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1969 Baltimore Orioles season
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.
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.
- 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).
Regular Season
Transactions
- June 5, 1969: Dave Winfield was drafted by the Orioles in the 40th round of the 1969 amateur draft, but did not sign.
- August 16, 1969: Bob Galasso was signed as an amateur free agent by the Orioles.
Season Standings
Roster
| '''Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager 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 |
|---|
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 |
|---|
Pitching
Starting pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|
Other pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|
Relief pitchers
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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
- Class AAA: Rochester Red Wings (International League; Cal Ripken, Sr., manager)
- Class AA: Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs (Texas League; Joe Altobelli, manager)
- Class A: Stockton Ports (California League; Bill Werle, manager) — LEAGUE CHAMPION
- Class A: Miami Marlins (Florida State League; Woody Smith, manager) — LEAGUE CHAMPION
- Class SS-A: Aberdeen Pheasants (Northern League; Ken Rowe, manager)
- Rookie: Bluefield Orioles (Appalachian League; Jackie Ferrell, manager)
References
- 1969 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference
- 1969 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com
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