1969 Seattle Pilots season

March 2026 November 2013 Seattle Pilots 1969 American League West Sick's Stadium Seattle Dewey Soriano Marvin Milkes Joe Schultz KING-TV(Joe Daggett, Rod Belcher)August 22, 1969 Pilots Game to be Carried on Channel 5 16 The Seattle Times KVI(Jimmy Dudley, Bill Schonely) 1970 Milwaukee Brewers season 64 98 y 6th The 1969 Seattle Pilots season was the only season of the Seattle Pilots, a Major League Baseball team. As an expansion team in the American League, along with the Kansas City Royals, the Pilots were placed in the newly established West division. They finished last among the six teams with a record of 64–98 (64 98), 33 games behind the division champion Minnesota Twins. Fewer than 678,000 fans came to see the Pilots, which ranked 20th of the 24 major league teamshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/1969-misc.shtml Baseball-Reference.com 1969 Major League Baseball Attendance & Miscellaneous August 9, 2013 — a major reason why the team was forced into bankruptcy after only one season.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ru9OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vgEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7258,1156659 Toledp Blade Associated Press Financially stricken Seattle owners still courting move March 1970 29 Despite the poor conditions at aging Sick's Stadium, the ticket prices were among the highest in the major leagues.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LVgaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OCgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2841,222693 Milwaukee Journal Seattle Story: Downhill Run April 1, 1970 15 October 2026 InternetArchiveBot The bankruptcy sale of the team was approved by a federal court in Seattle on March 31, 1970,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LVgaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OCgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6687%2C12506 Milwaukee Journal We're Big League Again! Court OKs sale of Pilots April 1, 1970 1 and the team moved to Milwaukee at the end of spring training for the 1970 season and became the Milwaukee Brewers. Milwaukee had lost the Braves when they relocated to Atlanta after the 1965 season. A book about the season exists called The 1969 Seattle Pilots: Major League Baseball's One-Year Team. Part of the Pilots' season was also documented in the book Ball Four by Jim Bouton. After the Pilots, there would not be another MLB team in Seattle until the birth of the Mariners in 1977. The last remaining active member of the 1969 Seattle Pilots was Fred Stanley, who retired after the 1982 season. Jim Bouton had the team autograph a baseball and gave it to a fan. The ball is now in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. thumb|alt=Seattle Pilots 1969 Team Autographed Baseball obtained by Jim Bouton for a fan|Seattle Pilots 1969 Team Autographed Baseball obtained by Jim Bouton for a fan Offseason April 1, 1968: Marv Staehle was purchased by the Pilots from the Cleveland Indians.Marv Staehle at Baseball-Reference June 7, 1968: Wilbur Howard was selected by the Pilots in the 19th round of the 1968 Major League Baseball draft.Wilbur Howard at Baseball-Reference October 21, 1968: Jim Bouton was purchased by the Pilots from the New York Yankees.Jim Bouton at Baseball-Reference March 31, 1969: Chico Salmon was traded by the Pilots to the Baltimore Orioles for Gene Brabender and Gordy Lund.Chico Salmon at Baseball-Reference Expansion draft 1968 MLB expansion draft The MLB expansion draft for the Pilots and the Kansas City Royals was held on October 15, 1968. PlayerFormer teamPickNotesDon MincherCalifornia Angels 2ndTommy HarperCleveland Indians3rdRay OylerDetroit Tigers5thJerry McNertneyJerry McNertney at Baseball-ReferenceChicago White Sox 7thBuzz StephenMinnesota Twins9thNever played for Seattle; only major league experience was in 1968.Chico SalmonCleveland Indians11thTraded before the start of the season to Baltimore for Gene Brabender and Gordon Lund.Diego SeguíDiego Seguí at Baseball-ReferenceOakland Athletics 14thTommy DavisChicago White Sox16thMarty PattinCalifornia Angels18thGerry SchoenWashington Senators20thNever played for Seattle; only major league experience was in 1968.Gary BellBoston Red Sox21stJack AkerOakland Athletics24thRich RollinsMinnesota Twins26thLou PiniellaLou Piniella at Baseball-ReferenceCleveland Indians 28thTraded shortly before opening day to Kansas City for Steve Whitaker and John Gelnar.Dick BatesWashington