| 1969 New York Yankees | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | American League | |||
| Division | East | |||
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium | |||
| City | New York City | |||
| Owners | CBS | |||
| General managers | Lee MacPhail | |||
| Managers | Ralph Houk | |||
| Television | WPIX (Phil Rizzuto,Jerry Coleman,Frank Messer,Whitey Ford) | |||
| Radio | WHN (Frank Messer,Phil Rizzuto,Jerry Coleman) | |||
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The 1969New York Yankees season was the 67th season for the team. The team finished in fifth-place in the newly establishedAmerican League East with a record of 80–81,28+1⁄2 games behind theBaltimore Orioles. New York was managed byRalph Houk. The Yankees played atYankee Stadium.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Orioles | 109 | 53 | .673 | — | 60–21 | 49–32 |
| Detroit Tigers | 90 | 72 | .556 | 19 | 46–35 | 44–37 |
| Boston Red Sox | 87 | 75 | .537 | 22 | 46–35 | 41–40 |
| Washington Senators | 86 | 76 | .531 | 23 | 47–34 | 39–42 |
| New York Yankees | 80 | 81 | .497 | 28½ | 48–32 | 32–49 |
| Cleveland Indians | 62 | 99 | .385 | 46½ | 33–48 | 29–51 |
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEP | WSH | |
| Baltimore | — | 10–8 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 13–5 | 11–7 | 11–1 | 8–4 | 11–7 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 13–5 | |
| Boston | 8–10 | — | 8–4 | 5–7 | 12–6 | 10–8 | 10–2 | 7–5 | 11–7 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 6–12 | |
| California | 6–6 | 4–8 | — | 9–9 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 3–9 | 6–12 | 9–9–1 | 5–7 | |
| Chicago | 3–9 | 7–5 | 9–9 | — | 8–4 | 3–9 | 8–10 | 5–13 | 3–9 | 8–10 | 10–8 | 4–8 | |
| Cleveland | 5–13 | 6–12 | 4–8 | 4–8 | — | 7–11 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 9–8 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 3–15 | |
| Detroit | 7–11 | 8–10 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 11–7 | — | 8–4 | 6–6 | 10–8 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 7–11 | |
| Kansas City | 1–11 | 2–10 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 5–7 | 4–8 | — | 8–10 | 5–7–1 | 8–10 | 10–8 | 7–5 | |
| Minnesota | 4–8 | 5–7 | 11–7 | 13–5 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 10–8 | — | 10–2 | 13–5 | 12–6 | 6–6 | |
| New York | 7–11 | 7–11 | 9–3 | 9–3 | 8–9 | 8–10 | 7–5–1 | 2–10 | — | 6–6 | 7–5 | 10–8 | |
| Oakland | 4–8 | 8–4 | 12–6 | 10–8 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 10–8 | 5–13 | 6–6 | — | 13–5 | 8–4 | |
| Seattle | 3–9 | 6–6 | 9–9–1 | 8–10 | 5–7 | 2–10 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 5–7 | 5–13 | — | 7–5 | |
| Washington | 5–13 | 12–6 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 15–3 | 11–7 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 4–8 | 5–7 | — | |

OnMickey Mantle Day, June 8, 1969, in addition to the retirement of his uniform number 7, Mantle was given a plaque that would hang on the center field wall at Yankee Stadium, near the monuments toBabe Ruth,Lou Gehrig andMiller Huggins. The plaque was given to him byJoe DiMaggio, and Mantle then gave DiMaggio a similar plaque, telling the crowd, "His should be just a little bit higher than mine." The televised ceremony, aired on WPIX, was hosted by the team's television analyst Frank Messer and long time radio broadcaster Mel Allen.
| 1969 New York Yankees | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders
Other batters | Manager Coaches | ||||||
| = Indicates team leader |
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Jake Gibbs | 71 | 219 | 18 | 49 | .224 | 0 | 18 | 3 |
| 1B | Joe Pepitone | 135 | 513 | 49 | 124 | .242 | 27 | 70 | 8 |
| 2B | Horace Clarke | 156 | 641 | 82 | 183 | .285 | 4 | 48 | 33 |
| 3B | Jerry Kenney | 130 | 447 | 49 | 115 | .257 | 2 | 34 | 25 |
| SS | Gene Michael | 119 | 412 | 41 | 112 | .272 | 2 | 31 | 7 |
| LF | Roy White | 130 | 448 | 55 | 130 | .290 | 7 | 74 | 18 |
| CF | Ron Woods | 72 | 171 | 18 | 30 | .175 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| RF | Bobby Murcer | 152 | 564 | 82 | 146 | .259 | 26 | 82 | 7 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Fernández | 89 | 229 | 34 | 51 | .223 | 12 | 29 | 1 |
| Bill Robinson | 87 | 222 | 23 | 38 | .171 | 3 | 21 | 3 |
| Jimmie Hall | 80 | 212 | 21 | 50 | .236 | 3 | 26 | 8 |
| Bobby Cox | 85 | 191 | 17 | 41 | .215 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| Tom Tresh | 45 | 143 | 13 | 26 | .182 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| Len Boehmer | 45 | 108 | 5 | 19 | .176 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Thurman Munson | 26 | 86 | 6 | 22 | .256 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Jim Lyttle | 28 | 83 | 7 | 15 | .181 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| John Ellis | 22 | 62 | 2 | 18 | .290 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Tom Shopay | 28 | 48 | 2 | 4 | .083 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Cowan | 32 | 48 | 5 | 8 | .167 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Frank Tepedino | 13 | 39 | 6 | 9 | .231 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Dave McDonald | 9 | 23 | 0 | 5 | .217 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dick Simpson | 6 | 11 | 2 | 3 | .273 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ron Blomberg | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Oliver | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Stottlemyre | 39 | 303.0 | 20 | 14 | 2.82 | 97 | 113 |
| Fritz Peterson | 37 | 272.0 | 17 | 16 | 2.55 | 43 | 150 |
| Stan Bahnsen | 40 | 220.2 | 9 | 16 | 3.83 | 90 | 130 |
| Bill Burbach | 31 | 140.2 | 6 | 8 | 3.65 | 102 | 82 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Downing | 30 | 130.2 | 7 | 5 | 3.38 | 85 |
| Mike Kekich | 28 | 105.0 | 4 | 6 | 4.54 | 66 |
| Ron Klimkowski | 3 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.64 | 3 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Aker | 38 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 2.06 | 40 |
| Lindy McDaniel | 51 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3.55 | 60 |
| Steve Hamilton | 38 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3.32 | 39 |
| Ken Johnson | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.46 | 21 |
| Fred Talbot | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.11 | 7 |
| Don Nottebart | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 5 |
| John Cumberland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 |
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