1969 American League Championship Series
| 1969 American League Championship Series | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | October 4 – 6 | ||||||||||||
| Umpires | Nestor Chylak, Ed Runge, Frank Umont, Bob Stewart, Johnny Rice, Red Flaherty | ||||||||||||
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| Television | NBC | ||||||||||||
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Curt Gowdy and Tony Kubek (Game 1) Jim Simpson and Sandy Koufax (Game 3) NBC did not televise Game 2 due to conflicts with its NFL coverage. |
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| Team (Wins) | Manager | Season | |
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| Baltimore Orioles (3) | Earl Weaver | 109–53, .673, GA: 19 | |
| Minnesota Twins (0) | Billy Martin | 97–65, .599, GA: 9 |
The 1969 American League Championship Series was the first ALCS held after Major League Baseball adopted the two-division format that season. It featured the Baltimore Orioles vs. the Minnesota Twins, with the Orioles winning the series 3–0 and advancing to the 1969 World Series, where they would lose to the New York Mets in five games. The Orioles and Twins would meet again the following year, with similar results.
This was the first of three straight appearances in the ALCS for the Orioles.
Baltimore won the series, 3–0.
Saturday, October 4, 1969, at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland
In the opener, 20-game winner Jim Perry held a 3–2 lead over the Orioles entering the ninth inning, Boog Powell tied the score with a smash over the right-field fence. Reliever Ron Perranoski, who worked in all three games, shut off Baltimore's offense at that point. Then, with two down in the 12th and Mark Belanger on third, Paul Blair stepped to the plate. Acting on his own, he bunted toward third. Neither third sacker Harmon Killebrew nor catcher John Roseboro could make the play as Belanger sped across the plate with the winning run. Dick Hall, who pitched two-thirds of an inning, was the winner. Perranoski didn't allow a ball to leave the infield in the 12th, but was the loser nonetheless.
Sunday, October 5, 1969, at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland
Winner of 15 games in a row during the season, McNally was saddled with a "lucky" tag because Baltimore frequently rallied to win after McNally had left on the short end of the score. He won the second game of the playoffs on his own exceptional pitching and Curt Motton's 11th inning pinch-hit single. It scored Powell from second base with the only run of the game. McNally's victim was Dave Boswell, who was a mighty tough opponent. McNally yielded only three hits, none after the fourth inning.
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