1969 Oakland Athletics season

• October 15, 1968: Joe Keough was drafted from the Athletics by the Kansas City Royals as the 8th pick in the 1968 MLB expansion draft.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/keougjo01.shtml Joe Keough page at Baseball Reference]
• December 2, 1968: Darrell Evans was drafted from the Athletics by the Atlanta Braves in the 1968 rule 5 draft.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/e/evansda01.shtml Darrell Evans page at Baseball Reference]

• Reggie Jackson hit 47 home runs in 1969, and was briefly ahead of the pace that Roger Maris set when he broke the single-season record for home runs with 61 in 1961, and that of Babe Ruth when he set the previous record of 60 in 1927.
• The club ranked second in the American League Western division. With 13 games left in the season, Hank Bauer was replaced as Field Manager by John McNamara. McNamara compiled a won loss record of 8–5 to help the A's finish with 88 wins and 74 losses, an improvement of six wins compared to the previous season.

{{1969 AL West standings}}

{{1969 AL Record vs. opponents|team=OAK}}

• Sal Bando
• Bert Campaneris
• Danny Cater
• Dave Duncan
• Dick Green
• Mike Hershberger
• Reggie Jackson
• Rick Monday
• Blue Moon Odom{{Cite web|url=http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1969&t=OAK|title = 1969 Oakland Athletics Roster by Baseball Almanac}}

• June 5, 1969: 1969 Major League Baseball Draft (June Draft) notable picks:[https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?query_type=franch_year&team_ID=OAK&year_ID=1969&draft_type=junreg& 1969 Oakland Athletics Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft]

::Round 1: Don Stanhouse (9th pick).[https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/stanhdo01.shtml Don Stanhouse page at Baseball Reference]

::Round 2: Tommy Sandt

::Round 3: Steve Lawson

::Round 6: Jim Sundberg (did not sign)[https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sundbji01.shtml Jim Sundberg page at Baseball Reference]

::Round 8: Glenn Abbott

::Round 13: John Stearns (did not sign)

::Round 19: Charlie Chant

• June 14, 1969: John Donaldson was traded by the Athletics to the Seattle Pilots for Larry Haney.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/donaljo01.shtml John Donaldson page at Baseball Reference]

In the offseason, Jackson demanded a salary increase from $10,000 to $25,000. Jackson would settle at $20,000. Reggie Jackson hit two home runs versus the Washington Senators, with President Richard Nixon in the crowd.Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, p.129, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, {{ISBN|978-0-8027-1745-0}} By July 1, the A's had played in 71 games and Jackson had hit 30 home runs, 62 RBI, .287 batting average and a 1.145 OPS.Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, p.129, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, {{ISBN|978-0-8027-1745-0}} On July 2, Reggie Jackson would hit three home runs versus the Seattle Pilots to raise his season total to 34 home runs. He was on pace to break the home run record set by Roger Maris eight years earlier. By the end of July, Jackson had 40 home runs but he only hit 5 home runs in August. In September, Jackson was hospitalized with a skin rash and was only able to hit 2 home runs.Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, p.130, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, {{ISBN|978-0-8027-1745-0}} Jackson still managed to lead the American League with 123 runs scored.Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, p.131, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, {{ISBN|978-0-8027-1745-0}}

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/OAK/1969.shtml|title = 1969 Oakland Athletics Statistics}}

{{See also|Minor League Baseball}}

{{MLB Farm System|level16=AAA|team16=Iowa Oaks|league16=American Association|manager16=Jimmy Williams

|level17=AA |team17=Birmingham A's|league17=Southern League|manager17=Gus Niarhos

|level18=A |team18=Lodi Crushers|league18=California League|manager18=Billy Klaus and Eli Grba

|level19=A |team19=Burlington Bees|league19=Midwest League|manager19=Roy Sievers

|level20=A-Short Season|team20=Tri-City A's|league20=Northwest League|manager20=Billy Herman

}}

{{Reflist|2}}

• [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/OAK/1969.shtml 1969 Oakland Athletics team page at Baseball Reference]
• [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1969&t=OAK 1969 Oakland Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]

{{1969 MLB season by team}}

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