1969 Boston Red Sox season

1969 Boston Red Sox
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Fenway Park (since 1912)
Boston, Massachusetts (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	Tom Yawkey
General manager(s)	Dick O'Connell
Manager(s)	Dick Williams (W-82; L-71) and Eddie Popowski (W-5; L-4)
Local television	WHDH-TV, Ch. 5
Local radio	WHDH-AM 850 (Ken Coleman, Ned Martin, Johnny Pesky)
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The 1969 Boston Red Sox season was a season in American baseball. In the first season following the split of the American League into two divisions, the Red Sox finished third in the newly established American League East with a record of 87 wins and 75 losses.

Offseason

• October 15, 1968: Joe Foy was drafted by the Kansas City Royals from the Boston Red Sox as the 4th pick in the 1968 expansion draft.^[1]
• March 18, 1969: Bill Kelso was purchased by the Red Sox from the Cincinnati Reds.^[2]
• March 29, 1969: Bill Kelso was returned to the Reds by the Red Sox.^[2]

Regular season

Season standings

AL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Baltimore Orioles	109	53	0.673	—	60–21	49–32
Detroit Tigers	90	72	0.556	19	46–35	44–37
Boston Red Sox	87	75	0.537	22	46–35	41–40
Washington Senators	86	76	0.531	23	47–34	39–42
New York Yankees	80	81	0.497	28½	48–32	32–49
Cleveland Indians	62	99	0.385	46½	33–48	29–51

Record vs. opponents

1969 American League Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	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	—

Opening Day lineup

7	Reggie Smith	CF
2	Mike Andrews	2B
8	Carl Yastrzemski	LF
40	Ken Harrelson	1B
25	Tony Conigliaro	RF
5	George Scott	3B
6	Rico Petrocelli	SS
35	Russ Gibson	C
16	Jim Lonborg	P

Notable transactions

• April 19, 1969: Dick Ellsworth, Ken Harrelson and Juan Pizarro were traded by the Red Sox to the Cleveland Indians for Joe Azcue, Vicente Romo and Sonny Siebert.^[3]
• June 15, 1969: Joe Azcue was traded by the Red Sox to the California Angels for Tom Satriano.^[3]

Roster

1969 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers 15 Ken Brett 21 Ray Culp 36 Dick Ellsworth 39 Mike Garman 17 Ray Jarvis 26 Ron Kline 29 Bill Landis 37 Bill Lee 16 Jim Lonborg 28 Sparky Lyle 15 Mike Nagy 24 Juan Pizarro 37 Garry Roggenburk 24 Vicente Romo 30 José Santiago 27 Sonny Siebert 20 Lee Stange 41 Gary Wagner 24 Fred Wenz		Catchers  1 Joe Azcue 40 Carlton Fisk 35 Russ Gibson 10 Jerry Moses  4 Tom Satriano Infielders  1 Luis Alvarado  2 Mike Andrews 40 Ken Harrelson  3 Dalton Jones 43 Tony Muser 19 Syd O'Brien  6 Rico Petrocelli 11 Ducky Schofield  5 George Scott		Outfielders  4 Billy Conigliaro 25 Tony Conigliaro 14 Joe Lahoud 18 Don Lock  7 Reggie Smith 22 George Thomas  8 Carl Yastrzemski		Managers 32 Eddie Popowski 23 Dick Williams Coaches 31 Bobby Doerr 33 Darrell Johnson 34 Al Lakeman 32 Eddie Popowski 22 George Thomas

Player stats

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
2B	Andrews, MikeMike Andrews	121	464	136	.293	15	59
3B	Scott, GeorgeGeorge Scott	152	549	139	.253	16	52
LF	Yastrzemski, CarlCarl Yastrzemski	162	603	154	.255	40	111
CF	Smith, ReggieReggie Smith	143	543	168	.309	25	93

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
Harrelson, KenKen Harrelson	10	46	10	.217	3	8
Muser, TonyTony Muser	2	9	1	.111	0	1

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
Culp, RayRay Culp	32	227	17	8	3.81	172
Brett, KenKen Brett	8	39.1	2	3	5.26	23
Garman, MikeMike Garman	2	12.1	1	0	4.38	10
Ellsworth, DickDick Ellsworth	2	12	0	0	3.75	4

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

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

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Louisville Colonels	International League	Eddie Kasko
AA	Pittsfield Red Sox	Eastern League	Billy Gardner
A	Winston-Salem Red Sox	Carolina League	Matt Sczesny
A	Winter Haven Red Sox	Florida State League	Rac Slider
A	Greenville Red Sox	Western Carolinas League	Bill Slack
A-Short Season	Jamestown Falcons	New York–Penn League	Jackie Moore

^[4]

Notes

1. Joe Foy Statistics and History – Baseball-Reference.com
2. Bill Kelso page at Baseball Reference
3. Joe Azcue page at Baseball-Reference
4. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

• 1969 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
• 1969 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com