1969 Cincinnati Reds season

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1969 Cincinnati Reds
Major league affiliations
Location
1969 Information
Owner(s) Francis Dale
General Manager(s) Bob Howsam
Manager(s) Dave Bristol
Local television WLW
(Ed Kennedy, Pee Wee Reese)
Local radio WLW
(Jim McIntyre, Joe Nuxhall)

The Cincinnati Reds' 1969 season consisted of the Reds finishing in third place in the National League West Division, four games behind the NL West Champion Atlanta Braves. The Reds were managed by Dave Bristol, and played their home games at Crosley Field, which was in its final full season of operation, before moving into their new facility in the middle of the following season.

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[edit] Divisional alignment

1969 not only marked the 100th anniversary of the original Cincinnati Red Stockings being the first fully professional baseball team, but it also marked the first year of divisional play in Major League Baseball. The Reds (along with the Braves) were placed in the NL West division, despite being located further east than the 2 westernmost teams in the NL East Division, the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals. This was because the New York Mets wanted to be in the same division as the reigning power in the NL, which were the Cardinals at the time (to compensate for playing against the Dodgers and Giants fewer times each season). The Cubs consequently demanded to be in the NL East as well in order to continue playing in the same division as the Cardinals, one of the Cubs' biggest rivals. A side effect of this alignment is that it set the stage for what is considered one of the greatest pennant races - and comebacks in such a race - in MLB history (see 1969 New York Mets season for more info).

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

NL West W L GB Pct.
Atlanta Braves 93 69 -- .574
San Francisco Giants 90 72 3 .556
Cincinnati Reds 89 73 4 .549
Los Angeles Dodgers 85 77 8 .525
Houston Astros 81 81 12 .500
San Diego Padres 52 110 41 .321

[edit] Notable Transactions

June 5, 1969: Ken Griffey, Sr. was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 29th round of the 1969 amateur draft. [1]

[edit] Roster

1969 Cincinnati Reds roster
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Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

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
Johnny Bench 148 532 156 .293 26 90

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO

[edit] Relief pitchers

Player G W L SV ERA SO

[edit] Awards and Honors

[edit] References

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1969 MLB season by team
   

AL East: Baltimore • Boston • Cleveland • Detroit • New York • Washington
AL West: California • Chicago • Kansas City • Minnesota • Oakland • Seattle

           

NL East: Chicago • Montréal • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis
NL West: Atlanta • Cincinnati • Houston • Los Angeles • San Diego • San Francisco
1969 All-Star Game • 1969 World Series
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Formerly the Cincinnati Redlegs • Based in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Owner: Robert Castellini • General Manager: Walt Jocketty • Manager: Dusty Baker
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Affiliates
Louisville Bats (AAA) • Chattanooga Lookouts (AA) • Sarasota Reds (A) • Dayton Dragons (A) • Billings Mustangs (Rookie) • Gulf Coast Reds (Rookie) • VSL Reds (Rookie)
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