The 1969 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in North America's Major League Baseball (MLB). 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 Detroit Tigers, who had won the World Series in the previous season.
1969 Baltimore Orioles | ||
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American League Champions American League East Champions | ||
League | American League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Memorial Stadium | |
City | Baltimore, Maryland | |
Record | 109–53 (.673) | |
Divisional place | 1st | |
Owners | Jerold Hoffberger | |
General managers | Harry Dalton | |
Managers | Earl Weaver | |
Television | WJZ-TV | |
Radio | WBAL (AM) (Chuck Thompson, Bill O'Donnell, Jim Karvellas) | |
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After the regular season, the Orioles went on to the 1st 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 (in his first full season as manager), and played their home games at Memorial Stadium.
Offseason edit
- 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 edit
The Baltimore Orioles held spring training at Miami Stadium in Miami for the 11th season.
Regular season edit
On August 13, 1969, Jim Palmer threw the only no-hitter of his career, defeating the Oakland Athletics, 8-0. [6][7]
Season standings edit
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 edit
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEP | 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 edit
- June 5, 1969: 1969 Major League Baseball draft
- Dave Skaggs was drafted by the Orioles in the 6th round.[8]
- Dave Winfield was drafted by the Orioles in the 40th round, but did not sign.[9]
- August 16, 1969: Bob Galasso was signed as an amateur free agent by the Orioles.[10]
Roster edit
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Game log edit
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April (16–7) (Home: 10–4; Road: 6–3)
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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 edit
= Indicates team leader |
Batting edit
Starters by position edit
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 edit
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 edit
Starting pitchers edit
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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Mike Cuellar | 39 | 290.2 | 23 | 11 | 2.38 | 182 |
Dave McNally | 41 | 268.2 | 20 | 7 | 3.22 | 166 |
Tom Phoebus | 35 | 202.0 | 14 | 7 | 3.52 | 117 |
Jim Palmer | 26 | 181.0 | 16 | 4 | 2.34 | 123 |
Other pitchers edit
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 edit
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 | 71.0 | 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 | 94.0 | 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 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 2 |
Frank Bertaina | 3 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 |
Fred Beene | 2 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Postseason edit
ALCS edit
Game 1 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
1969 Postseason Game Log |
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Farm system edit
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Stockton, Miami
Notes edit
- ^ 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
- ^ "Boxscore of Jim Palmer's No-Hitter". retrosheet.org. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
- ^ Dave Skaggs at Baseball Reference
- ^ Dave Winfield at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bob Galasso at Baseball Reference
- ^ "1969 Baltimore Orioles Statistics".
References edit
- 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