Senators30thLarry HaneyBaltimore Orioles32ndDick BaneyBoston Red Sox33rdSteve HovleySteve Hovley at Baseball-ReferenceCalifornia Angels35thSteve BarberSteve Barber at Baseball-ReferenceNew York Yankees37thJohn MiklosWashington Senators39thNever played in the major leagues.Wayne ComerDetroit Tigers41stBucky BrandonBoston Red Sox44thSkip LockwoodOakland Athletics46thGary TimberlakeNew York Yankees48thBob RichmondWashington Senators50thNever played in the major leagues.John MorrisBaltimore Orioles52ndMike MarshallMike Marshall page on Baseball Reference Detroit Tigers53rdJim GosgerOakland Athletics55thMike FerraroNew York Yankees57thPaul ClickCalifornia Angels59thPitched in the minors through 1973. Never played in the major leagues. 1968 MLB June amateur draft and minor league affiliates The Pilots and Kansas City Royals, along with the two National League expansion teams set to debut in 1969, the Montreal Expos and San Diego Padres, were allowed to participate in the June 1968 MLB first-year player draft, although the new teams were barred from the lottery's first three rounds. The Pilots drafted 29 players in the 1968 June draft, including future major league manager Tom Kelly (eighth round) and starting pitcher Bill Parsons (seventh round).Information at Baseball Reference Seattle affiliated with one minor league club during 1968 to develop drafted players; the roster was filled out by professional and amateur free agents that had been signed and players loaned from other organizations. 1968 farm system A-Short Season Newark Co-Pilots New York–Penn League Sibby Sisti Regular season On Tuesday, April 8, the Pilots won their first-ever game, 4–3 at Anaheim Stadium over the California Angels. Twenty-six-year-old Pilots' starter Marty Pattin went five innings, allowing two earned runs for Seattle. RHP Jack Aker earned the save. Right fielder Mike Hegan hit Seattle's first-ever home run, a two-run shot off Jim McGlothlin, after second baseman Tommy Harper had doubled to left to begin the Pilots' existence. On the afternoon of Friday, April 11, the Pilots played, and won, their first American League game at Sick's Stadium in Seattle – 7–0 over the Chicago White Sox. Thirty-two-year-old righty Gary Bell tossed a complete game for Seattle, scattering nine hits, striking out six Sox and walking four. Bell also helped his own cause by stroking a two-run double off RHP Bob Locker in the bottom of the sixth. Seattle 1b Don Mincher hit a two-run HR off RHP Joe Horlen in the third. The official attendance was 14,993. On July 2, Reggie Jackson of the Oakland Athletics hit three home runs against the Pilots to raise his season total to 34.Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, p. 129, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, 978-0-8027-1745-0 In the 1969 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, outfielder Mike Hegan was the only Pilot selected to the All-Star game on the reserved squad. However, due to injury, he would be replaced by his teammate, infielder Don Mincher. On October 2, the Pilots played their last-ever game, losing 3-1 to Oakland in front of 5,473 fans in Seattle. In the final inning, Steve Whitaker hit the Pilots' last-ever home run, Greg Goossen got their final hit (a single), and Jerry McNertney struck out to end the game. Steve Barber took the loss. Miguel Fuentes, who would be killed in a bar fight during the off-season, threw what turned out to be the final pitch in Pilots’ history. Season standings Record vs. opponents SEA The first game April 8, Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California Team123456789RHESeattle400000000460California0100101003101W: Marty Pattin (1–0)  L: Jim McGlothlin (0–1)  SV: Jack Aker (1)   HRs: SEA: Mike Hegan (1), CAL: Jim Fregosi (1) Box Score of Game played on Tuesday, April 8, 1969 at Anaheim Stadium Opening Day Lineup +Opening Day Starters # Name Position21 Tommy Harper 2B8 Mike Hegan RF12 Tommy Davis LF5 Don Mincher 1B9 Rich Rollins 3B14 Jim Gosger CF15 Jerry McNertney C1 Ray Oyler SS33 Marty Pattin P 1969 Seattle Pilots Roster by Baseball Almanac Notable transactions April 1: Lou Piniella was traded by the Pilots to the Kansas City Royals for Steve Whitaker and John Gelnar. May 27: Jim Pagliaroni was purchased by the Pilots from the Oakland Athletics.Jim Pagliaroni at Baseball-Reference June 5: 1969 Major League Baseball draft Gorman Thomas was selected by the Pilots in the first round (21st pick).Gorman Thomas at Baseball-Reference Bob Coluccio was selected by the Pilots in the 17th round.Bob