1969 Philadelphia Phillies season

The 1969 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 87th season in the history of the franchise, and the 32nd season for the Philadelphia Phillies at Connie Mack Stadium. The team finished fifth in the newly established National League East with a record of 63–99, thirty-seven games behind the division champion New York Mets, which went on to defeat Baltimore, four games to one, in the World Series.

It was also the Phillies' penultimate season at Connie Mack Stadium. The franchise was scheduled to move into Veterans Stadium for 1970, but lengthy construction delays caused by poor weather and labor strikes forced the Phillies to return to the corner 21st and Lehigh Avenue for one more season.

Offseason October 14, 1968: 1968 MLB expansion draft Larry Jackson was drafted from the Phillies by the Montreal Expos as the 23rd pick.Larry Jackson at Baseball Reference Jackson retired rather than report to the Expos. Bobby Wine was sent to the Expos as compensation on April 7, 1969.Bobby Wine at Baseball Reference Tony González was drafted from the Phillies by the San Diego Padres as the 37th pick.Tony González at Baseball Reference December 2, 1968: Billy Cowan was drafted from the Phillies by the New York Yankees in the 1968 rule 5 draft.Billy Cowan at Baseball-Reference January 20, 1969: Clay Dalrymple was traded by the Phillies to the Baltimore Orioles for Ron Stone.Clay Dalrymple at Baseball Reference

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. Allen was then 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. Construction delays pushed 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.

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.

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 shut out the Houston Astros in the following two games.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions June 5, 1969: Bob Boone was drafted by the Phillies in the 6th round of the 1969 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed June 11, 1969.Bob Boone at Baseball Reference

Game log Legend Phillies win Phillies loss PostponementBoldPhillies team member

|- style="background:#fbb" | 1 || April 8 || @ Cubs || 6–7 (11) || Phil Regan (1–0) || Barry Lersch (0–1) || None || 40,796 || 0–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 2 || April 9 || @ Cubs || 3–11 || Bill Hands (1–0) || Rick Wise (0–1) || None || 6,297 || 0–2 |- style="background:#fbb" | 3 || April 10 || @ Cubs || 2–6 || Ken Holtzman (1–0) || Woodie Fryman (0–1) || None || 5,422 || 0–3 |- style="background:#fbb" | 4 || April 11 || @ Pirates || 1–7 || Bob Moose (1–0) || Jerry Johnson (0–1) || None || 31,641 || 0–4 |- style="background:#bfb" | 5 || April 12 || @ Pirates || 8–1 || Grant Jackson (1–0) || Jim Bunning (0–1) || None || 12,474 || 1–4 |- style="background:#fbb" | 6 || April 13 || @ Pirates || 5–6 || Ron Kline (1–0) || Bill Wilson (0–1) || None || 14,981 || 1–5 |- style="background:#bfb" | 7 || April 14 || Mets || 5–1 || Woodie Fryman (1–1) || Jim McAndrew (0–1) || None || 13,070 || 2–5 |- style="background:#fbb" | 8 || April 15 || Mets || 3–6 || Gary Gentry (2–0) || Gary Wagner (0–1) || Cal Koonce (2) || 2,880 || 2–6 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || April 16 || Expos || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 4 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#fbb" | 9 || April 17 || Expos || 0–7 || Bill Stoneman (1–2) || Jerry Johnson (0–2) || None || 6,496 || 2–7 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || April 18 || Pirates || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 15 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#fbb" | 10 || April 19 || Pirates || 6–8 || Steve Blass (1–0) || Grant Jackson (1–1) || Bruce Dal Canton (1) || 3,953 || 2–8 |- style="background:#bfb" | 11 || April 20 || Pirates || 7–1 || Rick Wise (1–1) || Bob Veale (1–2) || Barry Lersch (1) || 4,930 || 3–8 |- style="background:#bfb" | 12 || April 21 || @ Mets || 2–1 (11) || Woodie Fryman (2–1) || Ron Taylor (0–1) || Barry Lersch (2) || 9,286 || 4–8 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || April 22 || @ Mets || colspan=6 | Postponed (wet grounds and rain); Makeup: September 5 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#bbb" | – || April 23 || @ Expos || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 19 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#bfb" | 13 || April 24 || @ Expos || 7–1 || Rick Wise (2–1) || Mudcat Grant (1–1) || None || 5,116 || 5–8 |- style="background:#bfb" | 14 || April 25 || Cardinals || 5–1 || Grant Jackson (2–1) || Bob Gibson (1–2) || None || 7,710 || 6–8 |- style="background:#fbb" | 15 || April 26 || Cardinals || 4–10 || Ron Willis (1–0) || Barry Lersch (0–2) || Joe Hoerner (3) || 8,942 || 6–9 |- style="background:#bfb" | 16 || April 27 || Cardinals || 1–0 || Jerry Johnson (1–2) || Ray Washburn (2–2) || None || 7,565 || 7–9 |- style="background:#fbb" | 17 || April 28 || Cubs || 1–2 (10) || Ted Abernathy (2–0) || Rick Wise (2–2) || None || 4,438 || 7–10 |- style="background:#fbb" | 18 || April 29 || Cubs || 0–10 || Ferguson Jenkins (4–1) || Grant Jackson (2–2) || None || 3,811 || 7–11 |- style="background:#bfb" | 19 || April 30 || Cubs || 3–1 || Woodie Fryman (3–1) || Bill Hands (3–2) || None || 2,930 || 8–11

