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1969 Cleveland Indians season

FieldValue
nameCleveland Indians
season1969
leagueAmerican League
divisionEast
ballparkCleveland Municipal Stadium
cityCleveland, Ohio
ownersVernon Stouffer
general_managersGabe Paul, Alvin Dark
managersAlvin Dark
televisionWJW-TV
radioWERE (1300)

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The 1969 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. The club finished in last place in the newly established American League East with a record of 62 wins and 99 losses. The 1969 season seemed hopeful before the season started, based on the Indians' modest 86–75 record the previous season, along with their solid pitching. However, a 1–15 start shattered any illusions of a successful season. Not helping, was that the Indians strong pitching the previous season fell apart. Luis Tiant fell to 9–20 in 1969 and didn't look like the same pitcher from 1968, when he went 21–9, with a 1.60 ERA. Sam McDowell stayed solid at the very least, going 18–14, with a 2.94 ERA.

Offseason

  • October 8, 1968: Eddie Fisher was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the California Angels for Jack Hamilton.
  • October 15, 1968: 1968 Major League Baseball expansion draft
    • Chico Salmon was drafted from the Indians by the Seattle Pilots as the 11th pick.
    • Lou Piniella was drafted from the Indians by the Pilots as the 28th pick.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

  • April 10, 1969: Oscar Zamora was released by the Indians.
  • April 19, 1969: Joe Azcue, Vicente Romo and Sonny Siebert were traded by the Indians to the Boston Red Sox for Dick Ellsworth, Ken Harrelson and Juan Pizarro.
  • June 12, 1969: Rob Gardner was traded by the Indians to the New York Yankees for John Orsino.
  • June 20, 1969: Lee Maye was traded by the Indians to the Washington Senators for Bill Denehy and cash.

Opening Day Lineup

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1José CardenalCF
16Larry BrownSS
28Richie ScheinblumRF
11Tony Horton1B
20Jimmie HallLF
7Joe AzcueC
17Zoilo Versalles3B
13Vern Fuller2B
33Luis TiantP

Roster

1969 Cleveland Indians
**Roster**
**Pitchers**

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
CDuke Sims11432677.2361845
1BTony Horton159625174.2782793
2BVern Fuller10825460.236422
SS132469112.239424
3BMax Alvis6619143.225115
LFFrank Baker5217244.256315
CF146557143.2571145
RFKen Harrelson149519115.2222784

Other batters

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

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Russ Snyder12226666.248224
Lou Klimchock9025874.287626
Zoilo Versalles7221749.226113
Eddie Leon6421351.239319
Richie Scheinblum10219937.186113
5212325.20306
Chuck Hinton9412131.256319
Ray Fosse3711620.17229
Cap Peterson7611025.227114
4310827.250115
Ken Suarez368525.29419
7247.29211
Russ Nagelson12176.35300
Lou Camilli13140.00000
Jimmie Hall4100.00000
Jack Heidemann330.00000

Pitching

= Indicates league leader

Starting pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Sam McDowell39285.018142.94279
Luis Tiant38249.29203.71156
Sonny Siebert214.0013.216

Other pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Stan Williams61178.16143.94139
Steve Hargan32143.25145.7076
Dick Ellsworth34135.0694.1348
Mike Paul47117.15103.6198
811.0029.009

Relief pitchers

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

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Juan Pizarro483343.1644
Ron Law353414.9929
314215.2132
290204.2526
Jack Hamilton200214.4013
Gary Kroll190004.1328
Phil Hennigan92103.3110
Vicente Romo31102.257

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Farm system

Statesville franchise moved to Monroe, June 20, 1969

Notes

References

References

  1. "Eddie Fisher Stats".
  2. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/salmoch01.shtml Chico Salmon page at Baseball Reference]
  3. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pinielo01.shtml Lou Piniella page at Baseball Reference]
  4. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/z/zamoros01.shtml Oscar Zamora page at Baseball Reference]
  5. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/azcuejo01.shtml Joe Azcue page at Baseball-Reference]
  6. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/orsinjo01.shtml John Orsino page at Baseball Reference]
  7. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mayele01.shtml Lee Maye page at Baseball Reference]
  8. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DET196904080.shtml 1969 Opening Day Lineup] at ''Baseball-Reference''
  9. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition''. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
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