1969 Philadelphia Phillies season

1969 Philadelphia Phillies
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s) R. R. M. Carpenter, Jr.
General manager(s) John J. Quinn
Manager(s) Bob Skinner, George Myatt
Local television WFIL
Local radio WCAU
(By Saam, Bill Campbell, Richie Ashburn)
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The 1969 Philadelphia Phillies season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fifth in the newly established National League East with a record of 63–99, 37 games behind the division champion New York Mets, who went on to defeat Baltimore, four games to one, in the World Series. It was also the Phillies' penultimate season at Connie Mack Stadium.

Offseason

Regular season

1969 was a year of transition for the organization. Dick Allen was suspended by the team for a month after missing a game against the New York Mets. Claiming that Allen was undermining him by going directly to owner R. R. M. Carpenter, Jr., manager Bob Skinner surprised the club by resigning on August 6. Skinner blasted the club for their handling of Allen and blamed Allen for the team's losing saying, "Allen has been a big factor in our losing and there is very definitely disharmony on the club." Skinner was replaced by coach George Myatt.[6] Allen would be traded from the club after the season. In addition to the turmoil in the clubhouse, the Phillies had expected that 1969 would be their final season at Connie Mack Stadium with an April 1970 opening planned for Veterans Stadium. Delays would push the Vet's opening to April 1971.

At Connie Mack Stadium on April 17, 1969, Montreal Expos pitcher Bill Stoneman threw a no-hitter against the Phillies. It was Stoneman's fifth major league start and only the ninth game of the Expos' existence.[7]

In conjunction with Major League Baseball's celebration in 1969 of the 100th anniversary of professional baseball, the Phillies conducted a fan vote to determine their all-time team. The players were honored on August 5, 1969 at Connie Mack Stadium before the Phillies' game against the San Francisco Giants. Commissioner Bowie Kuhn was on-hand to recognize Robin Roberts as the Phillies' greatest player of all-time.[8]

The Phillies recorded four straight complete game shutouts from August 13 to 16, 1969. The Phillies shutout the Atlanta Braves two games in a row in Atlanta then returned to Philadelphia where they shutout the Houston Astros in the following two games.[9]

Season standings

NL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Mets 100 62 0.617 — 52–30 48–32
Chicago Cubs 92 70 0.568 8 49–32 43–38
Pittsburgh Pirates 88 74 0.543 12 47–34 41–40
St. Louis Cardinals 87 75 0.537 13 42–38 45–37
Philadelphia Phillies 63 99 0.389 37 30–51 33–48
Montreal Expos 52 110 0.321 48 24–57 28–53

Record vs. opponents

1969 National League Records

Sources:
Team ATL CHC CIN HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
Atlanta — 3–9 12–6 15–3 9–9 8–4 4–8 6–6 8–4 13–5 9–9 6–6
Chicago 9–3 — 6–6–1 8–4 6–6 10–8 8–10 12–6 7–11 11–1 6–6 9–9
Cincinnati 6–12 6–6–1 — 9–9 10–8 8–4 6–6 10–2 5–7 11–7 10–8 8–4
Houston 3–15 4–8 9–9 — 6–12 11–1 10–2 8–4 3–9 10–8 10–8 7–5
Los Angeles 9–9 6–6 8–10 12–6 — 10–2 4–8 8–4 8–4 12–6 5–13 3–9
Montreal 4–8 8–10 4–8 1–11 2–10 — 5–13 11–7 5–13 4–8 1–11 7–11
New York 8–4 10–8 6–6 2–10 8–4 13–5 — 12–6 10–8 11–1 8–4 12–6
Philadelphia 6-6 6–12 2–10 4–8 4–8 7–11 6–12 — 10–8 8–4 3–9 7–11
Pittsburgh 4–8 11–7 7–5 9–3 4–8 13–5 8–10 8–10 — 10–2 5–7 9–9
San Diego 5–13 1–11 7–11 8–10 6–12 8–4 1–11 4–8 2–10 — 6–12 4–8
San Francisco 9–9 6–6 8–10 8–10 13–5 11–1 4–8 9–3 7–5 12–6 — 3–9
St. Louis 6–6 9–9 4–8 5–7 9–3 11–7 6–12 11–7 9–9 8–4 9–3 —

