
May 9, 1969: What’s French for ‘ejected’? Dave Bristol gets MLB’s first thumbing in Canada
When Cincinnati Reds manager Dave Bristol got in the face of…

May 13, 1969: Cubs give expansion Padres a rude welcome to the National League
Baseball looked different in 1969 from previous years. The pitching…

May 18, 1969: Cesár Tovar, Rod Carew steal home in the same inning
The Minnesota Twins had grabbed first place in their division…

May 19, 1969: White Sox hold off Class A Appleton in spirited exhibition
The 1969 Chicago White Sox didn’t fare well in other teams’…

May 27, 1969: Doug Rader’s walk-off slam sinks Phillies
Houston Astros third baseman Doug Rader had hit two home runs…

May 30, 1969: Clay Carroll’s only home run defeats Bob Gibson, Cardinals
Coming off their National League championship season of 1968,…

June 8, 1969: On leave from Army Reserve, Larry Dierker hits walk-off single in 11th inning
The commute for Larry Dierker on Sunday, June 8, 1969, was longer…

June 8, 1969: Rusty Staub helps Expos end 20-game losing skid, becomes ‘Le Grand Orange’
The buzz from the wildly successful start to their inaugural…

June 9, 1969: Williams’s inspiration, Epstein’s power help Senators win exhibition in Buffalo
Baseball card number 539 in the 1969 Topps set, titled “Ted…

June 10, 1969: Expos’ first player, Dave Hartman, tosses 2-hit shutout for West Palm Beach
Manny Mota is frequently considered to be the Montreal Expos’…

June 14, 1969: Reggie Jackson’s 10 RBIs lead A’s rout at Fenway Park
Oakland’s Reggie Jackson entered the 1969 season as one of…

June 15, 1969: ‘One big wet blanket’ for Seattle’s Pilots on Bat Day at Yankee Stadium
Amid the rain and slop, they hopped, slid, and swung their complimentary…

June 16, 1969: Chicago White Sox defeat Seattle Pilots in Milwaukee
A seldom remembered and mostly unknown era for Milwaukee County…

June 22, 1969: Len Boehmer’s first hit wins it for Yanks
Len Boehmer spent most of this Sunday afternoon in the New York…

June 26, 1969: ‘Gentleman’ Jim Hickman breaks out the tape measure and broom to keep Cubs in first place
The Chicago Cubs “maintained … their strange mastery,”…

June 28, 1969: Dodgers teach Padres pitcher that spring training does matter
It was June 28, 1969. The San Diego Padres were about halfway…

June 29, 1969: Fergie Jenkins outduels Bob Gibson on Billy Williams Day as Cubs star ties NL consecutive-games mark
On a day “ball players dream about,” wrote Bill Gleason of…

June 29, 1969: Tony Oliva’s 5-for-5 and two home runs lead Twins to doubleheader split
“There is no prettier sight in baseball than watching Oliva,…

July 4, 1969: Fergie Jenkins tosses extra-inning gem to beat Bob Gibson, Cardinals
“You won’t see two better pitchers in your whole life than…

July 4, 1969: Early fireworks doom A’s in big series opener vs. Twins
It was a hot, humid Independence Day in Bloomington, Minnesota.…

July 6, 1969: Harmon Killebrew does it again with game-winning homer to defeat A’s, 7-6
Harmon “Killer” Killebrew lived up to his name on this Fourth…

July 6, 1969: Don’t blink: Gary Waslewski’s 1-hitter sets record for shortest Expos game
The Montreal Expos achieved all kinds of distinctions in their…

July 9, 1969: Tom Seaver’s near-perfect game
The atmosphere was positively electric at Shea Stadium on the…

July 11, 1969: Royals come back three times to defeat White Sox
Two teams with losing records and subpar pitching staffs slugged…