Ronald Edward Santo was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) third baseman who played for the Chicago Cubs from 1960 through 1973 and the Chicago White Sox in 1974. In 1990,Santo became a member of the Cubs broadcasting team providing commentary for Cubs games on WGN radio and remained at that position until his death in 2010. In 1999,he was selected to the Cubs All-Century Team. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2012.
Leo Ernest Durocher,nicknamed "Leo the Lip" and "Lippy",was an American professional baseball player,manager and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as an infielder. Upon his retirement,he ranked fifth all-time among managers with 2,008 career victories,second only to John McGraw in National League history. Durocher still ranks twelfth in career wins by a manager. A controversial and outspoken character,Durocher's half-century in baseball was dogged by clashes with authority,the baseball commissioner,the press,and umpires;his 95 career ejections as a manager trailed only McGraw when he retired,and still ranks fourth on the all-time list. He won three National League pennants and one world championship.
The 1969 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1969 season. The 66th edition of the World Series,it was a best-of-seven playoff between the American League (AL) champion Baltimore Orioles and the National League (NL) champion New York Mets. The Mets won the series,four games to one,to accomplish one of the greatest upsets in Series history,as that particular Orioles team was considered to be one of the finest ever. The World Series win earned the team the sobriquets "The Amazin' Mets" and "The Miracle Mets". This was the first World Series of MLB's divisional era.
Robert Charles Hendley is a retired American professional baseball player. A left-handed pitcher,he appeared in all or parts of seven seasons in Major League Baseball for the Milwaukee Braves (1961–1963),San Francisco Giants (1964–1965),Chicago Cubs (1965–1967) and New York Mets (1967).
Donald Eulon Kessinger is an American former professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a shortstop from 1964 to 1979,most prominently as a member of the Chicago Cubs where,he was a six-time All-Star player and a two-time Gold Glove Award winner. He ended his career playing for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago White Sox.
Donn Alvin Clendenon was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman from 1961 to 1972. He is most notable for his performance during the 1969 World Series when he won the World Series Most Valuable Player Award by hitting three home runs to help lead the team known as the Miracle Mets to an upset victory over the Baltimore Orioles.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1969 throughout the world.
James Lamar "Dusty" Rhodes was an American professional baseball player,an outfielder and pinch hitter whose otherwise unremarkable seven-year Major League Baseball career was dramatically highlighted by his starring role for the champion New York Giants during the 1954 season and that year's World Series.
Cecil Randolph Hundley Jr. is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the San Francisco Giants,Chicago Cubs,Minnesota Twins,and the San Diego Padres. Hundley played the majority of his career with the Cubs and was considered their leader in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Despite being a light-hitter,Hundley was regarded as one of the best defensive catchers of his era,and the best Cubs catcher since Gabby Hartnett in 1940.
Ronald Alan Swoboda is an American former professional baseball player and television sports color commentator. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder from 1965 through 1973,most notably as a member of the New York Mets team that became known as the Miracle Mets when they rose from being perennial losers to defeat the favored Baltimore Orioles in the 1969 World Series for one of the most improbable upsets in World Series history. Swoboda performed one of the most impressive defensive plays of the series in the ninth inning of Game 4 to help preserve a Mets victory. He also played for the Montreal Expos and the New York Yankees.
Albert John Weis is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as an infielder from 1962 to 1971 for the Chicago White Sox and the New York Mets. A light-hitting batter with only seven career home runs,he is notable for hitting a dramatic home run in Game 5 of the 1969 World Series. He was a switch hitter until the end of the 1968 season,after which he batted exclusively right-handed.
The 1969 New York Mets season was the team's eighth as a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise and culminated when they won the World Series over the Baltimore Orioles. They played their home games at Shea Stadium and were managed by Gil Hodges. The team is often referred to as the "Amazin' Mets" or the "Miracle Mets".
With the roster depleted by players leaving for service in World War II,the 1943 Brooklyn Dodgers finished the season in third place.
The 1941 Brooklyn Dodgers,led by manager Leo Durocher,won their first pennant in 21 years,edging the St. Louis Cardinals by 2.5 games. They went on to lose to the New York Yankees in the World Series.
The 1969 Montreal Expos season was the inaugural season in Major League Baseball for the team. The Expos,as typical for first-year expansion teams,finished in the cellar of the National League East with a 52–110 record,48 games behind the eventual World Series Champion New York Mets. They did not win any game in extra innings during the year,which also featured a surprise no-hitter in just the ninth regular-season game they ever played. Their home attendance of 1,212,608,an average of 14,970 per game,was good for 7th in the N.L.
The 1969 Chicago Cubs season was the 98th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise,the 94th in the National League and the 54th at Wrigley Field. The season involved the Cubs gaining renown as "the most celebrated second-place team in the history of baseball." In the first season after the National League was split into two divisions,the Cubs finished with a record of 92–70,8 games behind the New York Mets in the newly established National League East. Caustic 64-year-old Leo Durocher was the Cubs manager. The ill-fated season saw the Cubs in first place for 155 days,until mid-September when they lost 17 out of 25 games.
The 1970 Chicago Cubs season was the 99th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise,the 95th in the National League and the 55th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished second in the National League East with a record of 84–78 by five games,which was the closest by game margin that the Cubs finished between 1945 and 1984.
Verlon Lee Walker was an American catcher in minor league baseball and a coach for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball from 1961 through 1970. He was also known as Rube Walker, nicknamed after his more famous older brother Albert,who preceded him as a catcher in the Chicago farm system. Albert played 11 seasons in the Major Leagues with the Cubs and Brooklyn Dodgers,and was an MLB pitching coach for three clubs,most notably the New York Mets.
Kevin Michael Collins was a Major League Baseball infielder with the New York Mets,Montreal Expos and Detroit Tigers. He played primarily as a third baseman and sometimes as a second baseman. He also played a few games at other positions,including shortstop,first baseman and outfielder.
Donald Leroy Landrum was an American professional baseball outfielder,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies,St. Louis Cardinals,Chicago Cubs,and San Francisco Giants,from 1957 to 1966. During his playing days,he stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall,weighing 180 pounds (82 kg),while batting left-handed and throwing right-handed.
