1969 Pittsburgh Pirates season

March 2026 November 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates 1969 National League East Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaFrom 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907. John W. Galbreath (majority shareholder); Bing Crosby, Thomas P. Johnson (minority shareholders) Joe L. Brown Larry Shepard, Alex Grammas KDKA-TVBob Prince, Jim Woods, Nellie King KDKABob Prince, Jim Woods, Nellie King The 1969 Pittsburgh Pirates season was a season in American baseball. It consisted of the Pirates finishing in third place in the newly established National League East, twelve games behind the eventual World Series champion New York Mets. The Pirates were managed by Larry Shepard, and played their home games at Forbes Field, which was in its final full season of operation, before moving into their new facility in the middle of the following season. This was also the final full season they wore the vest style uniforms, they would don pull over uniforms when they moved into Three Rivers Stadium midway through the next season. Offseason October 14, 1968: Manny Mota was drafted from the Pirates by the Montreal Expos as the 2nd pick in the 1968 MLB expansion draft.Manny Mota at Baseball Reference October 14, 1968: Donn Clendenon was drafted from the Pirates by the Montreal Expos as the 11th pick in the 1968 MLB expansion draft.Donn Clendenon at Baseball Reference October 14, 1968: Maury Wills was drafted from the Pirates by the Montreal Expos as the 21st pick in the 1968 MLB expansion draft.Maury Wills at Baseball Reference October 14, 1968: Dave Roberts was drafted from the Pirates by the San Diego Padres as the 39th pick in the 1968 MLB expansion draft.Dave Roberts at Baseball Reference October 14, 1968: Al McBean was drafted from the Pirates by the San Diego Padres as the 50th pick in the 1968 MLB expansion draft.Al McBean https://web.archive.org/web/20090307044523/http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mcbeaal01.shtml March 7, 2009 at Baseball Reference October 14, 1968: Ron Slocum was drafted from the Pirates by the San Diego Padres as the 55th pick in the 1968 MLB expansion draft.Ron Slocum at Baseball Reference October 16, 1968: George Spriggs was sold by the Pirates to the Kansas City Royals.George Spriggs at "Baseball Almanac" October 21, 1968: Dave Wickersham was sold by the Pirates to the Kansas City Royals.Dave Wickersham at "Baseball Almanac" January 15, 1969: Manny Jiménez was traded by the Pirates to the Chicago Cubs for Joe Campbell and Chuck Hartenstein.Manny Jiménez at Baseball-Reference February 12, 1969: Rennie Stennett was signed by the Pirates as a non-drafted free agent.Rennie Stennett at "Baseball Almanac" March 28, 1969: Tommie Sisk and Chris Cannizzaro were traded by the Pirates to the San Diego Padres for Ron Davis and Bobby Klaus.Tommie Sisk at Baseball-Reference March 30, 1969: Omar Moreno was signed by the Pirates as a non-drafted free agent.Omar Moreno at "Baseball Almanac" Regular season August 6, 1969: Willie Stargell hit a home run out of Dodger Stadium. September 20, 1969: Bob Moose no-hits the eventual world champion New York Mets, 4-0 at Shea Stadium. Season standings Pittsburgh Pirates Record vs. opponents PIT Detailed records National League Opponent W L WP RS Runs scored RA Runs against NL East Chicago Cubs 11 7 11 7 y 83 69 Montreal Expos 13 5 13 5 y 88 56 New York Mets 8 10 8 10 y 74 68 Philadelphia Phillies 8 10 8 10 y 86 90 Pittsburgh Pirates St. Louis Cardinals 9 9 9 9 y 56 73 Total 49 41 49 41 y 387 356 NL West Atlanta Braves 4 8 4 8 y 48 53 Cincinnati Reds 7 5 7 5 y 68 55 Houston Astros 9 3 9 3 y 70 47 Los Angeles Dodgers 4 8 4 8 y 43 60 San Diego Padres 10 2 10 2 y 64 31 San Francisco Giants 5 7 5 7 y 45 50 Total 39 33 39 33 y 338 296 Season Total 88 74 88 74 y 725 652 Month Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against April 21 13 8 13 8 y 89 82 May 26 11 15 11 15 y 108 120 June 29 14 15 14 15 y 143 128 July 27 15 12 15 12 y 106 113 August 27 17 10 17 10 y 136 100 September 30 16 14 16 14 y 130 103 October 2 2 0 2 0 y 13 6 Total 162 88 74 88 74 y 725 652 Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against Home 81 47 34 47 34 y 324 322 Away 81 41 40 41 40 y 401 330 Total 162 88 74 88 74 y 725 652 Game log 1969 Game Log: 88–74 (Home: 47–34; Away: 41–40) y background:#F9F9F9; April: 13–8 (Home: 