	138	18	61	1	39	55	0.307	0.361	0.469		Did not pitch
Bert Campaneris	Oakland Athletics	5	0.015 (336)	0		603	97	168	22	64	42	36	73	0.279	0.321	0.448		Did not pitch
Jim Palmer	Baltimore Orioles †	4	0.012 (336)	0		113	13	17	1	9	0	2	48	0.150	0.165	0.177		20 - 10	0	305.0	263	21	100	199	2.71
Reggie Smith	Boston Red Sox	3	0.009 (336)	0		580	109	176	22	74	10	51	60	0.303	0.361	0.497		Did not pitch
Bob Oliver	Kansas City Royals	1	0.003 (336)	0		612	83	159	27	99	3	42	126	0.260	0.309	0.451		Did not pitch
Tony Horton	Cleveland Indians	1	0.003 (336)	0		413	48	111	17	59	3	30	54	0.269	0.321	0.453		Did not pitch
Sal Bando	Oakland Athletics	1	0.003 (336)	0		502	93	132	20	75	6	118	88	0.263	0.407	0.430		Did not pitch

Preceded by 1969

Most Valuable Player Award National 1970

Succeeded by 1971