1969 Game Log: 88–74 (Home: 47–34; Away: 41–40)
April: 13–8 (Home: 9–4; Away: 4–4)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
1
April 8
@ Cardinals
6–2 (14 )
Dal Canton (1–0)
Nelson
Hartenstein (1 )
38,163
1–0
2
April 9
@ Cardinals
6–1
Veale (1–0)
Briles
—
10,739
2–0
3
April 10
@ Cardinals
3–2
Ellis (1–0)
Washburn
—
10,283
3–0
4
April 11
Phillies
7–1
Moose (1–0)
Johnson
—
31,641
4–0
5
April 12
Phillies
1–8
Jackson
Bunning (0–1)
—
12,474
4–1
6
April 13
Phillies
6–5
Kline (1–0)
Wilson
—
14,981
5–1
7
April 14
@ Cubs
0–4
Holtzman
Veale (1–1)
—
3,114
5–2
8
April 15
@ Cubs
4–7
Aguirre
Ellis (1–1)
Abernathy
4,362
5–3
9
April 16
Mets
11–3
Moose (2–0)
Koosman
—
7,666
6–3
10
April 17
Mets
4–0
Bunning (1–1)
Cardwell
Kline (1 )
8,097
7–3
11
April 19
@ Phillies
8–6
Blass (1–0)
Jackson
Dal Canton (1 )
3,953
8–3
12
April 20
@ Phillies
1–7
Wise
Veale (1–2)
Lersch
4,930
8–4
13
April 22
Cubs
7–5
Hartenstein (1–0)
Hands
—
9–4
14
April 22
Cubs
6–5
Dal Canton (2–0)
Nye
Kline (2 )
7,906
10–4
15
April 23
@ Mets
0–2
Koosman
Bunning (1–2)
—
7,274
10–5
16
April 25
Expos
8–2
Blass (2–0)
Morton
Hartenstein (2 )
10,947
11–5
17
April 26
Expos
4–3
Veale (2–2)
Stoneman
Hartenstein (3 )
8,372
12–5
18
April 27
Expos
2–4
Jaster
Ellis (1–2)
—
24,425
12–6
19
April 28
Cardinals
2–6
Carlton
Moose (2–1)
—
3,859
12–7
20
April 30
Cardinals
2–1
Bunning (2–2)
Giusti
—
13–7
21
April 30
Cardinals
1–8
Gibson
Blass (2–1)
—
10,895
13–8
May: 11–15 (Home: 4–7; Away: 7–8)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
22
May 1
Cardinals
3–9
Briles
Veale (2–3)
—
7,043
13–9
23
May 2
@ Expos
7–3
Ellis (2–2)
Jaster
—
11,892
14–9
24
May 3
@ Expos
4–2
Moose (3–1)
Morton
Hartenstein (4 )
14,147
15–9
25
May 4
@ Expos
4–6
Face
Kline (1–1)
—
16,931
15–10
26
May 6
Padres
2–4
Kelley
Blass (2–2)
Reberger
5,793
15–11
27
May 7
Padres
2–0
Veale (3–3)
Kirby
Hartenstein (5 )
4,189
16–11
28
May 9
Dodgers
3–13
Singer
Ellis (2–3)
Moeller
6,837
16–12
29
May 10
Dodgers
1–4
Sutton
Bunning (2–3)
Brewer
4,979
16–13
30
May 12
Giants
4–3
Hartenstein (2–0)
Gibbon
—
3,396
17–13
31
May 13
Giants
8–11
Herbel
Moose (3–2)
Linzy
5,846
17–14
32
May 14
Giants
0–3
Marichal
Bunning (2–4)
—
8,296
17–15
33
May 16
@ Dodgers
3–4
Brewer
Kline (1–2)
—
19,016
17–16
34
May 17
@ Dodgers
0–6
Osteen
Ellis (2–4)
—
50,120
17–17
35
May 18
@ Dodgers
5–6
Brewer
Ramos (0–1)
—
21,086
17–18
36
May 20
@ Padres
6–3
Bunning (3–4)
Niekro
Hartenstein (6 )
4,947
18–18
37
May 21
@ Padres
11–1
Moose (4–2)
Sisk
—
34,334
19–18
38
May 22
@ Padres
7–1
Blass (3–2)
Kirby
—
4,001
20–18
39
May 23
@ Giants
0–3
Robertson
Ellis (2–5)
—
8,217
20–19
40
May 24
@ Giants
2–5
McCormick
Veale (3–4)
—
18,616
20–20
41
May 25
@ Giants
2–1
Bunning (4–4)
Perry
—
21–20
42
May 25
