1969 Boston Red Sox season
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1969 Boston Red Sox season
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| Owner(s) | Tom Yawkey | |
| General manager(s) | Dick O'Connell | |
| Manager(s) | Dick Williams (W-82; L-71) and Eddie Popowski (W-5; L-4) | |
| Local television | WHDH-TV, Ch. 5 | |
| Local radio | WHDH-AM 850 (Ken Coleman, Ned Martin, Johnny Pesky) |
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The 1969 Boston Red Sox season was a season in American baseball. In the first season following the split of the American League into two divisions, the Red Sox finished third in the newly-established American League East with a record of 87 wins and 75 losses.
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Offseason
- October 15, 1968: Joe Foy was drafted by the Kansas City Royals from the Boston Red Sox as the 4th pick in the 1968 expansion draft. [1]
- March 18, 1969: Bill Kelso was purchased by the Red Sox from the Cincinnati Reds.[2]
- March 29, 1969: Bill Kelso was returned to the Reds by the Red Sox.[2]
Regular season
Season standings
| AL East | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| 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 |
Opening Day lineup
| 7 | Reggie Smith | CF |
| 2 | Mike Andrews | 2B |
| 8 | Carl Yastrzemski | LF |
| 40 | Ken Harrelson | 1B |
| 25 | Tony Conigliaro | RF |
| 5 | George Scott | 3B |
| 6 | Rico Petrocelli | SS |
| 35 | Russ Gibson | C |
| 16 | Jim Lonborg | P |
Notable transactions
- April 19, 1969: Dick Ellsworth, Ken Harrelson and Juan Pizarro were traded by the Red Sox to the Cleveland Indians for Joe Azcue, Vicente Romo and Sonny Siebert.[3]
- June 15, 1969: Joe Azcue was traded by the Red Sox to the California Angels for Tom Satriano.[3]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Managers
Coaches
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| 2B | Mike Andrews | 121 | 464 | 136 | .293 | 15 | 59 |
| 3B | George Scott | 152 | 549 | 139 | .253 | 16 | 52 |
| LF | Carl Yastrzemski | 162 | 603 | 154 | .255 | 40 | 111 |
| CF | Reggie Smith | 143 | 543 | 168 | .309 | 25 | 93 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Ken Harrelson | 10 | 46 | 10 | .217 | 3 | 8 |
| Tony Muser | 2 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Ray Culp | 32 | 227 | 17 | 8 | 3.81 | 172 |
| Ken Brett | 8 | 39.1 | 2 | 3 | 5.26 | 23 |
| Mike Garman | 2 | 12.1 | 1 | 0 | 4.38 | 10 |
| Dick Ellsworth | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3.75 | 4 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
Notes
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/foyjo01.shtml
- ^ a b Bill Kelso page at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b Joe Azcue page at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007
References
- 1969 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 1969 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com
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