9–4; Away: 4–4) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 1 || April 8 || @ Cardinals || 6–2 (14) || Dal Canton (1–0) || Nelson || Hartenstein (1) || 38,163 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 2 || April 9 || @ Cardinals || 6–1 || Veale (1–0) || Briles || — || 10,739 || 2–0 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 3 || April 10 || @ Cardinals || 3–2 || Ellis (1–0) || Washburn || — || 10,283 || 3–0 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 4 || April 11 || Phillies || 7–1 || Moose (1–0) || Johnson || — || 31,641 || 4–0 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 5 || April 12 || Phillies || 1–8 || Jackson || Bunning (0–1) || — || 12,474 || 4–1 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 6 || April 13 || Phillies || 6–5 || Kline (1–0) || Wilson || — || 14,981 || 5–1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 7 || April 14 || @ Cubs || 0–4 || Holtzman || Veale (1–1) || — || 3,114 || 5–2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 8 || April 15 || @ Cubs || 4–7 || Aguirre || Ellis (1–1) || Abernathy || 4,362 || 5–3 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 9 || April 16 || Mets || 11–3 || Moose (2–0) || Koosman || — || 7,666 || 6–3 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 10 || April 17 || Mets || 4–0 || Bunning (1–1) || Cardwell || Kline (1) || 8,097 || 7–3 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 11 || April 19 || @ Phillies || 8–6 || Blass (1–0) || Jackson || Dal Canton (1) || 3,953 || 8–3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 12 || April 20 || @ Phillies || 1–7 || Wise || Veale (1–2) || Lersch || 4,930 || 8–4 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 13 || April 22 || Cubs || 7–5 || Hartenstein (1–0) || Hands || — || || 9–4 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 14 || April 22 || Cubs || 6–5 || Dal Canton (2–0) || Nye || Kline (2) || 7,906 || 10–4 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 15 || April 23 || @ Mets || 0–2 || Koosman || Bunning (1–2) || — || 7,274 || 10–5 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 16 || April 25 || Expos || 8–2 || Blass (2–0) || Morton || Hartenstein (2) || 10,947 || 11–5 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 17 || April 26 || Expos || 4–3 || Veale (2–2) || Stoneman || Hartenstein (3) || 8,372 || 12–5 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 18 || April 27 || Expos || 2–4 || Jaster || Ellis (1–2) || — || 24,425 || 12–6 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 19 || April 28 || Cardinals || 2–6 || Carlton || Moose (2–1) || — || 3,859 || 12–7 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 20 || April 30 || Cardinals || 2–1 || Bunning (2–2) || Giusti || — || || 13–7 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 21 || April 30 || Cardinals || 1–8 || Gibson || Blass (2–1) || — || 10,895 || 13–8 |- y background:#F9F9F9; May: 11–15 (Home: 4–7; Away: 7–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 22 || May 1 || Cardinals || 3–9 || Briles || Veale (2–3) || — || 7,043 || 13–9 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 23 || May 2 || @ Expos || 7–3 || Ellis (2–2) || Jaster || — || 11,892 || 14–9 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 24 || May 3 || @ Expos || 4–2 || Moose (3–1) || Morton || Hartenstein (4) || 14,147 || 15–9 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 25 || May 4 || @ Expos || 4–6 || Face || Kline (1–1) || — || 16,931 || 15–10 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 26 || May 6 || Padres || 2–4 || Kelley || Blass (2–2) || Reberger || 5,793 || 15–11 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 27 || May 7 || Padres || 2–0 || Veale (3–3) || Kirby || Hartenstein (5) || 4,189 || 16–11 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 28 || May 9 || Dodgers || 3–13 || Singer || Ellis (2–3) || Moeller || 6,837 || 16–12 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 29 || May 10 || Dodgers || 1–4 || Sutton || Bunning (2–3) || Brewer || 4,979 || 16–13 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 30 || May 12 || Giants || 4–3 || Hartenstein (2–0) || Gibbon || — || 3,396 || 17–13 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 31 || May 13 || Giants || 8–11 || Herbel || Moose (3–2) || Linzy || 5,846 || 17–14 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 32 || May 