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1969 Pittsburgh Pirates season

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General manager(s)
  
Joe L. Brown

Owner(s)
  
John W. Galbreath (majority shareholder); Bing Crosby, Thomas Johnson (minority shareholders)

Manager(s)
  
Larry Shepard, Alex Grammas

Local television
  
KDKA-TV Bob Prince, Jim Woods, Nellie King

Local radio
  
KDKA Bob Prince, Jim Woods, Nellie King

The 1969 Pittsburgh Pirates season was a season in American baseball. It consisted of the Pirates finishing in third place in the newly established National League East, twelve games behind the eventual World Series champion New York Mets. The Pirates were managed by Larry Shepard, and played their home games at Forbes Field, which was in its final full season of operation, before moving into their new facility in the middle of the following season.

Contents

Offseason

  • October 14, 1968: Maury Wills was drafted from the Pirates by the Montreal Expos as the 21st pick in the 1968 MLB expansion draft.
  • January 15, 1969: Manny JimĂ©nez was traded by the Pirates to the Chicago Cubs for Joe Campbell and Chuck Hartenstein.

    • Regular season

  • August 6, 1969: Willie Stargell hit a home run out of Dodger Stadium.

    • Notable transactions

  • June 5, 1969: Pedro Ramos was released by the Pirates.
  • July 30, 1969: Bo Belinsky was purchased by the Pirates from the California Angels.

    • Statistics

    Batting
    Pitching

    Farm system

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: York

    References

    1969 Pittsburgh Pirates season Wikipedia
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