1969 New York Yankees season

Season for the Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees March 2026 November 2013 New York Yankees 1969 American League 80-81 (.497) East Yankee Stadium New York City CBS Lee MacPhail Ralph Houk WPIX(Phil Rizzuto, Jerry Coleman, Frank Messer, Whitey Ford) WHN(Frank Messer, Phil Rizzuto, Jerry Coleman) The 1969 New York Yankees season was the 67th season for the team. The team finished in fifth-place in the newly established American League East with a record of 80–81, 28 1 2 games behind the Baltimore Orioles. New York was managed by Ralph Houk. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. This was the first Yankee team since 1912 (when they were called the Highlanders) to no players on the roster who would eventually end up in the Hall of Fame. Offseason October 15, 1968: Steve Barber was drafted from the Yankees by the Seattle Pilots as the 37th pick in the 1968 MLB expansion draft.Steve Barber page at Baseball Reference October 21, 1968: Jim Bouton was purchased from the Yankees by the Seattle Pilots.Jim Bouton page at Baseball Reference December 2, 1968: Billy Cowan was drafted by the Yankees from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1968 rule 5 draft.Billy Cowan page at Baseball-Reference December 4, 1968: Andy Kosco was traded by the Yankees to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Mike Kekich.Andy Kosco page at Baseball Reference December 6, 1968: Charley Smith was traded by the Yankees to the San Francisco Giants for Nate Oliver.Charley Smith page at Baseball Reference January 8, 1969: John Orsino was purchased by the Yankees from the Washington Senators.John Orsino page at Baseball Reference Prior to 1969 season: Merritt Ranew was acquired from the Yankees by the Seattle Pilots.Merritt Ranew page at Baseball Reference Regular season August 8, 1969: Thurman Munson made his major league debut for the Yankees. Season standings Record vs. opponents NYY Opening Day lineup Horace Clarke 2B Jerry Kenney CF Bobby Murcer 3B Roy White LF Joe Pepitone 1B Tom Tresh SS Bill Robinson RF Jake Gibbs C Mel Stottlemyre P Notable transactions June 5, 1969: 1969 Major League Baseball draft Ken Crosby was drafted by the Yankees in the 10th round. Player signed June 17, 1969.Ken Crosby page at Baseball Reference John Tamargo was drafted by the Yankees in the 15th round, but did not sign.John Tamargo page at Baseball Reference June 12, 1969: John Orsino was traded by the Yankees to the Cleveland Indians for Rob Gardner. June 14, 1969: Tom Tresh was traded by the Yankees to the Detroit Tigers for Ron Woods.Tom Tresh page at Baseball Reference July 26, 1969: Billy Cowan was purchased by the California Angels from the New York Yankees. Mickey Mantle's retired number YankeesRetired7.svg Mickey Mantle 7 New York Yankees 1969 On Mickey Mantle Day, June 8, 1969, in addition to the retirement of his uniform number 7, Mantle was given a plaque that would hang on the center field wall at Yankee Stadium, near the monuments to Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Miller Huggins. The plaque was given to him by Joe DiMaggio, and Mantle then gave DiMaggio a similar plaque, telling the crowd, "His should be just a little bit higher than mine." The televised ceremony, aired on WPIX, was hosted by the team's television analyst Frank Messer and long time radio broadcaster Mel Allen. Roster 1969 New York Yankees Roster Pitchers 22 Jack Aker 45 Stan Bahnsen 50 Bill Burbach 56 John Cumberland 24 Al Downing 39 Steve Hamilton 54 Ken Johnson 18 Mike Kekich 51 Ron Klimkowski 40 Lindy McDaniel 23 Don Nottebart 19 Fritz Peterson 30 Mel Stottlemyre 22 Fred