| 1969 Baltimore Orioles 1969 AL East Champions 1969 AL Champions |
|
| Major league affiliations | |
|
|
| Location | |
|
|
| 1969 information | |
| Owner(s) | Jerold Hoffberger |
| General manager(s) | Harry Dalton |
| Manager(s) | Earl Weaver |
| Local television | WJZ-TV |
| Local radio | WBAL (AM) (Chuck Thompson, Bill O'Donnell, Jim Karvellas) |
The 1969 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing 1st in the American League East with a record of 109 wins and 53 losses, 19 games ahead of the runner-up Detroit Tigers. The Orioles completed the three-game sweep of the Minnesota Twins in the inaugural American League Championship Series, but lost the World Series to the upstart NL champion New York Mets in five-games.
The team was managed by Earl Weaver, and played their home games at Memorial Stadium.
Contents |
Offseason
- October 15, 1968: Wally Bunker was drafted from the Orioles by the Kansas City Royals with the 25th pick in the 1968 Major League Baseball expansion draft.[1]
- December 4, 1968: Curt Blefary and John Mason (minors) were traded by the Orioles to the Houston Astros for Mike Cuellar, Enzo Hernández, and Elijah Johnson (minors).[2]
- December 2, 1968: Bobby Darwin was drafted from the Orioles by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1968 rule 5 draft.[3]
- January 20, 1969: Ron Stone was traded by the Orioles to the Philadelphia Phillies for Clay Dalrymple.[4]
- March 31, 1969: Gene Brabender and Gordy Lund were traded by the Orioles to the Seattle Pilots for Chico Salmon.[5]
Regular season
Season standings
| AL East | W | L | GB | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Orioles | 109 | 53 | 0 | .673 |
| Detroit Tigers | 90 | 72 | 19.0 | .556 |
| Boston Red Sox | 87 | 75 | 22.0 | .537 |
| Washington Senators | 86 | 76 | 23.0 | .531 |
| New York Yankees | 80 | 81 | 28.5 | .497 |
| Cleveland Indians | 62 | 99 | 46.5 | .385 |
Notable transactions
- June 5, 1969: 1969 Major League Baseball Draft
- Dave Skaggs was drafted by the Orioles in the 6th round.[6]
- Dave Winfield was drafted by the Orioles in the 40th round, but did not sign.[7]
- August 16, 1969: Bob Galasso was signed as an amateur free agent by the Orioles.[8]
Roster
| 1969 Baltimore Orioles roster | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
|
Catchers
Infielders
|
Outfielders
|
Manager
Coaches
|
||||||
Player stats
| = Indicates team leader |
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In; Avg. = Batting Average; SB= Stolen Bases
| Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Elrod Hendricks | 105 | 295 | 36 | 72 | .244 | 12 | 38 | 0 |
| 1B | Boog Powell | 152 | 533 | 83 | 162 | .304 | 37 | 121 | 1 |
| 2B | Davey Johnson | 142 | 511 | 52 | 143 | .280 | 7 | 57 | 3 |
| 3B | Brooks Robinson | 156 | 598 | 73 | 140 | .234 | 23 | 84 | 2 |
| SS | Mark Belanger | 150 | 530 | 76 | 152 | .287 | 2 | 50 | 14 |
| LF | Don Buford | 144 | 554 | 99 | 161 | .291 | 11 | 64 | 19 |
| CF | Paul Blair | 150 | 625 | 102 | 178 | .285 | 26 | 76 | 20 |
| RF | Frank Robinson | 148 | 539 | 111 | 166 | .308 | 32 | 100 | 9 |
Other batters
Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In; Avg. = Batting Average; SB= Stolen Bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Etchebarren | 73 | 217 | 29 | 54 | .249 | 3 | 26 | 1 |
| Merv Rettenmund | 95 | 190 | 27 | 47 | .247 | 4 | 25 | 6 |
| Dave May | 78 | 120 | 8 | 29 | .242 | 3 | 10 | 2 |
| Chico Salmon | 52 | 91 | 18 | 27 | .297 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| Curt Motton | 56 | 89 | 15 | 27 | .303 | 6 | 21 | 3 |
| Bobby Floyd | 39 | 84 | 7 | 17 | .202 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Clay Dalrymple | 37 | 80 | 8 | 19 | .238 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Terry Crowley | 7 | 18 | 2 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave McNally | 41 | 268.2 | 20 | 7 | 3.22 | 166 |
| Mike Cuellar | 39 | 290.2 | 23 | 11 | 2.38 | 182 |
| Tom Phoebus | 35 | 202 | 14 | 7 | 3.52 | 117 |
| Jim Palmer | 26 | 181 | 16 | 4 | 2.34 | 123 |
Other pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Hardin | 30 | 137.2 | 6 | 7 | 3.60 | 64 |
Relief pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Watt | 56 | 71 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 1.65 | 46 |
| Pete Richert | 44 | 57.1 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 2.20 | 54 |
| Dick Hall | 39 | 65.2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1.92 | 31 |
| Dave Leonhard | 37 | 94 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2.49 | 37 |
| Marcelino López | 27 | 69.1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4.41 | 57 |
| Al Severinsen | 12 | 19.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.29 | 13 |
| Mike Adamson | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 2 |
| Frank Bertaina | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 |
| Fred Beene | 2 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Postseason
ALCS
Main article: 1969 American League Championship Series
Game 1
October 4, 1969 at Memorial Stadium
| 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 |
| W: Dick Hall (1-0) L: Ron Perranoski (0-1) | |||||||||||||||
| HR: MIN – Tony Oliva (1), BAL – Frank Robinson (1), Mark Belanger (1), Boog Powell (1) | |||||||||||||||
Game 2
October 5, 1969 at Memorial Stadium
| 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 | |
| W: Dave McNally (1-0) L: Dave Boswell (0-1) | |||||||||||||||
| HR: None | |||||||||||||||
Game 3
October 6, 1969 at Metropolitan Stadium
| 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 |
| W: Jim Palmer (1-0) L: Bob Miller (0-1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: BAL – Paul Blair (1) | ||||||||||||
World Series
Main article: 1969 World Series
Game Score Date Location Attendance
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(1) Mets - 1, Orioles - 4 October 11 Memorial Stadium 50,429
(2) Mets - 2, Orioles - 1 October 12 Memorial Stadium 50,850
(3) Orioles - 0, Mets - 5 October 14 Shea Stadium 56,335
(4) Orioles - 1, Mets - 2 October 15 Shea Stadium 57,367 (10 innings)
(5) Orioles - 3, Mets - 5 October 16 Shea Stadium 57,397
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAA | Rochester Red Wings | International League | Cal Ripken, Sr. |
| AA | Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs | Texas League | Joe Altobelli |
| A | Stockton Ports | California League | Bill Werle |
| A | Miami Marlins | Florida State League | Woody Smith |
| Short-Season A | Aberdeen Pheasants | Northern League | Ken Rowe |
| Rookie | Bluefield Orioles | Appalachian League | Jackie Ferrell |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Stockton, Miami
Notes
- ^ Wally Bunker page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Curt Blefary page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bobby Darwin page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Clay Dalrymple page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Chico Salmon page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Dave Skaggs page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Dave Winfield page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bob Galasso page at Baseball Reference
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/1969.shtml
References
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0963718983.
- 1969 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference
- 1969 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com
|
|||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by First Season |
AL East Championship Season 1969 |
Succeeded by Baltimore Orioles 1970 |
| Preceded by Detroit Tigers 1968 |
American League Champions 1969 |
Succeeded by Baltimore Orioles 1970 |
| BAL | This article relating to a Baltimore Orioles season is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
