World Series 1969

World Series 1969

team Victories Regular season New York Mets 4th 100-62, 61.7%, GA: 8 Baltimore Orioles 1 109-53, 67.3%, GA: 19
Period:	October 11 - October 16, 1969
MVP:	Donn Clendenon (New York)
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The 1969 World Series , the final of Major League Baseball , was played from October 11 to October 16, 1969. The champions of the American League , the Baltimore Orioles , and the champion of the National League , the New York Mets , faced each other. The best-of-seven series went to the New York franchise with 4 to 1 wins . The associated first World Series title of the Mets is considered one of the biggest sensations in professional baseball. Then and still today, baseball experts consider the Orioles team to be the best baseball team of all time at the time.

The more than surprising victory of the Queens team earned the 1969 team the nickname The Miracle Mets .

The way to the World Series

The 1969 season was the first ever in which the two major leagues were divided into two divisions.

For the New York Mets, the season was only the eighth since the team was founded in 1962. In the previous seven seasons, the club could never do better than 9th in the National League. Their success in the newly formed East Division was a small sensation . With a victory rate of 61.7%, the Mets relegated the Cubs to second place with 8 wins ahead. The clear 3-0 victory in the League Championship Series against the Atlanta Braves was more than surprising. Despite the success, the Mets went into the World Series as a blatant underdog.

The Baltimore Orioles dominated the regular season of the American League . In their division they were able to beat the Detroit Tigers by 19 wins thanks to a more than outstanding victory rate of 67.3% . The Orioles also survived the League Championship Series with ease. The Minnesota Twins were beaten 3-0. Thanks to stars like Jim Palmer , Brooks Robinson and Frank Robinson , winning the World Series seemed relatively clear.

	League Championship Series					World Series
	East	Baltimore Orioles	3
	west	Minnesota Twins	0
						AL	Baltimore Orioles	1
						NL	New York Mets	4th
	East	New York Mets	3
	west	Atlanta Braves	0

Overview of the games

game	date	guest	Score	home	Score	Total status (NYM-BAL)	Ball park	spectator
1	October 11, 1969	New York Mets	1	Baltimore Orioles	4th	0-1	Memorial Stadium	50,429
2	October 12, 1969	New York Mets	2	Baltimore Orioles	1	1-1	Memorial Stadium	50,850
3	October 14, 1969	Baltimore Orioles	0	New York Mets	5	2–1	Shea Stadium	56,335
4th	15th October 1969	Baltimore Orioles	1	New York Mets	2	3–1	Shea Stadium	57,367
5	16th October 1969	Baltimore Orioles	3	New York Mets	5	4–1	Shea Stadium	57,397

The games in detail

The 1969 World Series MVP, first baseman Donn Clendenon

Game 1

Saturday October 11, 1969 at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore , Maryland

team	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	R.	H	E.
new York	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	6th	1
Baltimore	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	X	4th	6th	0

WP : Mike Cuellar (1–0)   LP : Tom Seaver (0–1)  

HRs :   BAL - Don Buford (1)

Game 2

Sunday October 12, 1969 at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland

team	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	R.	H	E.
new York	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	6th	0
Baltimore	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	0

WP : Jerry Koosman (1–0)   LP : Dave McNally (0–1)   SV : Ron Taylor (1)  

HRs :   NYM - Donn Clendenon (1)

Game 3

Tuesday October 14, 1969 at Shea Stadium in Queens , New York

team	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	R.	H	E.
Baltimore	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4th	1
new York	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	X	5	6th	0

WP : Gary Gentry (1–0)   LP : Jim Palmer (0–1)   SV : Nolan Ryan (1)  

HRs :   NYM - Tommie Agee (1), Ed Kranepool (1)

Game 4

Wednesday October 15, 1969 at Shea Stadium in Queens, New York

team	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	R.	H	E.
Baltimore	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	6th	1
new York	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	10	1

WP : Tom Seaver (1–1)   LP : Dick Hall (0–1)  

Game 5

Thursday October 16, 1969 at Shea Stadium in Queens, New York

team	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	R.	H	E.
Baltimore	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	2
new York	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	X	5	7th	0

WP : Jerry Koosman (2–0)   LP : Eddie Watt (0–1)  

HRs :   BAL - Dave McNally (1), Frank Robinson (1) NYM - Donn Clendenon (3), Al Weis (1)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 1969 World Series Game 1 - New York Mets vs. Baltimore Orioles . Retrosheet. Retrieved January 10, 2011.
2. ↑ 1969 World Series Game 2 - New York Mets vs. Baltimore Orioles . Retrosheet. Retrieved January 10, 2011.
3. ↑ 1969 World Series Game 3 - Baltimore Orioles vs. New York Mets . Retrosheet. Retrieved January 10, 2011.
4. ↑ 1969 World Series Game 4 - Baltimore Orioles vs. New York Mets . Retrosheet. Retrieved January 10, 2011.
5. ↑ 1969 World Series Game 5 - Baltimore Orioles vs. New York Mets . Retrosheet. Retrieved January 10, 2011.