|- style="background:#bfb" | 20 || May 2 || @ Cardinals || 7–2 || Jerry Johnson (2–2) || Ray Washburn (2–3) || Turk Farrell (1) || 17,916 || 9–11 |- style="background:#bfb" | 21 || May 3 || @ Cardinals || 4–1 || Rick Wise (3–2) || Steve Carlton (2–3) || None || 16,796 || 10–11 |- style="background:#bfb" | 22 || May 4 || @ Cardinals || 5–0 || Grant Jackson (3–2) || Dave Giusti (2–3) || None || 15,511 || 11–11 |- style="background:#bfb" | 23 || May 6 || Astros || 5–4 || Turk Farrell (1–0) || Dooley Womack (1–1) || None || 3,544 || 12–11 |- style="background:#fbb" | 24 || May 7 || Astros || 1–6 || Larry Dierker (4–3) || Jerry Johnson (2–3) || None || 3,001 || 12–12 |- style="background:#fbb" | 25 || May 8 || Astros || 7–9 || Jack Billingham (2–2) || Gary Wagner (0–2) || Fred Gladding (4) || 2,113 || 12–13 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || May 9 || Braves || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 29 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#fbb" | 26 || May 10 || Braves || 3–6 || Pat Jarvis (2–2) || Grant Jackson (3–3) || Cecil Upshaw (7) || 7,313 || 12–14 |- style="background:#fbb" | 27 || May 11 || Braves || 3–4 || Phil Niekro (6–1) || Turk Farrell (1–1) || None || 4,105 || 12–15 |- style="background:#fbb" | 28 || May 13 || Reds || 4–6 || Clay Carroll (2–3) || Turk Farrell (1–2) || George Culver (1) || 4,474 || 12–16 |- style="background:#fbb" | 29 || May 14 || Reds || 2–4 || Jim Merritt (3–2) || Grant Jackson (3–4) || George Culver (2) || 4,532 || 12–17 |- style="background:#bfb" | 30 || May 15 || Reds || 7–0 || Rick Wise (4–2) || Tony Cloninger (1–5) || None || 3,294 || 13–17 |- style="background:#bfb" | 31 || May 16 || Giants || 3–1 || Woodie Fryman (4–1) || Mike McCormick (1–1) || None || 12,587 || 14–17 |- style="background:#fbb" | 32 || May 17 || Giants || 0–5 || Gaylord Perry (6–3) || Gary Wagner (0–3) || None || 12,514 || 14–18 |- style="background:#bfb" | 33 || May 18 || Giants || 9–8 || Turk Farrell (2–2) || Bobby Bolin (2–3) || None || 17,534 || 15–18 |- style="background:#fbb" | 34 || May 20 || @ Reds || 0–4 || Tony Cloninger (2–5) || Rick Wise (4–3) || None || 4,191 || 15–19 |- style="background:#fbb" | 35 || May 21 || @ Reds || 5–6 || Clay Carroll (3–3) || Jerry Johnson (2–4) || None || 4,811 || 15–20 |- style="background:#bfb" | 36 || May 23 || @ Braves || 6–2 || Grant Jackson (4–4) || Milt Pappas (3–3) || None || 14,868 || 16–20 |- style="background:#bfb" | 37 || May 24 || @ Braves || 8–3 || Rick Wise (5–3) || Ron Reed (5–2) || Bill Wilson (1) || 20,610 || 17–20 |- style="background:#fbb" | 38 || May 25 || @ Braves || 1–4 || George Stone (5–0) || Jerry Johnson (2–5) || Cecil Upshaw (10) || 35,172 || 17–21 |- style="background:#fbb" | 39 || May 27 || @ Astros || 2–6 || Don Wilson (5–4) || Bill Wilson (0–2) || None || 13,188 || 17–22 |- style="background:#fbb" | 40 || May 28 || @ Astros || 6–7 (10) || Jim Ray (2–0) || Barry Lersch (0–3) || None || 17,298 || 17–23 |- style="background:#bfb" | 41 || May 30 || Dodgers || 13–6 || Woodie Fryman (5–1) || Alan Foster (0–3) || Al Raffo (1) || 10,737 || 18–23 |- style="background:#fbb" | 42 || May 31 || Dodgers || 6–7 || Bill Singer (7–4) || Grant Jackson (4–5) || Jim Brewer (5) || 11,345 || 18–24

