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The 1969 Major League Baseball draft took place prior to the 1969 MLB season. The draft featured future Hall of Famers Bert Blyleven (pick 55) and Dave Winfield (pick 882). First round selections
The 1969 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 69th season and the 58th season at Tiger Stadium. The team finished a distant second in the newly established American League East with a record of 90–72, 19 games behind the Baltimore Orioles .
The season was also celebrated as the 100th anniversary of professional baseball, honoring the first professional touring baseball team, the Cincinnati Red Stockings of 1869. This year saw the adoption of rule changes to counteract the dominance of pitching in recent seasons. The mound was lowered and the strike zone adjusted.
1969 Minnesota Vikings Draft Draft order Player name Position College Notes Round Selection 1 17 Traded to the New Orleans Saints [A] 2 39 Ed White: Guard: California: from Giants [B] 43 Volly Murphy: Wide receiver: UTEP: 3 69 Traded to the Philadelphia Eagles [C] 4 95 Mike McCaffrey: Linebacker: California: 5 106 Jim Barnes: Guard: Arkansas ...
April 1, 1969: Steve Whitaker and John Gelnar were traded by the Royals to the Seattle Pilots for Lou Piniella. [13] June 5, 1969: 1969 Major League Baseball Draft. Keith Marshall was drafted by the Royals in the 5th round. [14] Frank Ortenzio was drafted by the Royals in the 47th round. [15]
The third draft took place in August and was for players who participated in American amateur summer leagues. [4] The August draft was eliminated after two years, and the January draft lasted until 1986. [5] The draft order is determined based on the previous season's standings, with the team possessing the worst record receiving the first pick ...
The 1969 San Diego Padres season was the inaugural season in franchise history. They joined the National League along with the Montreal Expos via the 1969 Major League Baseball expansion . In their inaugural season, the Padres went 52–110 (the same record as their expansion counterpart), finishing last in the newly created National League ...
The 1969 Montreal Expos season was the inaugural season in Major League Baseball for the team. The Expos, as typical for first-year expansion teams , finished in the cellar of the National League East with a 52–110 record, 48 games behind the eventual World Series Champion New York Mets .