1969 Baltimore Orioles season
1969 Baltimore Orioles | |
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1969 AL East Champions 1969 AL Champions | |
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Record | 109–53 (.673) |
Divisional place | 1st |
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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) |
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The 1969 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball. In the first season after the American League was split into two divisions, the Orioles won the first-ever American League East title, finishing first with a record of 109 wins and 53 losses, 19 games ahead of the runner-up Detroit Tigers.
After the regular season, the Orioles went on to the inaugural American League Championship Series, where they faced the Minnesota Twins. They swept the Twins in the 1969 ALCS, but lost the World Series to the upstart National League champion New York Mets in five games.
The team was managed by Earl Weaver, and played their home games at Memorial Stadium.
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]
Spring training[]
The Baltimore Orioles held Spring training at Miami Stadium in Miami for the 11th season.
Regular season[]
On August 13, 1969, Jim Palmer threw the only no-hitter of his career. [6]
Season standings[]
AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Baltimore Orioles | 109 | 53 | 0.673 | — | 60–21 | 49–32 |
Detroit Tigers | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | 19 | 46–35 | 44–37 |
Boston Red Sox | 87 | 75 | 0.537 | 22 | 46–35 | 41–40 |
Washington Senators | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 23 | 47–34 | 39–42 |
New York Yankees | 80 | 81 | 0.497 | 28½ | 48–32 | 32–49 |
Cleveland Indians | 62 | 99 | 0.385 | 46½ | 33–48 | 29–51 |
Record vs. opponents[]
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | WSH | |
Baltimore | — | 10–8 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 13–5 | 11–7 | 11–1 | 8–4 | 11–7 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 13–5 | |
Boston | 8–10 | — | 8–4 | 5–7 | 12–6 | 10–8 | 10–2 | 7–5 | 11–7 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 6–12 | |
California | 6–6 | 4–8 | — | 9–9 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 3–9 | 6–12 | 9–9–1 | 5–7 | |
Chicago | 3–9 | 7–5 | 9–9 | — | 8–4 | 3–9 | 8–10 | 5–13 | 3–9 | 8–10 | 10–8 | 4–8 | |
Cleveland | 5–13 | 6–12 | 4–8 | 4–8 | — | 7–11 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 9–8 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 3–15 | |
Detroit | 7–11 | 8–10 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 11–7 | — | 8–4 | 6–6 | 10–8 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 7–11 | |
Kansas City | 1–11 | 2–10 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 5–7 | 4–8 | — | 8–10 | 5–7–1 | 8–10 | 10–8 | 7–5 | |
Minnesota | 4–8 | 5–7 | 11–7 | 13–5 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 10–8 | — | 10–2 | 13–5 | 12–6 | 6–6 | |
New York | 7–11 | 7–11 | 9–3 | 9–3 | 8–9 | 8–10 | 7–5–1 | 2–10 | — | 6–6 | 7–5 | 10–8 | |
Oakland | 4–8 | 8–4 | 12–6 | 10–8 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 10–8 | 5–13 | 6–6 | — | 13–5 | 8–4 | |
Seattle | 3–9 | 6–6 | 9–9–1 | 8–10 | 5–7 | 2–10 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 5–7 | 5–13 | — | 7–5 | |
Washington | 5–13 | 12–6 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 15–3 | 11–7 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 4–8 | 5–7 | — |
Notable transactions[]
- June 5, 1969: 1969 Major League Baseball draft
- Dave Skaggs was drafted by the Orioles in the 6th round.[7]
- Dave Winfield was drafted by the Orioles in the 40th round, but did not sign.[8]
- August 16, 1969: Bob Galasso was signed as an amateur free agent by the Orioles.[9]
Roster[]
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Game log[]
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May (18–8) (Home: 7–4; Road: 11–4)
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June (21–6) (Home: 8–4; Road: 13–2)
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July (17–10) (Home: 13–3; Road: 4–7)
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August (19–12) (Home: 12–4; Road: 7–8)
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September (17–10) (Home: 9–2; Road: 8–8)
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October (1–0) (Home: 1–0)
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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 |
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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: 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 |
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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[]
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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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[]
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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Jim Hardin | 30 | 137.2 | 6 | 7 | 3.60 | 64 |
Relief pitchers[]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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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[]
Game 1[]
October 4, 1969, at Memorial Stadium
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | R | H | E |
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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 | |
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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 |
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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) |
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 (10 innings) |
October 15 | Shea Stadium | 57,367 |
5 | Orioles – 3, Mets – 5 | October 16 | Shea Stadium | 57,397 |
Game log[]
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1969 American League Championship Series vs. Minnesota – Baltimore wins series 3–0
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1969 World Series vs. New York (NL) – New York (NL) wins series 4–1
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Farm system[]
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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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 |
A-Short Season | Aberdeen Pheasants | Northern League | Ken Rowe |
Rookie | Bluefield Orioles | Appalachian League |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Stockton, Miami
Notes[]
- ^ Wally Bunker at Baseball Reference
- ^ Curt Blefary at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bobby Darwin at Baseball Reference
- ^ Clay Dalrymple at Baseball Reference
- ^ Chico Salmon at Baseball Reference
- ^ 100 Things Orioles Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die, Dan Connolly, Triumph Books, Chicago, 2015, ISBN 978-1-62937-041-5, p.213
- ^ Dave Skaggs at Baseball Reference
- ^ Dave Winfield at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bob Galasso at Baseball Reference
- ^ "1969 Baltimore Orioles Statistics".
References[]
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- 1969 Baltimore Orioles at Baseball Reference
- 1969 Baltimore Orioles season at Baseball Almanac
- Baltimore Orioles seasons
- 1969 Major League Baseball season
- American League East champion seasons
- American League champion seasons
- 1969 in sports in Maryland