1960s – Page 23 – Society for American Baseball Research

June 15, 1969: ‘One big wet blanket’ for Seattle’s Pilots on Bat Day at Yankee Stadium

June 16, 1969: Chicago White Sox defeat Seattle Pilots in Milwaukee

June 22, 1969: Len Boehmer’s first hit wins it for Yanks

Jim Hickman (TRADING CARD DB)

June 26, 1969: ‘Gentleman’ Jim Hickman breaks out the tape measure and broom to keep Cubs in first place

Don Drysdale (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

June 28, 1969: Dodgers teach Padres pitcher that spring training does matter

Billy Williams (Trading Card Database)

June 29, 1969: Fergie Jenkins outduels Bob Gibson on Billy Williams Day as Cubs star ties NL consecutive-games mark

Tony Oliva (TRADING CARD DB)

June 29, 1969: Tony Oliva’s 5-for-5 and two home runs lead Twins to doubleheader split

Fergie Jenkins (Trading Card DB)

July 4, 1969: Fergie Jenkins tosses extra-inning gem to beat Bob Gibson, Cardinals

July 4, 1969: Early fireworks doom A’s in big series opener vs. Twins

July 6, 1969: Harmon Killebrew does it again with game-winning homer to defeat A’s, 7-6

July 6, 1969: Don’t blink: Gary Waslewski’s 1-hitter sets record for shortest Expos game

July 9, 1969: Tom Seaver’s near-perfect game

July 11, 1969: Royals come back three times to defeat White Sox

Bill Stoneman

July 14, 1969: Private First Class Bill Stoneman shuts out Pirates at Jarry Park

July 14, 1969: ‘What a Baseball Manager Does’: Nats’ Joe Coleman shuts out Tigers

July 15, 1969: May Day: Lee May hits four home runs in doubleheader

July 15, 1969: Williamsport, Auburn hook up in rhubarb-spiked slugfest

StargellWillie

July 16, 1969: Willie Stargell’s 495-foot blast triggers Pirates’ comeback, christens ‘La Piscine de Willie’

July 19, 1969: Ain’t no mountain high enough: Reds overcome 9-run deficit to beat Astros

July 19, 1969: Jim Bouton ‘creamed’ in only start for the Seattle Pilots, as Minnesota Twins win in 18 innings

Neil Armstrong sets foot on the surface of the moon on July 20, 1969 (NASA)

July 20, 1969: Yankees win an ordinary game on an ordinary day on Planet Earth

July 23, 1969: Willie McCovey’s two homers power National League to All-Star win

Joan Payson (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library)

July 25, 1969: Maine gets a glimpse of Mets’ ‘miracle’

July 27, 1969: Orioles blast White Sox, setting team hits, total bases, and runs records