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David Watts · 09-17-2025, 12:11 PM

The 1969 season is under way. I fast sim to June 1st each year and then start watching a game each day. During the fast sim, Carl Yastrzemski joined the 400 home run club. Now the countdown is on for his entry into the 3000 hit club. He has a chance to do so in 69, but if he falls short, barring injury he should do so pretty early in 1970,

Sad news in Memphis. Rube Waddell is out for the season with an injury. The Redbirds will have to depend on Hilton Smith to carry the pitching staff in Waddell's absence. So far Smith has been up to the task rolling out to a 7-0 record to start the season.

The Tulsa Drillers with George Sisler and Nap Lajoie in their lineup are still struggling. It will be crazy if they nab the rights to the 1st draft pick for the 3rd consecutive season. Meanwhile, their expansion partner the Cedar Rapids Kernels have surprised everyone by being in second place in the northern division to start the month of June. Peoria is once again leading the pack.

The Southern Division is as usual extremely competitive. Arkansas, Louisville and Birmingham are all jammed together at the top.

Mel Ott is now 30 home runs shy of 700.

John Beckwith has led the league in home runs each of the last 3 seasons. This year he's off to a dreadful start and only has 2 home runs as we begin the month of June.

In an earlier post I talked about the San Antonio Missions trading Hilton Smith to the Memphis Redbirds during the 1968 season. Assumed it was because Smith was due to be a free agent following the 68 season. Wrong! Smith was signed for one more season. Memphis didn't wait around though, as Smith and the Redbirds agreed to a 5 year deal prior to the start of 1969 season. Meanwhile, in San Antonio Ad Lankford packed his bags and signed a free agent deal with the St. Paul Saints. Lankford joins Jose Munoz a top the Saints pitching staff. San Antonio fans can't be happy. Losing what might be the two best pitchers in baseball in the span of a season has to be painful and it's clearly evident in their play. The Missions a post season team in 68, are under .500 to begin the month of June.

09-17-2025, 12:11 PM	#69
David Watts Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Looking for a place called Leehofooks Posts: 10,031 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	The 1969 season is under way. I fast sim to June 1st each year and then start watching a game each day. During the fast sim, Carl Yastrzemski joined the 400 home run club. Now the countdown is on for his entry into the 3000 hit club. He has a chance to do so in 69, but if he falls short, barring injury he should do so pretty early in 1970, Sad news in Memphis. Rube Waddell is out for the season with an injury. The Redbirds will have to depend on Hilton Smith to carry the pitching staff in Waddell's absence. So far Smith has been up to the task rolling out to a 7-0 record to start the season. The Tulsa Drillers with George Sisler and Nap Lajoie in their lineup are still struggling. It will be crazy if they nab the rights to the 1st draft pick for the 3rd consecutive season. Meanwhile, their expansion partner the Cedar Rapids Kernels have surprised everyone by being in second place in the northern division to start the month of June. Peoria is once again leading the pack. The Southern Division is as usual extremely competitive. Arkansas, Louisville and Birmingham are all jammed together at the top. Mel Ott is now 30 home runs shy of 700. John Beckwith has led the league in home runs each of the last 3 seasons. This year he's off to a dreadful start and only has 2 home runs as we begin the month of June. In an earlier post I talked about the San Antonio Missions trading Hilton Smith to the Memphis Redbirds during the 1968 season. Assumed it was because Smith was due to be a free agent following the 68 season. Wrong! Smith was signed for one more season. Memphis didn't wait around though, as Smith and the Redbirds agreed to a 5 year deal prior to the start of 1969 season. Meanwhile, in San Antonio Ad Lankford packed his bags and signed a free agent deal with the St. Paul Saints. Lankford joins Jose Munoz a top the Saints pitching staff. San Antonio fans can't be happy. Losing what might be the two best pitchers in baseball in the span of a season has to be painful and it's clearly evident in their play. The Missions a post season team in 68, are under .500 to begin the month of June. Last edited by David Watts; 09-18-2025 at 07:45 AM.