The 1969 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 87th season in Major League Baseball, their 12th season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their tenth at Candlestick Park. The team finished second in the newly established National League West with a record of 90–72, 3 games behind the Atlanta Braves, their fifth consecutive season of finishing second. The Giants set a Major League record which still stands for the most double plays grounded into by a team in a single game, with 7 against the Houston Astros on May 4.
Offseason October 14, 1968: Jesús Alou was drafted from the Giants by the Montreal Expos as the 13th pick in the 1968 MLB expansion draft.Jesús Alou at Baseball-Reference December 6, 1968: Nate Oliver was traded by the Giants to the New York Yankees for Charley Smith.Charley Smith at Baseball-Reference March 16, 1969, Giants pitching prospect Néstor Chávez was killed in a plane crash March 28, 1969: Charley Smith was purchased from the Giants by the Chicago Cubs.
Regular season July 20, 1969: Pitcher Gaylord Perry hit the first home run of his career (he hit 6). It was in the third inning off pitcher Claude Osteen.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day starters Bobby Bonds Dick Dietz Bobby Etheridge Jim Ray Hart Ron Hunt Hal Lanier Juan Marichal Willie Mays Willie McCovey
Notable transactions August 8, 1969: The Giants traded a player to be named later to the Detroit Tigers for Don McMahon. The Giants completed the deal by sending César Gutiérrez to the Tigers on September 2.César Gutiérrez at Baseball-Reference
Roster 1969 San Francisco Giants Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches (Pitching) (Third base) (First base)
Player stats = Indicates team leader
= Indicates league 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 79 244 28 56 .230 11 35 0 1B 149 491 101 157 .320 45 126 0 2B 128 478 72 125 .262 3 41 9 3B 112 303 20 73 .241 2 42 0 SS 150 495 37 113 .228 0 35 0 LF 110 267 32 62 .232 2 33 1 CF 117 403 64 114 .283 13 58 6 RF 158 622 120* 161 .259 32 90 451969 San Francisco Giants Statistics and Roster – Baseball-Reference.com Tied with Pete Rose
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 113 374 42 84 .225 6 44 6 104 250 43 57 .228 0 13 1 95 236 27 60 .254 3 26 0 69 194 18 38 .196 7 34 0 67 183 28 54 .295 1 14 2 97 161 20 37 .230 6 27 0 56 131 13 34 .260 1 10 0 49 106 5 18 .170 0 1 0 22 27 2 6 .222 0 3 0 15 23 4 5 .217 0 0 1 11 12 0 4 .333 0 2 0 7 10 2 1 .100 0 0 0 2 6 0 3 .500 0 2 0 9 5 1 2 .400 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 .000 0 0 0
Pitching
Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts Player G GS IP W L ERA BB SO 40 39 325.1 19 14 2.49 91 233 37 36 299.2 21 11 2.10 54 205 32 28 196.2 11 9 3.34 77 76 30 22 146.1 7 7 4.43 49 102 29 17 138.1 5 8 4.23 53 104
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 16 57.2 4 3 4.37 30 17 44.1 1 3 5.48 20 7 11.0 0 2 4.09 7 1 2.0 0 0 4.50 2
Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L SV ERA SO 58 116.1 14 9 11 3.64 62 39 87.1 4 1 1 4.02 34 16 20.0 1 3 0 3.60 9 13 23.2 3 1 2 3.04 21
Awards and honors
All-Star Game
Farm system
Johnson, 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 San Francisco Giants team at Baseball-Reference 1969 San Francisco Giants team page at Baseball Almanac