The 1969 Oakland Athletics season was the 69th season for the Oakland Athletics franchise, all as members of the American League, and their 2nd season in Oakland. The Athletics finished the season with a record of 88 wins and 74 losses. With its expansion to 12 teams in 1969, the American League had been divided into two 6-team divisions. In their first year in the newly established American League West, the Athletics finished second, nine games behind the Minnesota Twins. It was the first time they had finished in the first place in a division since 1952 Philadelphia Athletics season. Paid attendance for the season was 778,232.Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, p.126, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010,

Offseason October 15, 1968: Joe Keough was drafted from the Athletics by the Kansas City Royals as the 8th pick in the 1968 MLB expansion draft.Joe Keough page at Baseball Reference December 2, 1968: Darrell Evans was drafted from the Athletics by the Atlanta Braves in the 1968 rule 5 draft.Darrell Evans page at Baseball Reference

Regular season Reggie Jackson hit 47 home runs in 1969, and was briefly ahead of the pace that Roger Maris set when he broke the single-season record for home runs with 61 in 1961, and that of Babe Ruth when he set the previous record of 60 in 1927. The club ranked second in the American League Western division. With 13 games left in the season, Hank Bauer was replaced as Field Manager by John McNamara. McNamara compiled a won loss record of 8–5 to help the A's finish with 88 wins and 74 losses, an improvement of six wins compared to the previous season.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day starters Sal Bando Bert Campaneris Danny Cater Dave Duncan Dick Green Mike Hershberger Reggie Jackson Rick Monday Blue Moon Odom

Notable transactions June 5, 1969: 1969 Major League Baseball draft (June Draft) notable picks:1969 Oakland Athletics Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft Round 1: Don Stanhouse (9th pick).Don Stanhouse page at Baseball Reference Round 2: Tommy Sandt Round 3: Steve Lawson Round 6: Jim Sundberg (did not sign)Jim Sundberg page at Baseball Reference Round 8: Glenn Abbott Round 13: John Stearns (did not sign) Round 19: Charlie Chant June 14, 1969: John Donaldson was traded by the Athletics to the Seattle Pilots for Larry Haney.John Donaldson page at Baseball Reference

Reggie Jackson In the offseason, Jackson demanded a salary increase from $10,000 to $25,000. Jackson would settle at $20,000. Reggie Jackson hit two home runs versus the Washington Senators, with President Richard Nixon in the crowd.Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, p.129, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, By July 1, the A's had played in 71 games and Jackson had hit 30 home runs, 62 RBI, .287 batting average and a 1.145 OPS.Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, p.129, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, On July 2, Reggie Jackson would hit three home runs versus the Seattle Pilots to raise his season total to 34 home runs. He was on pace to break the home run record set by Roger Maris eight years earlier. By the end of July, Jackson had 40 home runs but he only hit 5 home runs in August. In September, Jackson was hospitalized with a skin rash and was only able to hit 2 home runs.Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, p.130, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, Jackson still managed to lead the American League with 123 runs scored.Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, p.131, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010,

Roster 1969 Oakland Athletics Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders

Other batters Manager

Coaches (Hitting) (First base) (Bullpen) (Third base) (Pitching)

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 106 247 58 .235 2 19 1B 152 584 153 .262 10 76 2B 136 483 133 .275 12 64 3B 162 609 171 .281 31 113 SS 135 547 142 .260 2 25 LF 107 315 81 .257 2 20 CF 122 399 108 .271 12 54 RF 152 549 151 .275 47 118

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 92 305 76 .249 2 27 75 266 71 .267 0 11 51 129 26 .202 1 10 58 127 16 .126 3 22 35 122 23 .189 2 6 53 86 13 .151 2 12 32 85 29 .341 3 20 29 79 19 .241 3 10 64 77 20 .260 1 13 51 67 23 .343 1 9 16 38 6 .158 1 2 14 27 4 .148 1 2 5 17 0 .000 0 0 12 13 1 .077 0 0 8 8 0 .000 0 0 13 6 0 .000 0 0 12 1 0 .000 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 38 247.0 12 15 3.35 150 35 235.1 15 13 3.86 137 32 231.1 15 6 2.92 150 26 115.1 8 8 3.67 75

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 43 140.0 7 7 4.44 85 19 61.1 3 4 4.70 39 12 42.0 1 1 6.64 24 12 19.0 1 2 5.21 9

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 60 6 7 12 3.71 61 60 9 6 9 4.14 64 39 5 1 1 2.19 48 28 4 1 2 3.95 16 27 1 1 2 4.47 20 4 0 1 0 5.40 5 3 1 1 1 2.35 4

Farm system

References

External links 1969 Oakland Athletics team page at Baseball Reference 1969 Oakland Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com