1969 Oakland Athletics season

Offseason

• October 15, 1968: Joe Keough was drafted from the Athletics by the Kansas City Royals as the 8th pick in the 1968 MLB expansion draft.
• December 2, 1968: Darrell Evans was drafted from the Athletics by the Atlanta Braves in the 1968 rule 5 draft.

Regular season

• Reggie Jackson hit 47 home runs in 1969, and was briefly ahead of the pace that Roger Maris set when he broke the single-season record for home runs with 61 in 1961, and that of Babe Ruth when he set the previous record of 60 in 1927.
• The club ranked second in the American League Western division. With 13 games left in the season, Hank Bauer was replaced as Field Manager by John McNamara. McNamara compiled a won loss record of 8–5 to help the A's finish with 88 wins and 74 losses, an improvement of six wins compared to the previous season.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day starters

• Sal Bando
• Bert Campaneris
• Danny Cater
• Dave Duncan
• Dick Green
• Mike Hershberger
• Reggie Jackson
• Rick Monday
• Blue Moon Odom

Notable transactions

• June 5, 1969: 1969 Major League Baseball draft (June Draft) notable picks:

• June 14, 1969: John Donaldson was traded by the Athletics to the Seattle Pilots for Larry Haney.

Reggie Jackson

In the offseason, Jackson demanded a salary increase from $10,000 to $25,000. Jackson would settle at $20,000. Reggie Jackson hit two home runs versus the Washington Senators, with President Richard Nixon in the crowd. By July 1, the A's had played in 71 games and Jackson had hit 30 home runs, 62 RBI, .287 batting average and a 1.145 OPS. On July 2, Reggie Jackson would hit three home runs versus the Seattle Pilots to raise his season total to 34 home runs. He was on pace to break the home run record set by Roger Maris eight years earlier. By the end of July, Jackson had 40 home runs but he only hit 5 home runs in August. In September, Jackson was hospitalized with a skin rash and was only able to hit 2 home runs. Jackson still managed to lead the American League with 123 runs scored.

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Farm system

References

References

1. ''Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman'', p.126, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, {{ISBN. 978-0-8027-1745-0
2. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/keougjo01.shtml Joe Keough page at Baseball Reference]
3. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/e/evansda01.shtml Darrell Evans page at Baseball Reference]
4. "1969 Oakland Athletics Roster by Baseball Almanac".
5. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?query_type=franch_year&team_ID=OAK&year_ID=1969&draft_type=junreg& 1969 Oakland Athletics Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft]
6. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/stanhdo01.shtml Don Stanhouse page at Baseball Reference]
7. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sundbji01.shtml Jim Sundberg page at Baseball Reference]
8. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/donaljo01.shtml John Donaldson page at Baseball Reference]
9. ''Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman'', p.129, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, {{ISBN. 978-0-8027-1745-0
10. ''Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman'', p.129, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, {{ISBN. 978-0-8027-1745-0
11. ''Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman'', p.130, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, {{ISBN. 978-0-8027-1745-0
12. ''Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman'', p.131, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, {{ISBN. 978-0-8027-1745-0
13. "1969 Oakland Athletics Statistics".