1969 New York Yankees

80-81 • .497 Win% • 5th in AL E

The 1969 New York Yankees went 80-81 (.497) finishing 5th in the AL E division. The club scored 562 runs, allowed 587, and played home games at Yankee Stadium I. Team leaders included Joe Pepitone (27 HR, 70 RBI) and Mel Stottlemyre (20-14, 2.82 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

80 Wins
81 Losses
.497 Win %
5th Rank
562 R 587 RA
Diff -25

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562 Runs Scored
587 Runs Allowed
-25 Run Diff
1,077K Attendance

📈 vs. 1969 AL Average

Batting Avg .234 4% below the 1969 league average (.245)
OBP .308 4% below the 1969 league average (.321)
SLG .344 7% below the 1969 league average (.369)
Team ERA 3.23 11% better than the 1969 league average (3.62)
Runs Scored 562 15% below the 1969 league average (663 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumYankee Stadium I
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 1,077,387
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Avg per Game 13,467

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1969

Batting Avg

1 John Ellis 0.290 2 Roy White 0.290 3 Horace Clarke 0.285 4 Gene Michael 0.272 5 Bobby Murcer 0.259

Home Runs

1 Joe Pepitone 27 2 Bobby Murcer 26 3 Frank Fernandez 12 4 Roy White 7 5 Horace Clarke 4

RBI

1 Bobby Murcer 82 2 Roy White 74 3 Joe Pepitone 70 4 Horace Clarke 48 5 Jerry Kenney 34
1969 New York Yankees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Horace Clarke 156 641 82 183 26 7 4 48 53 41 33 0.285
Bobby Murcer 152 564 82 146 24 4 26 82 50 103 7 0.259
Joe Pepitone 135 513 49 124 16 3 27 70 30 42 8 0.242
Roy White 130 448 55 130 30 5 7 74 81 51 18 0.290
Jerry Kenney 130 447 49 115 14 2 2 34 48 36 25 0.257
Gene Michael 119 412 41 112 24 4 2 31 43 56 7 0.272
Frank Fernandez 89 229 34 51 6 1 12 29 65 68 1 0.223
Bill Robinson 87 222 23 38 11 2 3 21 16 39 3 0.171
Jake Gibbs 71 219 18 49 9 2 0 18 23 30 3 0.224
Jimmie Hall 80 212 21 50 8 5 3 26 19 34 8 0.236
Bobby Cox 85 191 17 41 7 1 2 17 34 41 0 0.215
Ron Woods 72 171 18 30 5 2 1 7 22 29 2 0.175
Tom Tresh 45 143 13 26 5 2 1 9 17 23 2 0.182
Len Boehmer 45 108 5 19 4 0 0 7 8 10 0 0.176
Mel Stottlemyre 39 101 9 18 2 1 1 4 9 41 0 0.178
Thurman Munson 26 86 6 22 1 2 1 9 10 10 0 0.256
Jim Lyttle 28 83 7 15 4 0 0 4 4 19 1 0.181
Fritz Peterson 37 80 8 9 3 0 0 2 8 22 0 0.113
John Ellis 22 62 2 18 4 0 1 8 1 11 0 0.290
Stan Bahnsen 40 60 1 5 1 0 0 1 2 33 0 0.083
Billy Cowan 32 48 5 8 0 0 1 3 3 9 0 0.167
Tom Shopay 28 48 2 4 0 1 0 0 2 10 0 0.083
Al Downing 30 44 2 6 1 0 0 5 2 17 0 0.136
Bill Burbach 31 40 4 4 1 0 0 0 3 22 0 0.100
Frank Tepedino 13 39 6 9 0 0 0 4 4 4 1 0.231
Mike Kekich 28 27 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 10 0 0.111
Dave McDonald 9 23 0 5 1 0 0 2 2 5 0 0.217
Dick Simpson 6 11 2 3 2 0 0 4 3 6 0 0.273
Jack Aker 38 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.111
Lindy McDaniel 51 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.000
Ron Blomberg 4 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.500
Steve Hamilton 38 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Ken Johnson 12 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.000
Ron Klimkowski 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Nate Oliver 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fred Talbot 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Cumberland 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Nottebart 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1969

ERA

1 Jack Aker 2.06 2 Fritz Peterson 2.55 3 Mel Stottlemyre 2.82 4 Steve Hamilton 3.32 5 Al Downing 3.38

Wins

1 Mel Stottlemyre 20 2 Fritz Peterson 17 3 Stan Bahnsen 9 4 Jack Aker 8 5 Al Downing 7

Strikeouts

1 Fritz Peterson 150 2 Stan Bahnsen 130 3 Mel Stottlemyre 113 4 Al Downing 85 5 Bill Burbach 82
1969 New York Yankees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mel Stottlemyre 20 14 2.82 39 39 0 303.0 267 95 97 113
Fritz Peterson 17 16 2.55 37 37 0 272.0 228 77 43 150
Stan Bahnsen 9 16 3.83 40 33 1 220.2 222 94 90 130
Bill Burbach 6 8 3.65 31 24 0 140.2 112 57 102 82
Al Downing 7 5 3.38 30 15 0 130.2 117 49 49 85
Mike Kekich 4 6 4.54 28 13 1 105.0 91 53 49 66
Lindy McDaniel 5 6 3.55 51 0 5 83.2 84 33 23 60
Jack Aker 8 4 2.06 38 0 11 65.2 51 15 22 40
Steve Hamilton 3 4 3.32 38 0 2 57.0 39 21 21 39
Ken Johnson 1 2 3.46 12 0 0 26.0 19 10 11 21
Ron Klimkowski 0 0 0.64 3 1 0 14.0 6 1 5 3
Fred Talbot 0 0 5.11 8 0 0 12.1 13 7 6 7
Don Nottebart 0 0 4.50 4 0 0 6.0 6 3 0 5
John Cumberland 0 0 4.50 2 0 0 4.0 3 2 4 0

👥 Roster (38)

Jack Aker Stan Bahnsen Ron Blomberg Len Boehmer Bill Burbach Horace Clarke Billy Cowan Bobby Cox John Cumberland Al Downing John Ellis Frank Fernandez +26 more

38 players

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The 1969 New York Yankees in brief

The 1969 New York Yankees won 80 games and lost 81, ending up 5th in the AL East. Runs came in at 562 scored against 587 allowed (-25). The team batting average of .234 was 4% below the 1969 league mark of .245. The New York Yankees staff finished with a 3.23 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.62. The home park, Yankee Stadium I, recorded 1,077,387 in attendance, about 13,467 a game.

For power, Joe Pepitone led the way with 27 homers. Bobby Murcer drove in a team-high 82 runs. Mel Stottlemyre was the top winner, with 20 victories. Fritz Peterson struck out 150, the most on the club. Jack Aker saved 11 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1969 New York Yankees

What was the 1969 New York Yankees record?
The 1969 New York Yankees finished 80-81 (.497 win pct).
Who led the 1969 New York Yankees in home runs?
Joe Pepitone led the 1969 New York Yankees with 27 home runs.
What was the 1969 New York Yankees team ERA?
The 1969 New York Yankees posted a team ERA of 3.23.
Did the 1969 New York Yankees win the World Series?
No. The 1969 New York Yankees did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1969 New York Yankees play?
The 1969 New York Yankees played home games at Yankee Stadium I.
Who led the 1969 New York Yankees in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Joe Pepitone (27 HR, 70 RBI) and Mel Stottlemyre (20-14, 2.82 ERA).
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