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Thursday, May 1,1969

Thursday, May 1,1969

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year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
1969 reg season 1969-05-01 Oakland Athletics  2 California Angels  3 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Hoyt Wilhelm Lew Krausse -- 5,492 2:30
1969 reg season 1969-05-01 Baltimore Orioles  0 Detroit Tigers  2 box | pbp Tiger Stadium Denny McLain Jim Palmer -- 15,731 1:49
1969 reg season 1969-05-01 Chicago White Sox  4 Kansas City Royals  5 box | pbp Municipal Stadium Dave Wickersham Sammy Ellis -- 9,642 3:20
1969 reg season 1969-05-01 Seattle Pilots  1 Minnesota Twins  4 box | pbp Metropolitan Stadium Dave Boswell Gary Bell Joe Grzenda 6,485 2:35
1969 reg season 1969-05-01 Cleveland Indians  6 New York Yankees  2 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Mike Paul Steve Hamilton -- 7,170 2:30
1969 reg season 1969-05-01 Boston Red Sox  6 Washington Senators II  7 box | pbp Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Casey Cox Ray Culp Dave Baldwin 10,396 2:44
1969 reg season 1969-05-01 San Diego Padres  4 Atlanta Braves  3 box | pbp Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Jack Baldschun Cecil Upshaw -- 5,854 2:27
1969 reg season 1969-05-01 Houston Astros  4 Cincinnati Reds  0 box | pbp Crosley Field Don Wilson Jim Merritt -- 4,042 2:32
1969 reg season 1969-05-01 New York Mets  2 Montreal Expos  3 box | pbp Parc Jarry Roy Face Don Cardwell -- 7,741 2:34
1969 reg season 1969-05-01 St. Louis Cardinals  9 Pittsburgh Pirates  3 box | pbp Forbes Field Nelson Briles Bob Veale -- 7,043 2:08
1969 reg season 1969-05-01 Los Angeles Dodgers  5 San Francisco Giants  0 box | pbp Candlestick Park Don Sutton Ray Sadecki -- 8,193 2:03
11 record(s)
Standings on this date
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year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1969 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 24 16 8 .667 0.0 122 74 48 L1 6-4 10-4 1 1 4 Yes Lost World Series (Mets)
1969 AL East Washington Senators II franchise | log 24 13 11 .542 3.0 99 100 -1 W2 7-6 6-5 2 4 9 Yes dnq
1969 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 21 11 10 .524 3.5 96 98 -2 L2 7-5 4-5 3 6 11 Yes dnq
1969 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 21 11 10 .524 3.5 85 73 12 W1 5-4 6-6 4 5 10 -- dnq
1969 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 22 11 11 .500 4.0 96 93 3 L3 7-6 4-5 5 7 13 -- dnq
1969 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 18 3 15 .167 10.0 55 115 -60 W2 2-6 1-9 6 12 24 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1969 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 21 14 7 .667 0.0 115 74 41 W6 5-5 9-2 1 2 5 Yes Lost ALCS (Orioles)
1969 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 20 11 9 .550 2.5 103 72 31 L1 7-5 4-4 2 3 8 Yes dnq
1969 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 20 10 10 .500 3.5 55 75 -20 W2 3-5 7-5 3 8 12 -- dnq
1969 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 17 8 9 .471 4.0 67 77 -10 L4 3-5 5-4 4 9 14 -- dnq
1969 AL West California Angels franchise | log 17 7 10 .412 5.0 61 76 -15 W1 3-6 4-4 5 10 20 -- dnq
1969 AL West Seattle Pilots franchise | log 19 7 12 .368 6.0 68 95 -27 L2 3-7 4-5 6 11 22 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1969 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 23 16 7 .696 0.0 109 73 36 L1 9-5 7-2 1 1 1 Yes dnq
1969 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 22 13 9 .591 2.5 92 91 1 L2 4-4 9-5 2 5 7 Yes dnq
1969 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 22 10 12 .455 5.5 73 75 -2 W2 9-4 1-8 3 6 15 -- dnq
1969 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 21 9 12 .429 6.0 74 81 -7 L1 5-4 4-8 4 8 16 -- Won World Series (Orioles)
1969 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 19 8 11 .421 6.0 69 87 -18 W1 3-5 5-6 5 9 18 -- dnq
1969 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 21 8 13 .381 7.0 81 91 -10 W1 5-7 3-6 6 11 21 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1969 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 22 15 7 .682 0.0 108 71 37 W1 6-4 9-3 1 3 3 Yes dnq
1969 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 22 15 7 .682 0.0 102 80 22 L1 4-5 11-2 2 2 2 Yes dnq
1969 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 22 14 8 .636 1.0 96 86 10 L1 5-6 9-2 3 4 6 Yes Lost NLCS (Mets)
1969 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 21 9 12 .429 5.5 112 85 27 L1 5-9 4-3 4 7 17 -- dnq
1969 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 24 10 14 .417 6.0 67 102 -35 W1 3-7 7-7 5 10 19 -- dnq
1969 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 25 5 20 .200 11.5 74 135 -61 W1 1-13 4-7 6 12 23 -- dnq
24 record(s)
Transactions
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  • Sort: Click a column in the first header row to sort data by values in that column. Click again to reverse the original sort. Some cells have custom sort keys that will sort them logically instead of alphanumerically.
  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Steve Boros Kansas City Royals Hist Signed to #-year contract for 1969-1969 ($0m) [Free Agent]
Terry Enyart Minnesota Twins Hist Signed to #-year contract for 1969-1969 ($0m) [Free Agent]
Aubrey Gatewood -- Hist Released by Orioles
Leon Wagner San Francisco Giants Hist Signed to #-year contract for 1969-1969 ($0m) [Free Agent]
Joe Verbanic New York Yankees Injury DL - Strained right shoulder
5 record(s)