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East |
W-L |
PCT |
GB |
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L10 |
STRK |
Owner |
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97-65 |
0.599 |
- |
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5-5 |
L1 |
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75-87 |
0.463 |
22 |
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8-2 |
W6 |
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73-89 |
0.451 |
24 |
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6-4 |
W1 |
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22-140 |
0.136 |
75 |
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1-9 |
L5 |
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Central |
W-L |
PCT |
GB |
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L10 |
STRK |
Owner |
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91-71 |
0.562 |
- |
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8-2 |
W1 |
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85-77 |
0.525 |
6 |
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2-8 |
L2 |
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83-79 |
0.512 |
8 |
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6-4 |
L1 |
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74-88 |
0.457 |
17 |
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4-6 |
W2 |
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West |
W-L |
PCT |
GB |
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L10 |
STRK |
Owner |
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112-50 |
0.691 |
- |
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8-2 |
W3 |
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101-61 |
0.623 |
11 |
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4-6 |
L1 |
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94-68 |
0.580 |
18 |
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4-6 |
W1 |
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78-84 |
0.481 |
34 |
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4-6 |
L3 |
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East |
W-L |
PCT |
GB |
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L10 |
STRK |
Owner |
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107-55 |
0.660 |
- |
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6-4 |
L1 |
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106-56 |
0.654 |
1 |
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6-4 |
L1 |
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92-70 |
0.568 |
15 |
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5-5 |
W1 |
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70-92 |
0.432 |
37 |
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3-7 |
W1 |
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Central |
W-L |
PCT |
GB |
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L10 |
STRK |
Owner |
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86-76 |
0.531 |
- |
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6-4 |
W1 |
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74-88 |
0.457 |
12 |
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7-3 |
W1 |
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63-99 |
0.389 |
23 |
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3-7 |
L1 |
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61-101 |
0.377 |
25 |
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4-6 |
L1 |
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West |
W-L |
PCT |
GB |
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L10 |
STRK |
Owner |
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88-74 |
0.543 |
- |
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9-1 |
W7 |
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80-82 |
0.494 |
8 |
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2-8 |
L6 |
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72-90 |
0.444 |
16 |
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5-5 |
W2 |
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60-102 |
0.370 |
28 |
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4-6 |
L2 |
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1969 World Series Champions - Montreal Expos -
peajay Division Series Red Sox 3 Indians 2 Yankees 3 Angels 2 Giants 3 Reds 0 Expos 3 Dodgers 1 Championship Series Yankees 4 Red Sox 1 Expos 4 Giants 1
World Series Expos 4 Yankees 3
League MVP - Willie McCovey - Giants Cy Young - Gaylord Perry - Red Sox
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The 1969 season was an exciting one for the Progressive
League. The San Francisco Giants were the class of the regular season,
winning an impressive 112 games. After an opening round sweep of the Reds, it looked like the Giants were ready to march their way to the World Series. But the scrappy Montreal Expos had a thing or two to say about that. Montreal jumped out on the Giants, taking a 3-0 series lead into game four. The Giants won game four to delay the inevitable, but Montreal put them away with a 2-1 victory in game five. Four of the five games were decided by one run. The most dramatic moment happened when Mike Andrews hit a two run homer in the bottom of the 8th inning of game three to put the Expos up 4-3 and help them cruise to the World Series. Over in the Patriot League, the two powerhouse teams in the Yankees and Red Sox were both taken to five games by their respective opponents in the first round. Boston was actually down 2-1, before coming back in games four and five to take the series against the Indians. The Yankees won a nail biter in game five over the Angels to win their series. That game was highlighted by 3 and 2/3 scoreless and hitless innings turned in by the Yankee bullpen. The second round pitted the Yanks and the Red Sox. While Boston won the division by one game, the Yankees dominated this series with a 4-1 edge. The World Series matched the Expos with the Yankees. Montreal jumped out to an early lead, winning games one and two. The Yankees answered with a resounding 10-0 shutout in game three, but Montreal won a nail biter in game four. Bob Gibson pitched a CG 3-hit shutout, and Tommie Agee provided the only offense with a 6th inning solo shot off of Mike McCormick. With Montreal now up 3-1, the Yankees looked doomed. But victories in games five and six kept their hopes alive. In game six, the Yankees were down to their final out with nobody on in the top of the ninth when Luis Aparicio got a single. Bob White followed with a walk and Jim Northrup put the Yanks ahead for good on a game winning, 3-run home run. Montreal made some noise in the bottom half of the inning, getting the bases loaded before Dean Chance retired the final two batters to win the game. Game seven was a fairly anti-climatic game, with the Expos scoring three runs in the first two innings. That was more than Expos starter Bob Gibson would need, throwing a 5-hit shutout to win the World Series for the Expos. Some individual highlights from the regular season included 67 home runs by Harmon Killebrew of the Cincinnati Reds. Jim Northrup of the Yankees drove in 161 RBI's. From a pitching standpoint, Bob Gibson led the league with a 1.70 ERA. Sam McDowell of the Cubs had 290 strikeouts, and Gaylord Perry had a 34-5 record for the Red Sox. While 1969 was a great season, 1970 has the promise to be even better. Future stars like Bert Blyleven, Ken Singleton, Steve Garvey, and many others should provide plenty of excitement in the years to come. Congratulations to peajay and his Montreal Expos on a fine season and World Series championship in 1969, and good luck to all the teams in 1970. Sincerely, Andy (nea)
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