1969 Los Angeles Dodgers
[edit] Summary
The 1969 Los Angeles Dodgers finished with a record of 85-77. They scored 645 runs and belted 97 home runs to go along with a .254 batting average. The offense was powered by Andy Kosco, who led the team with 19 home runs and 74 RBI. Ted Sizemore led the team with 160 hits for a .271 average.
The team allowed 561 runs and had a team ERA of 3.09. Claude Osteen and Bill Singer were tied for the team lead in wins with 20. Bill Singer struck out 247 batters to lead the team. Jim Brewer was the team's best fireman, with 20 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Ken Boyer | 1B | 25 | 34 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .250 | .265 | .515 | .206 |
| Ron Fairly | 1B | 30 | 64 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .315 | .328 | .643 | .219 |
| Billy Grabarkewitz | SS | 34 | 65 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .145 | .138 | .283 | .092 |
| Tom Hutton | 1B | 16 | 48 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .340 | .271 | .611 | .271 |
| Jim Lefebvre | 3B | 95 | 275 | 29 | 65 | 4 | 44 | 2 | .349 | .349 | .698 | .236 |
| Wes Parker | 1B | 132 | 471 | 76 | 131 | 13 | 68 | 4 | .353 | .427 | .780 | .278 |
| Paul Popovich | 2B | 28 | 50 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .212 | .200 | .412 | .200 |
| Ted Sizemore | 2B | 159 | 590 | 69 | 160 | 4 | 46 | 5 | .328 | .342 | .670 | .271 |
| Bill Sudakis | 3B | 132 | 462 | 50 | 108 | 14 | 53 | 3 | .294 | .383 | .677 | .234 |
| Maury Wills | SS | 104 | 434 | 57 | 129 | 4 | 39 | 25 | .356 | .378 | .734 | .297 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Willie Crawford | OF | 129 | 389 | 64 | 96 | 11 | 41 | 4 | .331 | .401 | .732 | .247 |
| Willie Davis | OF | 129 | 498 | 66 | 155 | 11 | 59 | 24 | .356 | .456 | .812 | .311 |
| Len Gabrielson | OF | 83 | 178 | 13 | 48 | 1 | 18 | 1 | .313 | .326 | .639 | .270 |
| Von Joshua | OF | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
| Andy Kosco | OF | 120 | 424 | 51 | 105 | 19 | 74 | 0 | .282 | .422 | .704 | .248 |
| John Miller | OF | 26 | 38 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .316 | .566 | .211 |
| Manny Mota | OF | 85 | 294 | 35 | 95 | 3 | 30 | 5 | .377 | .401 | .778 | .323 |
| Bill Russell | OF | 98 | 212 | 35 | 48 | 5 | 15 | 4 | .301 | .344 | .645 | .226 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Tom Haller | C | 134 | 445 | 46 | 117 | 6 | 39 | 0 | .337 | .357 | .694 | .263 |
| Bob Stinson | C | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .375 | .375 | .750 | .375 |
| Jeff Torborg | C | 51 | 124 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .241 | .218 | .459 | .185 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Bill Buckner | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Steve Garvey | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .666 | .333 | |
| Bobby Valentine | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5532 | 645 | 1405 | 97 | 584 | 80 | .310 | .359 | .669 | .254 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jim Brewer | 59 | 0 | 88.3 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 20 | 92 | 41 | 2.55 | 1.268 | |||
| Jim Bunning | 9 | 9 | 56.3 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 33 | 10 | 3.36 | 1.332 | |||
| Bobby Darwin | 3 | 0 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9.82 | 2.432 | |||
| Don Drysdale | 12 | 12 | 62.7 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 0 | 24 | 13 | 4.45 | 1.340 | |||
| Alan Foster | 24 | 15 | 102.7 | 3 | 9 | .250 | 0 | 59 | 29 | 4.38 | 1.441 | |||
| Jack Jenkins | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Ray Lamb | 10 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 1.80 | 1.267 | |||
| Al McBean | 31 | 0 | 48.3 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 3.91 | 1.387 | |||
| Pete Mikkelsen | 48 | 0 | 81.3 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 4 | 51 | 30 | 2.77 | 1.070 | |||
| Joe Moeller | 23 | 4 | 51.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 3.33 | 1.306 | |||
| Claude Osteen | 41 | 41 | 321 | 20 | 15 | .571 | 0 | 183 | 74 | 2.66 | 1.143 | |||
| John Purdin | 9 | 0 | 16.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 6.06 | 1.902 | |||
| Bill Singer | 41 | 40 | 315.7 | 20 | 12 | .625 | 1 | 247 | 74 | 2.34 | 1.007 | |||
| Don Sutton | 41 | 41 | 293.3 | 17 | 18 | .486 | 0 | 217 | 91 | 3.47 | 1.227 | |||
| Team Totals | 352 | 162 | 1456.9 | 85 | 77 | .525 | 31 | 975 | 420 | 3.09 | 1.197 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Ted Sizemore | 159 |
| At Bats | Ted Sizemore | 590 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Ted Sizemore | 650 |
| Batting Average | Willie Davis | .311 |
| On-Base % | Willie Davis | .356 |
| Slugging % | Willie Davis | .456 |
| OPS | Willie Davis | .812 |
| Runs | Wes Parker | 76 |
| Hits | Ted Sizemore | 160 |
| Total Bases | Willie Davis | 227 |
| Doubles | Willie Davis and Wes Parker | 23 |
| Triples | Willie Davis and Maury Wills | 8 |
| Home Runs | Andy Kosco | 19 |
| RBI | Andy Kosco | 74 |
| Walks | Wes Parker | 56 |
| Strikeouts | Bill Sudakis | 94 |
| Stolen Bases | Maury Wills | 25 |
| Caught Stealing | Maury Wills | 15 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Manny Mota | 12 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Wes Parker | 6 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Andy Kosco | 15 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Claude Osteen and Bill Singer | 20 |
| Losses | Don Sutton | 18 |
| Saves | Jim Brewer | 20 |
| Won-Loss % | Bill Singer | .625 |
| ERA | Bill Singer | 2.34 |
| WHIP | Bill Singer | 1.007 |
| Innings Pitched | Claude Osteen | 321 |
| Games | Jim Brewer | 59 |
| Games Started | Claude Osteen and Don Sutton | 41 |
| Strikeouts | Bill Singer | 247 |
| Complete Games | Claude Osteen and Bill Singer | 16 |
| Shutouts | Claude Osteen | 7 |
| Batters Faced | Claude Osteen | 1291 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Don Sutton | 113 |
| Hits Allowed | Claude Osteen | 293 |
| Walks Allowed | Don Sutton | 91 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Don Sutton | 25 |
| Doubles Allowed | Claude Osteen | 51 |
| Triples Allowed | Bill Singer | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Bill Singer and Don Sutton | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bill Singer | 10 |
| Double Plays Induced | Claude Osteen | 37 |