14 || Giants || 0–3 || Marichal || Bunning (2–4) || — || 8,296 || 17–15 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 33 || May 16 || @ Dodgers || 3–4 || Brewer || Kline (1–2) || — || 19,016 || 17–16 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 34 || May 17 || @ Dodgers || 0–6 || Osteen || Ellis (2–4) || — || 50,120 || 17–17 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 35 || May 18 || @ Dodgers || 5–6 || Brewer || Ramos (0–1) || — || 21,086 || 17–18 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 36 || May 20 || @ Padres || 6–3 || Bunning (3–4) || Niekro || Hartenstein (6) || 4,947 || 18–18 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 37 || May 21 || @ Padres || 11–1 || Moose (4–2) || Sisk || — || 34,334 || 19–18 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 38 || May 22 || @ Padres || 7–1 || Blass (3–2) || Kirby || — || 4,001 || 20–18 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 39 || May 23 || @ Giants || 0–3 || Robertson || Ellis (2–5) || — || 8,217 || 20–19 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 40 || May 24 || @ Giants || 2–5 || McCormick || Veale (3–4) || — || 18,616 || 20–20 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 41 || May 25 || @ Giants || 2–1 || Bunning (4–4) || Perry || — || || 21–20 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 42 || May 25 || @ Giants || 6–2 || Moose (5–2) || Sadecki || Dal Canton (2) || 24,041 || 22–20 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 43 || May 28 || @ Reds || 6–7 || Carroll || Kline (1–3) || — || 7,458 || 22–21 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 44 || May 29 || @ Reds || 4–10 || Merritt || Veale (3–5) || — || 8,161 || 22–22 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 45 || May 30 || Astros || 9–3 || Bunning (5–4) || Lemaster || — || || 23–22 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 46 || May 30 || Astros || 6–9 || Billingham || Hartenstein (2–1) || Gladding || 18,381 || 23–23 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 47 || May 31 || Astros || 3–1 || Ellis (3–5) || Ray || Kline (3) || 6,663 || 24–23 |- y background:#F9F9F9; June: 14–15 (Home: 7–4; Away: 7–11) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 48 || June 1 || Astros || 14–7 || Blass (4–2) || Wilson || — || 21,023 || 25–23 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 49 || June 3 || Reds || 3–7 || Merritt || Veale (3–6) || — || 4,576 || 25–24 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 50 || June 4 || Reds || 3–5 || Carroll || Hartenstein (2–2) || Granger || 6,685 || 25–25 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 51 || June 6 || @ Braves || 1–3 || Niekro || Ellis (3–6) || — || 17,049 || 25–26 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 52 || June 7 || @ Braves || 10–2 || Blass (5–2) || Jarvis || — || 21,120 || 26–26 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 53 || June 8 || @ Braves || 10–11 || Niekro || Hartenstein (2–3) || — || || 26–27 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 54 || June 8 || @ Braves || 3–4 || Pappas || Veale (3–7) || — || 27,318 || 26–28 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 55 || June 10 || @ Astros || 4–7 || Griffin || Ellis (3–7) || — || 14,660 || 26–29 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 56 || June 11 || @ Astros || 13–8 || Blass (6–2) || Guinn || Hartenstein (7) || 15,871 || 27–29 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 57 || June 12 || @ Astros || 4–3 || Bunning (6–4) || Gladding || — || 14,260 || 28–29 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 58 || June 13 || Braves || 2–1 (10) || Dal Canton (3–0) || Pappas || — || 11,610 || 29–29 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 59 || June 14 || Braves || 4–2 || Moose (6–2) || Upshaw || — || 18,283 || 30–29 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 60 || June 15 || Braves || 4–6 || Reed || Blass (6–3) || Upshaw || 19,974 || 30–30 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 61 || June 16 || Cubs || 9–8 || Dal Canton (4–0) || Regan || Blass (1) || 8,810 || 31–30 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 62 || June 17 || Cubs || 1–0 || Veale (4–7) || Jenkins || Dal Canton (3) || || 32–30 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 63 || June 17 || Cubs || 4–3 || Blass (7–3) || Abernathy || — || 26,817 || 33–30 