@ Giants
6–2
Moose (5–2)
Sadecki
Dal Canton (2 )
24,041
22–20
43
May 28
@ Reds
6–7
Carroll
Kline (1–3)
—
7,458
22–21
44
May 29
@ Reds
4–10
Merritt
Veale (3–5)
—
8,161
22–22
45
May 30
Astros
9–3
Bunning (5–4)
Lemaster
—
23–22
46
May 30
Astros
6–9
Billingham
Hartenstein (2–1)
Gladding
18,381
23–23
47
May 31
Astros
3–1
Ellis (3–5)
Ray
Kline (3 )
6,663
24–23
June: 14–15 (Home: 7–4; Away: 7–11)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
48
June 1
Astros
14–7
Blass (4–2)
Wilson
—
21,023
25–23
49
June 3
Reds
3–7
Merritt
Veale (3–6)
—
4,576
25–24
50
June 4
Reds
3–5
Carroll
Hartenstein (2–2)
Granger
6,685
25–25
51
June 6
@ Braves
1–3
Niekro
Ellis (3–6)
—
17,049
25–26
52
June 7
@ Braves
10–2
Blass (5–2)
Jarvis
—
21,120
26–26
53
June 8
@ Braves
10–11
Niekro
Hartenstein (2–3)
—
26–27
54
June 8
@ Braves
3–4
Pappas
Veale (3–7)
—
27,318
26–28
55
June 10
@ Astros
4–7
Griffin
Ellis (3–7)
—
14,660
26–29
56
June 11
@ Astros
13–8
Blass (6–2)
Guinn
Hartenstein (7 )
15,871
27–29
57
June 12
@ Astros
4–3
Bunning (6–4)
Gladding
—
14,260
28–29
58
June 13
Braves
2–1 (10 )
Dal Canton (3–0)
Pappas
—
11,610
29–29
59
June 14
Braves
4–2
Moose (6–2)
Upshaw
—
18,283
30–29
60
June 15
Braves
4–6
Reed
Blass (6–3)
Upshaw
19,974
30–30
61
June 16
Cubs
9–8
Dal Canton (4–0)
Regan
Blass (1 )
8,810
31–30
62
June 17
Cubs
1–0
Veale (4–7)
Jenkins
Dal Canton (3 )
32–30
63
June 17
Cubs
4–3
Blass (7–3)
Abernathy
—
26,817
33–30
64
June 18
Cubs
3–2 (10 )
Gibbon (1–0)
Regan
—
12,198
34–30
65
June 20
@ Phillies
7–8
Wilson
Marone (0–1)
Boozer
10,669
34–31
66
June 21
@ Phillies
8–2
Dal Canton (5–0)
Palmer
—
5,469
35–31
67
June 22
@ Phillies
6–0
Ellis (4–7)
Champion
—
36–31
68
June 22
@ Phillies
2–3
Jackson
Blass (7–4)
—
33,712
36–32
69
June 23
@ Cubs
4–5
Regan
Dal Canton (5–1)
—
12,500
36–33
70
June 24
@ Cubs
2–3
Hands
Bunning (6–5)
—
17,530
36–34
71
June 25
@ Cubs
2–5
Jenkins
Veale (4–8)
—
26,434
36–35
72
June 26
@ Cubs
5–7 (10 )
Regan
Dal Canton (5–2)
—
29,473
36–36
73
June 27
@ Mets
3–1
Blass (8–4)
Koosman
Gibbon (1 )
42,276
37–36
74
June 28
@ Mets
7–4
Bunning (7–5)
Gentry
Gibbon (2 )
48,398
38–36
75
June 29
@ Mets
3–7
Seaver
Veale (4–9)
—
27,455
38–37
76
June 30
Phillies
2–4
Fryman
Ellis (4–8)
Boozer
17,954
38–38
July: 15–12 (Home: 12–7; Away: 3–5)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
77
July 1
Phillies
4–7
Jackson
Blass (8–5)
Wilson
6,652
38–39
78
July 2
Phillies
4–14
Raffo
Bunning (7–6)
Boozer
6,322
38–40
79
July 4
Mets
6–11
Seaver
Veale (4–10)
Koonce
38–41
80
July 4
Mets
2–9
Cardwell
Ellis (4–9)
DiLauro
17,631
38–42
81
July 6
Mets
7–8
Taylor
Hartenstein (2–4)
Koonce
11,552
38–43
82
July 8
Expos
8–1
Blass (9–5)
Wegener
—
4,930
39–43
83
July 9
Expos
4–3 (10 )
Gibbon (2–0)
Radatz
—
