The 1969

Pittsburgh Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Founded as part of the American Associati ...

season was a season in American

baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding tea ...

. It consisted of the Pirates finishing in third place in the newly established

National League East The National League East is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. Along with the American League Central it is one of two divisions to have every member win at least one World Series title. The division was created when the National Leag ...

, twelve games behind the eventual World Series champion

New York Mets The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. They are one of two major league ...

. The Pirates were managed by

Larry Shepard Lawrence William Shepard (April 3, 1919April 5, 2011) was an Americans, American professional baseball Baseball#Players, player, Manager (baseball), manager, and Coach (baseball)#Pitching and bullpen coaches, pitching coach. He managed the Pittsb ...

, and played their home games at

Forbes Field Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland (Pittsburgh), Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to June 28, 1970. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball (MLB) team, and the first home of t ...

, which was in its final full season of operation, before moving into their new facility in the middle of the following season.

Offseason

* October 14, 1968:

Manny Mota Manuel Rafael Mota Geronimo, more commonly known as Manny Mota (born February 18, 1938), is a Dominican former Major League Baseball outfielder who played 20 seasons for the San Francisco Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates and Montreal Expos, as well a ...

was drafted from the Pirates by the

Montreal Expos The Montreal Expos (french: link=no, Les Expos de Montréal) were a Canadian professional baseball team based in Montreal, Quebec. The Expos were the first Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located outside the United States. They played in t ...

as the 2nd pick in the

1968 MLB expansion draft The 1968 Major League Baseball expansion draft was conducted to stock up the rosters of four expansion teams in Major League Baseball created via the 1969 Major League Baseball expansion and which would begin play in the 1969 season. The expans ...

. * October 14, 1968:

Donn Clendenon Donn Alvin Clendenon (July 15, 1935 – September 17, 2005) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman from to . He is most notable for his performance during the 1969 World Series when he ...

was drafted from the Pirates by the

as the 11th pick in the

. * October 14, 1968:

Maury Wills Maurice Morning Wills (October 2, 1932 – September 19, 2022) was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) primarily for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1959 through 1966 and the latter part of ...

was drafted from the Pirates by the

as the 21st pick in the

. * October 14, 1968: Dave Roberts was drafted from the Pirates by the

San Diego Padres The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1969, the club has won two NL penna ...

as the 39th pick in the

. * October 14, 1968:

Al McBean Alvin O'Neal McBean (born May 15, 1938) is a former professional baseball player from the United States Virgin Islands. He played in Major League Baseball as a pitcher, most notably for the Pittsburgh Pirates with whom he played the majority of hi ...

was drafted from the Pirates by the

as the 50th pick in the

. * October 14, 1968: Ron Slocum was drafted from the Pirates by the

as the 55th pick in the

. * October 16, 1968: George Spriggs was sold by the Pirates to the

Kansas City Royals The Kansas City Royals are an American professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team was founded as an expans ...

. * October 21, 1968:

Dave Wickersham David Clifford Wickersham (September 27, 1935 – June 18, 2022) was an American baseball pitcher who played ten seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Kansas City Athletics, Detroit Tigers, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Ka ...

was sold by the Pirates to the

. * January 15, 1969:

Manny Jiménez Manuel Emilio Jiménez Rivera (November 19, 1936 – December 11, 2017) was an Dominican professional baseball left fielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Athletics (–), Pittsburgh Pirates (–), and Chicago Cubs ...

was traded by the Pirates to the

Chicago Cubs The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as part of the National League (NL) Central division. The club plays its home games at Wrigley Field, which is located ...

for Joe Campbell and

Chuck Hartenstein Charles Oscar Hartenstein (May 26, 1942 – October 2, 2021) was an American professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for five different teams between the 1966 and 1977 seasons. Listed at , , Hartenstein bat ...

