1969 Oakland Athletics

88-74 • .543 Win% • 2nd in AL W

The 1969 Oakland Athletics went 88-74 (.543) finishing 2nd in the AL W division. The club scored 740 runs, allowed 678, and played home games at Oakland Coliseum. Team leaders included Reggie Jackson (47 HR, 118 RBI) and Chuck Dobson (15-13, 3.86 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

88 Wins
74 Losses
.543 Win %
2nd Rank
740 R 678 RA
Diff +62

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⚡ Quick Stats

740 Runs Scored
678 Runs Allowed
+62 Run Diff
778K Attendance

📈 vs. 1969 AL Average

Batting Avg .249 1% above the 1969 league average (.245)
OBP .328 2% above the 1969 league average (.321)
SLG .375 2% above the 1969 league average (.369)
Team ERA 3.71 2% worse than the 1969 league average (3.62)
Runs Scored 740 12% above the 1969 league average (663 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumOakland Coliseum
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 778,395
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Avg per Game 9,609

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1969

Batting Avg

1 Bob Johnson 0.343 2 Tito Francona 0.341 3 Sal Bando 0.281 4 Dick Green 0.275 5 Reggie Jackson 0.275

Home Runs

1 Reggie Jackson 47 2 Sal Bando 31 3 Dick Green 12 4 Rick Monday 12 5 Danny Cater 10

RBI

1 Reggie Jackson 118 2 Sal Bando 113 3 Danny Cater 76 4 Dick Green 64 5 Rick Monday 54
1969 Oakland Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Sal Bando 162 609 106 171 25 3 31 113 111 82 1 0.281
Danny Cater 152 584 64 153 24 2 10 76 28 40 1 0.262
Reggie Jackson 152 549 123 151 36 3 47 118 114 142 13 0.275
Bert Campaneris 135 547 71 142 15 2 2 25 30 62 62 0.260
Dick Green 136 483 61 133 25 6 12 64 53 94 2 0.275
Rick Monday 122 399 57 108 17 4 12 54 72 100 12 0.271
Tommie Reynolds 107 315 51 81 10 0 2 20 34 29 1 0.257
Ted Kubiak 92 305 38 76 9 1 2 27 25 35 2 0.249
Jose Tartabull 75 266 28 71 11 1 0 11 9 11 3 0.267
Phil Roof 106 247 19 58 6 1 2 19 33 55 1 0.235
Mike Hershberger 51 129 11 26 2 0 1 10 10 15 1 0.202
Dave Duncan 58 127 11 16 3 0 3 22 19 41 0 0.126
Joe Rudi 35 122 10 23 3 1 2 6 5 16 1 0.189
Larry Haney 53 86 8 13 4 0 2 12 7 19 0 0.151
Tito Francona 32 85 12 29 6 1 3 20 12 11 0 0.341
Catfish Hunter 42 85 5 19 2 0 1 9 1 24 0 0.224
Bobby Brooks 29 79 13 19 5 0 3 10 20 24 0 0.241
Chuck Dobson 35 79 6 8 1 0 0 9 2 12 0 0.101
Blue Moon Odom 43 79 15 21 2 1 5 16 2 24 0 0.266
Ramon Webster 64 77 5 20 0 1 1 13 12 8 0 0.260
Bob Johnson 51 67 5 23 1 0 1 9 3 4 0 0.343
Lew Krausse 43 48 7 8 1 0 4 9 2 22 0 0.167
Gene Tenace 16 38 1 6 0 0 1 2 1 15 0 0.158
Jim Nash 26 36 0 4 0 1 0 2 1 19 0 0.111
Jim Pagliaroni 14 27 1 4 1 0 1 2 5 2 0 0.148
Rollie Fingers 60 25 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.200
Jim Roland 39 21 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0.095
George Lauzerique 19 20 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0.100
Bill McNulty 5 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0.000
John Donaldson 12 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.077
Paul Lindblad 60 12 2 4 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0.333
Vida Blue 12 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.000
Tony LaRussa 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Joe Nossek 13 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Sprague 27 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.200
Fred Talbot 12 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Marcel Lachemann 28 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Juan Pizarro 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Allan Lewis 12 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Wyatt 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1969

ERA

1 Jim Roland 2.19 2 Blue Moon Odom 2.92 3 Catfish Hunter 3.35 4 Jim Nash 3.67 5 Rollie Fingers 3.71

Wins

1 Chuck Dobson 15 2 Blue Moon Odom 15 3 Catfish Hunter 12 4 Paul Lindblad 9 5 Jim Nash 8

Strikeouts

1 Catfish Hunter 150 2 Blue Moon Odom 150 3 Chuck Dobson 137 4 Lew Krausse 85 5 Jim Nash 75
1969 Oakland Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Catfish Hunter 12 15 3.35 38 35 0 247.0 210 92 85 150
Chuck Dobson 15 13 3.86 35 35 0 235.1 244 101 80 137
Blue Moon Odom 15 6 2.92 32 32 0 231.1 179 75 112 150
Lew Krausse 7 7 4.44 43 16 7 140.0 134 69 48 85
Rollie Fingers 6 7 3.71 60 8 12 119.0 116 49 41 61
Jim Nash 8 8 3.67 26 19 0 115.1 112 47 30 75
Jim Roland 5 1 2.19 39 3 1 86.1 59 21 46 48
Paul Lindblad 9 6 4.14 60 0 9 78.1 72 36 33 64
George Lauzerique 3 4 4.70 19 8 0 61.1 58 32 27 39
Ed Sprague 1 1 4.47 27 0 2 46.1 47 23 31 20
Marcel Lachemann 4 1 3.95 28 0 2 43.1 43 19 19 16
Vida Blue 1 1 6.64 12 4 1 42.0 49 31 18 24
Fred Talbot 1 2 5.21 12 2 1 19.0 22 11 7 9
John Wyatt 0 1 5.40 4 0 0 8.1 8 5 6 5
Juan Pizarro 1 1 2.35 3 0 1 7.2 3 2 3 4

👥 Roster (40)

Sal Bando Vida Blue Bobby Brooks Bert Campaneris Danny Cater Chuck Dobson John Donaldson Dave Duncan Rollie Fingers Tito Francona Dick Green Larry Haney +28 more

40 players

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The 1969 Oakland Athletics in brief

A 88-74 record (.543) put the 1969 Oakland Athletics 2nd in the AL West. With 740 runs scored and 678 given up, the 1969 differential was +62. At the plate the Oakland Athletics hit .249, 1% better than the league's .245. The Oakland Athletics staff finished with a 3.71 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.62. Measured against the 663-run league average, the offense was 12% ahead.

Oakland Coliseum was home in 1969, drawing a total attendance of 778,395. Reggie Jackson topped the Oakland Athletics with 47 home runs. Sal Bando collected the most hits, 171. The pitching staff's wins leader was Blue Moon Odom (15). The saves leader was Rollie Fingers with 12. In all, the roster shows 40 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1969 Oakland Athletics

What was the 1969 Oakland Athletics record?
The 1969 Oakland Athletics finished 88-74 (.543 win pct).
Who led the 1969 Oakland Athletics in home runs?
Reggie Jackson led the 1969 Oakland Athletics with 47 home runs.
What was the 1969 Oakland Athletics team ERA?
The 1969 Oakland Athletics posted a team ERA of 3.71.
Did the 1969 Oakland Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1969 Oakland Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1969 Oakland Athletics play?
The 1969 Oakland Athletics played home games at Oakland Coliseum.
Who led the 1969 Oakland Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Reggie Jackson (47 HR, 118 RBI) and Chuck Dobson (15-13, 3.86 ERA).
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