1969 Baltimore Orioles season

MLB yearly infobox alt
name = Baltimore Orioles
season = 1969
misc = 1969 AL East Champions
1969 AL Champions

current league = American League
y1 = 1901
division = East Division
y2 = 1969| Uniform logo =
ballpark = Memorial Stadium
y4 = 1954
city = Baltimore, Maryland
y5 = 1954
owners = Jerold Hoffberger
general managers = Harry Dalton
managers = Earl Weaver
television =WJZ-TV
radio = WBAL (AM)
(Chuck Thompson, Bill O'Donnell, Jim Karvellas) |

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. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bunkewa01.shtml Wally Bunker page at Baseball Reference] ]
* 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). [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/blefacu01.shtml Curt Blefary page at Baseball Reference] ]

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. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/winfida01.shtml Dave Winfield page at Baseball Reference] ]
* August 16, 1969: Bob Galasso was signed as an amateur free agent by the Orioles. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/galasbo01.shtml Bob Galasso page at Baseball Reference] ]

eason Standings

Roster

Pitching

tarting pitchers

ALCS

Game 1

October 4, 1969 at Memorial Stadium

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 [Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., "The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball". Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997]

* 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

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/1969.shtml 1969 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1969&t=BAL 1969 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com]

succession box
title = AL East Championship Season
years = 1969
before = First Season
after = Baltimore Orioles
1970succession box
title = American League Champions
years = 1969
before = Detroit Tigers
1968
after = Baltimore Orioles
1970