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 64 || June 18 || Cubs || 3–2 (10) || Gibbon (1–0) || Regan || — || 12,198 || 34–30 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 65 || June 20 || @ Phillies || 7–8 || Wilson || Marone (0–1) || Boozer || 10,669 || 34–31 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 66 || June 21 || @ Phillies || 8–2 || Dal Canton (5–0) || Palmer || — || 5,469 || 35–31 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 67 || June 22 || @ Phillies || 6–0 || Ellis (4–7) || Champion || — || || 36–31 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 68 || June 22 || @ Phillies || 2–3 || Jackson || Blass (7–4) || — || 33,712 || 36–32 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 69 || June 23 || @ Cubs || 4–5 || Regan || Dal Canton (5–1) || — || 12,500 || 36–33 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 70 || June 24 || @ Cubs || 2–3 || Hands || Bunning (6–5) || — || 17,530 || 36–34 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 71 || June 25 || @ Cubs || 2–5 || Jenkins || Veale (4–8) || — || 26,434 || 36–35 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 72 || June 26 || @ Cubs || 5–7 (10) || Regan || Dal Canton (5–2) || — || 29,473 || 36–36 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 73 || June 27 || @ Mets || 3–1 || Blass (8–4) || Koosman || Gibbon (1) || 42,276 || 37–36 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 74 || June 28 || @ Mets || 7–4 || Bunning (7–5) || Gentry || Gibbon (2) || 48,398 || 38–36 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 75 || June 29 || @ Mets || 3–7 || Seaver || Veale (4–9) || — || 27,455 || 38–37 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 76 || June 30 || Phillies || 2–4 || Fryman || Ellis (4–8) || Boozer || 17,954 || 38–38 |- y background:#F9F9F9; July: 15–12 (Home: 12–7; Away: 3–5) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 77 || July 1 || Phillies || 4–7 || Jackson || Blass (8–5) || Wilson || 6,652 || 38–39 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 78 || July 2 || Phillies || 4–14 || Raffo || Bunning (7–6) || Boozer || 6,322 || 38–40 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 79 || July 4 || Mets || 6–11 || Seaver || Veale (4–10) || Koonce || || 38–41 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 80 || July 4 || Mets || 2–9 || Cardwell || Ellis (4–9) || DiLauro || 17,631 || 38–42 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 81 || July 6 || Mets || 7–8 || Taylor || Hartenstein (2–4) || Koonce || 11,552 || 38–43 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 82 || July 8 || Expos || 8–1 || Blass (9–5) || Wegener || — || 4,930 || 39–43 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 83 || July 9 || Expos || 4–3 (10) || Gibbon (2–0) || Radatz || — || || 40–43 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 84 || July 9 || Expos || 3–2 || Ellis (5–9) || Reed || Gibbon (3) || 9,372 || 41–43 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 85 || July 10 || Expos || 2–1 (11) || Hartenstein (3–4) || McGinn || — || 4,982 || 42–43 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 86 || July 11 || @ Cardinals || 1–6 || Carlton || Walker (0–1) || — || 24,910 || 42–44 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 87 || July 12 || @ Cardinals || 3–6 || Washburn || Blass (9–6) || — || 17,950 || 42–45 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 88 || July 13 || @ Cardinals || 3–0 || Bunning (8–6) || Gibson || Moose (1) || || 43–45 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 89 || July 13 || @ Cardinals || 2–4 || Briles || Ellis (5–10) || Hoerner || 36,469 || 43–46 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 90 || July 14 || @ Expos || 0–2 || Stoneman || Veale (4–11) || — || 20,054 || 43–47 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 91 || July 15 || @ Expos || 9–3 || Walker (1–1) || Waslewski || — || 20,876 || 44–47 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 92 || July 16 || @ Expos || 8–7 || Gibbon (3–0) || McGinn || Hartenstein (8) || 24,214 || 45–47 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 93 || July 17 || @ Expos || 4–5 || Shaw || Bunning (8–7) || — || 11,935 || 45–48 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 94 || July 18 || Cardinals || 4–1 || Ellis (6–10) || Gibson || — || 13,666 || 46–48 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 95 || July 19 || Cardinals || 3–2 || Veale (5–11) || Briles || Gibbon (4) || 8,915 || 47–48 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 96 || July 24 || Padres || 4–3 (10) || Ellis (7–10) || Ross || — || 6,206 || 48–48 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 97 || July 25 || Padres || 2–3 || Niekro || Blass (9–7) || — || 7,404 || 48–49 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 98 || July 26 || Padres || 4–3 (10) || Moose (7–2) || McCool || — || 6,769 || 49–49 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 99 || July 27 || Padres || 4–1 || Bunning (9–7) || Kirby || Moose (2) || 14,888 || 50–49 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 100 || July 29 || Dodgers || 4–2 (10) || Gibbon (4–0) || McBean || — || || 51–49 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 101 || July 29 || Dodgers || 5–6 || Mikkelsen || Ellis (7–11) || — || 18,436 || 51–50 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 102 || July 30 || Dodgers || 4–2 || Blass (10–7) || Osteen || — || 8,833 || 52–50 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 103 || July 31 || Dodgers || 2–1 (15) || Hartenstein (4–4) || McBean || — || 8,605 || 53–50 |- y background:#F9F9F9; August: 17–10 (Home: 7–5; Away: 10–5) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 104 || August 1 || Giants || 1–5 || McCormick || Bunning (9–8) || — || 10,500 || 53–51 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 105 || August 2 || Giants || 7–3 || Veale (6–11) || Marichal || — || 12,566 || 54–51 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 106 || August 3 || Giants || 2–3 || Perry || Ellis (7–12) || — || 14,841 || 54–52 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 107 || August 5 || @ Dodgers || 11–3 || Blass (11–7) || Foster || — || 22,604 || 55–52 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 108 || August 6 || @ Dodgers || 5–7 || Sutton || Walker (1–2) || Brewer || 18,347 || 55–53 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 109 || August 7 || @ Dodgers || 0–6 || Osteen || Bunning (9–9) || — || 20,475 || 55–54 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 110 || August 8 || @ Padres || 7–1 || Veale (7–11) || Niekro || — || 6,061 || 56–54 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 111 || August 10 || @ Padres || 7–5 || Ellis (8–12) || Kelley || Gibbon (5) || || 57–54 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 112 || August 10 || @ Padres || 8–6 || Blass (12–7) || Kirby || Gibbon (6) || 10,073 || 58–54 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 113 || August 12 || @ Giants || 3–6 || Perry || Walker (1–3) || — || 5,496 || 58–55 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 114 || August 13 || @ Giants || 10–5 || Bunning (10–9) || McCormick || Moose (3) || 5,966 || 59–55 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 115 || August 15 || @ Reds || 5–1 || Veale (8–11) || Nolan || — || 21,314 || 60–55 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 116 || August 16 || @ Reds || 2–5 || Merritt || Ellis (8–13) || — || 13,218 || 60–56 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 117 || August 17 || @ Reds || 8–5 || Blass (13–7) || Fisher || Hartenstein (9) || 20,732 || 61–56 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 118 || August 18 || @ Reds || 12–5 (10) || Dal Canton (6–2) || Granger || — || 16,657 || 62–56 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 119 || August 19 || Astros || 5–1 || Walker (2–3) || Wilson || Gibbon (7) || 5,409 || 63–56 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 120 || August 20 || Astros || 1–0 || Veale (9–11) || Lemaster || — || 10,563 || 64–56 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 121 || August 22 || Reds || 8–2 || Ellis (9–13) || Fisher || — || || 65–56 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 122 || August 22 || Reds || 5–3 || Dal Canton (7–2) || Carroll || — || 28,184 || 66–56 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 123 || August 23 || Reds || 3–1 || Moose (8–2) || Arrigo || Hartenstein (10) || 16,283 || 67–56 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 124 || August 24 || Reds || 9–4 || Veale (10–11) || Maloney || Dal Canton (4) || 16,506 || 68–56 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 125 || August 26 || Braves || 4–6 || Reed || Walker (2–4) || Doyle || 15,449 || 68–57 