1969 Philadelphia Phillies season
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| Owner(s) | R. R. M. Carpenter, Jr. | |
| General manager(s) | John Quinn | |
| Manager(s) | Bob Skinner, George Myatt | |
| Local television | WFIL | |
| Local radio | WCAU (By Saam, Bill Campbell, Richie Ashburn) |
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The 1969 Philadelphia Phillies season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fifth in the newly-established National League East with a record of 63-99, 37 games behind the division champion New York Mets, who went on to defeat Baltimore, four games to one, in the World Series. It was also the Phillies' penultimate season at Connie Mack Stadium.
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[edit] Offseason
- October 14, 1968: 1968 MLB expansion draft
- Larry Jackson was drafted from the Phillies by the Montreal Expos as the 23rd pick.[1] Jackson retired rather than report to the Expos. Bobby Wine was sent to the Expos as compensation on April 7, 1969.[2]
- Tony González was drafted from the Phillies by the San Diego Padres as the 37th pick.[3]
- December 2, 1968: Billy Cowan was drafted from the Phillies by the New York Yankees in the 1968 rule 5 draft.[4]
- January 20, 1969: Clay Dalrymple was traded by the Phillies to the Baltimore Orioles for Ron Stone.[5]
[edit] Regular season
1969 was a year of transition for the organization. Dick Allen was suspended by the team for a month after missing a game against the New York Mets. Claiming that Allen was undermining him by going directly to owner R. R. M. Carpenter, Jr., manager Bob Skinner surprised the club by resigning on August 6. Skinner blasted the club for their handling of Allen and blamed Allen for the team's losing saying, "Allen has been a big factor in our losing and there is very definitely disharmony on the club." Skinner was replaced by coach George Myatt.[6] Allen would be traded from the club after the season. In addition to the turmoil in the clubhouse, the Phillies had expected that 1969 would be their final season at Connie Mack Stadium with an April 1970 opening planned for Veterans Stadium. Delays would push the Vet's opening to April 1971.
At Connie Mack Stadium on April 17, 1969, Montreal Expos pitcher Bill Stoneman threw a no-hitter against the Phillies. It was Stoneman's fifth major league start and only the ninth game of the Expos' existence.[7]
In conjunction with Major League Baseball's celebration in 1969 of the 100th anniversary of professional baseball, the Phillies conducted a fan vote to determine their all-time team. The players were honored on August 5, 1969 at Connie Mack Stadium before the Phillies' game against the San Francisco Giants. Commissioner Bowie Kuhn was on-hand to recognize Robin Roberts as the Phillies' greatest player of all-time.[8]
The Phillies recorded four straight complete game shutouts from August 13 to August 16, 1969. The Phillies shutout the Atlanta Braves two games in a row in Atlanta then returned to Philadelphia where they shutout the Houston Astros in the following two games.[9]
[edit] Season standings
| NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| New York Mets | 100 | 62 | .617 | -- |
| Chicago Cubs | 92 | 70 | .568 | 8 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 88 | 74 | .543 | 12 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 87 | 75 | .537 | 13 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 63 | 99 | .389 | 37 |
| Montreal Expos | 52 | 110 | .321 | 48 |
[edit] Notable transactions
- June 5, 1969: Bob Boone was drafted by the Phillies in the 6th round of the 1969 Major League Baseball Draft. Player signed June 11, 1969.[10]
[edit] Roster
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[edit] Player stats
[edit] Batting
[edit] 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 |
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| C | Mike Ryan | 133 | 446 | 91 | .204 | 12 | 44 |
| 1B | Dick Allen | 118 | 438 | 126 | .288 | 32 | 89 |
[edit] 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 |
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| Johnny Briggs | 124 | 361 | 86 | .238 | 12 | 46 |
| Ron Stone | 103 | 222 | 53 | .239 | 1 | 24 |
| Rich Barry | 20 | 32 | 6 | .188 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Stone | 18 | 28 | 6 | .214 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Reid | 13 | 19 | 4 | .211 | 0 | 0 |
[edit] Pitching
[edit] 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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| Woodie Fryman | 36 | 228.1 | 12 | 15 | 4.41 | 150 |
| Bill Champion | 23 | 116.2 | 5 | 10 | 5.01 | 70 |
[edit] 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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| Lowell Palmer | 26 | 90 | 2 | 8 | 5.20 | 68 |
[edit] Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| John Boozer | 46 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4.28 | 47 |
| Turk Farrell | 46 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4.00 | 40 |
| Bill Wilson | 37 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3.32 | 48 |
[edit] Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Raleigh-Durham, Pulaski[11]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Larry Jackson page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bobby Wine page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Tony González page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Billy Cowan page at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Clay Dalrymple page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Linder, Lee (1969-08-07). "Bob Skinner resigns post with Phillies". Eugene Register-Guard. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
- ^ Associated Press (1969-04-18). "Stoneman of Expos Hurls No-Hitter to Beat Phils, 7-0". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
- ^ Paul Lukas (1969-08-06). "A Night to Remember". Reading Eagle. p. 48.
- ^ "1969 Philadelphia Phillies Schedule by Baseball Almanac". Retrieved 2009-09-17.
- ^ Bob Boone page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
[edit] References
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