. * February 12, 1969:

Rennie Stennett Reinaldo Antonio Stennett Porte (April 5, 1949 – May 18, 2021) was a Panamanian professional baseball second baseman, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1971–79) and San Francisco Giants (1980–81). He b ...

was signed by the Pirates as a non-drafted free agent. * March 28, 1969:

Tommie Sisk Tommie Wayne Sisk (born April 12, 1942 in Ardmore, Oklahoma) is a former right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 1962 to 1970 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres and Chicago White Sox. Originally signed as an amateur ...

and Chris Cannizzaro were traded by the Pirates to the

for Ron Davis and

Bobby Klaus Robert Francis Klaus (born December 27, 1937), is a former right-handed Major League Baseball infielder who played from 1964 to 1965 for the Cincinnati Reds and New York Mets. He is the brother of the late MLB infielder Billy Klaus. Prior to pl ...

. * March 30, 1969:

Omar Moreno ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb ( ar, عمر بن الخطاب, also spelled Omar, ) was the second Rashidun caliph, ruling from August 634 until his assassination in 644. He succeeded Abu Bakr () as the second caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate ...

was signed by the Pirates as a non-drafted free agent.

Regular season

*August 6, 1969: Willie Stargell hit a home run out of

Dodger Stadium Dodger Stadium is a baseball stadium in the Elysian Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It is the home stadium of Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers. Opened in 1962, it was constructed in less than three years at a cost of ( ...

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Detailed records

Game log

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Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. Since 2004, the team's home stadium has been Citize ...

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Mets The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. They are one of two major league ...

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Expos The Montreal Expos (french: link=no, Les Expos de Montréal) were a Canadian professional baseball team based in Montreal, Quebec. The Expos were the first Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located outside the United States. They played in t ...

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Padres The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1969, the club has won two NL penna ...

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Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Established in 1883 in the city of Brooklyn ...

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Giants A giant is a being of human appearance, sometimes of prodigious size and strength, common in folklore. Giant(s) or The Giant(s) may also refer to: Mythology and religion *Giants (Greek mythology) *Jötunn, a Germanic term often translated as 'gi ...

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, , 6–2 , , Moose (5–2) , , Sadecki , , Dal Canton (2) , , 24,041 , , 22–20 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 43 , , May 28 , , @

Reds Reds may refer to: General * Red (political adjective), supporters of Communism or socialism * Reds (January Uprising), a faction of the Polish insurrectionists during the January Uprising in 1863 * USSR (or, to a lesser extent, China) during th ...

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Astros The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston, Texas. The Astros compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League West, West division, having moved to the div ...

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Braves The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. The Braves ...

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, , 3–6 , , Perry , , Walker (1–3) , , — , , 5,496 , , 58–55 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 114 , , August 13 , , @

, , 10–5 , , Bunning (10–9) , , McCormick , , Moose (3) , , 5,966 , , 59–55 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 115 , , August 15 , , @

, , 5–1 , , Veale (8–11) , , Nolan , , — , , 21,314 , , 60–55 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 116 , , August 16 , , @

, , 2–5 , , Merritt , , Ellis (8–13) , , — , , 13,218 , , 60–56 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 117 , , August 17 , , @

, , 8–5 , , Blass (13–7) , , Fisher , , Hartenstein (9) , , 20,732 , , 61–56 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 118 , , August 18 , , @

, , 12–5 (10) , , Dal Canton (6–2) , , Granger , , — , , 16,657 , , 62–56 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 119 , , August 19 , ,

, , 5–1 , , Walker (2–3) , , Wilson , , Gibbon (7) , , 5,409 , , 63–56 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 120 , , August 20 , ,

, , 1–0 , , Veale (9–11) , , Lemaster , , — , , 10,563 , , 64–56 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 121 , , August 22 , ,

, , 8–2 , , Ellis (9–13) , , Fisher , , — , , , , 65–56 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 122 , , August 22 , ,

, , 5–3 , , Dal Canton (7–2) , , Carroll , , — , , 28,184 , , 66–56 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 123 , , August 23 , ,

, , 3–1 , , Moose (8–2) , , Arrigo , , Hartenstein (10) , , 16,283 , , 67–56 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 124 , , August 24 , ,

, , 9–4 , , Veale (10–11) , , Maloney , , Dal Canton (4) , , 16,506 , , 68–56 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 125 , , August 26 , ,

, , 4–6 , , Reed , , Walker (2–4) , , Doyle , , 15,449 , , 68–57 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 126 , , August 27 , ,

