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When MLB split into divisions for the 1969 season, the American League, unlike the National League, split its 12 teams strictly on geography.The six teams located in the Eastern Time Zone were all placed in the AL East, and the remaining six were placed in the AL West.
AL West; Team W L Pct. GB Home Road; Minnesota Twins: 97: 65 .599 — 57–24 40–41 Oakland Athletics: 88: 74 .543 9 49–32 39–42 California Angels: 71: 91 .438 26 43–38 28–53 Kansas City Royals: 69: 93 .426 28 36–45 33–48 Chicago White Sox: 68: 94 .420 29 41–40 27–54 ...
With each league expanding from 10 teams to 12 teams, both leagues were divided into two six-team divisions. Teams continued to play 162-game schedules, in place since 1962, by now playing the other five teams in their own division 18 times each (90 games) and playing the six teams in their league's other division 12 times each (72 games).
May 20 – The New York Yankees acquire former American League saves leader Jack Aker from the Seattle Pilots for right-hander Fred Talbot. May 26 – In the throes of a ten-game losing streak, and sitting in last place in the AL West at 11–28, the California Angels fire Bill Rigney, the only manager the team has had since its debut in 1961.
This is a list of division champions (since 1969) ... AL West NL East NL West; 1969: ... Oakland and New York won the 1981 American League Division Series while Los ...
The Seattle Pilots were an American professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington, during the 1969 Major League Baseball season.During their single-season existence, the Pilots played their home games at Sick's Stadium and were a member of the West Division of Major League Baseball's American League.
The addition of four teams resulted in the reconfiguration of the leagues; each was split into an east and a west division. [1] [3] The American League announced its realignment into two divisions on 28 May 1968, beginning in the 1969 season; [41] the American League East would consist of the Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians ...
The 1969 Seattle Pilots season was the only season of the Seattle Pilots, a Major League Baseball team. As an expansion team in the American League, along with the Kansas City Royals, the Pilots were placed in the newly established West division.