1969 Boston Red Sox season
The 1969 Boston Red Sox season was the 69th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. With the American League now split into two divisions, the Red Sox finished third in the newly established American League East with a record of 87 wins and 75 losses, 22 games behind the Baltimore Orioles, who went on to win the AL championship.Offseason
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
2B | | 121 | 464 | 136 | .293 | 15 | 59 |
3B | | 152 | 549 | 139 | .253 | 16 | 52 |
LF | | 162 | 603 | 154 | .255 | 40 | 111 |
CF | | 143 | 543 | 168 | .309 | 25 | 93 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| 10 | 46 | 10 | .217 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 32 | 227 | 17 | 8 | 3.81 | 172 |
| 8 | 39.1 | 2 | 3 | 5.26 | 23 |
| 2 | 12.1 | 1 | 0 | 4.38 | 10 |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3.75 | 4 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Awards and honors