1969 Los Angeles Dodgers season

March 2026 November 2013 Los Angeles Dodgers 1969 National League West Dodger Stadium Los Angeles 85 77 y 4th Walter O'Malley, James Mulvey Walter O'Malley Al Campanis Walter Alston KTTV (11) KFIVin Scully, Jerry DoggettKWKWJose Garcia, Jaime Jarrín The 1969 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 80th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 12th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 8th season playing their home games at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles California. The Dodgers finished in fourth place in the new National League West, eight games behind the Atlanta Braves. The Dodgers' record for 1969 was 85–77, which was nine wins better than 1968. Offseason October 21, 1968: Bob Bailey was purchased from the Dodgers by the Montreal Expos.Bob Bailey page at Baseball Reference October 21, 1968: Jim Ellis was traded by the Dodgers to St. Louis Cardinals for Pete Mikkelsen.Pete Mikkelsen page at Baseball Reference December 4, 1968: Mike Kekich was traded by the Dodgers to the New York Yankees for Andy Kosco.Mike Kekich page at Baseball Reference December 5, 1968: Jim Campanis was acquired from the Dodgers by the Kansas City Royals.Jim Campanis page at Baseball Reference March 30, 1969: Ted Savage was traded by the Dodgers to the Cincinnati Reds for Jimmie Schaffer.Ted Savage page at Baseball Reference Regular season After finishing 8th in 1967 and 7th in 1968, the Dodgers looked to improve in 1969 with the addition of youngsters Ted Sizemore, Bill Sudakis, and by obtaining Tom Haller in a trade. The Dodgers started fast and on June 10, they were in 2nd place at 31–22, 1 game back in a wild 5 team N.L. West race. On June 11, they reacquired Maury Wills in a trade, and obtained Manny Mota in the same deal for Ron Fairly and Paul Popovich. By July 16, they were in 1st place, and after beating the Mets on September 3, they were in second place, 1 game back. Centerfielder Willie Davis had just extended his club record 31 game hitting streak. They headed to San Diego to face the expansion Padres in a 4-game series and disaster struck. They scored 4 runs in 4 games, lost 4 in a row, and Davis had his hitting streak stopped in the first game. They left San Diego in 4th place, still only 2 1 2 games out. They rebounded somewhat, and when they beat the Atlanta Braves on September 18, they were one-half game behind co-leaders Atlanta and the San Francisco Giants as they headed to San Francisco. The pressure of the season long five team pennant race got to this young team, as they lost 10 of their next 11 games, ultimately finishing 85–77, 8 games behind division winning Atlanta. Impact While they did not win the division, the 1969 Dodgers marked the start of a turnaround for the franchise. After finishing 8th and 7th in 1967 and 1968 respectively, they would not finish in the bottom half of the standings again until 1984. Ted Sizemore won the rookie of the year award, and other youngsters like Steve Garvey, Bill Russell, Von Joshua, Bobby Valentine, and Bill Buckner contributed in back up roles. Waiting in the wings in the minors were Ron Cey, Davey Lopes, Tom Paciorek, and manager Tommy Lasorda. Season standings Record vs. opponents LAD Opening Day lineup +Opening Day startersName Position Willie Crawford Center fielderLen Gabrielson Right fielderBill Sudakis Third basemanRon Fairly First basemanAndy Kosco Left fielderTom HallerCatcherJim Lefebvre Second basemanTed Sizemore ShortstopDon Drysdale Starting pitcher Notable transactions April 17, 1969: Tommy Dean and Leon Everitt were traded by the Dodgers to the San Diego Padres for Al McBean.Tommy Dean page at Baseball Reference June 11, 1969: Ron Fairly and Paul Popovich were traded by the Dodgers to the Montreal Expos for Maury Wills and Manny Mota.Dodgers finally bring Wills back home August 15, 1969: