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1969 Cleveland Indians
Major league affiliations
American League (since 1901) Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Cleveland Municipal Stadium (since 1932) Cleveland, Ohio (since 1901)
1969 information
Owner(s)	Vernon Stouffer
General manager(s)	Gabe Paul
Manager(s)	Alvin Dark
Local television	WJW (TV) (Harry Jones, Dave Martin)
Local radio	WERE (1300 AM) (Herb Score, Bob Neal)
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The 1969 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. The club finished in last place in the newly-established American League East with a record of 62 wins and 99 losses.

Contents

1 Offseason
2 Regular season
3 Player stats
- 3.1 Batting
  - 3.1.1 Starters by position
  - 3.1.2 Other batters
- 3.2 Pitching
4 Awards and honors
5 Farm system
6 Notes
7 References

Offseason

October 8, 1968: Eddie Fisher was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the California Angels for Jack Hamilton. ^[1]
October 15, 1968: 1968 Major League Baseball expansion draft
- Chico Salmon was drafted from the Indians by the Seattle Pilots as the 11th pick.^[2]
- Lou Piniella was drafted from the Indians by the Pilots as the 28th pick.^[3]

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

April 10, 1969: Oscar Zamora was released by the Indians.^[4]
April 19, 1969: Joe Azcue, Vicente Romo and Sonny Siebert were traded by the Indians to the Boston Red Sox for Dick Ellsworth, Ken Harrelson and Juan Pizarro.^[5]
June 12, 1969: Rob Gardner was traded by the Indians to the New York Yankees for John Orsino.^[6]
June 20, 1969: Lee Maye was traded by the Indians to the Washington Senators for Bill Denehy and cash.^[7]

Roster

1969 Cleveland Indians

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

5 Alvin Dark

Coaches

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
SS	Brown, LarryLarry Brown	132	469	112	.239	4	24
CF	Cardenal, JoséJosé Cardenal	146	557	143	.257	11	45

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
Nelson, DaveDave Nelson	52	123	25	.203	0	6
Maye, LeeLee Maye	43	108	27	.250	1	15
Azcue, JoeJoe Azcue	7	24	7	.292	1	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

Other 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
Boyd, GaryGary Boyd	8	11	0	2	9.00	9

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
Piña, HoracioHoracio Piña	31	4	2	1	5.21	32
Burchart, LarryLarry Burchart	29	0	2	0	4.25	26

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Portland Beavers	Pacific Coast League	Red Davis
AA	Waterbury Indians	Eastern League	Clay Bryant
A	Reno Silver Sox	California League	Ken Aspromonte
A	Statesville/Monroe Indians	Western Carolinas League	Pinky May
Rookie	GCL Indians	Gulf Coast League	Joe Lutz

Notes

^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fisheed02.shtml
^ Chico Salmon page at Baseball Reference
^ Lou Piniella page at Baseball Reference
^ Oscar Zamora page at Baseball Reference
^ Joe Azcue page at Baseball-Reference
^ John Orsino page at Baseball Reference
^ Lee Maye 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

v · d · e1969 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore • Boston • Cleveland • Detroit • New York • Washington

AL West	California • Chicago • Kansas City • Minnesota • Oakland • Seattle

NL East	Chicago • Montréal • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis

NL West	Atlanta • Cincinnati • Houston • Los Angeles • San Diego • San Francisco

1968 Major League Baseball expansion draft • 1969 Major League Baseball Draft • 1969 All-Star Game • 1969 World Series

Cleveland Indians

Formerly the Grand Rapids Rustlers, Cleveland Lake Shores, Cleveland Bluebirds and Cleveland Naps • Based in Cleveland, Ohio

The Franchise

History • Seasons • Records • Players • Owners and executives • Managers • Broadcasters • Opening Day starting pitchers • No-hitters • Award winners • First-round draft picks

Ballparks

League Park • Cleveland Municipal Stadium • Jacobs/Progressive Field
Spring Training: Henley Field • Terry Park Ballfield • Clearwater Athletic Field • Hi Corbett Field • Chain of Lakes Park • Goodyear Ballpark

Culture and Lore

Chief Wahoo • John Adams • Feller's Opening Day No-Hitter • The Catch • Herb Score • Ten Cent Beer Night • Curse of Rocky Colavito • Barker's Perfect Game • Slider • Bat Burglary • Bug Game • "Cleveland Rocks" • The Kid from Cleveland • Major League • Major League II

Retired Numbers

3 • 5 • 14 • 18 • 19 • 21 • 42 • 455

Key Personnel

Owner: Larry Dolan • Chairman/CEO: Paul Dolan • President: Mark Shapiro • Executive VP/GM: Chris Antonetti • Manager: Manny Acta

World Series
Champions (2)

1920 • 1948

American League
Pennants (5)

1920 • 1948 • 1954 • 1995 • 1997

Division
Championships

Central: 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2001 • 2007 • Wild Card: none

Minor League
Affiliates

AAA: Columbus Clippers • AA: Akron Aeros • A: Carolina Mudcats • Lake County Captains • Mahoning Valley Scrappers • Rookie: Arizona League Indians • Dominican Summer Indians

Other Assets

SportsTime Ohio

Rivalries

Cincinnati Reds

Media

TV: SportsTime Ohio • WKYC • Radio: WTAM • Announcers: Tom Hamilton • Mike Hegan • Jim Rosenhaus • Matt Underwood • Rick Manning • Al Pawlowski • Mike Hargrove • Katie Witham

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