40–43
84
July 9
Expos
3–2
Ellis (5–9)
Reed
Gibbon (3 )
9,372
41–43
85
July 10
Expos
2–1 (11 )
Hartenstein (3–4)
McGinn
—
4,982
42–43
86
July 11
@ Cardinals
1–6
Carlton
Walker (0–1)
—
24,910
42–44
87
July 12
@ Cardinals
3–6
Washburn
Blass (9–6)
—
17,950
42–45
88
July 13
@ Cardinals
3–0
Bunning (8–6)
Gibson
Moose (1 )
43–45
89
July 13
@ Cardinals
2–4
Briles
Ellis (5–10)
Hoerner
36,469
43–46
90
July 14
@ Expos
0–2
Stoneman
Veale (4–11)
—
20,054
43–47
91
July 15
@ Expos
9–3
Walker (1–1)
Waslewski
—
20,876
44–47
92
July 16
@ Expos
8–7
Gibbon (3–0)
McGinn
Hartenstein (8 )
24,214
45–47
93
July 17
@ Expos
4–5
Shaw
Bunning (8–7)
—
11,935
45–48
94
July 18
Cardinals
4–1
Ellis (6–10)
Gibson
—
13,666
46–48
95
July 19
Cardinals
3–2
Veale (5–11)
Briles
Gibbon (4 )
8,915
47–48
96
July 24
Padres
4–3 (10 )
Ellis (7–10)
Ross
—
6,206
48–48
97
July 25
Padres
2–3
Niekro
Blass (9–7)
—
7,404
48–49
98
July 26
Padres
4–3 (10 )
Moose (7–2)
McCool
—
6,769
49–49
99
July 27
Padres
4–1
Bunning (9–7)
Kirby
Moose (2 )
14,888
50–49
100
July 29
Dodgers
4–2 (10 )
Gibbon (4–0)
McBean
—
51–49
101
July 29
Dodgers
5–6
Mikkelsen
Ellis (7–11)
—
18,436
51–50
102
July 30
Dodgers
4–2
Blass (10–7)
Osteen
—
8,833
52–50
103
July 31
Dodgers
2–1 (15 )
Hartenstein (4–4)
McBean
—
8,605
53–50
August: 17–10 (Home: 7–5; Away: 10–5)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
104
August 1
Giants
1–5
McCormick
Bunning (9–8)
—
10,500
53–51
105
August 2
Giants
7–3
Veale (6–11)
Marichal
—
12,566
54–51
106
August 3
Giants
2–3
Perry
Ellis (7–12)
—
14,841
54–52
107
August 5
@ Dodgers
11–3
Blass (11–7)
Foster
—
22,604
55–52
108
August 6
@ Dodgers
5–7
Sutton
Walker (1–2)
Brewer
18,347
55–53
109
August 7
@ Dodgers
0–6
Osteen
Bunning (9–9)
—
20,475
55–54
110
August 8
@ Padres
7–1
Veale (7–11)
Niekro
—
6,061
56–54
111
August 10
@ Padres
7–5
Ellis (8–12)
Kelley
Gibbon (5 )
57–54
112
August 10
@ Padres
8–6
Blass (12–7)
Kirby
Gibbon (6 )
10,073
58–54
113
August 12
@ Giants
3–6
Perry
Walker (1–3)
—
5,496
58–55
114
August 13
@ Giants
10–5
Bunning (10–9)
McCormick
Moose (3 )
5,966
59–55
115
August 15
@ Reds
5–1
Veale (8–11)
Nolan
—
21,314
60–55
116
August 16
@ Reds
2–5
Merritt
Ellis (8–13)
—
13,218
60–56
117
August 17
@ Reds
8–5
Blass (13–7)
Fisher
Hartenstein (9 )
20,732
61–56
118
August 18
@ Reds
12–5 (10 )
Dal Canton (6–2)
Granger
—
16,657
62–56
119
August 19
Astros
5–1
Walker (2–3)
Wilson
Gibbon (7 )
5,409
63–56
120
August 20
Astros
1–0
Veale (9–11)
Lemaster
—
10,563
64–56
121
August 22
Reds
8–2
Ellis (9–13)
Fisher
—
65–56
122
August 22
Reds
5–3
Dal Canton (7–2)
Carroll
—
28,184
66–56
123
August 23
Reds
3–1
Moose (8–2)
Arrigo
Hartenstein (10 )
16,283
67–56
124
August 24
Reds
9–4
Veale (10–11)
Maloney
Dal Canton (4 )
16,506