Chuck Goggin, Ron Mitchell (minors) and cash were traded by the Dodgers to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Jim Bunning.Chuck Goggin page at Baseball Reference September 1, 1969: Jack Jenkins was purchased by the Dodgers from the Washington Senators.Jack Jenkins page at Baseball Reference Roster 1969 Los Angeles Dodgers Roster Pitchers 21 Jim Brewer 17 Jim Bunning 34 Bobby Darwin 53 Don Drysdale 44 Alan Foster 29 Jack Jenkins 42 Ray Lamb 31 Al McBean 46 Pete Mikkelsen 25 Joe Moeller 23 Claude Osteen 35 John Purdin 40 Bill Singer 20 Don Sutton Catchers 15 Tom Haller  8 Bob Stinson 10 Jeff Torborg Infielders 45 Ken Boyer  6 Ron Fairly  1 Billy Grabarkewitz  4 Tommy Hutton  5 Jim Lefebvre 28 Wes Parker 22 Paul Popovich 41 Ted Sizemore 16 Bill Sudakis 30 Maury Wills Outfielders 27 Willie Crawford  3 Willie Davis 14 Len Gabrielson 12 Von Joshua  9 Andy Kosco 43 John Miller 11 Manny Mota 18 Bill Russell Other batters 38 Bill Buckner  6 Steve Garvey  2 Bobby Valentine Manager 24 Walter Alston Coaches 26 Red Adams 52 Carroll Beringer 19 Jim Gilliam  7 Roy Hartsfield 33 Danny Ozark 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 C Tom Haller 134 445 117 .263 6 39 1B Wes Parker 132 471 131 .278 13 68 2B Ted Sizemore 159 590 160 .271 4 46 3B Bill Sudakis 132 462 108 .234 14 53 SS Maury Wills 104 434 129 .297 4 39 LF Manny Mota 85 294 95 .323 3 30 CF Willie Davis Willie Davis (baseball) 129 498 155 .311 11 59 RF Andy Kosco 120 424 105 .248 19 74 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 Willie Crawford 129 389 96 .247 11 41 Jim Lefebvre 95 275 65 .236 4 44 Bill Russell 98 212 48 .226 5 15 Len Gabrielson 83 178 48 .270 1 18 Jeff Torborg 51 124 23 .185 0 7 Billy Grabarkewitz 34 65 6 .092 0 5 Ron Fairly 30 64 14 .219 0 8 Paul Popovich 28 50 10 .200 0 4 Tommy Hutton 16 48 13 .271 0 4 John Miller 26 38 8 .211 1 1 Ken Boyer 25 34 7 .206 0 4 Bob Stinson 4 8 3 .375 0 2 Von Joshua 14 8 2 .250 0 0 Steve Garvey 3 3 1 .333 0 0 Bill Buckner 1 1 0 .000 0 0 Bobby Valentine 5 0 0 ---- 0 0 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 Claude Osteen 41 321.0 20 15 2.66 183 Bill Singer 41 315.2 20 12 2.34 247 Don Sutton 41 293.1 17 18 3.47 217 Don Drysdale 12 62.2 5 4 4.45 24 Jim Bunning 9 56.1 3 1 3.36 33 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 Alan Foster 24 102.2 3 9 4.38 59 Joe Moeller 23 51.1 1 0 3.33 25 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 Jim Brewer baseball 59 7 6 20 2.55 92 Pete Mikkelsen 48 7 5 4 2.77 51 Al McBean 31 2 6 4 3.91 26 Ray Lamb 10 0 1 1 1.80 11 John Purdin 9 0 0 0 6.06 6 Bobby Darwin 3 0 0 0 9.82 0 Jack Jenkins 1 0 0 0 0.00 1 Awards and honors National League Rookie of the Year Ted Sizemore Gold Glove Award Wes Parker NL Player of the Month Willie Davis (August 1969) All-Stars 1969 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Bill Singer, reserve Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Spokane Indians Pacific Coast League Tommy Lasorda AA Albuquerque Dodgers Texas League Del Crandall A Bakersfield Dodgers California League Don LeJohn A Daytona Beach Dodgers Florida State League Bob Shaw A Rogue Valley Dodgers Northwest League Bill Berrier Rookie Ogden Dodgers Pioneer League Ray MalgradiLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rogue Valley, Ogden 1969 Major League Baseball draft 1969 Major League Baseball draft This was the fifth year of a Major League Baseball draft. The Dodgers drafted 47 players in the June draft and 11 in the January draft, eight of them would play in MLB. The Dodgers first round selection in the June draft, High School Catcher Terry McDermott did make it to the Majors, in 1972, but played only nine games. The only player from this draft class who made any impact in the Majors was Lee Lacy, who was drafted twice this year... as a third baseman in the January draft and as a pitcher in the June draft. He was primarily an outfielder in the Majors, and played through 1987 with the Dodgers, Braves, Pirates and Orioles. 