1969 Season

24 teams competing across 6 divisions

The 1969 Major League Baseball season was played by 24 teams. The New York Mets won the World Series, defeating the Baltimore Orioles. Harmon Killebrew led with 49 home runs, Harmon Killebrew led with 140 RBI, and Matty Alou led with 231 hits. This page carries the 1969 standings, league leaders, postseason results, and a link to every team's season.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
Win% (Winning Percentage):
Wins divided by games decided.
GB (Games Back):
How far a team trailed the division or league leader.

Data updated

🏆 Postseason

1969 Bracket
World Series NYN def. BAL (4-1)
AL Championship BAL def. MIN (3-0)
NL Championship NYN def. ATL (3-0)

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1969 Home Run Leaders

Top 10 — click a bar to view the player.

Batting average and OPS list qualified hitters only: 3.1 plate appearances per team game — 502 plate appearances at 162 team games. Home runs, RBI, hits, runs and stolen bases are counting totals and list every player.

Batting Average qualified

1 Pete Rose .348 2 Roberto Clemente .345 3 Cleon Jones .340 4 Rod Carew .332 5 Matty Alou .331

OPS qualified

1 Willie McCovey 1.108 2 Reggie Jackson 1.018 3 Harmon Killebrew 1.011 4 Hank Aaron 1.003 5 Rico Petrocelli .992

Home Runs all players

1 Harmon Killebrew 49 2 Frank Howard 48 3 Reggie Jackson 47 4 Willie McCovey 45 5 Hank Aaron 44

RBI all players

1 Harmon Killebrew 140 2 Willie McCovey 126 3 Ron Santo 123 4 Tony Perez 122 5 Boog Powell 121

Hits all players

1 Matty Alou 231 2 Pete Rose 218 3 Tony Oliva 197 4 Lou Brock 195 5 Bobby Tolan 194

Runs all players

1 Reggie Jackson 123 2 Bobby Bonds 120 3 Pete Rose 120 4 Jim Wynn 113 5 Frank Howard 111

Stolen Bases all players

1 Tommy Harper 73 2 Bert Campaneris 62 3 Lou Brock 53 4 Joe Morgan 49 5 Bobby Bonds 45
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

1969 Strikeout Leaders

Top 10 — click a bar to view the player.

ERA and WHIP list qualified pitchers only: 1 inning pitched per team game — 162 innings at 162 team games. Wins, strikeouts and saves are counting totals and list every pitcher.

ERA qualified

1 Juan Marichal 2.10 2 Steve Carlton 2.17 3 Bob Gibson 2.18 4 Dick Bosman 2.19 5 Tom Seaver 2.21

WHIP qualified

1 Juan Marichal 0.99 2 Fritz Peterson 1.00 3 Mike Cuellar 1.00 4 Bill Singer 1.01 5 Dick Bosman 1.01

Wins all pitchers

1 Tom Seaver 25 2 Denny McLain 24 3 Mike Cuellar 23 4 Phil Niekro 23 5 Fergie Jenkins 21

Strikeouts all pitchers

1 Sam McDowell 279 2 Fergie Jenkins 273 3 Mickey Lolich 271 4 Bob Gibson 269 5 Bill Singer 247

Saves all pitchers

1 Ron Perranoski 31 2 Fred Gladding 29 3 Wayne Granger 27 4 Cecil Upshaw 27 5 Ken Tatum 22
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📋 Standings

AL East

Baltimore Orioles ★ 109-53 Detroit Tigers 90-72 Boston Red Sox 87-75 Washington Senators 86-76 New York Yankees 80-81 Cleveland Indians 62-99

AL West

Minnesota Twins ★ 97-65 Oakland Athletics 88-74 California Angels 71-91 Kansas City Royals 69-93 Chicago White Sox 68-94 Seattle Pilots 64-98

NL East

New York Mets ★ 100-62 Chicago Cubs 92-70 Pittsburgh Pirates 88-74 St. Louis Cardinals 87-75 Philadelphia Phillies 63-99 Montreal Expos 52-110

NL West

Atlanta Braves ★ 93-69 San Francisco Giants 90-72 Cincinnati Reds 89-73 Los Angeles Dodgers 85-77 Houston Astros 81-81 San Diego Padres 52-110

The 1969 season in brief

1969 belonged, by record, to the Baltimore Orioles: 109-53. The Montreal Expos finished at the bottom of the 1969 table at 52-110. By season's end, National League West honors went to the Atlanta Braves, whose 93-69 beat the San Francisco Giants's 90-72, the New York Mets owned the National League East with a 100-62 mark, the Chicago Cubs next at 92-70, the Minnesota Twins ran away with the American League West at 97-65, and the American League East was not close, the Baltimore Orioles finishing 109-53 to the Detroit Tigers's 90-72. The bracket ends with the New York Mets taking the World Series from the Baltimore Orioles, 4 games to 1. The other series results were the Baltimore Orioles over the Minnesota Twins in the AL Championship Series (3-0) and the New York Mets over the Atlanta Braves in the NL Championship Series (3-0). On the home run tile, Harmon Killebrew sat first with 49, ahead of Frank Howard with 48. Among qualified hitters, Pete Rose had the top batting average, .348, with Roberto Clemente next at .345. Pete Rose cleared the 502-plate-appearance line that 1969's 162 team games set. The ERA board, limited to qualified pitchers, starts with Juan Marichal at 2.10; Steve Carlton followed at 2.17. For the complete tables behind these tiles, see the 1969 leaders page.

1969 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the World Series in 1969?
The New York Mets won the 1969 World Series, beating the Baltimore Orioles.
How many teams played in 1969?
24 teams played in the 1969 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 1969?
Harmon Killebrew led with 49 home runs in 1969.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1969?
Harmon Killebrew led with 140 RBI in 1969.
Who led MLB in hits in 1969?
Matty Alou led with 231 hits in 1969.
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