Coluccio at Baseball-Reference June 14: Larry Haney was traded by the Pilots to the Oakland Athletics for John Donaldson.John Donaldson at Baseball-Reference August 24: Jim Bouton was traded by the Pilots to the Houston Astros for Dooley Womack and Roric Harrison. September 13: Marv Staehle was purchased from the Pilots by the Montreal Expos. Roster 1969 Seattle PilotsRoster Pitchers 23 Jack Aker 32 Dick Baney 13 Steve Barber 46 Dick Bates 39 Gary Bell 56 Jim Bouton 32 Gene Brabender 27 Bucky Brandon 39 George Brunet 38 Bill Edgerton 14 Miguel Fuentes 25 John Gelnar 27 Bob Locker 42 Skip Lockwood 28 Mike Marshall 38 Bob Meyer 35 John Morris 43 John O'Donoghue 33 Marty Pattin 39 Garry Roggenburk 24 Diego Seguí 40 Jerry Stephenson 23 Fred Talbot 45 Gary Timberlake 41 Dooley Womack Catchers 10 Larry Haney 15 Jerry McNertney 17 Jim Pagliaroni 26 Merritt Ranew 30 Freddie Velázquez Infielders 30 Ron Clark 10 John Donaldson 18 Gus Gil 34 Greg Goossen 21 Tommy Harper 11 John Kennedy 14 Gordon Lund  5 Don Mincher  1 Ray Oyler  9 Rich Rollins 22 Fred Stanley Outfielders 20 Wayne Comer 12 Tommy Davis 14 Jim Gosger  8 Mike Hegan 36 Steve Hovley 16 Dick Simpson 28 Sandy Valdespino 25 José Vidal 12 Danny Walton 19 Steve Whitaker 51 Billy Williams Other batters 26 Mike Ferraro Manager  3 Joe Schultz Coaches  2 Frankie Crosetti  4 Sal Maglie  6 Eddie O'Brien  7 Ron Plaza 31 Sibby Sisti Game log Seattle Pilots; 1969 regular season game log: 64–98 (Home: 34–47; Away: 30–51) y Seattle Pilots; April: 7–11 (Home: 4–5; Away: 3–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |-style=background:#cfc | 1 || April 8 || @ Angels|| 4–3 ||Pattin||McGlothlin||Aker|| 11,930 || 1–0 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 2 || April 9 || @ Angels|| 3–7 ||Borbon||Brabender||Wilhelm|| 5,347 || 1–1 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 3 || April 11 ||White Sox|| 7–0 ||Bell||Horlen|| — || 14,993 || 2–1 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 4 || April 12 ||White Sox|| 5–1 ||Segui||Ellis||Aker|| 8,319 || 3–1 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 5 || April 13 ||White Sox|| 7–12 ||Wood||Pattin|| — || 10,031 || 3–2 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 6 || April 14 ||Royals|| 1–2 ||Nelson||Marshall||Wickersham|| 3,611 || 3–3 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb | 7 || April 16 ||Twins|| 4–6 ||Perranoski||Aker|| — || 7,329 || 3–4 || L3 |-style=background:#bbb | — || April 18 || @ White Sox|| colspan="7" |Postponed (Makeup June 18) |-style=background:#cfc | 8 || April 19 || @ White Sox|| 5–1 ||Pattin||Peters||Segui|| 3,901 || 4–4 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 9 || April 20 || @ White Sox|| 2–3 (10) ||Wood||Segui|| — || 12,579 || 4–5 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 10 || April 20 || @ White Sox|| 3–13 ||Horlen||Barber||Locker|| 12,579 || 4–6 || L2 |-style=background:#cfc | 11 || April 21 || @ Royals|| 4–1 ||Marshall||Jones||Aker|| 9,024 || 5–6 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 12 || April 22 || @ Royals|| 1–2 ||Hedlund||Segui||Drabowsky|| 9,066 || 5–7 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 13 || April 23 || @ Royals|| 3–4 ||Morehead||Edgerton|| — || 10,267 || 5–8 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb | 14 || April 25 ||Athletics|| 2–14 ||Nash||Bell|| — || 6,617 || 5–9 || L3 |-style=background:#cfc | 15 || April 26 ||Athletics|| 6–3 ||Barber||Dobson||Segui|| 6,658 || 6–9 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 16 || April 27 ||Athletics|| 5–13 ||Fingers||Marshall||Krausse|| 5,802 || 6–10 || L1 |-style=background:#bbb | — || April 28 ||Angels|| colspan="7" |Postponed (Makeup July 9) |-style=background:#cfc | 17 || April 29 ||Angels|| 1–0 ||Pattin||McGlothlin|| — || 1,954 || 7–10 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 18 || April 30 || @ Twins|| 4–6 ||Hall||Brabender||Perranoski|| 4,087 || 7–11 || L1 |- y Seattle Pilots; May: 13–13 (Home: 6–6; Away: 7–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |-style=background:#fbb | 19 || May 1 || @ Twins|| 1–4 ||Boswell||Bell||Grzenda|| 6,485 || 7–12 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb | 20 || May 2 || @ Athletics|| 7–8 ||Lindblad||Aker|| — || 4,823 || 7–13 || L3 |-style=background:#fbb | 21 || May 3 || @ Athletics|| 2–3 ||Dobson||Marshall|| — || 4,565 || 7–14 || L4 |-style=background:#cfc | 22 || May 4 || @ Athletics|| 6–4 ||Pattin||Fingers||O'Donoghue|| 10,852 || 8–14 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 23 || May 4 || @ Athletics|| 7–11 ||Odom||Brandon||Lindblad|| 10,852 || 8–15 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 24 || May 6 ||Red Sox|| 2–12 ||Culp||Brabender|| — || 9,427 || 8–16 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb | 25 || May 7 ||Red Sox|| 4–5 ||Siebert||Bell||Romo|| 7,084 || 8–17 || L3 |-style=background:#cfc | 26 || May 9 ||Senators|| 2–0 ||Marshall||Coleman|| — || 7,148 || 9–17 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 27 || May 10 ||Senators|| 16–13 |Segui||Higgins |Bell|| 7,360 || 10–17 || W2 |-style=background:#cfc | 28 || May 11 ||Senators|| 6–5 ||Segui||Baldwin|| — || 14,363 || 11–17 || W3 |-style=background:#cfc | 29 || May 12 ||Yankees|| 8–4 ||Pattin||Downing|| — || 8,763 || 12–17 || W4 |-style=background:#cfc | 30 || May 13 ||Yankees|| 5–3 ||Bell||Stottlemyre||Segui|| 19,072 || 13–17 || W5 |-style=background:#fbb | 31 || May 14 ||Yankees|| 4–5 ||Burbach||Marshall||Bahnsen|| 12,273 || 13–18 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 32 || May 16 || @ Red Sox|| 10–9 (11) ||Bouton||Romo||O'Donoghue|| 33,079 || 14–18 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 33 || May 17 || @ Red Sox|| 1–6 ||Nagy||Bell|| — || 21,172 || 14–19 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 34 || May 18 || @ Red Sox|| 9–6 ||Marshall||Culp||Segui|| 25,125 || 15–19 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 35 || May 20 || @ Senators|| 5–6 ||Higgins||Pattin|| — || 6,520 || 15–20 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 36 || May 21 || @ Senators|| 6–2 ||Brabender||Coleman||Segui|| 6,083 || 16–20 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 37 || May 22 || @ Senators|| 7–6 ||Segui||Higgins|| — || 4,242 || 17–20 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 38 || May 23 || @ Indians|| 1–7 ||Ellsworth||Marshall|| — || 5.633 || 17–21 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 39 || May 24 || @ Indians|| 8–2 ||Talbot||McDowell|| — || 7,094 || 18–21 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 40 || May 25 || @ Indians|| 3–2 ||Segui||Williams||Bell|| 10,558 || 19–21 || W2 |-style=background:#cfc | 41 || May 27 ||Orioles|| 8–1 ||Brabender||Phoebus|| — || 8,308 || 20–21 || W3 |-style=background:#fbb | 42 || May 28 ||Orioles|| 5–9 ||McNally||Marshall||Richert|| 21,679 || 20–22 || L1 |-style=background:#bbb | — || May 29 ||Orioles|| colspan="7" |Postponed (Makeup August 18) |-style=background:#fbb | 43 || May 30 ||Tigers|| 5–8 ||Radatz||Pattin||Dobson|| 12,084 || 20–23 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb | 44 || May 31 ||Tigers|| 2–3 ||Sparma||Bell|| — || 15,395 || 20–24 || L3 |- y Seattle Pilots; June: 14–15 (Home: 7–5; Away: 7–10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |-style=background:#cfc | 45 || June 1 ||Tigers|| 8–7 ||Segui||Dobson||O'Donoghue|| 14,201 || 21–24 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 46 || June 2 ||Indians|| 8–2 ||Barber||Pina||Bouton|| 9,044 || 22–24 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 47 || June 3 ||Indians|| 1–3 ||Tiant||Pattin||Williams|| 8,634 || 22–25 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 48 || June 4 ||Indians|| 4–10 ||McDowell||Marshall||Williams|| 9,540 || 22–26 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb | 49 || June 6 || @ Orioles|| 1–5 ||McNally||Bell|| — || 17,689 || 22–27 || L3 |-style=background:#fbb | 50 || June 7 || @ Orioles|| 0–10 ||Palmer||Brabender|| — || 13,903 || 22–28 || L4 |-style=background:#cfc | 51 || June 8 || @ Orioles|| 7–5 ||O'Donoghue||Cuellar|| — || 8,988 || 23–28 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 52 || June 9 || @ Tigers|| 3–2 (10) ||Pattin||Dobson||Gelnar|| 13,477 || 24–28 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 53 || June 10 || @ Tigers|| 0–5 ||Wilson||Talbot||McMahon|| 14,033 || 24–29 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 54 || June 11 || @ Tigers|| 3–4 (10) ||Dobson||O'Donoghue|| — || 23,569 || 24–30 || L2 |-style=background:#cfc | 55 || June 13 || @ Yankees|| 2–1 ||Brabender||Stottlemyre|| — || 14,967 || 25–30 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 56 || June 14 || @ Yankees|| 5–4 ||Gelnar||McDaniel||Segui|| 9,214 || 26–30 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 57 || June 15 || @ Yankees|| 0–4 (6) ||Bahnsen||Talbot|| — || 58,733 || 26–31 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 58 || June 16 || @ White Sox|| 3–8 ||Wynne||Marshall|| — || 13,133 || 26–32 || L2 |-style=background:#bbb | — || June 17 || @ White Sox|| colspan="7" |Postponed (Rescheduled