Talbot Catchers 23 John Ellis 10 Frank Fernández 41 Jake Gibbs 15 Thurman Munson Infielders 38 Len Boehmer 20 Horace Clarke 14 Bobby Cox  2 Jerry Kenney 55 Dave McDonald 17 Gene Michael 25 Joe Pepitone 15 Tom Tresh Outfielders 12 Ron Blomberg 12 Billy Cowan 26 Jimmie Hall 21 Jim Lyttle  1 Bobby Murcer 11 Bill Robinson 27 Tom Shopay  9 Dick Simpson 21 Frank Tepedino  6 Roy White  9 Ron Woods Other batters 21 Nate Oliver Manager 35 Ralph Houk Coaches 44 Jim Hegan 32 Elston Howard 34 Dick Howser 55 Spud Murray 31 Jim Turner Player stats = Indicates team leader Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases Pos Player G AB R H Avg. HR RBI SB C Jake Gibbs 71 219 18 49 .224 0 18 3 1B Joe Pepitone 135 513 49 124 .242 27 70 8 2B Horace Clarke 156 641 82 183 .285 4 48 33 3B Jerry Kenney 130 447 49 115 .257 2 34 25 SS Gene Michael 119 412 41 112 .272 2 31 7 LF Roy White 130 448 55 130 .290 7 74 18 CF Ron Woods 72 171 18 30 .175 1 7 2 RF Bobby Murcer 152 564 82 146 .259 26 82 7 https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/1969.shtml 1969 New York Yankees Statistics and Roster - Baseball-Reference.com 2009-06-08 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090224175609/http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/1969.shtml February 24, 2009 mdy Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB R H Avg. HR RBI SB Frank Fernández Frank Fernández (baseball) 89 229 34 51 .223 12 29 1 Bill Robinson Bill Robinson (outfielder) 87 222 23 38 .171 3 21 3 Jimmie Hall 80 212 21 50 .236 3 26 8 Bobby Cox 85 191 17 41 .215 2 17 0 Tom Tresh 45 143 13 26 .182 1 9 2 Len Boehmer 45 108 5 19 .176 0 7 0 Thurman Munson 26 86 6 22 .256 1 9 0 Jim Lyttle 28 83 7 15 .181 0 4 1 John Ellis John Ellis (baseball) 22 62 2 18 .290 1 8 0 Tom Shopay 28 48 2 4 .083 0 0 0 Billy Cowan 32 48 5 8 .167 1 3 0 Frank Tepedino 13 39 6 9 .231 0 4 1 Dave McDonald Dave McDonald (baseball) 9 23 0 5 .217 0 2 0 Dick Simpson 6 11 2 3 .273 0 4 0 Ron Blomberg 4 6 0 3 .500 0 0 0 Nate Oliver 1 1 0 0 .000 0 0 0 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA BB SO Mel Stottlemyre 39 303.0 20 14 2.82 97 113 Fritz Peterson 37 272.0 17 16 2.55 43 150 Stan Bahnsen 40 220.2 9 16 3.83 90 130 Bill Burbach 31 140.2 6 8 3.65 102 82 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 Al Downing Al Downing (baseball) 30 130.2 7 5 3.38 85 Mike Kekich 28 105.0 4 6 4.54 66 Ron Klimkowski 3 14.0 0 0 0.64 3 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 Jack Aker 38 8 4 11 2.06 40 Lindy McDaniel 51 5 6 5 3.55 60 Steve Hamilton sportsman, born 1934 38 3 4 2 3.32 39 Ken Johnson Ken Johnson (right-handed pitcher) 12 1 2 0 3.46 21 Fred Talbot Fred Talbot (baseball) 8 0 0 0 5.11 7 Don Nottebart 4 0 0 0 4.50 5 John Cumberland 2 0 0 0 4.50 0 Awards and honors Mel Stottlemyre, All-Star Game Roy White, All-Star Game http://www.baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr1969as.shtml 1969 All-Star Game Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Syracuse Chiefs International League Frank Verdi AA Manchester Yankees Eastern League Jerry Walker A Kinston Eagles Carolina League Gene Hassell A Fort Lauderdale Yankees Florida State League Billy Shantz A-Short Season Oneonta Yankees New York–Penn League George Case Rookie Johnson City Yankees Appalachian League Bill Monbouquette LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Syracuse, OneontaJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 Notes 2 References 1969 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference 1969 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:New York Yankees seasons New York Yankees New York Yankees Category:1960s in the Bronx