1969 Houston Astros season

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1968 Houston Astros
Major league affiliations
Location
1968 Information
Owner(s) Roy Hofheinz
General Manager(s) Spec Richardson
Manager(s) Harry Walker
Local television KTRK-TV
Local radio KPRC (AM)
(Gene Elston, Loel Passe, Harry Kalas)

The Houston Astros' 1969 season involved the Astros finishing in fifth place the National League West with a record of 81-81, twelve games behind the Atlanta Braves. It was also the first time in their history that the Astros did not finish below .500.

Contents

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Notable Transactions

  • August 24, 1969: Jim Bouton was traded by the Seattle Pilots to the Houston Astros for Dooley Womack and Roric Harrison.

[edit] 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] First San Diego Padres Game

  • On April 8, the Astros played against the San Diego Padres. It was the first ever game in Padres history.

[edit] Scorecard

April 8, San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
San Diego 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 x 2 4 0
W: Selma (1-0)  L: Wilson (0-1)  
HRs: Spiezio (1)

[edit] Batting

Houston Astros AB R H RBI San Diego Padres AB R H RBI
Alou rf 4 1 3 0 Robles ss 4 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 3 0 0 0 Pena 2b 3 1 0 0
Miller cf 4 0 0 0 Gonzalez cf 4 0 0 0
Rader 3b 4 0 1 1 Brown rf 4 0 1 1
Blefary 1b 4 0 1 0 Davis 1b 3 0 0 0
Watson lf 4 0 0 0 Colbert 1b 0 0 0 0
Menke ss 3 0 0 0 Stahl lf 3 0 0 0
Edwards c 3 0 0 0 Spiezio 3b 3 1 1 0
Wilson p 2 0 0 0 Cannizzaro c 2 0 0 0
Geiger ph 1 0 0 0 Selma p 2 0 2 0
Billingham p 0 0 0 0 NONE 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1 Totals 28 2 4 2

[edit] Pitching

Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson, L (0-1) 6.0 3 2 2 1 4
Billingham 2.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals 8.0 4 2 2 1 7
San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Selma, W (1-0) 9.0 5 1 1 2 12
Totals 9.0 5 1 1 2 12

[edit] Game log

1969 Game Log
April
# Date Opponent Stadium Score Record
May
# Date Opponent Stadium Score Record
June
# Date Opponent Stadium Score Record
July
# Date Opponent Stadium Score Record
August
# Date Opponent Stadium Score Record
September
# Date Opponent Stadium Score Record
October
# Date Opponent Stadium Score Record

[edit] Awards and Honors

1969 MLB All-Star Game

  • Larry Dierker
  • Denis Menke

[edit] References


v • d • e
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
v • d • e
Houston Astros
Formerly the Houston Colt .45s • Based in Houston, Texas
The Franchise
Ballparks
Culture
Important Figures
Retired Numbers
5 • 24 • 25 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 40 • 42 • 49
Key Personnel
Owner: Drayton McLane, Jr. • General Manager: Ed Wade • Manager: Cecil Cooper
National League
Pennants (1)
Division Titles
Western: 1980 • 1986 • Central: 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2001 • Wild Card: 2004 • 2005
Minors