There were 24 teams in MLB in 1970: NL East - Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, New York Mets, St Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Montreal Expos NL West - Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, Houston Astros, Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres AL East - Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators AL West - Minnesota Twins, Oakland Athletics, California Angels, Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago White Sox
According to numbers published by the Major League Baseball Players Association, the average player salary in 1969 was $24,909. The league minimum that season was $10,000.
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The Pittsburgh Pirates joined Major League Baseball, or MLB, as part of the National League in 1887. From 1969 to 1993, the Pirates were part of the East Division, and from 1994 onward the team was part of the Central Division.
Their first year as a baseball team was in 1936 as a PCL minor league team. Their first year as a major league team was 1969
The 1969 Canadian Little League finals featured teams from the cities of St. Catharines, Ontario, and Vancouver, British Columbia. St. Catharines emerged victorious, winning the championship and representing Canada in the Little League World Series later that year. This marked a significant achievement for the St. Catharines team in little league history.
The only MLB Team with a team name starting with the letter E are the Montreal Expos, who are now the Washington Nationals.
Canada's first MLB team was the Montreal Expos who began play in 1969.
Founded in 1969, the Padres are and have always been based in San Diego, CA.
The San Diego Padres are the Major League Baseball team in San Diego, California. They play in the National League Western Division. The Padres have won the National League Pennant twice, in 1984 and 1998, losing in the World Series both times.
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League was created in 1969.
Don Drysdale debuted on April 17, 1956 and played his final game on August 5, 1969.
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