TEAM NEWS Saturday, 10/21/1969 |
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Lou Berberet retires ... Luis Aparicio retires ... Jim Bunning retires ... Billy O'dell retires ... Julio Becquer retires ... Harvey Kuenn retires ... He will be in the Hall Of Fame! Jerry Lynch retires ... Orlando Pena retires ... Whitey Herzog retires ... Gail Harris becomes a free agent. C Robert AAA has been released. LF Eddie Mathews refused assignment to the minors.
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Norm Cash was named Player of the Week! He batted .455 in 22 AB, with 6 HR and 16 RBI.
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Vada Pinson was named Player of the Week! He batted .500 in 26 AB, with 2 HR and 6 RBI.
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Tommy John pitches a 6-hit shutout against Chicago (A)!!
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Tommy John pitches a 7-hit shutout against Oakland!!
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Tom Tresh was named Player of the Week! He batted .458 in 24 AB, with 3 HR and 7 RBI.
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Tommy John was named AL-Pitcher of the Month ! He had a record of 6-1 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 2.18 and 2 shutouts.
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Tommy John was named Player of the Week! He won 2 games, with one shutout, pitched 18 innings with an ERA of 0.50, fanning 12.
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Vada Pinson sets a new season Team-Record for Doubles with 44!
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Vada Pinson was named AL-Batter of the Year! He batted .360 in 625 AB, with 34 homers and 108 RBI.
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