The 1969 Pittsburgh Pirates season was a season in American baseball. It consisted of the Pirates finishing in third place in the newly established National League East, twelve games behind the eventual World Series champion New York Mets. The Pirates were managed by Larry Shepard, and played their home games at Forbes Field, which was in its final full season of operation, before moving into their new facility in the middle of the following season. This was also the final full season they wore the vest style uniforms, they would don pull over uniforms when they moved into Three Rivers Stadium midway through the next season.
Offseason
- October 14, 1968: Manny Mota was drafted from the Pirates by the Montreal Expos as the 2nd pick in the 1968 MLB expansion draft.
- October 14, 1968: Donn Clendenon was drafted from the Pirates by the Montreal Expos as the 11th pick in the 1968 MLB expansion draft.
- October 14, 1968: Maury Wills was drafted from the Pirates by the Montreal Expos as the 21st pick in the 1968 MLB expansion draft.
- October 14, 1968: Dave Roberts was drafted from the Pirates by the San Diego Padres as the 39th pick in the 1968 MLB expansion draft.
- October 14, 1968: Al McBean was drafted from the Pirates by the San Diego Padres as the 50th pick in the 1968 MLB expansion draft.
- October 14, 1968: Ron Slocum was drafted from the Pirates by the San Diego Padres as the 55th pick in the 1968 MLB expansion draft.
- October 16, 1968: George Spriggs was sold by the Pirates to the Kansas City Royals.
- October 21, 1968: Dave Wickersham was sold by the Pirates to the Kansas City Royals.
- January 15, 1969: Manny Jiménez was traded by the Pirates to the Chicago Cubs for Joe Campbell and Chuck Hartenstein.
- February 12, 1969: Rennie Stennett was signed by the Pirates as a non-drafted free agent.
- March 28, 1969: Tommie Sisk and Chris Cannizzaro were traded by the Pirates to the San Diego Padres for Ron Davis and Bobby Klaus.
- March 30, 1969: Omar Moreno was signed by the Pirates as a non-drafted free agent.
Regular season
- August 6, 1969: Willie Stargell hit a home run out of Dodger Stadium.
- September 20, 1969: Bob Moose no-hits the eventual world champion New York Mets, 4-0 at Shea Stadium.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Detailed records
Game log
Opening Day lineup
Notable transactions
- May 17, 1969: Jim Shellenback was traded by the Pirates to the Washington Senators in exchange for Frank Kreutzer.
- June 5, 1969: Pedro Ramos was released by the Pirates.
- June 10, 1969: Ron Kline was traded by the Pirates to the San Francisco Giants for Joe Gibbon.
- July 16, 1969: Kent Tekulve was signed by the Pirates as a non-drafted free agent.
- July 30, 1969: Bo Belinsky was purchased by the Pirates from the California Angels.
- August 15, 1969: Jim Bunning was traded by the Pirates to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Ron Mitchell, Chuck Goggin and cash.
- September 26, 1969: Manager Larry Shepard fired by the Pirates. Alex Grammas named interim manager for the final five games.
Roster
Statistics
- Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
- Pitching
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: York
Notes
References
- 1969 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Reference
- 1969 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Almanac
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
