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David Watts · 09-23-2025, 10:39 AM

What a crazy finish to the 1969 season. Peoria and Louisville clinched the the division titles. Peoria fell one win shy of winning 100 games. Birmingham took charge over the last couple weeks and were able to lockdown the first wild card slot. The second wild card turned out to be a battle of attrition in which 4 teams appeared to do everything in their power not to win. Not sure if the players had early vacations planned or what, earning a chance to compete for a title didn't appear to be their top priority. Toledo was the first team to fold. The Mud Hens were in control of the second wild card spot for the majority of the second half, but crashed come September. Arkansas carried a 1 game lead into the final Saturday of the season over the Corpus Christi and St. Paul. All three teams lost their games on Saturday. All three teams would do the same on Sunday. Arkansas gets the final spot. Kind of anti-climatic to say the least. Arkansas battled all season with Louisville for the Southern Division title, but had to crawl their way into the post season.

The post season matchups are Birmingham vs Louisville and Arkansas vs Peoria. Louisville scored double digits to beat Birmingham in game one of their series, meanwhile, Arkansas came from behind to beat Peoria in game one.

Corpus Christi's Sammy Sosa led the International League with 46 home runs.

Lansing's David Ortiz hit .349 to take home the leagues batting title. Ortiz was second in home runs with 34 and also led the league in RBI. Johnny Grubb(Dayton) completed an incredible campaign to finish second in the batting race with a .330+ average, while Peoria's Tris Speaker finished 3rd with an average in the .320's

Hilton Smith(Memphis) finishes up the 1969 season with an incredible 21-1 record. Have to think that's a winning pct. record for sure.

Can't see any way Smith doesn't take home Cy Young honors, but you never know.

Ad Lankford did not reach 400 strikeouts, finishing with 389 instead.

Forgot to check if San Antonio or Wisconsin earned the first pick in the draft.

09-23-2025, 10:39 AM	#79
David Watts Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Looking for a place called Leehofooks Posts: 10,082 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	What a crazy finish to the 1969 season. Peoria and Louisville clinched the the division titles. Peoria fell one win shy of winning 100 games. Birmingham took charge over the last couple weeks and were able to lockdown the first wild card slot. The second wild card turned out to be a battle of attrition in which 4 teams appeared to do everything in their power not to win. Not sure if the players had early vacations planned or what, earning a chance to compete for a title didn't appear to be their top priority. Toledo was the first team to fold. The Mud Hens were in control of the second wild card spot for the majority of the second half, but crashed come September. Arkansas carried a 1 game lead into the final Saturday of the season over the Corpus Christi and St. Paul. All three teams lost their games on Saturday. All three teams would do the same on Sunday. Arkansas gets the final spot. Kind of anti-climatic to say the least. Arkansas battled all season with Louisville for the Southern Division title, but had to crawl their way into the post season. The post season matchups are Birmingham vs Louisville and Arkansas vs Peoria. Louisville scored double digits to beat Birmingham in game one of their series, meanwhile, Arkansas came from behind to beat Peoria in game one. Corpus Christi's Sammy Sosa led the International League with 46 home runs. Lansing's David Ortiz hit .349 to take home the leagues batting title. Ortiz was second in home runs with 34 and also led the league in RBI. Johnny Grubb(Dayton) completed an incredible campaign to finish second in the batting race with a .330+ average, while Peoria's Tris Speaker finished 3rd with an average in the .320's Hilton Smith(Memphis) finishes up the 1969 season with an incredible 21-1 record. Have to think that's a winning pct. record for sure. Can't see any way Smith doesn't take home Cy Young honors, but you never know. Ad Lankford did not reach 400 strikeouts, finishing with 389 instead. Forgot to check if San Antonio or Wisconsin earned the first pick in the draft.