1969 Baltimore Orioles season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Baltimore Orioles 1969 American League championsAmerican League East champions American League East Memorial Stadium Baltimore, Maryland 109–53 (.673) 1st Jerold Hoffberger Harry Dalton Earl Weaver WJZ-TV WBAL (AM)(Chuck Thompson, Bill O'Donnell, Jim Karvellas) The 1969 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in North America's Major League Baseball (MLB). In the first season after the American League was split into two divisions, the Orioles won the first-ever American League East title, finishing first with a record of 109 wins and 53 losses, 19 games ahead of the Detroit Tigers, who had won the World Series in the previous season. After the regular season, the Orioles went on to the 1st American League Championship Series, where they faced the Minnesota Twins. They swept the Twins in the 1969 ALCS, but lost the World Series to the upstart National League champion New York Mets in five games. The team was managed by Earl Weaver (in his first full season as manager), and played their home games at Memorial Stadium. Offseason October 15, 1968: Wally Bunker was drafted from the Orioles by the Kansas City Royals with the 25th pick in the 1968 Major League Baseball expansion draft.Wally Bunker at Baseball Reference December 4, 1968: Curt Blefary and John Mason (minors) were traded by the Orioles to the Houston Astros for Mike Cuellar, Enzo Hernández, and Elijah Johnson (minors).Curt Blefary at Baseball Reference December 2, 1968: Bobby Darwin was drafted from the Orioles by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1968 rule 5 draft.Bobby Darwin at Baseball Reference January 20, 1969: Ron Stone was traded by the Orioles to the Philadelphia Phillies for Clay Dalrymple.Clay Dalrymple at Baseball Reference March 31, 1969: Gene Brabender and Gordy Lund were traded by the Orioles to the Seattle Pilots for Chico Salmon.Chico Salmon at Baseball Reference Spring training The Baltimore Orioles held spring training at Miami Stadium in Miami for the 11th season. Regular season On August 13, 1969, Jim Palmer threw the only no-hitter of his career, defeating the Oakland Athletics, 8–0.100 Things Orioles Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die, Dan Connolly, Triumph Books, Chicago, 2015, ISBN 978-1-62937-041-5, p.213https://retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1969/B08130BAL1969.htm Boxscore of Jim Palmer's No-Hitter retrosheet.org July 24, 2023 Season standings Baltimore Orioles Record vs. opponents BAL Notable transactions June 5, 1969: 1969 Major League Baseball draft Dave Skaggs was drafted by the Orioles in the 6th round.Dave Skaggs at Baseball Reference Dave Winfield was drafted by the Orioles in the 40th round, but did not sign.Dave Winfield at Baseball Reference August 16, 1969: Bob Galasso was signed as an amateur free agent by the Orioles.Bob Galasso at Baseball Reference Roster 1969 Baltimore Orioles Roster Pitchers 17 Mike Adamson 33 Fred Beene 23 Frank Bertaina 35 Mike Cuellar 49,29 Dick Hall 44 Jim Hardin 40 Dave Leonhard 29,32 Marcelino López 19 Dave McNally 22 Jim Palmer 36 Tom Phoebus 24 Pete Richert 18 Al Severinsen 39 Eddie Watt Catchers  3 Clay Dalrymple  8 Andy Etchebarren 10 Elrod Hendricks Infielders  7 Mark Belanger 37 Terry Crowley  2 Bobby Floyd 15 Davey Johnson 26 Boog Powell  5 Brooks Robinson 30 Chico Salmon Outfielders  6 Paul Blair  9 Don Buford 12 Dave May 21 Curt Motton 14 Merv Rettenmund 20 Frank Robinson Manager  4 Earl Weaver Coaches 31 George Bamberger 55 Billy Hunter 41 Charley Lau 48 George Staller Game log background:#000;color:white; 1969 Regular Season Game Log (109–53) (Home: 60–21; Road: 49–32) y background:#fb4f14;color:white; April (16–7) (Home: 10–4; Road: 6–3) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Stadium Record Report Rank GB Game Time Local TV National TV |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 1 || April 8 || Red Sox || 4–5 (12)|| || || || 36,100 || || 0–1 || || 4 || -1 || 3:41 || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 2 || April 10 || Red Sox || 2–1 (13)|| || || || 3,091 || || 1–1 || || 3 || -1 || 3:06 || || |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 3 || April 11 || Senators || 0–4 || || || || 8,415 || || 1–2 || || 5 || -1½ || 2:15 || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 4 || April 12 || Senators || 9–0 || || || || 6,379 || || 2–2 || || 4 || -1 || 2:16 || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 5 || April 13 (1) || Senators || 2–0 || || || || – || || 3–2 || || 2 || -½ || 2:03 || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 6 || April 13 (2) || Senators || 9–0 || || || || 20,483 || || 4–2 || || 2 || -½ || 2:07 || || |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 7 || April 14 || @ Red Sox || 3–5 || || || || 33,899 || || 4–3 || || 2 || -1½ || 2:30 || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 