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 126 || August 27 || Braves || 0–1 || Niekro || Ellis (9–14) || — || 11,454 || 68–58 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 127 || August 28 || Braves || 2–8 || Stone || Blass (13–8) || Doyle || 10,767 || 68–59 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 128 || August 29 || @ Astros || 4–2 (10) || Moose (9–2) || Bouton || — || 20,405 || 69–59 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 129 || August 30 || @ Astros || 1–2 || Dierker || Belinsky (0–1) || — || 27,747 || 69–60 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 130 || August 31 || @ Astros || 6–4 || Marone (1–1) || Gladding || Blass (2) || 24,722 || 70–60 |- y background:#F9F9F9; September: 16–14 (Home: 6–7; Away: 10–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 131 || September 1 || @ Braves || 7–1 || Moose (10–2) || Britton || — || 10,479 || 71–60 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 132 || September 3 || @ Braves || 1–8 || Reed || Ellis (9–15) || Upshaw || 6,317 || 71–61 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 133 || September 5 || @ Cubs || 9–2 || Blass (14–8) || Holtzman || — || 10,411 || 72–61 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 134 || September 6 || @ Cubs || 13–4 || Veale (11–11) || Jenkins || — || 24,566 || 73–61 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 135 || September 7 || @ Cubs || 7–5 (11) || Dal Canton (8–2) || Johnson || — || 28,698 || 74–61 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 136 || September 8 || @ Expos || 6–2 || Hartenstein (5–4) || Raymond || Dal Canton (5) || 9,526 || 75–61 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 137 || September 9 || @ Expos || 2–4 || Renko || Walker (2–5) || — || 9,129 || 75–62 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 138 || September 10 || Cardinals || 2–11 || Gibson || Blass (14–9) || — || || 75–63 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 139 || September 10 || Cardinals || 1–2 || Torrez || Belinsky (0–2) || Grant || 11,898 || 75–64 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 140 || September 11 || Cardinals || 3–2 || Veale (12–11) || Carlton || — || 4,579 || 76–64 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 141 || September 12 || Mets || 0–1 || Koosman || Moose (10–3) || — || || 76–65 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 142 || September 12 || Mets || 0–1 || Cardwell || Ellis (9–16) || McGraw || 19,303 || 76–66 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 143 || September 13 || Mets || 2–5 || Seaver || Walker (2–6) || — || 10,440 || 76–67 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 144 || September 14 || Mets || 5–3 || Blass (15–9) || Ryan || — || 11,324 || 77–67 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 145 || September 15 || @ Phillies || 1–2 || Wise || Veale (12–12) || — || || 77–68 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 146 || September 15 || @ Phillies || 3–4 || James || Belinsky (0–3) || — || 2,933 || 77–69 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 147 || September 16 || @ Phillies || 9–5 || Moose (11–3) || Fryman || Gibbon (8) || 1,169 || 78–69 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 148 || September 17 || @ Cardinals || 4–2 || Ellis (10–16) || Taylor || — || 11,646 || 79–69 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 149 || September 18 || @ Cardinals || 7–8 || Campisi || Gibbon (4–1) || — || 8,612 || 79–70 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 150 || September 19 || @ Mets || 8–2 || Veale (13–12) || Ryan || — || || 80–70 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 151 || September 19 || @ Mets || 8–0 || Walker (3–6) || McAndrew || — || 51,885 || 81–70 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 152 || September 20 || @ Mets || 4–0 || Moose (12–3) || Gentry || — || 38,784 || 82–70 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 153 || September 21 || @ Mets || 3–5 || Koosman || Ellis (10–17) || — || || 82–71 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 154 || September 21 || @ Mets || 1–6 || Cardwell || Blass (15–10) || — || 55,901 || 82–72 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 155 || September 23 || Phillies || 3–4 || Jackson || Veale (13–13) || Johnson || 2,364 || 82–73 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 156 || September 25 || Phillies || 5–3 || Walker (4–6) || Wise || — || || 83–73 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 157 || September 25 || Phillies || 9–7 || Moose (13–3) || James || Gibbon (9) || 2,379 || 84–73 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 158 || September 26 || Cubs || 2–0 || Ellis (11–17) || Jenkins || — || 4,973 || 85–73 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 159 || September 27 || Cubs || 4–1 || Blass (16–10) || Holtzman || Moose (4) || 4,157 || 86–73 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 160 || September 28 || Cubs || 1–3 || Hands || Veale (13–14) || — || 24,435 || 86–74 |- y background:#F9F9F9; October: 2–0 (Home: 2–0; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 161 || October 1 || Expos || 5–4 || Gibbon (5–1) || Reed || — || 2,496 || 87–74 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 162 || October 2 || Expos || 8–2 || Moose (14–3) || Robertson || — || 2,700 || 88–74 |- |- | Legend:      #cfc = Win      #fbb = LossBold = Pirates team member Opening Day lineup +Opening Day Starters # Name Position18 Matty Alou CF20 Richie Hebner 3B21 Roberto Clemente RF8 Willie Stargell LF25 Bob Robertson 1B9 Bill Mazeroski 2B12 Jerry May C2 Freddie Patek SS28 Steve Blass SP 1969 Opening Day lineup at "Baseball-Almanac" Notable transactions May 17, 1969: Jim Shellenback was traded by the Pirates to the Washington Senators in exchange for Frank Kreutzer.Jim Shellenback at "Baseball Almanac" June 5, 1969: Pedro Ramos was released by the Pirates.Pedro Ramos at Baseball Reference June 10, 1969: Ron Kline was traded by the Pirates to the San Francisco Giants for Joe Gibbon.Ron Kline at Baseball Almanac July 16, 1969: Kent Tekulve was signed by the Pirates as a non-drafted free agent.Kent Tekulve at Baseball Almanac July 30, 1969: Bo Belinsky was purchased by the Pirates from the California Angels.Bo Belinsky at Baseball Reference August 15, 1969: Jim Bunning was traded by the Pirates to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Ron Mitchell, Chuck Goggin and cash.Jim Bunning at "Baseball-almanac" September 26, 1969: Manager Larry Shepard fired by the Pirates. Alex Grammas named interim manager for the final five games.Alex Grammas at "Wikipedia" Roster 1969 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster Pitchers 25 Bo Belinsky 28 Steve Blass 45 Frank Brosseau 14 Jim Bunning 43 Bruce Dal Canton 40 Dock Ellis 24 Gene Garber 19 Joe Gibbon 42 Chuck Hartenstein 27 Ron Kline 29 Lou Marone 38 Bob Moose 19,29 Pedro Ramos 19 Jim Shellenback 39 Bob Veale 23 Luke Walker Catchers 10 Gary Kolb 12 Jerry May 35 Manny Sanguillén Infielders 22 Gene Alley 30 Dave Cash 20 Richie Hebner 15 José Martínez  9 Bill Mazeroski 16 Al Oliver 11 José Pagán  2 Freddie Patek 25,27 Bob Robertson Outfielders 18 Matty Alou 21 Roberto Clemente  3 Ron Davis 14 Johnny Jeter 31 Ángel Mangual  8 Willie Stargell 44 Carl Taylor Manager  5 Alex Grammas  7 Larry Shepard Coaches  5 Alex Grammas 32 Vern Law  6 Don Leppert  4 Bill Virdonhttp://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1969&t=PIT 1969 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster by Baseball Almanac Statistics = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader Batting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in + Regular SeasonMajor League Baseball Regular Season Hitting Stats http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp?c_id=pit#playerType=ALL&elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+hitting&game_type='R'&season=1969&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'&sectionType=sp&statType=hitting&page=1&ts=1462395741591&sportCode='mlb'&split=&team_id=134&active_sw=&position=&page_type=SortablePlayer&sortOrder='desc'&sortColumn=avg&results=&perPage=50&timeframe=&last_x_days=&extended=0 Pittsburgh Pirates May 28, 2016 October 12, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141012104237/http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp?c_id=pit#playerType=ALL&elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+hitting&game_type='R'&season=1969&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'&sectionType=sp&statType=hitting&page=1&ts=1462395741591&sportCode='mlb'&split=&team_id=134&active_sw=&position=&page_type=SortablePlayer&sortOrder='desc'&sortColumn=avg&results=&perPage=50&timeframe=&last_x_days=&extended=0 dead Player G Games played AB At