1969 Baltimore Orioles season
The 1969 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in North America's Major League Baseball (MLB). In the first season after the American League was split into two divisions, the Orioles won the first-ever American League East title, finishing first with a record of 109 wins and 53 losses, 19 games ahead of the Detroit Tigers, who had won the World Series in the previous season.
| 1969 Baltimore Orioles | ||
|---|---|---|
| American League Champions American League East Champions | ||
| League | American League | |
| Division | East | |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium | |
| City | Baltimore, Maryland | |
| Record | 109–53 (.673) | |
| Divisional place | 1st | |
| Owners | Jerold Hoffberger | |
| General managers | Harry Dalton | |
| Managers | Earl Weaver | |
| Television | WJZ-TV | |
| Radio | WBAL (AM) (Chuck Thompson, Bill O'Donnell, Jim Karvellas) | |
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After the regular season, the Orioles went on to the 1st American League Championship Series, where they faced the Minnesota Twins. They swept the Twins in the 1969 ALCS, but lost the World Series to the upstart National League champion New York Mets in five games.
The team was managed by Earl Weaver (in his first full season as manager), and played their home games at Memorial Stadium.