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80-81 .497 |
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5th in the AL East (28.5 games back) |
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77-84, 77-84, 77-84 |
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562 /
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| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium | | Park Factors | Batting: 96 / Pitching: 96 | | Attendance | 1,067,996 (4th) (11th) | | Spring Training | Fort Lauderdale, Florida (Fort Lauderdale Stadium) | | Manager | Ralph Houk | | Coaches | Dick Howser, Elston Howard, Jim Hegan, Jim Turner | | Executive | Chairman/President: Michael Burke | | Minor Leagues | (AAA) Syracuse Chiefs, (AA) Manchester Yankees, (A) Oneonta Yankees, (A) Fort Lauderdale Yankees, (A) Kinston Eagles, (Rookie) Johnson City Yankees | | Radio | (WHN) Frank Messer, Jerry Coleman, Phil Rizzuto | | TV | (WPIX) Frank Messer, Jerry Coleman, Phil Rizzuto, Whitey Ford |
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The 1969 New York Yankees
went 80-81
and finished 5th
in the
American League East. The Yankees
drew 1,067,996
to Yankee Stadium.
Mel Stottlemyre and Roy White made the All-Star team. Gold Glove winners for 1969 included Joe Pepitone.
(Our baseball section is new. A more comprehensive summary of this team will
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