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| Dates: | October 4–October 6 | |||||||||
| Television: | NBC | |||||||||
| TV announcers: | Curt Gowdy and Tony Kubek (Game 1) Jim Simpson and Sandy Koufax (Games 2–3) |
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| Umpires: | Nestor Chylak, Ed Runge, Frank Umont, Bob Stewart, Johnny Rice, Red Flaherty | |||||||||
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| 1969 World Series | ||||||||||
The 1969 American League Championship Series was the first ALCS held after Major League Baseball adopted the two-division format that season. It featured the Baltimore Orioles vs. the Minnesota Twins, with the Orioles winning the series 3–0 and advancing to the 1969 World Series, where they would lose to the New York Mets in five games. The Orioles and Twins would meet again the following year, with similar results.
This was the first of three straight appearances in the ALCS for the Orioles.
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Summary
Minnesota Twins vs. Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore wins the series, 3–0.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 4 | Minnesota Twins – 3, Baltimore Orioles – 4 (12 innings) | Memorial Stadium | 3:29 | 39,324[1] |
| 2 | October 5 | Minnesota Twins – 0, Baltimore Orioles – 1 (11 innings) | Memorial Stadium | 3:17 | 41,704[2] |
| 3 | October 6 | Baltimore Orioles – 11, Minnesota Twins – 2 | Metropolitan Stadium | 2:48 | 32,735[3] |
Game summaries
Game 1
Saturday, October 4, 1969 at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Baltimore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
WP: Dick Hall (1–0) LP: Ron Perranoski (0–1)
HRs: MIN – Tony Oliva (1) BAL – Frank Robinson (1), Mark Belanger (1), Boog Powell (1)
Game 2
Sunday, October 5, 1969 at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Baltimore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
WP: Dave McNally (1–0) LP: Dave Boswell (0–1)
Game 3
Monday, October 6, 1969 at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 0 |
| Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
WP: Jim Palmer (1–0) LP: Bob Miller (0–1)
HRs: BAL – Paul Blair (1)
Composite box
1969 ALCS (3–0): Baltimore Orioles over Minnesota Twins
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Orioles | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 36 | 1 |
| Minnesota Twins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 5 |
| Total attendance: 113,763 Average attendance: 37,921 | |||||||||||||||
Notes
- ^ "1969 ALCS Game 1 - Minnesota Twins vs. Baltimore Orioles". Retrosheet. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1969/B10040BAL1969.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
- ^ "1969 ALCS Game 2 - Minnesota Twins vs. Baltimore Orioles". Retrosheet. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1969/B10050BAL1969.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
- ^ "1969 ALCS Game 3 - Baltimore Orioles vs. Minnesota Twins". Retrosheet. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1969/B10060MIN1969.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
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