Major League Baseball season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1969 Boston Red Sox season was the 69th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. With the American League (AL) now split into two divisions, the Red Sox finished third in the newly established American League East with a record of 87 wins and 75 losses, 22 games behind the Baltimore Orioles , who went on to win the AL championship.
Dick Williams , who had managed the team to the 1967 AL pennant, was fired on September 23;[ 1] coach Eddie Popowski led the team for the final nine games of the season.
Offseason
Regular season
Record by month[ 4]
Month
Record
Cumulative
AL East
Ref.
Won
Lost
Won
Lost
Position
GB
April
11
9
11
9
2nd
3+ 1 ⁄2
[ 5]
May
18
7
29
16
2nd
3
[ 6]
June
14
15
43
31
2nd
11
[ 7]
July
14
15
57
46
3rd
15
[ 8]
August
13
15
70
61
3rd
19+ 1 ⁄2
[ 9]
September
17
13
87
74
3rd
21
[ 10]
October
0
1
87
75
3rd
22
[ 11]
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Team
BAL
BOS
CAL
CWS
CLE
DET
KC
MIN
NYY
OAK
SEP
WSH
Baltimore
—
10–8
6–6
9–3
13–5
11–7
11–1
8–4
11–7
8–4
9–3
13–5
Boston
8–10
—
8–4
5–7
12–6
10–8
10–2
7–5
11–7
4–8
6–6
6–12
California
6–6
4–8
—
9–9
8–4
5–7
9–9
7–11
3–9
6–12
9–9–1
5–7
Chicago
3–9
7–5
9–9
—
8–4
3–9
8–10
5–13
3–9
8–10
10–8
4–8
Cleveland
5–13
6–12
4–8
4–8
—
7–11
7–5
5–7
9–8
5–7
7–5
3–15
Detroit
7–11
8–10
7–5
9–3
11–7
—
8–4
6–6
10–8
7–5
10–2
7–11
Kansas City
1–11
2–10
9–9
10–8
5–7
4–8
—
8–10
5–7–1
8–10
10–8
7–5
Minnesota
4–8
5–7
11–7
13–5
7–5
6–6
10–8
—
10–2
13–5
12–6
6–6
New York
7–11
7–11
9–3
9–3
8–9
8–10
7–5–1
2–10
—
6–6
7–5
10–8
Oakland
4–8
8–4
12–6
10–8
7–5
5–7
10–8
5–13
6–6
—
13–5
8–4
Seattle
3–9
6–6
9–9–1
8–10
5–7
2–10
8–10
6–12
5–7
5–13
—
7–5
Washington
5–13
12–6
7–5
8–4
15–3
11–7
5–7
6–6
8–10
4–8
5–7
—
Notable transactions
Opening Day lineup
Source:[ 13]
Roster
1969 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Managers
Coaches
Player stats
Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average
Source:[13]
Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts
Source:[14]
Statistical leaders
Rico Petrocelli
Source:[ 14]
Batting
Source:[ 14]
Pitching
Source:[ 14]
Awards and honors
Farm system
Source:[ 15] [ 16]
References
^ "Red Sox Fire Dick Williams As Manager" . North Adams Transcript . North Adams, Massachusetts . AP . September 23, 1969. p. 1. Retrieved October 11, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
^ Joe Foy Statistics and History – Baseball-Reference.com
^ a b Bill Kelso page at Baseball Reference
^ "The 1969 Boston Red Sox" . Retrosheet . Retrieved October 10, 2020 .
^ "Events of Wednesday, April 30, 1969" .
^ "Events of Saturday, May 31, 1969" .
^ "Events of Monday, June 30, 1969" .
^ "Events of Thursday, July 31, 1969" .
^ "Events of Sunday, August 31, 1969" .
^ "Events of Tuesday, September 30, 1969" .
^ "Events of Wednesday, October 1, 1969" .
^ a b Joe Azcue page at Baseball-Reference
^ "Boston Red Sox 5, Baltimore Orioles 4" . Retrosheet . April 8, 1969. Retrieved October 11, 2020 .
^ a b c "1969 Boston Red Sox Statistics" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved October 13, 2020 .
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball , 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
^ Boston Red Sox Guide for Press TV Radio . 1969. p. 2. Retrieved March 14, 2021 – via Wayback Machine .
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