1969
From BR Bullpen
| 1969 in baseball |
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| Cuban National League |
| Japanese baseball |
| American League |
| National League |
| << 1968 1970 >> |
Championships, events, culture, births, and deaths that occurred in 1969.
Club competitions[edit]
Professional[edit]
Asia and Australia[edit]
- Nippon Professional Baseball
- Nippon Series: Yomiuri Giants (CL) over the Hankyu Braves (PL), 4 - 2 - 0 (Details)
- Claxton Shield: South Australia
Europe[edit]
North America[edit]
- Major League Baseball
- World Series: New York Mets (NL) over the Baltimore Orioles (AL), 4 - 1 (Details)
- Minor League Baseball
- American Association: Omaha Royals (Details)
- Appalachian League: Pulaski Phillies
- California League: Stockton Ports
- Carolina League: Raleigh-Durham Phillies
- Eastern League: York Pirates
- Florida State League: Miami Marlins
- Gulf Coast League: GCL Expos
- International League: Syracuse Chiefs (Details)
- Mexican Center League: San Luis Potosi Charros
- Mexican Northern League: Nogales Internationals
- Mexican Southeast League: Campeche Pirates
- Midwest League: Appleton Foxes
- New York-Penn League: Oneonta Yankees
- Northern League: Duluth-Superior Dukes
- Northwest League: Rogue Valley Dodgers
- Pacific Coast League: Tacoma Cubs (Details)
- Pioneer League: Ogden Dodgers
- Southern League: Charlotte Hornets
- Texas League: Memphis Blues
- Western Carolinas League: Greenwood Braves
Winter Leagues[edit]
- Liga de Béisbol Profesional de la República Dominicana: Leones del Escogido defeated the Estrellas Orientales in the finals, 5 - 2
- Winter League of Sonora: Cañeros de Los Mochis
- Liga de Béisbol Profesional de Puerto Rico: Leones de Ponce
- Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional: Tiburones de La Guaira
Amateur[edit]
- National Collegiate Athletic Association
- College World Series (Division I): Arizona State University defeated the University of Tulsa in the finals, 10 - 1 (Details)
- Division II Baseball Championship: Illinois State University over the Southwest Missouri State College, 12 - 0 in the finals
- NAIA College World Series: William Carey College over the the University of La Verne, 5 - 3 in the finals
- Community College League of California: Long Beach City College over the College of San Mateo in the finals
- National Baseball Congress World Series: Anchorage Glacier Pilots (Details)
- All-Japan University Baseball Championship Series: Tokai University defeated the Nihon University in the final, 3 - 0 (Details)
- Japan High School Baseball Federation
- National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament: Mie High School (Mie) defeat Horikoshi High School (Tokyo), 12 - 1 in the championship (Details)
- National High School Baseball Championship: Matsuyama Commercial High School (Ehime) defeat Misawa High School (Aomori), 4 - 2 in a replay of the championship game after the first game was ended in a 0 - 0 tie after 18 innings (Details)
- Little League
- Little League World Series: Taipei (Taipei, Taiwan) defeat Briarwood (Santa Clara, CA), 5 - 0 in the championship (Details)
International competitions[edit]
- Baseball World Cup in Dominican Republic (Details)
- Cuba (Gold); United States (Silver); Dominican Republic (Bronze)
- Asian Championship in Taipei, Taiwan (Details)
- Japan (Gold); Chinese Taipei (Silver); The Philippines (Bronze)
- European Championship in Wiesbaden, Germany (Details)
- The Netherlands (Gold); Italy (Silver); Spain (Bronze)
Events[edit]
Culture[edit]
Literature[edit]
- The Baseball Encyclopedia
- My Turn at Bat, by Ted Williams and John Underwood
Song[edit]
- Sweet Caroline, by Neil Diamond
- Van Lingle Mungo, by David Frishberg
Film[edit]
Births[edit]
- Further information: Births in 1969
Deaths[edit]
- Further information: Deaths in 1969
Further Reading[edit]
- Jim Bouton: Ball Four: My Life and Hard Times Throwing the Knuckleball in the Big Leagues, Wiley Publishing Inc., New York, NY, 1990 (originally published in 1970). ISBN 0-02-030665-2
- Chris Bumbaca: "Apollo 11: 1969 sports world celebrated Celtics and Mets, mourned Rocky's death", USA Today, July 20, 2019. [1]
- Marc Robitaille: Un été sans point ni coup sûr, Les 400 Coups, Montréal, 2004. ISBN 2-89540-206-X
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