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Major League Baseball team season
The
1969
Cincinnati Reds
season
was a season in American
baseball
. It consisted of the Reds finishing in third place in the newly established
National League West
, four games behind the National League West champion
Atlanta Braves
. The Reds were managed by
Dave Bristol
, and played their home games at
Crosley Field
, which was in its final full season of operation, before moving into their
new facility
in the middle of the following season. The Reds led the major leagues this year with 798 runs scored.
Offseason
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Divisional alignment
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1969 not only marked the 100th anniversary of the original
Cincinnati Red Stockings
being the first fully professional baseball team, but it also marked the first year of divisional play in
Major League Baseball
. The Reds (along with the
Atlanta Braves
) were placed in the
National League West
division, despite being located further east than the two westernmost teams in the
NL East division
, the
Chicago Cubs
and
St. Louis Cardinals
. This was because the
New York Mets
wanted to be in the same division as the reigning power in the NL, which were the Cardinals at the time (to compensate for playing against the
Dodgers
and
Giants
fewer times each season). The Cubs consequently demanded to be in the NL East as well in order to continue playing in the same division as the Cardinals, one of the Cubs'
biggest rivals
. A side effect of this alignment is that it set the stage for what is considered one of the greatest pennant races ? and comebacks in such a race ? in MLB history (see
1969 New York Mets season
for more info).
Regular season
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Season standings
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Record vs. opponents
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Team
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ATL
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CHC
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CIN
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HOU
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LAD
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MON
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NYM
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PHI
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PIT
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SD
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SF
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STL
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Atlanta
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?
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3?9
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12?6
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15?3
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9?9
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8?4
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4?8
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6?6
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8?4
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13?5
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9?9
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6?6
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Chicago
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9?3
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?
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6?6?1
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8?4
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6?6
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10?8
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8?10
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12?6
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7?11
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11?1
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6?6
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9?9
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Cincinnati
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6?12
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6?6?1
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?
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9?9
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10?8
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8?4
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6?6
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10?2
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5?7
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11?7
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10?8
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8?4
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Houston
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3?15
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4?8
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9?9
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?
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6?12
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11?1
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10?2
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8?4
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3?9
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10?8
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10?8
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7?5
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Los Angeles
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9?9
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6?6
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8?10
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12?6
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?
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10?2
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4?8
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8?4
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8?4
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12?6
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5?13
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3?9
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Montreal
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4?8
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8?10
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4?8
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1?11
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2?10
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?
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5?13
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11?7
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5?13
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4?8
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1?11
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7?11
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New York
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8?4
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10?8
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6?6
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2?10
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8?4
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13?5
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?
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12?6
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10?8
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11?1
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8?4
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12?6
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Philadelphia
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6-6
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6?12
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2?10
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4?8
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4?8
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7?11
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6?12
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?
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10?8
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8?4
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3?9
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7?11
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Pittsburgh
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4?8
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11?7
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7?5
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9?3
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4?8
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13?5
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8?10
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8?10
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?
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10?2
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5?7
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9?9
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San Diego
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5?13
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1?11
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7?11
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8?10
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6?12
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8?4
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1?11
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4?8
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2?10
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?
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6?12
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4?8
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San Francisco
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9?9
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6?6
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8?10
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8?10
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13?5
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11?1
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4?8
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9?3
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7?5
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12?6
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?
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3?9
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St. Louis
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6?6
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9?9
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4?8
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5?7
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9?3
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11?7
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6?12
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11?7
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9?9
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8?4
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9?3
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?
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Notable transactions
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Roster
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1969 Cincinnati Reds
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Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
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Batting
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Starters by position
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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Other batters
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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching
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Starting pitchers
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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers
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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers
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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Awards and honors
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- Pete Rose
, National League batting champion
- Pete Rose,
Lou Gehrig Award
- Johnny Bench, Marathon Oil Cincinnati Reds Player of the Year
Farm system
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Notes
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References
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- Established in
1882
- Formerly the
Cincinnati Red Stockings
and the
Cincinnati Redlegs
- Based in
Cincinnati, Ohio
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