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1969 Season Recap

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Despite Denny McLain winning 24 games, and earning a split of the Cy Young Award, the Tigers would not be a factor for the Eastern Division Title, as the finished a distant 19 games behind the first place Baltimore Orioles with a 90-72 record.

Despite Denny McLain winning 24 games, and earning a split of the Cy Young Award, the Tigers would not be a factor for the Eastern Division Title, as the finished a distant 19 games behind the first place Baltimore Orioles with a 90-72 record.

1969 Detroit Tigers season

1969 Detroit TigersTigers

Missed Playoffs

90-72 (.556)

2nd place in MLB AL East

Manager

General Manager

President

Team Owner

Ballpark

Attendance

1,577,481 total
19,475 per game

1969 Draft Picks

Round Pick Player

1 19 Lenny Baxley 1B

2 43 Harry Kendrick C

3 67 Bill Gilbreth P

4 89 James Newhook OF

5 113 Hether Hether SS

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