, , 0–1 , , Niekro , , Ellis (9–14) , , — , , 11,454 , , 68–58 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 127 , , August 28 , ,

, , 2–8 , , Stone , , Blass (13–8) , , Doyle , , 10,767 , , 68–59 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 128 , , August 29 , , @

, , 4–2 (10) , , Moose (9–2) , , Bouton , , — , , 20,405 , , 69–59 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 129 , , August 30 , , @

, , 1–2 , , Dierker , , Belinsky (0–1) , , — , , 27,747 , , 69–60 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 130 , , August 31 , , @

, , 6–4 , , Marone (1–1) , , Gladding , , Blass (2) , , 24,722 , , 70–60 , - , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 131 , , September 1 , , @

, , 7–1 , , Moose (10–2) , , Britton , , — , , 10,479 , , 71–60 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 132 , , September 3 , , @

, , 1–8 , , Reed , , Ellis (9–15) , , Upshaw , , 6,317 , , 71–61 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 133 , , September 5 , , @ Cubs , , 9–2 , , Blass (14–8) , , Holtzman , , — , , 10,411 , , 72–61 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 134 , , September 6 , , @ Cubs , , 13–4 , , Veale (11–11) , , Jenkins , , — , , 24,566 , , 73–61 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 135 , , September 7 , , @ Cubs , , 7–5 (11) , , Dal Canton (8–2) , , Johnson , , — , , 28,698 , , 74–61 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 136 , , September 8 , , @

, , 6–2 , , Hartenstein (5–4) , , Raymond , , Dal Canton (5) , , 9,526 , , 75–61 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 137 , , September 9 , , @

, , 2–4 , , Renko , , Walker (2–5) , , — , , 9,129 , , 75–62 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 138 , , September 10 , ,

, , 2–11 , , Gibson , , Blass (14–9) , , — , , , , 75–63 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 139 , , September 10 , ,

, , 1–2 , , Torrez , , Belinsky (0–2) , , Grant , , 11,898 , , 75–64 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 140 , , September 11 , ,

, , 3–2 , , Veale (12–11) , , Carlton , , — , , 4,579 , , 76–64 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 141 , , September 12 , ,

, , 0–1 , , Koosman , , Moose (10–3) , , — , , , , 76–65 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 142 , , September 12 , ,

, , 0–1 , , Cardwell , , Ellis (9–16) , , McGraw , , 19,303 , , 76–66 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 143 , , September 13 , ,

, , 2–5 , , Seaver , , Walker (2–6) , , — , , 10,440 , , 76–67 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 144 , , September 14 , ,

, , 5–3 , , Blass (15–9) , , Ryan , , — , , 11,324 , , 77–67 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 145 , , September 15 , , @

, , 1–2 , , Wise , , Veale (12–12) , , — , , , , 77–68 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 146 , , September 15 , , @

, , 3–4 , , James , , Belinsky (0–3) , , — , , 2,933 , , 77–69 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 147 , , September 16 , , @

, , 9–5 , , Moose (11–3) , , Fryman , , Gibbon (8) , , 1,169 , , 78–69 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 148 , , September 17 , , @

, , 4–2 , , Ellis (10–16) , , Taylor , , — , , 11,646 , , 79–69 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 149 , , September 18 , , @

, , 7–8 , , Campisi , , Gibbon (4–1) , , — , , 8,612 , , 79–70 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 150 , , September 19 , , @

, , 8–2 , , Veale (13–12) , , Ryan , , — , , , , 80–70 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 151 , , September 19 , , @

, , 8–0 , , Walker (3–6) , , McAndrew , , — , , 51,885 , , 81–70 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 152 , , September 20 , , @

, , 4–0 , , Moose (12–3) , , Gentry , , — , , 38,784 , , 82–70 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 153 , , September 21 , , @

, , 3–5 , , Koosman , , Ellis (10–17) , , — , , , , 82–71 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 154 , , September 21 , , @

, , 1–6 , , Cardwell , , Blass (15–10) , , — , , 55,901 , , 82–72 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 155 , , September 23 , ,

, , 3–4 , , Jackson , , Veale (13–13) , , Johnson , , 2,364 , , 82–73 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 156 , , September 25 , ,