1969 draft picksJanuary draft 1969 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Regular Phase RoundNamePositionSchoolSignedCareer spanHighest level 1Michael Kimbrell2B Yes 1969–1970 A2Lee Lacy3B Laney CollegeNoDodgers – June 1969 1969–1987 MLB3Carl SalyersRHP Southwestern Christian Junior CollegeNo 4Bob O'BrienLHPFresno City College NoDodgers – June 1969 1969–1974 MLB5Dean VoegerlLHP Trinidad State Junior CollegeNo 6Dave Maas2B Fullerton CollegeNo January secondary phase 1969 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase RoundNamePositionSchoolSignedCareer spanHighest level 1Pat HarrisonINF University of Southern CaliforniaNo 2William CampRHPOklahoma State University NoCubs – 19701970 AA3George PughLHP Mesa Community CollegeNo 4William Ferguson1B Texas Christian UniversityNoReds – 1969 June 1969–1972 AAA5George Putz1B Springfield CollegeNoCardinals – 1969 June 1969–1973 AAA June draft 1969 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft RoundNamePositionSchoolSignedCareer spanHighest level 1Terry McDermottCSt. Agnes High SchoolYes1969–1976MLB2Lee LacyLHPPutnam City High SchoolYes1969–1987MLB3Al DawsonOFLyndhurst High SchoolYes1968–1972AAA4Bob O'BrienOFTexas A&M UniversityYes1969–1974MLB5Mark MechukRHPSt. Bernard High SchoolNo 6Stan WallLHPRaytown South High SchoolYes 1969–1978 MLB7James CardasisOFNew York UniversityYes1969–1971 A8Kenneth BrunoSSCliffside Park High SchoolYes1969A-9Larry PresidentLHPTemple High SchoolYes 1969–1975 AAA10Ronald MitchellOFAqua Fria High SchoolYes 1969–1980 AAA11John Hughes1BParkwood High SchoolYes 1969–1973AA12Stanley RussellRHPVilla Park High SchoolYes 1969–1972 A13Ronald Dolan2BSeton Hall UniversityNo 14Arthur PaulsRHP Lewis UniversityYes1969–1971 A15Roy StaigerSSBacone CollegeNo Mets – 1970 1970–1980 MLB16Jimmy PageRHPHardesty High SchoolNo 17Edgar BellamySSFort Cobb High SchoolNo 18Mark PastrovichLHPMascoutah High SchoolNoTwins – 19701970A19Anthony BlakleySSSullivan West High SchoolNoPirates – 19711971 Rookie20Donald SweetlandCSaddleback CollegeNo 21Joseph Szewczyk1BNew York UniversityYes1969 Rookie22Royle StillmanOFNorth Torrance High SchoolYes 1969–1981 MLB23Manuel WashingtonOFMississippi State UniversityYes1969–1972 AA24David AllenLHPCalifornia Western UniversityYes 1970–1974 AAA25William Owen3BWillington High SchoolNo 26Jim FullerOFSan Diego City CollegeNo Orioles – 1970 1970–1978 MLB27Johnny HatcherRHPAndrews High SchoolNo 28Harry ChapmanRHPSarasota High SchoolNo 29George HormanCCrawford High School No 30Nick DevirgilisOFSarasota High School No 31Jeffrey HoganSSFlorida State UniversityNoTigers – 1970 1970–1973 AA32Raymond IppolitoSSNew York UniversityNo 33Robert CoxRHPSoutheast High SchoolNo 34Vincent D'amico1BUniversity of AlbuquerqueYes 1969 A-35Jerry ArnoldLHPWoodward High SchoolNo 36William WylesLHPNew Mexico Military InstituteNo 37Gary GranvilleOFEl Camino CollegeNoAngels – 1970 1970–1973 A38Johnny RodgersINFTech High SchoolNo 39Gary ErskineOFAnderson High SchoolNo 40Dennis HarenOFBishop Montgomery High SchoolYes 1969–1974 AA41Rod BooneCCrawford High SchoolNoRoyals – 1972 1972–1975 AAA42Robert SiciliaOFJohn R. Rogers High SchoolYes 1969 A-43Robert PayneOFUniversity of California, RiversideYes 1969 A- June secondary phase 1969 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase RoundNamePositionSchoolSignedCareer spanHighest level 1Bill Seinsoth1B University of Southern CaliforniaYes 1969 A2Bob RandallSSKansas State University Yes 1969–1980 MLB3Steven WilmetLHP St. Norbert CollegeYes 1969 A-4Randall BayerOF Mesa Community CollegeYes 1969–1972 A Notes 2 References Baseball-Reference season page Baseball Almanac season page External links 1969 Los Angeles Dodgers uniform Los Angeles Dodgers official web site Category:Los Angeles Dodgers seasons Los Angeles Dodgers season Los Angel