⭐ Division Winner

1969 Baltimore Orioles

109-53 • .673 Win% • 1st in AL E

The 1969 Baltimore Orioles went 109-53 (.673) finishing 1st in the AL E division. They won the pennant but did not win the World Series. The club scored 779 runs, allowed 517, and played home games at Memorial Stadium. Team leaders included Boog Powell (37 HR, 121 RBI) and Mike Cuellar (23-11, 2.38 ERA).

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.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

109 Wins
53 Losses
.673 Win %
1st Rank
779 R 517 RA
Diff +262

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779 Runs Scored
517 Runs Allowed
+262 Run Diff
1,012K Attendance

📈 vs. 1969 AL Average

Batting Avg .265 8% above the 1969 league average (.245)
OBP .342 7% above the 1969 league average (.321)
SLG .413 12% above the 1969 league average (.369)
Team ERA 2.83 22% better than the 1969 league average (3.62)
Runs Scored 779 17% above the 1969 league average (663 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMemorial Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,012,368
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Avg per Game 12,498

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1969

Batting Avg

1 Frank Robinson 0.308 2 Boog Powell 0.304 3 Curt Motton 0.303 4 Chico Salmon 0.297 5 Don Buford 0.291

Home Runs

1 Boog Powell 37 2 Frank Robinson 32 3 Paul Blair 26 4 Brooks Robinson 23 5 Elrod Hendricks 12

RBI

1 Boog Powell 121 2 Frank Robinson 100 3 Brooks Robinson 84 4 Paul Blair 76 5 Don Buford 64
1969 Baltimore Orioles — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Paul Blair 150 625 102 178 32 5 26 76 40 72 20 0.285
Brooks Robinson 156 598 73 140 21 3 23 84 56 55 2 0.234
Don Buford 144 554 99 161 31 3 11 64 96 62 19 0.291
Frank Robinson 148 539 111 166 19 5 32 100 88 62 9 0.308
Boog Powell 152 533 83 162 25 0 37 121 72 76 1 0.304
Mark Belanger 150 530 76 152 17 4 2 50 53 54 14 0.287
Davey Johnson 142 511 52 143 34 1 7 57 57 52 3 0.280
Elrod Hendricks 105 295 36 72 5 0 12 38 39 44 0 0.244
Andy Etchebarren 73 217 29 54 9 2 3 26 28 42 1 0.249
Merv Rettenmund 95 190 27 47 10 3 4 25 28 28 6 0.247
Dave May 78 120 8 29 6 0 3 10 9 23 2 0.242
Mike Cuellar 39 103 6 12 1 2 0 5 0 43 0 0.117
Dave McNally 41 94 4 8 2 0 1 5 8 39 0 0.085
Chico Salmon 52 91 18 27 5 0 3 12 10 22 0 0.297
Curt Motton 56 89 15 27 6 0 6 21 13 10 3 0.303
Bobby Floyd 39 84 7 17 4 0 0 1 6 17 0 0.202
Clay Dalrymple 37 80 8 19 1 1 3 6 13 8 0 0.237
Tom Phoebus 35 75 8 15 2 0 0 4 3 26 0 0.200
Jim Palmer 27 64 5 13 3 0 0 6 3 30 0 0.203
Jim Hardin 30 45 5 7 0 0 2 6 2 15 0 0.156
Dave Leonhard 38 21 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 8 0 0.095
Terry Crowley 7 18 2 6 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 0.333
Marcelino Lopez 27 14 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 0.214
Pete Richert 44 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0.125
Eddie Watt 56 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.000
Dick Hall 39 7 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0.286
Al Severinsen 12 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Mike Adamson 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Frank Bertaina 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000
Fred Beene 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1969

ERA

1 Eddie Watt 1.65 2 Dick Hall 1.92 3 Pete Richert 2.20 4 Jim Palmer 2.34 5 Mike Cuellar 2.38

Wins

1 Mike Cuellar 23 2 Dave McNally 20 3 Jim Palmer 16 4 Tom Phoebus 14 5 Dave Leonhard 7

Strikeouts

1 Mike Cuellar 182 2 Dave McNally 166 3 Jim Palmer 123 4 Tom Phoebus 117 5 Jim Hardin 64
1969 Baltimore Orioles — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mike Cuellar 23 11 2.38 39 39 0 290.2 213 77 79 182
Dave McNally 20 7 3.22 41 40 0 268.2 232 96 84 166
Tom Phoebus 14 7 3.52 35 33 0 202.0 180 79 87 117
Jim Palmer 16 4 2.34 26 23 0 181.0 131 47 64 123
Jim Hardin 6 7 3.60 30 20 1 137.2 128 55 43 64
Dave Leonhard 7 4 2.49 37 3 1 94.0 78 26 38 37
Eddie Watt 5 2 1.65 56 0 16 71.0 49 13 26 46
Marcelino Lopez 5 3 4.41 27 4 0 69.1 65 34 34 57
Dick Hall 5 2 1.92 39 0 6 65.2 49 14 9 31
Pete Richert 7 4 2.20 44 0 12 57.1 42 14 14 54
Al Severinsen 1 1 2.29 12 0 0 19.2 14 5 10 13
Mike Adamson 0 1 4.50 6 0 0 8.0 10 4 6 2
Frank Bertaina 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 6.0 1 0 3 5
Fred Beene 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 2.2 2 0 1 0

🏆 Postseason Results

AL Championship
BAL def. MIN 3-0
World Series
Lost to NYN 4-1

👥 Roster (30)

Mike Adamson Fred Beene Mark Belanger Frank Bertaina Paul Blair Don Buford Terry Crowley Mike Cuellar Clay Dalrymple Andy Etchebarren Bobby Floyd Dick Hall +18 more

30 players

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The 1969 Baltimore Orioles in brief

A 109-53 record (.673) put the 1969 Baltimore Orioles 1st in the AL East. The club won the pennant and took the division title. The Baltimore Orioles scored 779 runs and allowed 517, a run differential of +262. The team batting average of .265 was 8% above the 1969 league mark of .245. The staff ERA of 2.83 was 22% better than the league average of 3.62.

Home games were played at Memorial Stadium, where 1,012,368 fans came through the gates. Boog Powell led the club in home runs with 37. The pitching staff's wins leader was Mike Cuellar (23). Eddie Watt closed out 16 saves. The AL Championship Series ended in a win against MIN 3-0. In the World Series, the Baltimore Orioles lost to NYN 4-1.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1969 Baltimore Orioles

What was the 1969 Baltimore Orioles record?
The 1969 Baltimore Orioles finished 109-53 (.673 win pct).
Did the 1969 Baltimore Orioles make the playoffs?
The 1969 Baltimore Orioles finished first in their division.
Who led the 1969 Baltimore Orioles in home runs?
Boog Powell led the 1969 Baltimore Orioles with 37 home runs.
What was the 1969 Baltimore Orioles team ERA?
The 1969 Baltimore Orioles posted a team ERA of 2.83.
Did the 1969 Baltimore Orioles win the World Series?
No. The 1969 Baltimore Orioles did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1969 Baltimore Orioles play?
The 1969 Baltimore Orioles played home games at Memorial Stadium.
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