bats H Hits Avg. Batting average HR Home runs RBI Runs batted in Carl Taylor Carl Taylor (baseball) 104 221 77 0.348 4 33 Roberto Clemente Roberto Clemente 138 507 175 0.345 19 91 Matty Alou Matty Alou 162 698 231 0.331 1 48 Johnny Jeter Johnny Jeter (baseball) 28 29 9 0.310 1 6 Willie Stargell Willie Stargell 145 522 160 0.307 29 92 Manny Sanguillen Manny Sanguillén 129 459 139 0.303 5 57 Richie Hebner Richie Hebner 129 459 138 0.301 8 47 Bruce Dal Canton Bruce Dal Canton 57 10 3 0.300 0 2 Al Oliver Al Oliver 129 463 132 0.285 17 70 Jose Pagan José Pagán 108 274 78 0.285 9 42 Dave Cash Dave Cash (baseball) 18 61 17 0.279 0 4 Jose Martinez José Martínez (infielder) 77 168 45 0.268 1 16 Steve Blass Steve Blass 44 84 21 0.250 1 9 Angel Mangual Ángel Mangual 6 4 1 0.250 0 0 Gene Alley Gene Alley 82 285 70 0.246 8 32 Freddie Patek Freddie Patek 147 460 110 0.239 5 32 Ron Davis Ron Davis (outfielder) 62 64 15 0.234 0 4 Jerry May Jerry May (baseball) 62 190 44 0.232 7 23 Bill Mazeroski Bill Mazeroski 67 227 52 0.229 3 25 Bob Robertson Bob Robertson 32 96 20 0.208 1 9 Dock Ellis Dock Ellis 37 68 6 0.088 0 1 Gary Kolb Gary Kolb 29 37 3 0.081 0 3 Bob Moose Bob Moose 44 53 4 0.075 0 1 Chuck Hartenstein Chuck Hartenstein 56 14 1 0.071 0 0 Bob Veale Bob Veale 34 79 4 0.051 0 2 Jim Bunning Jim Bunning 25 47 2 0.043 0 1 Bo Belinsky Bo Belinsky 8 2 0 0.000 0 0 Gene Garber Gene Garber 2 1 0 0.000 0 0 Joe Gibbon Joe Gibbon 35 5 0 0.000 0 0 Ron Kline Ron Kline 20 5 0 0.000 0 0 Pedro Ramos Pedro Ramos 5 1 0 0.000 0 0 Jim Shellenback Jim Shellenback 8 1 0 0.000 0 0 Luke Walker Luke Walker 31 32 0 0.000 0 1 Frank Brosseau Frank Brosseau 2 0 0 -1 — 0 0 Lou Marone Lou Marone 29 0 0 -1 — 0 0Team totals1625,6261,5570.277119651 Pitching Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts + Regular SeasonMajor League Baseball Regular Season Pitching Stats http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp?c_id=pit#playerType=ALL&elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+pitching&game_type='R'&season=1969&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'&sectionType=sp&statType=pitching&page=1&ts=1462395884077&sportCode='mlb'&split=&team_id=134&active_sw=&position=&page_type=SortablePlayer&sortOrder='asc'&sortColumn=era&results=&perPage=50&timeframe=&last_x_days=&extended=0 Pittsburgh Pirates May 28, 2016 October 12, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141012104237/http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp?c_id=pit#playerType=ALL&elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+pitching&game_type='R'&season=1969&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'&sectionType=sp&statType=pitching&page=1&ts=1462395884077&sportCode='mlb'&split=&team_id=134&active_sw=&position=&page_type=SortablePlayer&sortOrder='asc'&sortColumn=era&results=&perPage=50&timeframe=&last_x_days=&extended=0 dead Player G Games IP Innings pitched W Wins L Loss ERA Earned run average SO Strikeouts Joe Gibbon Joe Gibbon 35 511 3 5 1 1.93 35 Lou Marone Lou Marone 29 351 3 1 1 2.55 25 Bob Moose Bob Moose 44 170 14 3 2.91 165 Bob Veale Bob Veale 34 2252 3 13 14 3.23 213 Jim Shellenback Jim Shellenback 8 162 3 0 0 3.24 7 Bruce Dal Canton Bruce Dal Canton 57 861 3 8 2 3.34 56 Dock Ellis Dock Ellis 35 2182 3 11 17 3.58 173 Luke Walker Luke Walker 31 1182 3 4 6 3.64 96 Jim Bunning Jim Bunning 25 156 10 9 3.81 124 Chuck Hartenstein Chuck Hartenstein 56 952 3 5 4 3.95 44 Steve Blass Steve Blass 38 210 16 10 4.46 147 Bo Belinsky Bo Belinsky 8 172 3 0 3 4.58 15 Gene Garber Gene Garber 2 5 0 0 5.40 3 Ron Kline Ron Kline 20 31 1 3 5.81 15 Pedro Ramos Pedro Ramos 5 6 0 1 6.00 4 Frank Brosseau Frank Brosseau 2 12 3 0 0 10.80 2Team totals1621,4452 388743.611,124 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Columbus Jets International League Don Hoak AA York Pirates Eastern League Joe Morgan A Salem Rebels Carolina League Chuck Hiller A Gastonia Pirates Western Carolinas League Frank Oceak A-Short Season Geneva Pirates New York–Penn League Bob Clear Rookie GCL Pirates Gulf Coast League Buddy PritchardLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: York Notes References 1969 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Reference 1969 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Almanac Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 Category:Pittsburgh Pirates seasons Pittsburgh Pirates season Pittsburg