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1969 Boston Red Sox season

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Start date
  
1969

Owner
  
Tom Yawkey

General manager
  
Dick O'Connell

Local television
  
WCVB-TV

Local radio
  
WHDH-AM 850(Ken Coleman, Ned Martin, Johnny Pesky)

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1970 Boston Red Sox season

The 1969 Boston Red Sox season was the 69th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. With the American League (AL) now split into two divisions, the Red Sox finished third in the newly established American League East with a record of 87 wins and 75 losses, 22 games behind the Baltimore Orioles, who went on to win the AL championship.

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Offseason

  • October 15, 1968: Joe Foy was drafted by the Kansas City Royals from the Boston Red Sox as the 4th pick in the 1968 expansion draft.
  • March 18, 1969: Bill Kelso was purchased by the Red Sox from the Cincinnati Reds.
  • March 29, 1969: Bill Kelso was returned to the Reds by the Red Sox.

    • Notable transactions

  • April 19, 1969: Dick Ellsworth, Ken Harrelson and Juan Pizarro were traded by the Red Sox to the Cleveland Indians for Joe Azcue, Vicente Romo and Sonny Siebert.
  • June 15, 1969: Joe Azcue was traded by the Red Sox to the California Angels for Tom Satriano.

    • Starters by position

    Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Other batters

    Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Starting pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Other pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Relief pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    References

    1969 Boston Red Sox season Wikipedia
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