1969 Cincinnati Reds season

March 2026 November 2013 Cincinnati Reds 1969 National League West Crosley Field Cincinnati 89 73 y 3rd Francis L. Dale Bob Howsam Dave Bristol WLW(Ed Kennedy, Pee Wee Reese) WLW(Jim McIntyre, Joe Nuxhall) The 1969 Cincinnati Reds season was the 100th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball. The Reds finished in third place in the newly established National League West, four games behind the National League West champion Atlanta Braves. The Reds were managed by Dave Bristol, and played their home games at Crosley Field, which was in its final full season of operation, before moving into their new facility in the middle of the following season. The Reds led the major leagues this year with 798 runs scored. Offseason thumb|260px|Crosley Field, pictured in August 1969 October 14, 1968: Jimy Williams was drafted from the Reds by the Montreal Expos as the 32nd pick in the 1968 MLB expansion draft.Jimy Williams page at Baseball Reference December 5, 1968: Don Pavletich and Don Secrist were traded by the Reds to the Chicago White Sox for Jack Fisher.Jack Fisher page at Baseball Reference March 18, 1969: Bill Kelso was purchased from the Reds by the Boston Red Sox.Bill Kelso page at Baseball Reference March 29, 1969: Bill Kelso was returned to the Reds by the Boston Red Sox. Divisional alignment 1969 not only marked the 100th anniversary of the original Cincinnati Red Stockings being the first fully professional baseball team, but it also marked the first year of divisional play in Major League Baseball. The Reds (along with the Atlanta Braves) were placed in the National League West division, despite being located further east than the two westernmost teams in the NL East division, the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals. This was because the New York Mets wanted to be in the same division as the reigning power in the NL, which were the Cardinals at the time (to compensate for playing against the Dodgers and Giants fewer times each season). The Cubs consequently demanded to be in the NL East as well in order to continue playing in the same division as the Cardinals, one of the Cubs' biggest rivals. A side effect of this alignment is that it set the stage for what is considered one of the greatest pennant races – and comebacks in such a race – in MLB history (see 1969 New York Mets season for more info). Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents CIN Notable transactions June 5, 1969: 1969 Major League Baseball draft Nardi Contreras was drafted by the Reds in the 12th round.Nardi Contreras page at Baseball Reference Ken Griffey, Sr. was drafted by the Reds in the 29th round.Ken Griffey page at Baseball Reference June 13, 1969: Al Jackson was purchased by the Reds from the New York Mets.Al Jackson page at Baseball Reference June 14, 1969: Aurelio Monteagudo was traded by the Reds to the St. Louis Cardinals for Dennis Ribant.Dennis Ribant page at Baseball Reference Roster 1969 Cincinnati Reds Roster Pitchers 35 Gerry Arrigo 36 Clay Carroll 40 Tony Cloninger 39 George Culver 43 Jack Fisher 37 Wayne Granger 44 Al Jackson 46 Jim Maloney 30 Jim Merritt 38 Gary Nolan 44 John Noriega 33 Camilo Pascual 34 José Peña 22 Mel Queen 34 Pedro Ramos 42 Dennis Ribant 42 Bill Short Catchers  5 Johnny Bench  8 Danny Breeden  7 Pat Corrales Infielders 12 Darrel Chaney 19 Tommy Helms 23 Lee May 24 Tony Pérez 15 Chico Ruiz 17 Fred Whitfield  6 Woody Woodward Outfielders 55 Jim Beauchamp 29 Alex Johnson 14 Pete Rose 20 Ted Savage 16 Jimmy Stewart 28 Bobby Tolan Other batters 25 Bernie Carbo 26 Mike de la Hoz 21 Clyde Mashore Manager  4 Dave Bristol Coaches 10 Vern Benson  2 Jim Bragan 31 Harvey Haddix  9 Hal Smith Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; R = Runs; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB R H Avg. HR RBI C Johnny Bench 148 532 83 156 .293 26 90 1B Lee May 158 607 85 169 .278 38 110 2B Tommy Helms 126 480 38129 .269 1 40 SS Woody Woodward 97 241 36 63 .261 0 15 3B Tony Pérez 160 629 103185 .294 37 122 LF Alex Johnson 139 523 86165 .315 17 88 CF Bobby Tolan 152 637 104 194 .305 21 93 RF Pete Rose 156 627 120* 218 .348 16 82 Tied with Bobby Bonds 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 Jimmy Stewart Jimmy Stewart (baseball) 119 221 56 .253 4 24 Darrel Chaney 93 209 40 .191 0 15 Chico Ruiz 88 196 48 .245 0 13 Ted Savage 68 110 25 .227 2 11 Fred Whitfield baseball 74 74 11 .149 1 8 Pat Corrales 29 72 19 .264 1 5 Jim Beauchamp 43 60 15 .250 1 8 Danny Breeden 3 8 1 .125 0 1 Bernie Carbo 4 3 0 .000 0 0 Mike de la Hoz 1 1 0 .000 0 0 Clyde Mashore 2 1 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 Jim Merritt baseball 42 251.0 17 9 4.37 144 Tony Cloninger 35 189.2 11 17 5.03 103 Jim Maloney 30 178.2 12 5 2.77 102 Gary Nolan Gary Nolan (baseball) 16 108.2 8 8 3.56 83 Gerry Arrigo 20 91.0 4 7 4.15 35 Mel Queen Mel Queen (pitcher/outfielder) 2 12.0 1 0 2.25 7 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 Jack Fisher 34 113.0 4 4 5.50 55 George Culver 32 101.1 5 7 4.26 58 Camilo Pascual 5 7.1 0 0 8.59 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 Wayne Granger 90 9 6 27 2.80 68 Clay Carroll 77 12 6 7 3.52 90 Pedro Ramos 38 4 3 2 5.16 40 Al Jackson 33 1 0 3 5.27 16 Dennis Ribant 7 0 0 0 1.08 7 José Peña José Peña (pitcher) 6 1 1 0 18.00 3 John Noriega 5 0 0 0 5.87 4 Bill Short 4 0 0 0 15.43 0 Awards and honors Pete Rose, National League batting champion Pete Rose, Lou Gehrig Award Johnny Bench, Marathon Oil Cincinnati Reds Player of the Year Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Indianapolis Indians American Association Vern Rapp AA Asheville Tourists Southern League Alex Cosmidis A Tampa Tarpons Florida State League Bunky Warren A-Short Season Sioux Falls Packers Northern League Jim Snyder Rookie GCL Reds Gulf Coast League George SchergerJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 Notes References 1969 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference Category:Cincinnati Reds seasons Cincinnati Reds season Cincinnati Reds Category:1960s in Cincinnati