68–56
125
August 26
Braves
4–6
Reed
Walker (2–4)
Doyle
15,449
68–57
126
August 27
Braves
0–1
Niekro
Ellis (9–14)
—
11,454
68–58
127
August 28
Braves
2–8
Stone
Blass (13–8)
Doyle
10,767
68–59
128
August 29
@ Astros
4–2 (10 )
Moose (9–2)
Bouton
—
20,405
69–59
129
August 30
@ Astros
1–2
Dierker
Belinsky (0–1)
—
27,747
69–60
130
August 31
@ Astros
6–4
Marone (1–1)
Gladding
Blass (2 )
24,722
70–60
September: 16–14 (Home: 6–7; Away: 10–7)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
131
September 1
@ Braves
7–1
Moose (10–2)
Britton
—
10,479
71–60
132
September 3
@ Braves
1–8
Reed
Ellis (9–15)
Upshaw
6,317
71–61
133
September 5
@ Cubs
9–2
Blass (14–8)
Holtzman
—
10,411
72–61
134
September 6
@ Cubs
13–4
Veale (11–11)
Jenkins
—
24,566
73–61
135
September 7
@ Cubs
7–5 (11 )
Dal Canton (8–2)
Johnson
—
28,698
74–61
136
September 8
@ Expos
6–2
Hartenstein (5–4)
Raymond
Dal Canton (5 )
9,526
75–61
137
September 9
@ Expos
2–4
Renko
Walker (2–5)
—
9,129
75–62
138
September 10
Cardinals
2–11
Gibson
Blass (14–9)
—
75–63
139
September 10
Cardinals
1–2
Torrez
Belinsky (0–2)
Grant
11,898
75–64
140
September 11
Cardinals
3–2
Veale (12–11)
Carlton
—
4,579
76–64
141
September 12
Mets
0–1
Koosman
Moose (10–3)
—
76–65
142
September 12
Mets
0–1
Cardwell
Ellis (9–16)
McGraw
19,303
76–66
143
September 13
Mets
2–5
Seaver
Walker (2–6)
—
10,440
76–67
144
September 14
Mets
5–3
Blass (15–9)
Ryan
—
11,324
77–67
145
September 15
@ Phillies
1–2
Wise
Veale (12–12)
—
77–68
146
September 15
@ Phillies
3–4
James
Belinsky (0–3)
—
2,933
77–69
147
September 16
@ Phillies
9–5
Moose (11–3)
Fryman
Gibbon (8 )
1,169
78–69
148
September 17
@ Cardinals
4–2
Ellis (10–16)
Taylor
—
11,646
79–69
149
September 18
@ Cardinals
7–8
Campisi
Gibbon (4–1)
—
8,612
79–70
150
September 19
@ Mets
8–2
Veale (13–12)
Ryan
—
80–70
151
September 19
@ Mets
8–0
Walker (3–6)
McAndrew
—
51,885
81–70
152
September 20
@ Mets
4–0
Moose (12–3)
Gentry
—
38,784
82–70
153
September 21
@ Mets
3–5
Koosman
Ellis (10–17)
—
82–71
154
September 21
@ Mets
1–6
Cardwell
Blass (15–10)
—
55,901
82–72
155
September 23
Phillies
3–4
Jackson
Veale (13–13)
Johnson
2,364
82–73
156
September 25
Phillies
5–3
Walker (4–6)
Wise
—
83–73
157
September 25
Phillies
9–7
Moose (13–3)
James
Gibbon (9 )
2,379
84–73
158
September 26
Cubs
2–0
Ellis (11–17)
Jenkins
—
4,973
85–73
159
September 27
Cubs
4–1
Blass (16–10)
Holtzman
Moose (4 )
4,157
86–73
160
September 28
Cubs
1–3
Hands
Veale (13–14)
—
24,435
86–74
October: 2–0 (Home: 2–0; Away: 0–0)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
161
October 1
Expos
5–4
Gibbon (5–1)
Reed
—
2,496
87–74
162
October 2
Expos
8–2
Moose (14–3)
Robertson
—
2,700
88–74
Legend: = Win = Loss Bold = Pirates team member