| Breaking News |  | Tuesday, October 7th, 1969: St. Louis 1969 World Series Champions
They did it!
The St. Louis Maroons are the best team in the United League!
They did it by knocking off the Brooklyn Superbas 5-3 today at Sportsman's Park to win the World Series 4-1.
It was the Maroons 1st league championship.
"This team's got a lot of heart," the champs manager said. "We worked really hard. We just beat a very, very good team, an excellent team. We had to do the little things."
St. Louis wrapped up the regular season with a 93-67 record and finished first in the West Division. |
 | Monday, September 22nd, 1969: Player of the Week Trophy to Smith
So far in his young career, Reggie Smith has kept a low profile, but after his performance at the plate last week, he attracted the notice of the rest of the United League in a big way as he was named the Player of the Week today for his efforts.
The 23-year-old St. Louis Maroons right fielder hit at a torrid .481 clip as he collected 13 hits in 27 at-bats, 5 home runs, 12 RBIs and 8 runs scored.
In the 1969 campaign Smith has hit at a .308 clip with 92 RBIs, 27 home runs and 86 runs scored.
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 | Monday, September 8th, 1969: St. Louis's Clemente Down with Injury
A blow for Roberto Clemente today -- team doctors confirmed he will miss 3 weeks with a concussion. Clemente suffered the injury making a defensive play. Although officials from the St. Louis Maroons are confident he'll make a full recovery, doubts will persist about Clemente's ability to return fully fit with an injury of this nature.
This season Clemente is batting .300 with 134 hits and 4 home runs. He has scored 63 times and has 39 runs batted in.
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | 3B Charlie Neal | torn posterior cruciate ligament | 4-5 months | On DL, eligible for return | | P Don Sutton | torn labrum (Shoulder) | 2 months | On DL, eligible for return | | RF Art Shamsky | fractured eye socket | one week | On DL, eligible for return | | P Frank Reberger | ruptured disc (back) | 2 months | On DL, eligible for return |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 93-67, .581 PCT | | Position in Division | 1st, - GB | | Record at home | 47-33, .588 PCT | | Record on the road | 46-34, .575 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 9-9, .500 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 28-21, .571 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 33-28, .541 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 60-39, .606 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 5-5, .500 PCT | | Record in April | 14-14, .500 PCT | | Record in May | 18-10, .643 PCT | | Record in June | 20-3, .870 PCT | | Record in July | 14-10, .583 PCT | | Record in August | 15-14, .517 PCT | | Record in September | 12-16, .429 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .255 - 8th in UL | | On-Base Percentage | .327 - 6th in UL | | Slugging Percentage | .387 - 6th in UL | | On-Base + Slugging | .714 - 6th in UL | | Runs Scored | 698 - 6th in UL | | Hits | 1387 - 8th in UL | | Extra-Base Hits | 428 - 2nd in UL | | Home Runs | 126 - 7th in UL | | Bases-On-Balls | 567 - 2nd in UL | | Strikeouts | 879 - 9th in UL | | Stolen Bases | 84 - 5th in UL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 3.42 - 1st in UL | | Starters' ERA | 3.74 - 4th in UL | | Bullpen ERA | 2.93 - 2nd in UL | | Runs allowed | 624 - 3rd in UL | | Hits allowed | 1347 - 3rd in UL | | Opponents AVG | .248 - 3rd in UL | | BABIP | .282 - 4th in UL | | Home Runs allowed | 119 - 3rd in UL | | Bases-On-Balls | 528 - 6th in UL | | Strikeouts | 951 - 2nd in UL |
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