|- style="background:#fbb" | 43 || June 1 || Dodgers || 4–12 || Don Sutton (7–4) || Rick Wise (5–4) || Al McBean (3) || 11,713 || 18–25 |- style="background:#fbb" | 44 || June 2 || Padres || 4–6 || Al Santorini (3–2) || Jerry Johnson (2–6) || Gary Ross (1) || 3,292 || 18–26 |- style="background:#fbb" | 45 || June 3 || Padres || 5–6 || Clay Kirby (2–6) || Woodie Fryman (5–2) || Billy McCool (2) || 3,646 || 18–27 |- style="background:#fbb" | 46 || June 4 || Padres || 0–3 || Dick Kelley (3–4) || Bill Champion (0–1) || Billy McCool (3) || 3,428 || 18–28 |- style="background:#fbb" | 47 || June 6 || @ Giants || 0–4 || Gaylord Perry (8–5) || Rick Wise (5–5) || None || 6,355 || 18–29 |- style="background:#fbb" | 48 || June 7 || @ Giants || 1–3 || Juan Marichal (6–2) || Grant Jackson (4–6) || None || 7,522 || 18–30 |- style="background:#fbb" | 49 || June 8 || @ Giants || 8–9 (12) || Frank Linzy (3–2) || Al Raffo (0–1) || None || 9,055 || 18–31 |- style="background:#fbb" | 50 || June 10 || @ Dodgers || 1–2 || Don Sutton (9–4) || Woodie Fryman (5–3) || None || 13,166 || 18–32 |- style="background:#bfb" | 51 || June 11 || @ Dodgers || 3–0 || Bill Champion (1–1) || Claude Osteen (8–5) || None || 13,249 || 19–32 |- style="background:#bfb" | 52 || June 12 || @ Dodgers || 1–0 || Grant Jackson (5–6) || Bill Singer (7–6) || None || 13,846 || 20–32 |- style="background:#bfb" | 53 || June 13 || @ Padres || 6–1 || Rick Wise (6–5) || Johnny Podres (5–5) || None || 5,018 || 21–32 |- style="background:#bfb" | 54 || June 14 || @ Padres || 7–5 || Jerry Johnson (3–6) || Al Santorini (3–4) || Turk Farrell (2) || 6,127 || 22–32 |- style="background:#bfb" | 55 || June 15 || @ Padres || 5–4 (10) || Woodie Fryman (6–3) || Clay Kirby (2–7) || John Boozer (1) || 7,311 || 23–32 |- style="background:#fbb" | 56 || June 17 (1) || Mets || 0–1 || Gary Gentry (6–5) || Bill Champion (1–2) || None || see 2nd game || 23–33 |- style="background:#bfb" | 57 || June 17 (2) || Mets || 7–3 || Grant Jackson (6–6) || Don Cardwell (2–7) || None || 17,259 || 24–33 |- style="background:#fbb" | 58 || June 18 || Mets || 0–2 || Jerry Koosman (4–4) || Rick Wise (6–6) || None || 5,608 || 24–34