1969 Detroit Tigers season

MLB yearly infobox‎
name = Detroit Tigers
season = 1969
misc =

current league = American League
y1 = 1901
division = Eastern Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = Tiger Stadium
y4 = 1912
city = Detroit, Michigan
y5 = 1901
owners = John Fetzer
managers = Mayo Smith
television = WJBK (TV)
(George Kell, Larry Osterman)
radio = WJR
(Ernie Harwell, Gene Osborn)|

The Detroit Tigers' 1969 season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Detroit Tigers attempting to win the AL East.

Offseason

October 15, 1968: Dick Drago was drafted from the Tigers by the Kansas City Royals as the 31st pick in the 1968 Major League Baseball expansion draft. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/dragodi01.shtml Dick Drago page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular season

eason standings

Notable transactions

*February 1, 1969: John Young was drafted by the Tigers in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1969 Major League Baseball Draft (Secondary Phase). [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/y/youngjo01.shtml John Young page at Baseball Reference] ]
*September 2, 1969: Cesar Gutierrez was sent by the San Francisco Giants to the Detroit Tigers to complete an earlier deal made on August 8, 1969. The San Francisco Giants sent a player to be named later to the Detroit Tigers for Don McMahon. The San Francisco Giants sent Cesar Gutierrez (September 2, 1969) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gutiece01.shtml]

Roster