8 || April 15 || @ Red Sox || 10–5 || || || || 9,673 || || 5–3 || || 2 || -½ || 2:50 || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 9 || April 16 || @ Red Sox || 11–8 (8)|| || || || 8,328 || || 6–3 || || 1 || +½ || 2:45 || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 10 || April 17 || @ Red Sox || 9–5 || || || || 8,910 || || 7–3 || || 1 || +1 || 2:44 || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 11 || April 18 || @ Senators || 6–0 || || || || || || 8–3 || || || || || || |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 12 || April 19 || @ Senators || 5–7 || || || || || || 8–4 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 13 || April 20 || @ Senators || 2–1 || || || || || || 9–4 || || || || || || |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 14 || April 20 || @ Senators || 2–5 || || || || || || 9–5 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 15 || April 21 || Indians || 11–0 || || || || || || 10–5 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 16 || April 22 || Indians || 3–2 || || || || || || 11–5 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 17 || April 23 || Tigers || 3–2 (10)|| || || || || || 12–5 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 18 || April 24 || Tigers || 5–2 || || || || || || 13–5 || || || || || || |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 19 || April 25 || Yankees || 2–7 || || || || || || 13–6 || || || || || || |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 20 || April 26 || Yankees || 5–6 || || || || || || 13–7 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 21 || April 27 || Yankees || 6–0 || || || || || || 14–7 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 22 || April 27 || Yankees || 10–5 || || || || || || 15–7 || || || || || || |- style="background:#bbb; text-align:center;" | – || April 28 || @ Indians || colspan=13| Postponed (rain); Makeup: June 20 |- style="background:#bbb; text-align:center;" | – || April 29 || @ Indians || colspan=13| Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 4 |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 23 || April 30 || @ Tigers || 3–2 || || || || || || 16–7 || || || || || || |- y background:#fb4f14;color:white; May (18–8) (Home: 7–4; Road: 11–4) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Stadium Record Report Rank GB Game Time Local TV National TV |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 24 || May 1 || @ Tigers || 0–2 || || || || || || 16–8 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 25 || May 2 || @ Yankees || 5–1 || || || || || || 17–8 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 26 || May 3 || @ Yankees || 5–4 || || || || || || 18–8 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 27 || May 4 || @ Yankees || 5–3 || || || || || || 19–8 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 28 || May 4 || @ Yankees || 14–2 || || || || || || 20–8 || || || || || || |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 29 || May 6 || White Sox || 0–1 || || || || || || 20–9 || || || || || || |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 30 || May 7 || White Sox || 4–6 || || || || || || 20–10 || || || || || || |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 31 || May 9 || Royals || 2–4 || || || || || || 20–11 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 32 || May 10 || Royals || 6–5 || || || || || || 21–11 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 33 || May 11 || Royals || 5–0 || || || || || || 22–11 || || || || || || |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 34 || May 13 || @ Twins || 2–4 || || || || || || 22–12 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 35 || May 14 || @ Twins || 9–8 || || || || || || 23–12 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 36 || May 15 || @ Twins || 5–0 || || || || || || 24–12 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 37 || May 16 || @ Royals || 5–3 (11)|| || || || || || 25–12 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 38 || May 17 || @ Royals || 4–2 || || || || || || 26–12 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 39 || May 18 || @ Royals || 5–0 || || || || || || 27–12 || || || || || || |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 40 || May 20 || Twins || 2–3 (13)|| || || || || || 27–13 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 41 || May 21 || Twins || 4–3 || || || || || || 28–13 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 42 || May 22 || Twins || 6–2 || || || || || || 29–13 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 43 || May 23 || Athletics || 4–3 || || || || || || 30–13 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 44 || May 24 || Athletics || 2–1 || || || || || || 31–13 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 45 || May 25 || Athletics || 5–3 || || || || || || 32–13 || || || || || || |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 46 || May 27 || @ Pilots || 1–8 || || || || || || 32–14 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 47 || May 28 || @ Pilots || 9–5 || || || || || || 33–14 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 48 || May 30 || @ Angels || 3–1 || || || || || || 34–14 || || || || || || |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 49 || May 31 || @ Angels || 3–4 || || || || || || 34–15 || || || || || || |- y background:#fb4f14;color:white; June (21–6) (Home: 8–4; Road: 13–2) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Stadium Record Report Rank GB Game Time Local TV National TV |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 50 || June 1 || @ Angels || 4–3 || || || || || || 35–15 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 51 || June 3 || @ Athletics || 3–1 (11)|| || || || || || 36–15 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 52 || June 4 || @ Athletics || 6–1 || || || || || || 37–15 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 53 || June 6 || Pilots || 5–1 || || || || || || 38–15 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 54 || June 7 || Pilots || 10–0 || || || || || || 39–15 || || || || || || |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 55 || June 8 || Pilots || 5–7 || || || || || || 39–16 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 56 || June 10 || Angels || 11–4 || || || || || || 40–16 || || || || || || |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 57 || June 11 || Angels || 5–7 (14) || || || || || || 40–17 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 58 || June 13 || @ White Sox || 5–2 || || || || || || 41–17 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 59 || June 14 || @ White Sox || 12–3 || || || || || || 42–17 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 60 || June 15 || @ White Sox || 9–0 || || || || || || 43–17 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 61 || June 15 || @ White Sox || 13–2 || || || || || || 44–17 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 62 || June 17 || @ Senators || 5–1 || || || || || || 45–17 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 63 || June 18 || @ Senators || 3–1 || || || || || || 46–17 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 64 || June 19 || @ Senators || 2–0 || || || || || || 47–17 || || || || || || |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 65 || June 20 || @ Indians || 2–7 || || || || || || 47–18 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 66 || June 20 || @ Indians || 5–1 || || || || || || 48–18 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 67 || June 21 || @ Indians || 3–1 || || || || || || 49–18 || || || || || || |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 68 || June 22 || @ Indians || 2–3 || || || || || || 49–19 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 69 || June 22 || @ Indians || 6–0 || || || || || || 50–19 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 70 || June 23 || Senators || 5–3 || || || || || || 51–19 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 71 || June 24 || Senators || 6–3 (11)|| || || || || || 52–19 || || || || || || |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 72 || June 25 || Senators || 8–11 || || || || || || 52–20 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 73 || June 27 || Tigers || 4–1 || || || || || || 53–20 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 74 || June 28 || Tigers || 6–4 || || || || || || 54–20 || || || || || || |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 75 || June 29 || Tigers || 2–3 || || || || || || 54–21 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 76 || June 29 || Tigers || 4–3 || || || || || || 55–21 || || || || || || |- y background:#fb4f14;color:white; July (17–10) (Home: 13–3; Road: 4–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Stadium Record Report Rank GB Game Time Local TV National TV |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 77 || July 1 || @ Yankees || 9–10 || || || || || || 55–22 || || || || || || |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 78 || July 2 || @ Yankees || 2–3 || || || || || || 55–23 || || || || || || |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 79 || July 4 || @ Tigers || 1–4 (5)|| || || || || || 55–24 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 80 || July 5 || @ Tigers || 9–3 || || || || || || 56–24 || || || || || || |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 81 || July 6 || @ Tigers || 4–5 || || || || || || 56–25 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 82 || July 8 || Yankees || 10–3 || || || || || || 57–25 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 83 || July 8 || Yankees || 4–1 || || || || || || 58–25 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 84 || July 9 || Yankees || 6–5 (10)|| || || || || || 59–25 