1969 New York Yankees season

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1969 New York Yankees
Mickey Mantle's # 7 retired
Major league affiliations
Location
1969 Information
Owner(s) CBS
Manager(s) Ralph Houk
Local television WPIX
Local radio WHN
(Frank Messer, Phil Rizzuto, Jerry Coleman, Whitey Ford)

The New York Yankees' 1969 season was the 67th season for the Yankees. The fifth-placed team had a record of 80-81, finishing 28.5 games behind of the Baltimore Orioles. New York was managed by Ralph Houk. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees were members of the newly formed AL East.

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[edit] Offseason

  • October 21, 1968: Jim Bouton was purchased by the Seattle Pilots from the New York Yankees.

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Opening Day Roster

[edit] Season standings

Team Wins Losses Win % GB
Baltimore Orioles 109 53 .673 0
Detroit Tigers 90 72 .556 19.0
Boston Red Sox 87 75 .537 22.0
Washington Senators 86 76 .531 23.0
New York Yankees 80 81 .497 28.5
Cleveland Indians 62 99 .385 46.5

[edit] Notable Transactions

  • December 4, 1969: Joe Pepitone was traded by the New York Yankees to the Houston Astros for Curt Blefary. [1]

[edit] Mickey Mantle’s Retired Number

Mickey Mantle's number 7 was retired by the New York Yankees in 1969

On Mickey Mantle Day, June 8, 1969, in addition to the retirement of his uniform number 7, Mantle was given a plaque that would hang on the center field wall at Yankee Stadium, near the monuments to Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Miller Huggins. The plaque was given to him by Joe DiMaggio, and Mantle then gave DiMaggio a similar plaque, telling the crowd, "His should be just a little bit higher than mine."

[edit] Roster

1969 New York Yankees 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

[edit] Other batters

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO

[edit] Other pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA

[edit] Relief pitchers
Player G W L SV ERA SO

[edit] External links