1969 Pittsburgh Pirates | ||
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League | National League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Forbes Field | |
City | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [1] | |
Owners | John W. Galbreath (majority shareholder); Bing Crosby, Thomas P. Johnson (minority shareholders) | |
General managers | Joe L. Brown | |
Managers | Larry Shepard, Alex Grammas | |
Television | KDKA-TV Bob Prince, Jim Woods, Nellie King | |
Radio | KDKA Bob Prince, Jim Woods, Nellie King | |
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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.
NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Mets | 100 | 62 | 0.617 | — | 52–30 | 48–32 |
Chicago Cubs | 92 | 70 | 0.568 | 8 | 49–32 | 43–38 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 88 | 74 | 0.543 | 12 | 47–34 | 41–40 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 87 | 75 | 0.537 | 13 | 42–38 | 45–37 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 63 | 99 | 0.389 | 37 | 30–51 | 33–48 |
Montreal Expos | 52 | 110 | 0.321 | 48 | 24–57 | 28–53 |
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | — | 3–9 | 12–6 | 15–3 | 9–9 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 13–5 | 9–9 | 6–6 | |||||
Chicago | 9–3 | — | 6–6–1 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 12–6 | 7–11 | 11–1 | 6–6 | 9–9 | |||||
Cincinnati | 6–12 | 6–6–1 | — | 9–9 | 10–8 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 10–2 | 5–7 | 11–7 | 10–8 | 8–4 | |||||
Houston | 3–15 | 4–8 | 9–9 | — | 6–12 | 11–1 | 10–2 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 7–5 | |||||
Los Angeles | 9–9 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 12–6 | — | 10–2 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 12–6 | 5–13 | 3–9 | |||||
Montreal | 4–8 | 8–10 | 4–8 | 1–11 | 2–10 | — | 5–13 | 11–7 | 5–13 | 4–8 | 1–11 | 7–11 | |||||
New York | 8–4 | 10–8 | 6–6 | 2–10 | 8–4 | 13–5 | — | 12–6 | 10–8 | 11–1 | 8–4 | 12–6 | |||||
Philadelphia | 6-6 | 6–12 | 2–10 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 7–11 | 6–12 | — | 10–8 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 7–11 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 4–8 | 11–7 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 4–8 | 13–5 | 8–10 | 8–10 | — | 10–2 | 5–7 | 9–9 | |||||
San Diego | 5–13 | 1–11 | 7–11 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 8–4 | 1–11 | 4–8 | 2–10 | — | 6–12 | 4–8 | |||||
San Francisco | 9–9 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 13–5 | 11–1 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 12–6 | — | 3–9 | |||||
St. Louis | 6–6 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 11–7 | 6–12 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 8–4 | 9–3 | — |
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April: 13–8 (Home: 9–4; Away: 4–4)
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May: 11–15 (Home: 4–7; Away: 7–8)
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June: 14–15 (Home: 7–4; Away: 7–11)
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July: 15–12 (Home: 12–7; Away: 3–5)
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August: 17–10 (Home: 7–5; Away: 10–5)
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September: 16–14 (Home: 6–7; Away: 10–7)
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Legend: = Win = Loss Bold = Pirates team member |
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# | Name | Position |
18 | Matty Alou | CF |
20 | Richie Hebner | 3B |
21 | Roberto Clemente | RF |
8 | Willie Stargell | LF |
25 | Bob Robertson | 1B |
9 | Bill Mazeroski | 2B |
12 | Jerry May | C |
2 | Freddie Patek | SS |
28 | Steve Blass | SP |
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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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