The 1969 New York Yankees season was the 67th season for the team. The team finished in fifth-place in the newly established American League East with a record of 80–81, games behind the Baltimore Orioles. New York was managed by Ralph Houk. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. This was the first Yankee team since 1912 (when they were called the Highlanders) to no players on the roster who would eventually end up in the Hall of Fame.
Offseason October 15, 1968: Steve Barber was drafted from the Yankees by the Seattle Pilots as the 37th pick in the 1968 MLB expansion draft.Steve Barber page at Baseball Reference October 21, 1968: Jim Bouton was purchased from the Yankees by the Seattle Pilots.Jim Bouton page at Baseball Reference December 2, 1968: Billy Cowan was drafted by the Yankees from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1968 rule 5 draft.Billy Cowan page at Baseball-Reference December 4, 1968: Andy Kosco was traded by the Yankees to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Mike Kekich.Andy Kosco page at Baseball Reference December 6, 1968: Charley Smith was traded by the Yankees to the San Francisco Giants for Nate Oliver.Charley Smith page at Baseball Reference January 8, 1969: John Orsino was purchased by the Yankees from the Washington Senators.John Orsino page at Baseball Reference Prior to 1969 season: Merritt Ranew was acquired from the Yankees by the Seattle Pilots.Merritt Ranew page at Baseball Reference
Regular season August 8, 1969: Thurman Munson made his major league debut for the Yankees.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day lineup Horace Clarke 2B Jerry Kenney CF Bobby Murcer 3B Roy White LF Joe Pepitone 1B Tom Tresh SS Bill Robinson RF Jake Gibbs C Mel Stottlemyre P
Notable transactions June 5, 1969: 1969 Major League Baseball draft Ken Crosby was drafted by the Yankees in the 10th round. Player signed June 17, 1969.Ken Crosby page at Baseball Reference John Tamargo was drafted by the Yankees in the 15th round, but did not sign.John Tamargo page at Baseball Reference June 12, 1969: John Orsino was traded by the Yankees to the Cleveland Indians for Rob Gardner. June 14, 1969: Tom Tresh was traded by the Yankees to the Detroit Tigers for Ron Woods.Tom Tresh page at Baseball Reference July 26, 1969: Billy Cowan was purchased by the California Angels from the New York Yankees.
Mickey Mantle's retired number
On Mickey Mantle Day, June 8, 1969, in addition to the retirement of his uniform number 7, Mantle was given a plaque that would hang on the center field wall at Yankee Stadium, near the monuments to Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Miller Huggins. The plaque was given to him by Joe DiMaggio, and Mantle then gave DiMaggio a similar plaque, telling the crowd, "His should be just a little bit higher than mine." The televised ceremony, aired on WPIX, was hosted by the team's television analyst Frank Messer and long time radio broadcaster Mel Allen.
Roster 1969 New York Yankees Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches
Player stats = Indicates team leader
Batting
Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases Pos Player G AB R H Avg. HR RBI SB C 71 219 18 49 .224 0 18 3 1B 135 513 49 124 .242 27 70 8 2B 156 641 82 183 .285 4 48 33 3B 130 447 49 115 .257 2 34 25 SS 119 412 41 112 .272 2 31 7 LF 130 448 55 130 .290 7 74 18 CF 72 171 18 30 .175 1 7 2 RF 152 564 82 146 .259 26 82 7
Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB R H Avg. HR RBI SB 89 229 34 51 .223 12 29 1 87 222 23 38 .171 3 21 3 80 212 21 50 .236 3 26 8 85 191 17 41 .215 2 17 0 45 143 13 26 .182 1 9 2 45 108 5 19 .176 0 7 0 26 86 6 22 .256 1 9 0 28 83 7 15 .181 0 4 1 22 62 2 18 .290 1 8 0 28 48 2 4 .083 0 0 0 32 48 5 8 .167 1 3 0 13 39 6 9 .231 0 4 1 9 23 0 5 .217 0 2 0 6 11 2 3 .273 0 4 0 4 6 0 3 .500 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 0 0 0
Pitching
Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA BB SO 39 303.0 20 14 2.82 97 113 37 272.0 17 16 2.55 43 150 40 220.2 9 16 3.83 90 130 31 140.2 6 8 3.65 102 82
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 30 130.2 7 5 3.38 85 28 105.0 4 6 4.54 66 3 14.0 0 0 0.64 3
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 38 8 4 11 2.06 40 51 5 6 5 3.55 60 38 3 4 2 3.32 39 12 1 2 0 3.46 21 8 0 0 0 5.11 7 4 0 0 0 4.50 5 2 0 0 0 4.50 0
Awards and honors Mel Stottlemyre, All-Star Game Roy White, All-Star Game
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Syracuse, OneontaJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
Notes
References 1969 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference 1969 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com