The 1969 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball. 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 runner-up Detroit Tigers .
After the regular season, the Orioles went on to the inaugural 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 , and played their home games at Memorial Stadium .
Offseason [ edit ]
Spring Training [ edit ]
The Baltimore Orioles held Spring Training at Miami Stadium in Miami , Florida for the 11th season.
Regular season [ edit ]
Season standings [ edit ]
Record vs. opponents [ edit ]
1969 American League Records
Sources:
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Team
BAL
BOS
CAL
CWS
CLE
DET
KC
MIN
NYY
OAK
SEA
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 ]
1969 Baltimore Orioles
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Coaches
Game Log [ edit ]
1969 Regular Season Game Log (109–53) (Home: 60–21; Road: 49–32)
April (16–7) (Home: 10–4; Road: 6–3)
May (18–8) (Home: 7–4; Road: 11–4)
June (21–6) (Home: 8–4; Road: 13–2)
July (17–10) (Home: 13–3; Road: 4–7)
August (19–12) (Home: 12–4; Road: 7–8)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Stadium
Record
Report
Rank
GB
Game Time
Local TV
National TV
104
August 1
@ Twins
3–4
72–32
105
August 2
@ Twins
6–5
73–32
106
August 3
@ Twins
2–5
73–33
107
August 4
@ Indians
0–2
73–34
108
August 5
Royals
7–5
74–34
109
August 6
Royals
2–1
75–34
110
August 7
Royals
10–2
76–34
111
August 8
Twins
6–5
77–34
112
August 9
Twins
5–1
78–34
113
August 10
Twins
2–0
79–34
114
August 11
Athletics
4–7
79–35
115
August 12
Athletics
4–3
80–35
116
August 13
Athletics
8–0
81–35
117
August 15
@ Pilots
2–1
82–35
118
August 16
@ Pilots
15–3
83–35
119
August 17
@ Pilots
4–1
84–35
120
August 18
@ Pilots
12–3
85–35
121
August 19
@ Angels
10–0
86–35
122
August 20
@ Angels
2–3
86–36
123
August 21
@ Angels
0–2
86–37
124
August 22
@ Athletics
4–3
87–37
125
August 23
@ Athletics
2–4
87–38
126
August 24
@ Athletics
0–9
87–39
127
August 24
@ Athletics
8–9
87–40
128
August 26
Pilots
1–2
87–41
129
August 27
Pilots
7–2
88–41
130
August 28
Pilots
4–3
89–41
131
August 29
Angels
2–6
89–42
132
August 29
Angels
1–2
89–43
133
August 30
Angels
6–3
90–43
134
August 31
Angels
5–4
91–43
September (17–10) (Home: 9–2; Road: 8–8)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Stadium
Record
Report
Rank
GB
Game Time
Local TV
National TV
135
September 1
@ White Sox
8–0
92–43
136
September 2
@ White Sox
3–10
92–44
137
September 4
@ Tigers
5–4
93–44
138
September 5
@ Tigers
8–4
94–44
139
September 6
@ Tigers
4–5
94–45
140
September 7
@ Tigers
6–5
95–45
141
September 9
Senators
6–1
96–45
142
September 9
Senators
3–2
97–45
143
September 10
Red Sox
8–7
98–45
144
September 11
Red Sox
4–2
99–45
145
September 12
Indians
2–1
100–45
146
September 13
Indians
10–5
101–45
147
September 14
Indians
7–3
102–45
148
September 15
@ Senators
2–3
102–46
149
September 16
@ Senators
1–0
103–46
150
September 18
@ Red Sox
6–4
104–46
151
September 18
@ Red Sox
0–5
104–47
152
September 19
Yankees
4–2
105–47
153
September 20
Yankees
8–7
106–47
154
September 23
@ Indians
1–3
106–48
155
September 24
@ Indians
4–3
107–48
156
September 25
@ Indians
4–1
108–48
157
September 26
@ Yankees
2–4
108–49
158
September 27
@ Yankees
0–1
108–50
159
September 28
@ Yankees
2–3
108–51
160
September 29
Tigers
1–4
108–52
161
September 30
Tigers
3–4
108–53
October (1–0) (Home: 1–0)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Stadium
Record
Report
Rank
GB
Game Time
Local TV
National TV
162
October 1
Tigers
2–1
109–53
Player stats [ edit ]
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
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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
Pitching [ edit ]
Starting pitchers [ edit ]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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
Hardin, Jim 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
Postseason [ edit ]
October 4, 1969 at Memorial Stadium
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
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)
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
1969 American League Championship Series vs. Minnesota – Baltimore wins series 3–0
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Stadium
Report
Game Time
Local TV
National TV
1
October 4
Twins
2
October 5
Twins
3
October 6
@ Twins
1969 World Series vs. New York (NL) – New York (NL) wins series 4–1
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Stadium
Report
Game Time
Local TV
National TV
National Radio
1
October 11
Mets
2
October 12
Mets
3
October 14
@ Mets
4
October 15
@ Mets
5
October 16
@ Mets
Farm system [ edit ]
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Stockton, Miami
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