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 85 || July 10 || Red Sox || 5–4 || || || || || || 60–25 || || || || || || |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 86 || July 11 || Red Sox || 4–7 || || || || || || 60–26 || || || || || || |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 87 || July 11 || Red Sox || 3–12 || || || || || || 60–27 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 88 || July 12 || Red Sox || 4–0 || || || || || || 61–27 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 89 || July 13 || Red Sox || 6–3 || || || || || || 62–27 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 90 || July 15 || Indians || 5–1 || || || || || || 63–27 || || || || || || |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 91 || July 16 || Indians || 4–6 || || || || || || 63–28 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 92 || July 16 || Indians || 6–5 || || || || || || 64–28 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 93 || July 17 || Indians || 3–2 || || || || || || 65–28 || || || || || || |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 94 || July 18 || @ Red Sox || 1–6 || || || || || || 65–29 || || || || || || |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 95 || July 19 || @ Red Sox || 3–5 || || || || || || 65–30 || || || || || || |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 96 || July 20 || @ Red Sox || 5–6 || || || || || || 65–31 || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="bbcaff" |colspan="3" bgcolor="#bbcaff"| July 23: All-Star Game (NL wins—) || 9–3 || Carlton (STL) || Stottlemyre (NYY) || || 45,259 || RFK Stadium || colspan=7| Washington, D.C. |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 97 || July 24 || White Sox || 5–2 || || || || || || 66–31 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 98 || July 25 || White Sox || 4–2 || || || || || || 67–31 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 99 || July 26 || White Sox || 2–1 || || || || || || 68–31 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 100 || July 27 || White Sox || 17–0 || || || || || || 69–31 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 101 || July 29 || @ Royals || 4–1 || || || || || || 70–31 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 102 || July 30 || @ Royals || 4–2 || || || || || || 71–31 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 103 || July 31 || @ Royals || 3–1 || || || || || || 72–31 || || || || || || |- y background:#fb4f14;color:white; August (19–12) (Home: 12–4; Road: 7–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Stadium Record Report Rank GB Game Time Local TV National TV |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 104 || August 1 || @ Twins || 3–4 (10)|| || || || || || 72–32 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 105 || August 2 || @ Twins || 6–5 || || || || || || 73–32 || || || || || || |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 106 || August 3 || @ Twins || 2–5 || || || || || || 73–33 || || || || || || |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 107 || August 4 || @ Indians || 0–2 || || || || || || 73–34 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 108 || August 5 || Royals || 7–5 (10)|| || || || || || 74–34 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 109 || August 6 || Royals || 2–1 || || || || || || 75–34 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 110 || August 7 || Royals || 10–2 || || || || || || 76–34 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 111 || August 8 || Twins || 6–5 || || || || || || 77–34 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 112 || August 9 || Twins || 5–1 || || || || || || 78–34 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 113 || August 10 || Twins || 2–0 || || || || || || 79–34 || || || || || || |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 114 || August 11 || Athletics || 4–7 || || || || || || 79–35 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 115 || August 12 || Athletics || 4–3 || || || || || || 80–35 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 116 || August 13 || Athletics || 8–0 || || || || || || 81–35 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 117 || August 15 || @ Pilots || 2–1 || || || || || || 82–35 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 118 || August 16 || @ Pilots || 15–3 || || || || || || 83–35 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 119 || August 17 || @ Pilots || 4–1 || || || || || || 84–35 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 120 || August 18 || @ Pilots || 12–3 || || || || || || 85–35 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 121 || August 19 || @ Angels || 10–0 || || || || || || 86–35 || || || || || || |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 122 || August 20 || @ Angels || 2–3 || || || || || || 86–36 || || || || || || |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 