, , 5–3 , , Walker (4–6) , , Wise , , — , , , , 83–73 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 157 , , September 25 , ,

, , 9–7 , , Moose (13–3) , , James , , Gibbon (9) , , 2,379 , , 84–73 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 158 , , September 26 , , Cubs , , 2–0 , , Ellis (11–17) , , Jenkins , , — , , 4,973 , , 85–73 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 159 , , September 27 , , Cubs , , 4–1 , , Blass (16–10) , , Holtzman , , Moose (4) , , 4,157 , , 86–73 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 160 , , September 28 , , Cubs , , 1–3 , , Hands , , Veale (13–14) , , — , , 24,435 , , 86–74 , - , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 161 , , October 1 , ,

, , 5–4 , , Gibbon (5–1) , , Reed , , — , , 2,496 , , 87–74 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 162 , , October 2 , ,

, , 8–2 , , Moose (14–3) , , Robertson , , — , , 2,700 , , 88–74 , - , - , ''Legend: = Win = Loss
Bold = Pirates team member''

Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions

* May 17, 1969:

Jim Shellenback James Philip Shellenback (born November 18, 1943) is an American former professional baseball pitcher and coach. He appeared in 165 Major League games for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1966–1967; 1969), Washington Senators/ Texas Rangers (1969– ...

was traded by the Pirates to the Washington Senators in exchange for

Frank Kreutzer Franklin James Kreutzer (born February 7, 1939) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher who appeared in 78 games over all or part of six seasons with the Chicago White Sox (–) and Washington Senators (1964– and ). A left-hander f ...

. * June 5, 1969:

Pedro Ramos Pedro Ramos Guerra (born April 28, 1935), is a Cuban former professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Senators / Minnesota Twins, Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees, and the expansion Washing ...

was released by the Pirates. * June 10, 1969:

Ron Kline Ronald Lee Kline (March 9, 1932 – June 22, 2002) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher over parts of seventeen seasons (1952, 1955–1970) with the Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Lou ...

was traded by the Pirates to the

San Francisco Giants The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco, California. The Giants compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1883 as the New Yor ...

for

Joe Gibbon Joseph Charles Gibbon (April 10, 1935 – February 20, 2019) was an American professional baseball player. A left-handed pitcher, he spent all or parts of 13 seasons (1960–72) in Major League Baseball as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates, ...

. * July 16, 1969:

Kent Tekulve Kenton Charles Tekulve ( ; born March 5, 1947), nicknamed "Teke", is an American former professional baseball right-handed relief pitcher who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He also played f ...

was signed by the Pirates as a non-drafted free agent. * July 30, 1969:

Bo Belinsky Robert "Bo" Belinsky (December 7, 1936 – November 23, 2001) was an American professional baseball pitcher who played for the Los Angeles Angels, Philadelphia Phillies, Houston Astros, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Cincinnati Reds of Major League ...

was purchased by the Pirates from the

California Angels The Los Angeles Angels are an American professional baseball team based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Angels compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. Since 1966, the team ha ...

. * August 15, 1969:

Jim Bunning James Paul David Bunning (October 23, 1931 – May 26, 2017) was an American professional baseball pitcher and politician who represented Kentucky in both chambers of the United States Congress. He was the sole Major League Baseball athlete to ha ...

was traded by the Pirates to the

Los Angeles Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Established in 1883 in the city of Brooklyn ...

for Ron Mitchell,

Chuck Goggin Charles Francis Goggin (born July 7, 1945) is a former utility player in Major League Baseball who played with three teams from to and is the most decorated Vietnam War veteran to play Major League Baseball. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates ...

and cash. * September 26, 1969: Manager

fired by the Pirates.

Alex Grammas Alexander Peter Grammas (April 3, 1926 – September 13, 2019) was an American professional baseball infielder, manager and coach. A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Grammas played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, Cinci ...

named interim manager for the final five games.

Roster

Statistics

;Batting ''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in'' ;Pitching ''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: York

Notes

References

1969 Pittsburgh Pirates
at ''Baseball Reference''
1969 Pittsburgh Pirates
at ''Baseball Almanac'' * {{Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Pirates seasons Pittsburgh Pirates season Pittsburg