September 17) |-style=background:#fbb | 59 || June 18 || @ White Sox|| 3–7 ||Peters||Brabender|| — || 6,044 || 26–33 || L3 |-style=background:#cfc | 60 || June 18 || @ White Sox|| 6–5 (11) |Locker |Osinski |— |6,044 |27–33 |W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 61 || June 19 || @ White Sox|| 10–13 ||Wood||Marshall|| — || 2,318 || 27–34 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 62 || June 20 ||Royals|| 5–3 ||Talbot||Butler||Locker|| 18,413 || 28–34 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 63 || June 20 ||Royals|| 2–6 ||Bunker||Gelnar|| — || 18,413 || 28–35 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 64 || June 21 ||Royals|| 1–0 ||Brabender||Nelson|| — || 6,829 || 29–35 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 65 || June 22 ||Royals || 5–1 ||Pattin||Drago||Locker|| 7,008 || 30–35 || W2 |-style=background:#bbb | — || June 23 ||White Sox|| colspan="7" |Postponed (Rescheduled June 24) |-style=background:#fbb | 66 || June 24 ||White Sox|| 4–6 ||Wood||Locker|| — || 7,417 || 30–36 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 67 || June 24 ||White Sox|| 6–7 ||Wood||Segui|| — || 7,417 || 30–37 || L2 |-style=background:#cfc | 68 || June 25 ||White Sox|| 3–1 ||Gelnar||Edmondson||Locker|| 5,950 || 31–37 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 69 || June 26 ||White Sox|| 3–2 ||Brabender||Horlen||—|| 7,109 || 32–37 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 70 || June 27 ||@ Angels|| 3–5 ||Fisher||Pattin||—|| 9,518 || 32–38 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 71 || June 27 ||@ Angels|| 5–2 ||Roggenburk||Washburn||Locker|| 9,518 || 33–38 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 72 || June 28 ||@ Angels|| 3–0 ||Talbot||Murphy||Segui|| 8,893 || 34–38 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 73 || June 29 ||@ Angels|| 2–8 ||Messersmith||Gelnar||Tatum|| 7,628 || 34–39 || L1 |- y Seattle Pilots; July: 9–20 (Home: 7–11; Away: 2–9) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |-style=background:#cfc | 74 || July 1 || @ Athletics|| 7–1 ||Brabender||Dobson|| — || 5,375 || 35–39 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 75 || July 2 || @ Athletics|| 0–5 ||Odom||Pattin|| — || 5,012 || 35–40 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 76 || July 3 || @ Athletics|| 4–6 ||Krausse||Roggenburk||Fingers|| 8,290 || 35–41 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb | 77 || July 4 || @ Royals|| 2–13 ||Nelson||Talbot|| — || 12,944 || 35–42 || L3 |-style=background:#fbb | 78 || July 4 || @ Royals|| 2–3 ||Drago||Gelnar||O'Riley|| 12,944 || 35–43 || L4 |-style=background:#fbb | 79 || July 5 || @ Royals|| 4–6 ||Burgmeier||Marshall||Drabowsky|| 10,268 || 35–44 || L5 |-style=background:#cfc | 80 || July 6 || @ Royals|| 9–3 ||Brabender||Butler||Segui|| 26,480 || 36–44 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 81 || July 7 ||Angels|| 1–5 ||Messersmith||Pattin|| — || 6,951 || 36–45 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 82 || July 8 ||Angels|| 3–1 ||Roggenburk||McGlothlin|| — || 6,877 || 37–45 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 83 || July 9 ||Angels|| 8–0 ||Talbot||Wright|| — || 8,461 || 38–45 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 84 || July 9 ||Angels|| 0–5 ||Brunet||Gelnar|| — || 8,461 || 38–46 || L1 |-style=background:#bbb | — || July 10 ||Angels|| colspan="7" |Postponed (Rescheduled September 12) |-style=background:#fbb | 85 || July 11 || @ Twins|| 3–9 ||Hall||Brabender|| — || 19,221 || 38–47 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb | 86 || July 12 || @ Twins|| 1–11 ||Perry||Pattin|| — || 17,616 || 38–48 || L3 |-style=background:#fbb | 87 || July 13 || @ Twins|| 2–5 ||Kaat||Roggenburk|| — || 26,123 || 38–49 || L4 |-style=background:#fbb | 88 || July 13 || @ Twins|| 4–5 ||Perranoski||Segui|| — || 26,123 || 38–50 || L5 |-style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" |89 |July 15 |Athletics |2–6 |Odom |Gelnar |— |12,288 |38–51 |L6 |-style=background:#fbb | 90 || July 16 ||Athletics|| 1–6 ||Krausse||Brabender|| — || 8,688 || 38–52 || L7 |-style=background:#fbb | 91 || July 17 ||Athletics|| 2–8 ||Hunter||Pattin|| — || 6,793 || 38–53 || L8 |-style=background:#cfc | 92 || July 18 ||Twins|| 2–1 ||Segui||Perranoski|| — || 14,134 || 39–53 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 93 || July 18 ||Twins|| 3–2 ||Talbot||Boswell||O'Donoghue|| 14,134 || 40–53 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 94 || July 19–20||Twins|| 7–11 (18)||Perry||Gelnar|| — || 12,069 || 40–54 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 95 || July 20 ||Twins|| 0–4 ||Perry||Gelnar|| — || 8,287 || 40–55 || L2 |-style=background:#bbcaff | — || July 23 || colspan="8" |40th Major League All-Star Game |-style=background:#cfc | 96 || July 24 ||Red Sox|| 8–6 ||Brabender||Jarvis||O'Donoghue|| 8,395 || 41–55 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 97 || July 25 ||Red Sox|| 6–7 ||Landis||Gelnar||Stange|| 8,470 || 41–56 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 98 || July 26 ||Red Sox|| 8–5 ||Bouton||Kline||Locker|| 13,632 || 42–56 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 99 || July 27 ||Red Sox|| 3–5 (20) ||Lonborg||Locker|| — || 9,670 || 42–57 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 100 || July 29 ||Senators|| 2–4 ||Coleman||Brabender|| — || 14,270 || 42–58 || L2 |-style=background:#cfc | 101 || July 30 ||Senators|| 4–3 ||Segui||Cox||Gelnar|| 5,721 || 43–58 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 102 || July 31 ||Senators|| 6–7 ||Shellenback||Talbot||Knowles|| 9,699 || 43–59 || L1 |- y Seattle Pilots; August: 6–22 (Home: 0–13; Away: 6–9) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |-style=background:#fbb | 103 || August 1 ||Yankees|| 2–4 ||Johnson||Pattin|| — || 7,596 || 43–60 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb | 104 || August 2 ||Yankees|| 4–5 ||Downing||Brunet||Aker|| 10,755 || 43–61 || L3 |-style=background:#fbb | 105 || August 3 ||Yankees|| 3–5 ||Bahnsen||Barber||McDaniel|| 23,657 || 43–62 || L4 |-style=background:#cfc | 106 || August 5 || @ Red Sox|| 9–2 ||Brabender||Culp|| — || 25,977 || 44–62 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 107 || August 6 || @ Red Sox|| 6–5 (10)||Locker||Romo|| — || 22,186 || 45–62 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 108 || August 7 || @ Red Sox|| 4–5 ||Stange||Locker|| — || 30,706 || 45–63 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 109 || August 8 || @ Senators|| 3–10 ||Coleman||Brunet||Baldwin|| 10,737 || 45–64 || L2 |-style=background:#cfc | 110 || August 9 || @ Senators|| 8–6 ||Locker||Baldwin|| — || 8,482 || 46–64 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 111 || August 10 || @ Senators|| 5–7 ||Knowles||Gelnar||Coleman|| 8,442 || 46–65 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 112 || August 11 || @ Indians|| 8–2 ||Segui||Tiant|| — || 4,658 || 47–65 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 113 || August 12 || @ Indians|| 5–6 ||Paul||Talbot||Williams|| 8,190 || 47–66 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 114 || August 13 || @ Indians|| 5–3 ||Brunet||Hargan|| — || 5,494 || 48–66 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 115 || August 15 ||Orioles|| 1–2 ||Cuellar||Brabender|| — || 9,922 || 48–67 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 116 || August 16 ||Orioles|| 3–15 ||McNally||Segui||Hardin|| 11,550 || 48–68 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb | 117 || August 17 ||Orioles|| 1–4 ||Phoebus||Talbot||Watt|| 10,227 || 48–69 || L3 |-style=background:#fbb | 118 || August 18 ||Orioles|| 3–12 ||Palmer||Brunet|| — || 19,770 || 48–70 || L4 |-style=background:#fbb | 119 || August 19 ||Tigers|| 3–5 ||Kilkenny||Barber||Dobson|| 5,909 || 48–71 || L5 |-style=background:#fbb | 120 || August 20 ||Tigers|| 3–4 ||Lolich||Brabender|| — || 5,577 || 48–72 || L6 |-style=background:#fbb | 121 || August 21 ||Tigers|| 6–7 ||Hiller||Bouton|| — || 6,483 || 48–73 || L7 |-style=background:#fbb | 122 || August 22 ||Indians|| 8–9 ||Hargan||Talbot||Williams|| 6,720 || 48–74 || L8 |-style=background:#fbb | 123 || August 23 ||Indians|| 3–7 ||McDowell||Pattin|| — || 5,469 || 48–75 || L9 |-style=background:#fbb | 124 || August 24 ||Indians|| 5–6 ||Williams||Talbot||Law|| 5,900 || 48–76 || L10 |-style=background:#cfc | 125 || August 26 || @ Orioles|| 2–1 ||Brabender||Phoebus|| — || 11,400 || 49–76 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 126 || August 27 || @ Orioles|| 2–7 ||Cuellar||Brunet|| — || 8,960 || 49–77 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 127 || August 28 || @ Orioles|| 3–4 (11) ||Watt||Womack|| — || 8,118 || 49–78 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb | 128 || August 29 || @ Tigers|| 1–6||Lolich||Barber|| — || 16,685|| 49–79||L3 |-style=background:#fbb | 129 || August 30 || @ Tigers|| 3–4||McLain||O'Donoghue|| — || 17,550|| 49–80||L4 |-style=background:#fbb | 130 || August 31 || @ Tigers|| 2–7||Wilson||Brabender|| — || 16,485|| 49–81||L5 |- y Seattle