Notable transactions

Game log

Legend
 Phillies win
 Phillies loss
 Postponement
BoldPhillies team member
1969 Game Log[11]
Overall Record: 63–99

Roster

1969 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders

Other batters

 Manager

Coaches

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
C Ryan, MikeMike Ryan 133 446 91 .204 12 44
1B Allen, DickDick Allen 118 438 126 .288 32 89

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
Briggs, JohnnyJohnny Briggs 124 361 86 .238 12 46
Stone, RonRon Stone 103 222 53 .239 1 24
Barry, RichRich Barry 20 32 6 .188 0 0
Stone, GeneGene Stone 18 28 6 .214 0 0
Reid, ScottScott Reid 13 19 4 .211 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
Fryman, WoodieWoodie Fryman 36 228.1 12 15 4.41 150
Champion, BillBill Champion 23 116.2 5 10 5.01 70

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
Palmer, LowellLowell Palmer 26 90 2 8 5.20 68

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
Boozer, JohnJohn Boozer 46 1 2 6 4.28 47
Farrell, TurkTurk Farrell 46 3 4 3 4.00 40
Wilson, BillBill Wilson 37 2 5 6 3.32 48

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Eugene Emeralds Pacific Coast League Frank Lucchesi
AA Reading Phillies Eastern League Bob Wellman
A Raleigh-Durham Phillies Carolina League Nolan Campbell
A Spartanburg Phillies Western Carolinas League Bobby Malkmus
A-Short Season Walla Walla Bears Northwest League Howie Bedell
Rookie Pulaski Phillies Appalachian League Dallas Green

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Raleigh-Durham, Pulaski[26]

Notes

  1. ↑ Larry Jackson at Baseball Reference
  2. ↑ Bobby Wine at Baseball Reference
  3. ↑ Tony González at Baseball Reference
  4. ↑ Billy Cowan at Baseball-Reference
  5. ↑ Clay Dalrymple at Baseball Reference
  6. ↑ Linder, Lee (August 7, 1969). "Bob Skinner resigns post with Phillies". Eugene Register-Guard. Retrieved September 17, 2009.
  7. ↑ Associated Press (April 18, 1969). "Stoneman of Expos Hurls No-Hitter to Beat Phils, 7–0". New York Times. Retrieved August 28, 2009.
  8. ↑ Paul Lukas (August 6, 1969). "A Night to Remember". Reading Eagle. p. 48.
  9. ↑ "1969 Philadelphia Phillies Schedule by Baseball Almanac". Retrieved September 17, 2009.
  10. ↑ Bob Boone at Baseball Reference
  11. ↑ "1969 Philadelphia Phillies Schedule, Box Scores and Splits". Baseball-Reference.com.
  12. ↑ Blackman, Ted (April 17, 1969). "Expos' first rainout good for Grant". The Gazette (Montreal, Quebec). p. 26. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  13. 1 2 Blackman, Ted (April 24, 1969). "Expos-Phils rained out, Mauch sets up pitching". The Gazette (Montreal, Quebec). p. 14. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Bucs, Phils Rained Out". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 19, 1969. p. 10. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Baseball Standings". Milwaukee Journal. April 22, 1969. p. 14, part 2. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Baseball Standings". Milwaukee Journal. April 23, 1969. p. 19, part 2. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Baseball". Milwaukee Journal. May 10, 1969. p. 14. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Majors at a Glance". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. July 8, 1969. p. 16. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  19. ↑ Feeney, Charley (July 23, 1969). "Booming Storm Hits Night Tilt; 1st Postponement: Managers Say No Changes Expected in Starting Lineups; AL Eager to See Alou Hit". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 18. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Nixon Starts World Trip As Ball Game Postponed". Milwaukee Sentinel. July 23, 1969. p. 3, part 1. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  21. ↑ "Now Pitching: Spiro Agnew For Dick Nixon". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press (AP). July 23, 1969. p. 18. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  22. 1 2 "Majors at a Glance". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. July 30, 1969. p. 22. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  23. ↑ "Baseball". Milwaukee Journal. August 5, 1969. p. 12, part 2. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  24. ↑ "Baseball in a Nutshell". Milwaukee Sentinel. August 13, 1969. p. 1, part 2. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  25. ↑ Feeney, Charley (September 25, 1969). "'Major Leaguer': Putting Money On Cash–Hoak". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 26. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  26. ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

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