1969 Major League Baseball season

Uncommon card · No. 140524

The 1969 major league baseball season began on April 7, 1969, while the regular season ended on October 2. The postseason began on October 4. The 66th World Series began with Game 1 on October 11 and ended with Game 5 on October 16, with the New York Mets of the National League defeating the Baltimore Orioles of the American League, four games to one, capturing the franchise's first championship in what is considered one of the greatest upsets in World Series history. The season was celebrated as the 100th anniversary of professional baseball, honoring the first professional touring baseball team, the Cincinnati Red Stockings of 1869. The season also brought rule changes to counteract pitchers' dominance in recent seasons, such as lowering the pitcher's mound and shrinking the height of the strike zone. The 40th All-Star Game was held on July 23 at the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Washington, D.C., home of the Washington Senators. The National League won, 9–3. The season saw the...

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