Pilots; September: 14–16 (Home: 9–6; Away: 5–10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |-style=background:#fbb | 131 || September 1 || @ Yankees|| 1–6||Stottlemyre||Brunet|| — || 15,387|| 49–82||L6 |-style=background:#cfc | 132 || September 1 || @ Yankees|| 5–1 (13) ||Womack||Hamilton|| — || 15,387|| 50–82||W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 133 || September 2 || @ Yankees|| 4–5 (15) ||Bahnsen||Brabender|| — || 7,071|| 50–83||L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 134 || September 4 ||Royals|| 3–5||Drago||Gelnar|| — || 3,958|| 50–84||L2 |-style=background:#cfc | 135 || September 5 ||Royals|| 5–4||Brabender||Drabowsky||Locker|| 6,903|| 51–84||W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 136 || September 6 ||Royals|| 2–6||Bunker||Meyer|| — || 4,744|| 51–85||L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 137 || September 7 ||Royals|| 7–6 (10) ||Segui||Drabowsky|| — || 4,653|| 52–85||W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 138 || September 8 ||White Sox|| 2–1||Barber||Johnson||Gelnar|| 10,831|| 53–85||W2 |-style=background:#cfc | 139 || September 8 ||White Sox|| 5–1||Fuentes||Peters|| — || 10,831|| 54–85||W3 |-style=background:#cfc | 140 || September 10 || @ Athletics|| 9–4||Brabender||Dobson||Segui|| 1,945|| 55–85||W4 |-style=background:#fbb | 141 || September 11 || @ Athletics|| 3–6||Nash||Meyer||Talbot|| 1,721|| 55–86||L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 142 || September 12 ||Angels|| 4–1||Brunet||May|| — || 5,085|| 56–86||W1 |-style=background:#bbb | — || September 12 ||Angels|| 1–1 (10) || —|| —|| — || 5,085|| 56–86||— |-style=background:#cfc | 143 || September 13 ||Angels|| 6–4||Segui||Murphy|| — || 11,184|| 57–86||W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 144 || September 13 ||Angels|| 2–4||Fisher||Fuentes||Tatum|| 11,184|| 57–87||L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 145 || September 14 ||Angels|| 2–4||Messersmith||Barber|| — || 4,216|| 57–88||L2 |-style=background:#cfc | 146 || September 15 || @ Royals|| 3–2||Brabender||Cram||Segui|| 7,238|| 58–88||W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 147 || September 16 || @ Royals|| 1–2||Bunker||Meyer|| — || 7,282|| 58–89||L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 148 || September 17 || @ White Sox|| 4–6||Nyman||Pattin||Wood|| 3,643|| 58–90||L2 |-style=background:#fbb | 149 || September 17 || @ White Sox|| 1–2||Wynne||Lockwood|| — || 3,643|| 58–91||L3 |-style=background:#fbb | 150 || September 19 || @ Twins|| 1–2||Boswell||Barber|| — || 23,700|| 58–92||L4 |-style=background:#fbb | 151 || September 20 || @ Twins|| 2–3||Perry||Segui|| — || 12,797|| 58–93||L5 |-style=background:#cfc | 152 || September 21 || @ Twins|| 4–3||O'Donoghue||Kaat|| — || 15,443|| 59–93||W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 153 || September 22 || @ Angels|| 5–4||Womack||Messersmith||Segui|| 5,158|| 60–93||W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 154 || September 23 || @ Angels|| 4–5||Tatum||Fuentes|| — || 5,400|| 60–94||L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 155 || September 24 || @ Angels|| 1–3||May||Brabender|| — || 5,728|| 60–95||L2 |-style=background:#cfc | 156 || September 25 ||Twins|| 5–1||Barber||Kaat||O'Donoghue|| 3,642|| 61–95||W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 157 || September 26 ||Twins|| 4–3 (14) ||Gelnar||Hall|| — || 6,586|| 62–95||W2 |-style=background:#bbb | — || September 27 ||Twins|| colspan="7" |Postponed (Rescheduled September 28) |-style=background:#fbb | 158 || September 28 ||Twins|| 2–5||Boswell||Fuentes||Perranoski|| 8,096|| 62–96||L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 159 || September 28 ||Twins|| 4–1||Baney||Miller||Segui|| 8,096|| 63–96||W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 160 || September 30 ||Athletics|| 4–8||Dobson||Brabender||Krausse|| 2,937|| 63–97||L1 |- y Seattle Pilots; October: 1–1 (Home: 1–1; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |-style=background:#cfc | 161 || October 1 ||Athletics|| 4–3||Segui||Lindblad|| — || 3,612|| 64–97||W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 162 || October 2 ||Athletics|| 1–3||Roland||Barber|| — || 5,473|| 64–98||L1 |- |- style="text-align:center;" | Legend:      #cfc darkgray = Win      #fbb darkgray = Loss      #bbb darkgray = Postponement/TieBold = Pilots team member https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SEP/1969-schedule-scores.shtml 1969 Seattle Pilots Schedule Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com