1969 New York Yankees season

MLB yearly infobox
name = New York Yankees
season = 1969
misc = Mickey Mantle's # 7 retired

current league = American League
y1 = 1901
division = Eastern Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform logo =
ballpark = Yankee Stadium
y4 = 1923
city = New York City, New York
y5 = 1903
owners = CBS
managers = Ralph Houk
television = WPIX
radio = WHN
(Frank Messer, Phil Rizzuto, Jerry Coleman, Whitey Ford)|The New York Yankees' 1969 season was the 67th season for the Yankees. The fifth-placed team had a record of 80-81, finishing 28.5 games behind of the Baltimore Orioles. New York was managed by Ralph Houk. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees were members of the newly formed AL East.

Offseason

* October 15, 1968: Steve Barber was drafted by the Seattle Pilots from the New York Yankees as the 37th pick in the 1968 expansion draft. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/barbest01.shtml Steve Barber Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
* October 21, 1968: Jim Bouton was purchased by the Seattle Pilots from the New York Yankees.

Regular season

* August 8, 1969 – Thurman Munson made his Major League Debut for the New York Yankees.

Opening Day Roster

eason standings

Notable Transactions

*December 4, 1969: Joe Pepitone was traded by the New York Yankees to the Houston Astros for Curt Blefary. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pepitjo01.shtml Joe Pepitone Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Mickey Mantle’s Retired Number

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Name = Mickey Mantle
Number = 7
Team = New York Yankees
Year = 1969|On Mickey Mantle Day, June 8, 1969, in addition to the retirement of his uniform number 7, Mantle was given a plaque that would hang on the center field wall at Yankee Stadium, near the monuments to Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Miller Huggins. The plaque was given to him by Joe DiMaggio, and Mantle then gave DiMaggio a similar plaque, telling the crowd, "His should be just a little bit higher than mine."

Roster

Starting pitchers

References

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/1969.shtml 1969 New York Yankees]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1969&t=NYA 1969 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]