123 || August 21 || @ Angels || 0–2 || || || || || || 86–37 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 124 || August 22 || @ Athletics || 4–3 (10)|| || || || || || 87–37 || || || || || || |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 125 || August 23 || @ Athletics || 2–4 || || || || || || 87–38 || || || || || || |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 126 || August 24 || @ Athletics || 0–9 || || || || || || 87–39 || || || || || || |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 127 || August 24 || @ Athletics || 8–9 (18)|| || || || || || 87–40 || || || || || || |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 128 || August 26 || Pilots || 1–2 || || || || || || 87–41 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 129 || August 27 || Pilots || 7–2 || || || || || || 88–41 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 130 || August 28 || Pilots || 4–3 (11)|| || || || || || 89–41 || || || || || || |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 131 || August 29 || Angels || 2–6 || || || || || || 89–42 || || || || || || |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 132 || August 29 || Angels || 1–2 || || || || || || 89–43 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 133 || August 30 || Angels || 6–3 || || || || || || 90–43 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 134 || August 31 || Angels || 5–4 || || || || || || 91–43 || || || || || || |- y background:#fb4f14;color:white; September (17–10) (Home: 9–2; Road: 8–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Stadium Record Report Rank GB Game Time Local TV National TV |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 135 || September 1 || @ White Sox || 8–0 || || || || || || 92–43 || || || || || || |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 136 || September 2 || @ White Sox || 3–10 || || || || || || 92–44 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 137 || September 4 || @ Tigers || 5–4 || || || || || || 93–44 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 138 || September 5 || @ Tigers || 8–4 || || || || || || 94–44 || || || || || || |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 139 || September 6 || @ Tigers || 4–5 (11)|| || || || || || 94–45 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 140 || September 7 || @ Tigers || 6–5 (14)|| || || || || || 95–45 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 141 || September 9 || Senators || 6–1 || || || || || || 96–45 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 142 || September 9 || Senators || 3–2 || || || || || || 97–45 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 143 || September 10 || Red Sox || 8–7 || || || || || || 98–45 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 144 || September 11 || Red Sox || 4–2 || || || || || || 99–45 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 145 || September 12 || Indians || 2–1 || || || || || || 100–45 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 146 || September 13 || Indians || 10–5 || || || || || || 101–45 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 147 || September 14 || Indians || 7–3 || || || || || || 102–45 || || || || || || |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 148 || September 15 || @ Senators || 2–3 || || || || || || 102–46 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 149 || September 16 || @ Senators || 1–0 || || || || || || 103–46 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 150 || September 18 || @ Red Sox || 6–4 || || || || || || 104–46 || || || || || || |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 151 || September 18 || @ Red Sox || 0–5 || || || || || || 104–47 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 152 || September 19 || Yankees || 4–2 || || || || || || 105–47 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 153 || September 20 || Yankees || 8–7 || || || || || || 106–47 || || || || || || |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 154 || September 23 || @ Indians || 1–3 || || || || || || 106–48 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 155 || September 24 || @ Indians || 4–3 (11)|| || || || || || 107–48 || || || || || || |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 156 || September 25 || @ Indians || 4–1 || || || || || || 108–48 || || || || || || |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 157 || September 26 || @ Yankees || 2–4 || || || || || || 108–49 || || || || || || |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 158 || September 27 || @ Yankees || 0–1 || || || || || || 108–50 || || || || || || |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 159 || September 28 || @ Yankees || 2–3 || || || || || || 108–51 || || || || || || |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 160 || September 29 || Tigers || 1–4 || || || || || || 108–52 || || || || || || |- style="background:#fcc; text-align:center;" | 161 || September 30 || Tigers || 3–4 || || || || || || 108–53 || || || || || || |- y background:#fb4f14;color:white; October (1–0) (Home: 1–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Stadium Record Report Rank GB Game Time Local TV National TV |- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;" | 162 || October 1 || Tigers || 2–1 (10)|| || || || || || 109–53 || || || || || || |- Player stats = Indicates team leader Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases Pos Player G AB R H Avg. HR RBI SB C Elrod Hendricks 105 295 36 72 .244 12 38 0 1B Boog Powell 152 533 83 162 .304 37 121 1 2B Davey Johnson 142 511 52 143 .280 7 57 3 3B Brooks Robinson 156 598 73 140 .234 23 84 2 SS Mark Belanger 150 530 76 152 .287 2 50 14 LF Don Buford 144 554 99 161 .291 11 64 19 CF Paul Blair Paul Blair (baseball) 150 625 102 178 .285 26 76 20 RF Frank Robinson 148 539 111 166 .308 32 100 9https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/1969.shtml 1969 Baltimore Orioles Statistics Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB R H Avg. HR RBI SB Andy Etchebarren 73 217 29 54 .249 3 26 1 Merv Rettenmund 95 190 27 47 .247 4 25 6 Dave May 78 120 8 29 .242 3 10 2 Chico Salmon 52 91 18 27 .297 3 12 0 Curt Motton 56 89 15 27 .303 6 21 3 Bobby Floyd baseball 39 84 7 17 .202 0 1 0 Clay Dalrymple 37 80 8 19 .238 3 6 0 Terry Crowley 7 18 2 6 .333 0 3 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 Mike Cuellar 39 290.2 23 11 2.38 182 Dave McNally 41 268.2 20 7 3.22 166 Tom Phoebus 35 202.0 14 7 3.52 117 Jim Palmer 26 181.0 16 4 2.34 123 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 Jim Hardin 30 137.2 6 7 3.60 64 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 Eddie Watt 56 71.0 5 2 16 1.65 46 Pete Richert 44 57.1 7 4 12 2.20 54 Dick Hall Dick Hall (baseball) 39 65.2 5 2 6 1.92 31 Dave Leonhard 37 94.0 7 4 1 2.49 37 Marcelino López 27 69.1 5 3 0 4.41 57 Al Severinsen 12 19.2 1 1 0 2.29 13 Mike Adamson Mike Adamson (baseball) 6 8.0 0 1 0 4.50 2 Frank Bertaina 3 6.0 0 0 0 0.00 5 Fred Beene 2 2.2 0 0 0 0.00 0 Postseason ALCS 1969 American League Championship Series Game 1 October 4, 1969, at Memorial Stadium Team123456789101112RHEMinnesota000010200000342Baltimore0001100010014101W: Dick Hall (1–0)   L: Ron Perranoski (0–1)  HR: MIN – Tony Oliva (1), BAL – Frank Robinson (1), Mark Belanger (1), Boog Powell (1) Game 2 October 5, 1969, at Memorial Stadium Team1234567891011RHEMinnesota00000000000031Baltimore00000000001180W: Dave McNally (1–0)   L: Dave Boswell (0–1)   HR: None Game 3 October 6, 1969, at Metropolitan Stadium Team123456789RHEBaltimore03020102311180Minnesota1000100002102W: Jim Palmer (1–0)   L: Bob Miller (0–1)   HR: BAL – Paul Blair (1) 1969 World Series 1969 World Series GameScoreDateLocationAttendance 1 Mets – 1, Orioles – 4 October 11 Memorial Stadium 50,429 2 Mets – 2, Orioles – 1 October 12 Memorial Stadium 50,850 3 Orioles – 0, Mets – 5 October 14 Shea Stadium 56,335 4 Orioles – 1, Mets – 2(10 innings) October 15 Shea Stadium 57,367 5 Orioles – 3, Mets – 5 October 16 Shea Stadium 57,397 Game log background:#000;color:white; 1969 Postseason Game Log y background:#fb4f14;color:white; 1969 American League Championship Series vs. Minnesota – Baltimore wins series 3–0 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Stadium Report Game Time Local TV National TV |- style="text-align:center; | 1 || October 4 || Twins |- style="text-align:center; | 2 || October 5 || Twins |- style="text-align:center; | 3 || October 6 || @ Twins |- y background:#fb4f14;color:white; 1969 World Series vs. New York (NL) – New York (NL) wins series 4–1 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Stadium Report Game Time Local TV National TV National Radio |- style="text-align:center; | 1 || October 11 || Mets |- style="text-align:center; | 2 || October 12 || Mets |- style="text-align:center; | 3 || October 14 || @ Mets |- style="text-align:center; | 4 || October 15 || @ Mets |- style="text-align:center; | 5 || October 16 || @ Mets |- Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Rochester Red Wings International League Cal Ripken Sr. AA Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs Texas League Joe Altobelli A Stockton Ports California League Bill Werle A Miami Marlins Florida State League Woody Smith A-Short Season Aberdeen Pheasants Northern League Ken Rowe Rookie Bluefield Orioles Appalachian League Jackie Ferrell LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Stockton, Miami Notes References Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 1969 Baltimore Orioles at Baseball Reference 1969 Baltimore Orioles season at Baseball Almanac Category:Baltimore Orioles seasons Baltimore Orioles season Category:American League East champion seasons Category:American League champion seasons Baltimore Orioles Category:1960s in Baltimore