en 2018-08-31 Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader 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; SB = Stolen bases Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI SB C Jerry McNertney 128 410 99 .241 8 55 1 1B Don Mincher 140 427 105 .246 25 78 10 2B John Donaldson John Donaldson (second baseman) 95 338 79 .234 1 19 6 3B Tommy Harper 148 537 126 .235 9 4173 SS Ray Oyler 106 255 42 .165 7 22 1 LF Tommy Davis Tommy Davis (outfielder) 123 454 123 .271 6 80 19 CF Wayne Comer 147 481 118 .245 15 54 18 RF Mike Hegan 95 267 78 .292 8 37 6 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 Steve Hovley 91 329 91 .277 3 20 Gus Gil 92 221 49 .222 0 17 Rich Rollins 58 187 42 .225 4 21 Ron Clark Ron Clark (baseball) 57 163 32 .196 0 12 Greg Goossen 52 139 43 .309 10 24 John Kennedy John Kennedy (third baseman) 61 128 30 .234 4 14 Steve Whitaker Steve Whitaker (baseball) 69 116 29 .250 6 13 Jim Pagliaroni 40 110 29 .264 5 14 Danny Walton 23 92 20 .217 3 10 Merritt Ranew 54 81 20 .247 0 4 Larry Haney 22 59 15 .254 2 7 Jim Gosger 39 55 6 .109 1 7 Dick Simpson 26 51 9 .176 2 5 Fred Stanley Fred Stanley (baseball) 17 43 12 .279 0 4 Gordy Lund 20 38 10 .263 0 1 Sandy Valdespino 20 38 8 .211 0 0 José Vidal José Vidal (baseball) 18 26 5 .192 1 2 Freddie Velázquez 6 16 2 .125 0 2 Billy Williams Billy Williams (right fielder) 4 10 0 .000 0 0 Mike Ferraro 5 4 0 .000 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 Gene Brabender 40 202.1 13 14 4.36 139 Marty Pattin 34 158.2 7 12 5.62 126 Mike Marshall Mike Marshall (pitcher) 20 87.2 3 10 5.13 47 George Brunet 12 63.2 2 5 5.37 37 Gary Bell baseball 13 61.1 2 6 4.70 30 Bob Meyer 6 32.2 0 3 3.31 17 Gary Timberlake 2 6.0 0 0 7.50 4 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L SV ERA SO Fred Talbot Fred Talbot (baseball) 25 114.2 5 8 0 4.16 67 John Gelnar 39 108.2 3 10 3 3.31 69 Steve Barber 25 86.1 4 7 0 4.80 69 Miguel Fuentes Miguel Fuentes (baseball) 8 26.0 1 3 0 5.19 14 Garry Roggenburk 7 24.1 2 2 0 4.44 11 Skip Lockwood 6 23.0 0 1 0 3.52 10 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L SV ERA SO Diego Seguí 66 142.1 12 6 12 3.35 113 Jim Bouton 57 92.0 2 1 1 3.91 68 John O'Donoghue John O'Donoghue (1960s pitcher) 55 70.0 2 2 6 2.96 48 Bob Locker 51 78.1 3 3 6 2.18 46 Jack Aker 15 16.2 0 2 3 7.56 7 Dick Baney 9 18.2 1 0 0 3.86 9 Dooley Womack 9 14.1 2 1 0 2.51 8 Bucky Brandon 8 15.0 0 1 0 8.40 10 John Morris John Morris (pitcher) 6 12.2 0 0 0 6.39 8 Bill Edgerton 4 4.0 0 1 0 13.50 2 Jerry Stephenson 2 2.2 0 0 0 10.12 1 Dick Bates 1 1.2 0 0 0 26.99 3 Farm system Minor League Baseball The Pilots' farm system consisted of four minor league affiliates in 1969.https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/affiliate.cgi?id=MIL&year=1969 1969 Seattle Pilots Minor League Affiliates Baseball-Reference Sports Reference December 30, 2020https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66419667/the-mounties-who-will-expo-cuts/ Newspapers.com The Mounties: Who Will Expo Cuts Replace? The Province Vancouver, British Columbia April 5, 1969 18 The Triple-A Vancouver Mounties were shared with the Montreal Expos. Triple-A Vancouver Mounties Pacific Coast League Bob Lemon Class A Clinton Pilots Midwest League Sibby Sisti, Karl Kuehl, and Tommy Giordano Class A Short Season Newark Co-Pilots New York–Penn League Earl Torgeson Rookie Billings Mustangs Pioneer League Bob Mavis and Roland LeBlanc Awards and honors 1969 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Don Mincher Mike Hegan (reserve, did not play) Notes 2 References 1969 Seattle Pilots: Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics. Baseball-Reference.com 1969 Seattle Pilots Roster webpage. Baseball Almanac website Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 Further reading Allen, Rick (2020). Inside Pitch: Insiders Reveal How the Ill-Fated Seattle Pilots Got Played into Bankruptcy in One Year. Tacoma, WA: Persistence Press. 978-1-73-459590-1. Bouton, Jim (1970). Ball Four. New York: World Publishing. 78120125. Hogan, Kenneth (2006). The 1969 Seattle Pilots: Major League Baseball's One-Year Team. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. 978-0-78-642786-4. Mullins, Bill (2013). Becoming Big League: Seattle, the Pilots, and Stadium Politics. Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press. 978-0-29-599252-5. Category:Milwaukee Brewers seasons Seattle Pilots season Category:Seattle Pilots Category:Major League Baseball inaugural teams seasons Seattle Pilots Category:1960s in Seattle