1969 Pittsburgh Pirates season

The 1969 Pittsburgh Pirates season was a season in American baseball. It consisted of the Pirates finishing in third place in the newly established National League East, twelve games behind the eventual World Series champion New York Mets. The Pirates were managed by Larry Shepard, and played their home games at Forbes Field, which was in its final full season of operation, before moving into their new facility in the middle of the following season.

1969 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s)John W. Galbreath (majority shareholder); Bing Crosby, Thomas P. Johnson (minority shareholders)
General manager(s)Joe L. Brown
Manager(s)Larry Shepard, Alex Grammas
Local televisionKDKA-TV
Bob Prince, Jim Woods, Nellie King
Local radioKDKA
Bob Prince, Jim Woods, Nellie King
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Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

NL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Mets 10062 0.617 52–30 48–32
Chicago Cubs 9270 0.568 8 49–32 43–38
Pittsburgh Pirates 8874 0.543 12 47–34 41–40
St. Louis Cardinals 8775 0.537 13 42–38 45–37
Philadelphia Phillies 6399 0.389 37 30–51 33–48
Montreal Expos 52110 0.321 48 24–57 28–53

Record vs. opponents

1969 National League Records

Sources:
Team ATL CHC CIN HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
Atlanta 3–912–615–39–98–44–86–68–413–59–96–6
Chicago 9–36–6–18–46–610–88–1012–67–1111–16–69–9
Cincinnati 6–126–6–19–910–88–46–610–25–711–710–88–4
Houston 3–154–89–96–1211–110–28–43–910–810–87–5
Los Angeles 9–96–68–1012–610–24–88–48–412–65–133–9
Montreal 4–88–104–81–112–105–1311–75–134–81–117–11
New York 8–410–86–62–108–413–512–610–811–18–412–6
Philadelphia 6-66–122–104–84–87–116–1210–88–43–97–11
Pittsburgh 4–811–77–59–34–813–58–108–1010–25–79–9
San Diego 5–131–117–118–106–128–41–114–82–106–124–8
San Francisco 9–96–68–108–1013–511–14–89–37–512–63–9
St. Louis 6–69–94–85–79–311–76–1211–79–98–49–3

Detailed records

Game log

1969 Game Log: 88–74 (Home: 47–34; Away: 41–40)
Legend:        = Win        = Loss
Bold = Pirates team member

Opening Day lineup

Opening Day Starters
NamePosition
Matty AlouCF
Richie Hebner3B
Roberto ClementeRF
Willie StargellLF
Bob Robertson1B
Bill Mazeroski2B
Jerry MayC
Freddie PatekSS
Steve BlassSP

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Notable transactions

Roster

1969 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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Statistics

Batting
Pitching

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Columbus Jets International League Don Hoak
AA York Pirates Eastern League Joe Morgan
A Salem Rebels Carolina League Chuck Hiller
A Gastonia Pirates Western Carolinas League Frank Oceak
A-Short Season Geneva Pirates New York–Penn League Bob Clear
Rookie GCL Pirates Gulf Coast League Buddy Pritchard

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: York

Notes

  1. From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
  2. Manny Mota at Baseball Reference
  3. Donn Clendenon at Baseball Reference
  4. Maury Wills at Baseball Reference
  5. Dave Roberts at Baseball Reference
  6. Al McBean Archived March 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine at Baseball Reference
  7. Ron Slocum at Baseball Reference
  8. George Spriggs at "Baseball Almanac"
  9. Dave Wickersham at "Baseball Almanac"
  10. Manny Jiménez at Baseball-Reference
  11. Rennie Stennett at "Baseball Almanac"
  12. Tommie Sisk at Baseball-Reference
  13. Omar Moreno at "Baseball Almanac"
  14. 1969 Opening Day lineup at "Baseball-Almanac"
  15. Jim Shellenback at "Baseball Almanac"
  16. Pedro Ramos at Baseball Reference
  17. Ron Kline at Baseball Almanac
  18. Kent Tekulve at Baseball Almanac
  19. Bo Belinsky at Baseball Reference
  20. Jim Bunning at "Baseball-almanac"
  21. Alex Grammas at "Wikipedia"
  22. http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1969&t=PIT
  23. "Major League Baseball Regular Season Hitting Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
  24. "Major League Baseball Regular Season Pitching Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.

References

  • 1969 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Reference
  • 1969 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Almanac
  • 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.
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