1969 Boston Red Sox season
The 1969 Boston Red Sox season was the 69th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. With the American League (AL) now split into two divisions, the Red Sox finished third in the newly established American League East with a record of 87 wins and 75 losses, 22 games behind the Baltimore Orioles, who went on to win the AL championship.
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Owner(s) | Tom Yawkey |
General manager(s) | Dick O'Connell |
Manager(s) | Dick Williams (W-82; L-71) and Eddie Popowski (W-5; L-4) |
Local television | WHDH-TV, Ch. 5 |
Local radio | WHDH-AM 850 (Ken Coleman, Ned Martin, Johnny Pesky) |
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Offseason
- October 15, 1968: Joe Foy was drafted by the Kansas City Royals from the Boston Red Sox as the 4th pick in the 1968 expansion draft.[1]
- March 18, 1969: Bill Kelso was purchased by the Red Sox from the Cincinnati Reds.[2]
- March 29, 1969: Bill Kelso was returned to the Reds by the Red Sox.[2]
Regular season
Season standings
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
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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 | — |
Opening Day lineup
7 | Reggie Smith | CF |
2 | Mike Andrews | 2B |
8 | Carl Yastrzemski | LF |
40 | Ken Harrelson | 1B |
25 | Tony Conigliaro | RF |
5 | George Scott | 3B |
6 | Rico Petrocelli | SS |
35 | Russ Gibson | C |
16 | Jim Lonborg | P |
Notable transactions
- April 19, 1969: Dick Ellsworth, Ken Harrelson and Juan Pizarro were traded by the Red Sox to the Cleveland Indians for Joe Azcue, Vicente Romo and Sonny Siebert.[3]
- June 15, 1969: Joe Azcue was traded by the Red Sox to the California Angels for Tom Satriano.[3]
Roster
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Player stats
Batting
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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2B | Mike Andrews | 121 | 464 | 136 | .293 | 15 | 59 |
3B | George Scott | 152 | 549 | 139 | .253 | 16 | 52 |
LF | Carl Yastrzemski | 162 | 603 | 154 | .255 | 40 | 111 |
CF | Reggie Smith | 143 | 543 | 168 | .309 | 25 | 93 |
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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Ken Harrelson | 10 | 46 | 10 | .217 | 3 | 8 |
Tony Muser | 2 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching
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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Ray Culp | 32 | 227 | 17 | 8 | 3.81 | 172 |
Ken Brett | 8 | 39.1 | 2 | 3 | 5.26 | 23 |
Mike Garman | 2 | 12.1 | 1 | 0 | 4.38 | 10 |
Dick Ellsworth | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3.75 | 4 |
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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Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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Awards and honors
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Louisville Colonels | International League | Eddie Kasko |
AA | Pittsfield Red Sox | Eastern League | Billy Gardner |
A | Winston-Salem Red Sox | Carolina League | Matt Sczesny |
A | Winter Haven Red Sox | Florida State League | Rac Slider |
A | Greenville Red Sox | Western Carolinas League | Bill Slack |
A-Short Season | Jamestown Falcons | New York–Penn League | Jackie Moore |
Notes
- Joe Foy Statistics and History – Baseball-Reference.com
- Bill Kelso page at Baseball Reference
- Joe Azcue page at Baseball-Reference
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007